On July 1st three generations of the Manchett family will be joined by staff and customers to celebrate the site’s 50th anniversary. The forecourt and shop will be decorated with balloons and banners, with cupcakes being handed out by staff to all customers.
The Manchett family has owned the Manchetts Jet forecourt and Budgens store on Ness road in Burwell since it first opened its doors 50 years ago on July 1st 1961. To mark this significant milestone, the staff will be holding a day of celebrations on Friday 1st July. Tying in with the golden anniversary theme, every 50th customer on the day will receive a golden ticket, which can be redeemed for £25 of fuel or any Budgens goods up to the value of £25.
With an average of 1,400 customers through the door every day, up to 30 lucky individuals could be joining the site’s owners and staff in celebrating too! At the end of the day, all of the golden ticket winners will be entered into a draw for the main prize - a full tank of fuel and one of Manchetts’ own infamous Budgens’ hampers.
Manchetts is the oldest Jet dealer fuel station in the country. Since its launch in 1961, three generations of the Manchetts’ family have worked to make the business the success it is today, employing 115 staff and offering everything from fuel to an MOT centre with car commercial workshops, an accident repair body shop and a Renault repair specialist. In March 2010, the car sales showroom was converted into a local Budgens store, with car sales moving to the family’s own Renault specialist garage in Isleham Ely Cambs.
Robert Manchett, Director, comments: “Business is understandably tough in this climate but we all strive to give great customer service and I strongly believe this is where our success lies. I hope we can continue to service our local community for many years to come. The Manchett family and all our staff are very proud to be part of a family business that is celebrating its 50th anniversary.”
Tony Conway, marketing manager at Jet, comments: “This really is an amazing milestone both for the Manchett family and for Jet. As a company, Jet is very focused on ‘fuelling the local community’ and Manchetts has certainly achieved this, and much more, over the past 50 years. There are countless examples of the site’s staff going above and beyond what is expected of them to help members of the local community. We are delighted to have worked with Manchetts over the past five decades and hope that this partnership will continue for many years to come.”
