In the leadup to the start of tenth series, a special edition of the Yorkshire Television series which as it enters its 10th year presenter Ruth Pitt looks back and speaks with eight on the nine previous winners to see how their businesses have succeeded, what have been the challenges and what are their plans for the future. Ruth also speaks with the chair of the Enterprize judging panel Michael Walker asking him if the 1980s was a good decade to start a business and what will the 1990s...

In the leadup to the start of tenth series, a special edition of the Yorkshire Television series which as it enters its 10th year presenter Ruth Pitt looks back and speaks with eight on the nine previous winners to see how their businesses have succeeded, what have been the challenges and what are their plans for the future. Ruth also speaks with the chair of the Enterprize judging panel Michael Walker asking him if the 1980s was a good decade to start a business and what will the 1990s bring. A quick-fire introduction to featuring three former winners of Enterprize Mark Jones, Christine Tilley and Mark Dransfield. Title: Enterprize 90 Standing outside a large barn on Red Barn Farm at Scothern in Lincolnshire presenter Ruth Pitt introduces this special edition of Enterprize 90 which on the series tenth anniversary will look back on what has happened to previous winners. Following a clip of him from Enterprize 80 as well as a second clip of him appearing as a judge on Enterprize 89 Ruth speaks with Mark Jones from Horncastle in Lincolnshire about how winning Enterprize 80 helped his poultry cleaning business. He explains that this barn was the first barn he ever worked on and provided details on how his business first started. He talks about the challenges of the last 18-months which brought him near to financial ruin. However, he talks about how he has been able to diversify and widen the company base. In a field two of Mark’s skid-steer loaders at work digging a trench and working in demolition, examples of said diversification. A clip from Enterprize 82 and that year’s winner Derek Arnold from Pocklington in North Yorkshire working at his agricultural engineering business manufacturing tractor wheels. Derek is interviewed about how he has moved away from agricultural engineering into farming now owning four farms in the Pocklington Howden area. As an engineer works in a workshop making a wheel Derek explains that he is still in the agricultural engineering business, but farming is his main source of income. As workers harvest potatoes from a field, he provides details of the type of crops he grows and how different it is as a business. Relaxing over a drink in a Victorian style conservatory Ruth provides details on what has happened in the seven years since Ian Clancy and John Hutchings of South Yorkshire Home Improvements Ltd won Enterprize 83. A clip from the finals and them winning changes to the company workshop where men work to produce UPVC windows and doors followed by an example of a conservatory built and fitted by the company. In their office Ian and John explain to Ruth about how the company turnover has trebled since winning the competition and they have expanded into five showrooms across South and West Yorkshire. While laying on a bed receiving a beauty treatment from students at the Yorkshire College of Beauty Therapy in Leeds, Ruth talks about Christine Tilley who not only owns and runs this college but was the first female champion winning Enterprize 84. A clip of her doing so is followed by a second clip from earlier in the programme when Christine is asked a sexist question about if she was planning to have a family. Christine now stands beside Ruth holding her young child and explains how it is possible for a woman to have both a family and run a business. She also provides details on how the college business has expanded and how she has diversified into other business areas such as property, perfume and luxury goods. A clip from the final of Enterprize 85 with John Docherty of Fair Deal Carpets in Grimsby being presented with the winner’s trophy by Tessa Sampson changes to John at work in his new showroom closer to the centre of Grimsby. He talks with Ruth about the new range of carpets he has and how the move has attracted more customers to his showroom. He talks about issues he is having with planning permission as he is wanting to convert the building next door he purchased into a larger showroom. Above the current showroom a storage space for carpets with John providing details on the conversion of this area into extra showroom space. He is asked about the secret of his success; he explains that it is looking after the customer giving them the personal touch. As she walks through the showroom of Oddyssey Glass in Halifax, Ruth provides details on how it was first started by its owner Neil Oddy. A clip of Neil winning Enterprize 86 changes to Ruth speaking with Neil in his showroom about the move to new premises on Queen Road in Halifax, how he has changed the type of stained glass the company produces and the need to be innovative moving into mail order. He explains how this works as well as how the company now also does joinery work. A clip from the final of Enterprize 88 with winner Mark Dransfield of Dransfield Construction Ltd in Hull being presented with the trophy by British lingerie designer Janet Reger. Mark arrives at the companies’ new premises parking his car beside a fleet of company ones. In his office he provides details on how since winning Enterprize 88 the company has expanded three-fold with turnover of £6 million. As some of Mark’s 100 employees work in a new joinery workshop, Mark provides detail on how and why he has diversified into having his own joinery manufactory plant. Over a montage of still images Mark provides details some of the private building sites his company are currently working on. He ends the interview by saying he has set a target of five years to get the company to go public. Coming to sit in an office chair Ruth provides details on the winner of Enterprize 89 Julie Pownall from Chesterfield. Following a clip of her impressing the judging panel with her clear ambitions for the future, Ruth stands outside the third Office Furniture Store at Shalesmoor in Sheffield. Heading inside she speaks both with Julie as well as her husband Peter who runs this store while she continues to run the stores in Chesterfield and Newark. They both talk about being both married and working together, how the company is doing and prospects for the future now that Julie is expecting their first child in the summer. Over a clip from Enterprize 87 featuring that year’s winner Gillian Ridgard at work inside her New Ollerton in Nottinghamshire butchery business, Ruth explains that Gillian company has now gone out of business and that they have not been able to get in contact with her to find out why. Standing beside the pond at last year’s runner up’s show farm The White Post Modern Farm Centre near Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, Ruth speaks with the chair of the Enterprize judging panel Michael Walker Commercial Manager with Lloyds Bank. She asks him if the 80s has been a good decade to set up in business, he explains it has but believes the 1990s will also be good, but with certain challenges. He is asked what advise he would give to those planning to set up in business in the 1990s, he talks about the problems of turning a small business into a medium or large one. Bringing the programme to a close a clip of Tim Clark being interviewed by the judging panel in which he states he would be investing any winning into buying a mate for his star attraction Lionel the Llama. While holding Lionel’s leach Tim speaks with Ruth about purchasing a female companion for Lionel and the challenges, he has faced getting them to get on with each other. He provides details of other successes on the farm over the past 12-months that has increase visitor numbers. He also talks about television programme that was produced on the farm which he hopes will be shown on ITV next spring. Ruth brings the programme to and end by asking viewers to join her next week when the hunt for the winner of Enterprize 90 will begin. Credit: Camera Harry Wright, Steve Falvey Sound Ronnie Williams, Russell Hedges Electricians Chis Heeley, Ken Mays Tape Editor Fiona Bowey Dubbing Andy Severs Directors Peter Jones, Simon Somers Producer Annie Goodyear Editor David Lowen Executive Producer Graham Ironside Title: © Yorkshire Television Ltd 1990 End title: Yorkshire Television Production