C&C celebrates 50 years of business

This summer, C&C Insurance Brokers celebrated 50 years in business with a festival-themed party at Whitebottom Farm in Etherow Country Park.

1975: the Bay City Rollers were rocking it with Bye Bye Baby; The Godfather Part II cleared up at the Oscars; Bill Gates set up Microsoft; and Pete Cooke co-founded a small insurance brokerage, C&C Insurance Brokers.

And this year’s milestone anniversary celebrations saw lots of C&C folk catching up with old friends, meeting new faces and having a grand old time. Even the brief appearance of a blizzard of midges didn’t put a dampener on events. With live music, ping pong, a BBQ, a curry shack and cakes, there was something for everyone. Some made a real festival of it and even stayed over in the yurts.

C&C Managing Director, Malcolm Cook, gave a wonderful talk, taking us back to the early days of his Dad, Pete, setting up the business with a friend; of how Malc came to join his Dad; of his exhausting six-foot commute across the landing; of how the first office came about, of the early employees and the many, many tales of the laughs between then and now. Naturally, this wasn’t Malc’s last appearance on stage with the mic, but it wouldn’t have been a C&C do without its frontman smashing out some 70s & 80s bangers.

Even Malc’s Mum, ‘Queenie’ Eileen, took to the mic to share her thoughts about what her husband and son have achieved over the years.

Malcolm Cooke said of the firm reaching its half-century:

“It’s an incredible achievement to reach 50 years in business. I’m so proud of where we are, what we’ve become and am grateful to everyone who has helped us along the way, from our incredibly loyal clients to our brilliantly talented staff! Mum and Dad could never have anticipated just how successful C&C would become, but it’s their values of putting the client first that have been consistent from day one that have got us here.

“C&C Fest was a huge success, and the venue and its staff certainly added to the day. Special mention must go to Debbi, Jayne Dentith, and Joe Fay for organising the event. And to Tracey Langshaw for creating such delicious cakes! Thank you for putting so much into creating such a fantastically memorable event, especially whilst keeping the plates spinning in your day jobs. And a huge thank you to everyone who joined us for making our 50th celebration such a fun day and evening.”