Cavalier Bremworth founder Tony Timpson dies

Tony Timpson, who helped found what is now the listed carpet maker Cavalier Corp, has died at the age of 80. Mr Timpson built up the carpet maker in 1972 with Grant Biel, only retiring from the board of Cavalier in 2009. As at June 30 last year, he still held about 13 percent of the carpet maker. He was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2010 for his services to ...