Rami came to the UK after graduating to study Law in 1971. His career started in a fast food chain but to realise his ambitions he started his first company, Sea Air & Land Forwarding Ltd in 1987 and received the Queens Award for Export Achievement 1999. In 1995 he launched a marketing company – Sun Mark Ltd, and started to represent British blue chip companies, like Unilever, Cadburys, Nestle. He started marketing products under his own brands like Robust, Royalty and Pure Heaven and these brands are currently sold in 92 countries. His company received the Queens Award for Enterprise 2009 and 2010.

Richard was born in Leeds in 1957, the eldest son of a shopkeeper. After leaving Leeds Grammar School in 1975 he was awarded a scholarship to Oxford University to study Law at Keble College.

After University, Richard began his career in business with a postgraduate scheme with John Lewis where he was the assistant to the managing director of Waitrose after a long stint at Trewins in Watford.

Since then Richard has been involved in many business opportunites including setting up Harvington Properties, a property development company of which he is still a shareholder, and as managing director of a company active in the development, sales and management of holiday resorts in both the UK and Europe which employed more than 2,000 people.

As an experienced businessman, who has helped many small businesses during his career, Richard Harrington believes he is best placed to represent the interests of small business in Parliament and since his election in May 2010, he has been working tirelessly in Parliament to represent Watford.

On May 25th Richard was the first of the 2010 intake of MPs to make his Maiden Speech, highlighting the problem of youth unemployment in Watford. Richard is also parliamentary advisor to the Ethnic Minority Business Group.

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Steve really is Mr Watford having lived here for over 55 years, during which time he has been to school in Watford, spent his working life in Watford, brought up his family in Watford, run a business in Watford and has even been on the books of Watford Football Club as a player. Steve has also represented Watford at Cricket.

Steve, along with his son Andrew, set up and has run Metro Commercial Printing based on Mowat Industrial Estate, Sandown Road in Watford for 25 years, and is currently serving as a County Councillor for Hertfordshire County Council, having previously served as a district councillor in Leggatts ward in North Watford.

Chairman:
Richard Harrington MP

Vice Chairman:
Mr. Steve O'Brien

Patrons:
Lord Salisbury & Lord Garel Jones

Treasurer:
Mr. Roger Frost

Club Secretary:
Mrs. Linda Topping

Contact: 07973 621179