An Ayrshire butcher is over the moon after his store was named finest within the county.
Afton Glen Meats in Galston scooped the Ayrshire’s finest butcher gong within the Scotland’s Enterprise Awards.
Kenny Lucas, who took on the store initially of 2021, admits him and his workers are satisfied as they progress to the nationwide finals in November.
Proprietor of the Cross Road butcher, Kenny informed the Kilmarnock Commonplace: “It’s superb, I didn’t discover out we’d received till the awards night time.
“I genuinely didn’t anticipate it, what a sense it was.
“I needed to go up and do a speech, the man organising it requested if I had a speech prepared simply in case, I stated to him ‘oh I’m not anticipating that mate I’m simply anticipating my dinner!’
“I used to be majorly satisfied, as have been all of the workers, they're an incredible group.
“I’ve by no means had an award in my life, truthfully.
“I don’t even know who nominated me, I don’t know something about it, it feels nice although.
“It have to be prospects nominating us, however we're at all times completely satisfied and smiley ensuring the shopper is completely satisfied, that’s how we do it, and it’s not for awards it’s simply how I wish to be.”
Kenny continued: “The workers are over the moon, we’ve received the ultimate in November on the Hilton in Glasgow.
“I’m going to take all the fellows and have an evening staying over to make an evening of it, they deserve it, they’ve labored onerous for it.
“It’s a wee reward for them, they’ve earned it that’s for certain.”
Kenny labored at W.W. Wales for 14 years earlier than opening his store final 12 months.
He stated: “Opening my very own store was at all times a dream of mine, I lastly received to do it a 12 months and eight months in the past.
“I've received one of the best workers ever, they're an incredible group.
“We're busy wee store, ‘nothing is an issue’ is our catchphrase.
“Teamwork makes the dream work, we work had collectively ensuring every little thing is clear and tidy and guaranteeing the shoppers are completely satisfied.
“I knew the best way to do it, it was only a case of taking that plunge and getting my very own store.
“Clearly after I opened it was nonetheless the peak of Covid, however imagine it or not it was truly actually busy.
“It gave us a superb begin, we would have liked that as a result of there was loads to do within the store.”
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