The Yellowstone Award for Business of the Year

The Yellowstone Award for Business of the Year went to Capital International Group.

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00:00So, Capital International Group, I mean, Business of the Year, it's a major accolade.

00:04How does that feel?

00:05It feels fantastic. I can't believe it, really.

00:07It's been 30 years in the making, and to be here winning this tonight is just a wonderful privilege

00:13and such an honour to accept it on behalf of all our people. It's been fantastic.

00:18I mean, I've obviously done interviews with you in the past, and I'm correct in saying, aren't I?

00:22You know, it's a family business, it's been built up, it's been passed through.

00:26So, you know, it must be an amazing feeling to be accepting this, not just for you, but for your family as well.

00:32It is. We've just started our 30th year on the Isle of Man.

00:36We started, my father and I started back in the mid-90s. There were four of us.

00:39We've grown and grown over the years. It's not been easy, it's been tough at times,

00:44but we're now over 250 people, 200 of which are here on the Isle of Man.

00:48And that's just an amazing story.

00:51And when we think back and look back at what we've done, for my family particularly,

00:55it's just we never believed we'd come so far. So it's been fantastic.

00:59Well, congratulations.

01:01So, Yellowstone, how does it feel to be, you know, supporting this initiative

01:06and be on this journey with Capital International?

01:09Well, I think it's quite funny because businesses like Capital International are the businesses that we aspire to be.

01:14I remember a long time ago, I had to make a choice between paying my own rent

01:18and paying for the rent on the warehouse, and I chose the warehouse.

01:22And, you know, starting a business is so difficult and it takes so long.

01:26And the first three years that we started out, we didn't make any money at all.

01:29And now we're very fortunate that we have the money to be able to sponsor an award like this,

01:33but you really want to continue and you want to get to 30 years.

01:36And in those 30 years' time, you want to go on the stage and you want to take an award like tonight.

01:40So I think it's fantastic.

01:41Well, thank you very much for supporting it.

01:43You know, Manx Business is Manx Energy, and I hope you have the best night ever.

01:47Thanks.