Dani Saveker | Family Businesses

Chatterbox Columnist & Memories

By Dani Saveker, May 6, 2010 9:52 am

Last month saw the first “Dani Saveker, Building on Strength” feature in Chatterbox, a West Midlands magazine.

This first article, which is many ways was just an introduction, explained a little of my own background and a brief overview of Savekers administration. We received some great feedback but the most touching email arrived in my in-box a few days later.

A lovely lady emailed me to say she and her husband had just read the magazine and came across my article. The reason for contacting me was because they had both worked for Savekers many years ago and indeed that was how they had met…

“My husband and I are in our 70’s and way back when we were teenagers we both worked at T Savekers in Phillips Street, Aston. I was employed by Mr Ron as Purchase Ledger Clerk and my husband started in the Steel shop under Mr Frank. I was there for about five years. My husband left to go into the RAF but we eventually married in 1955.

So without Saveker’s we would never have met.

I remember the building and the good times we had. The dashing Mr Derek who came in to look after despatch and all the females were after him. Mr Bert was a darling who taught me how to speak over the tannoy. Mr Ron was a wonderful boss and always said ‘well done’ when you balanced at the end of the month.

We both would like to wish you every success in your new venture I am sure you will succeed you have been through so much you deserve to.”

Of course I circulated this my family who were all deeply touched by the email. As a family run business we all had very strong ethics and this thoughtful message reminded us of what my Great Grandfather and relatives all stood for. So many couples met through the business and even had children that then worked for us. This is how we have chosen to remember Savekers Limited.

The next edition of Chatterbox features a piece on Employability

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