The sickening brutality of what is done to dogs and cats across much of Asia scarred me deeply. So much so that, on my return, I vowed to do something about it.
By the time I returned to Asia in December 2019, I had founded Stop Eating Dogs Ltd and had become a trustee of Soi Dog CIO, the UK arm of Asia’s largest dog and cat rescue charity
www.soidog.org
Then Covid hit and all my plans ground to a halt. Like everyone in the exhibition and events industry, the following 24 months became a matter of survival.
Happily Shell-Clad has always been well funded and we are now back up and running; almost as if nothing had ever happened. However, something HAD happened … I had turned 65!
Which brings me on to the purpose of this statement.
When I die I do not want my gravestone to read HERE LIES A MAN WHO CLAD 1000 SHELL SCHEME STANDS (however noble such an endeavour might be). Rather, I want it to say HERE LIES A MAN WHO SAVED 1000 DOGS' LIVES.
With this in mind, it is now time for me to move on to the next phase of my life … which means handing over Shell-Clad to the next generation. I am open to buy-outs, buy-ins, earn-ins, whatever; as long as my staff are safe.
Shell-Clad is a small company with HUGE brand presence. People talk of shell-cladding their stands and our brand appears on countless websites.
If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, or if you run a dynamic large format printer, or if you want to expand your exhibition portfolio, then please contact me for an honest conservation.
Guy Wrench, Founder, Shell-Clad Ltd