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People & Companies

Newsmakers Balmoral Group

Sir James S Milne

Balmoral Group’s Milne Receives Knighthood im Milne, chairman and manag- and, somehow, has always bounced Sir James is joint founder and chair- ing director of Balmoral Group, back. “You can draw your own conclu- man of Friends of ANCHOR, a charity is now of? cially Sir James S sions from this”, he says. “You might established in 1997 that supports Ab-

JMilne CBE, DL, DHC, Hon think I’m either a genius, completely erdeen’s cancer and haematology care

DBA, Hon FRIAS, was awarded mad or, perhaps more realistically, unit, as well as ? nancing many ground- the honor of Knight Bachelor in the somewhere in the middle.” breaking research programmes.

Queen’s Birthday 2022 Honors List He is a ? rm believer that the way to “I am very proud of the charitable for services to business and charity. get on in life is to take calculated risks, work that I have been fortunate enough “For as long as I can remember I have make mistakes and learn from them - to be involved in around the world. This strived to be the best I can be and, I and admits to making quite a few in his is not something that I normally com- think, have encouraged others to do time. ment on but I have to mention Friends and think the same way,” said Milne. Sir James continued: “I do believe, of ANCHOR. “I am very fortunate in that I have been however, that I was a born entrepre- “Since 1997 Balmoral has funded all surrounded by a loving family all my neur; growing lettuce and mushrooms; the fundraising team and administra- life and they have given me the strength buying, renovating and selling cars tive costs of Friends of ANCHOR. The and freedom to pursue my commercial, while at school before acquiring an 84 charity, in its 25th year, is on course charitable and personal dreams.” Sir x 21ft ex-RAF hut from Kinloss to start to reach a record project target of £2m

James is often quoted as saying that he up my ? rst glass? bre manufacturing that will help make the difference in hasn’t come a long way in life, as his operation on the family Home Farm of Aberdeen’s new cancer care centre due company’s corporate headquarters are Tullos.” to open in 2023. This is an absolutely located less than a mile from where he Nowadays, Balmoral Group operates fantastic effort by the FoA team and was born and brought up on the family from a 45 acre site in Aberdeen and has their volunteers.” farm, just outside Aberdeen city at that engineering and manufacturing facili- He will turn 82 years of age this year time. ties in Newcastle, South Yorkshire and so it’s been quite a journey for the boy

Like all business people, he has expe- South Wales, all run by dedicated and that left school at 14 with no quali? - rienced numerous highs and lows, both committed individuals which he feels is cations and the youngest of nine of a on a commercial and personal level so important. family.

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