David Parkin on Cartwright Hardware, the Leeds 10K and university challenges

THIS year marks the 50th birthday of Cartwright Hardware, a Leeds business that supplies architectural ironmongery.

It is run by Keith Trotter, who hasn't been there for all of the last half century, but if you went to an event with him, you'd think he had, given his contacts.

Keith is one of those genial chaps that gives networking a good name.

He is genuinely interested in meeting people and finding out what they do. Rather than shoving a business card into your hand and heading off to meet the next person, he w... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...