An employment dispute combined with the loss of his Grandfather John Robert, provided both a reason and a means to create the company. To this day a photograph of the J R Unwin Pawn shop hangs in the office; it was the source of the money that made it all possible. The other Director at the startup was Robert Francis Unwin, Peter Unwin's father, who also helped financially by loaning money into the company. 

Times were hard. Present MD Roger Unwin then aged 5 along with his big brother David Aged 6 were of little use. [Not forgetting sister Vicky our current Sales Director aged minus **]. Initially P&M was even without a phone line, wife Peggy  occasionally would take a message on the home phone, then catch a bus to relay the message to the works. The family car at the time was a humble Rover purchased for 5 Pounds from the local scrap yard.  A sticking carburetor used to stop it dead almost in its tracks, the then MD would have to jump out lift the bonnet and employ the use of a small hammer to finish the journey. It's probably also time to come clean and confess to the true identity of the original staff called in should a customer be expected. No not from rent a crowd but non working Director Robert F, or Bob as he liked to be called,  and wife Lois. Devoted parents, it was a 100 mile round trip, back in the 1960's, no motorways or bypasses to assist.