Winning one job in the first year was worth £79,050

Marion and her partner Dave Ogilvie from Northants and Milton Keynes joined The Christmas Decorators in 2017. Marion came from a retail and visual merchandising background for a high street chain whilst Dave runs his own roofing business but he has also been very involved in the installation side of the franchise. In the summer as a result taking in a brochure to their office, Marion was offered the opportunity to quote for a job with Milton Keynes Business Improvement district, to decorate some of the key areas of the town centre. Marion was supported by head office all the way through the sales process and understanding the requirements of working on high streets. 

On winning the job which in the first year was worth £79,050, Marion was ecstatic, although a little nervous. Most of the job entailed large props being manufactured specifically for the client by our steel fabricator, such as 9 sets of large sets of gift parcels and a giant walk in gift box, a giant bauble stack, 2 large modern zig zag trees and “The Three Kings” who were 14ft high and paced on top of a church. Marion and Dave put their own installation team together, trained them and completed the whole installation themselves. The chairman of the BID was delighted with the results and is already planning to add additional decorations this year.