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Gary Lubner shares his journey of leading Belron from €600 million to nearly €7 billion in turnover.

His grandfather pushed a cart of glass through downtown Johannesburg at the start of the 20th century and became chair of Belron. His father later ran the business. When Gary Lubner took it over, it had a turnover of €600 million; by the time he retired it was headed to €7 billion and employed 36 000 people. Listen to the extraordinary story of building Belron, the world’s biggest autoglass business. This series is sponsored by Discovery Bank. Follow all the episodes here . Editions drop on Tuesdays at 07:00.

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