Trevor Lansdall
Skilled chef and founder/Director of County
Caterers, Trevor Lansdall studied City & Guilds at
Bradford Technical College in the 1970s.
County Caterers have catered at many
leading sporting events including Royal
Ascot, The British Open Golf Championship
and Wimbledon. They are the official
caterers for Bradford Bulls RLFC and have
provided hospitality catering on prestigious
occasions such at The Tall Ships Race in
Liverpool.
They cover everything from
corporate product launches to individual
weddings and parties. Guests have
included members of the British Royal
Family, overseas royal families, dignitaries,
government officials, sports stars and
celebrities.
“I came to College in 1974 when I was
16. I lived in Keighley and at first I found
travelling in on the bus quite daunting
but being a chef was all I ever wanted to
do. I did my City and Guilds and all the
additional courses like bakery. We were
taught in the Old Building and in what was
once the Alexandra Hotel.
I particularly
remember Mr Greenwood and the bakery
teachers. I learnt an awful lot and got all
the basics and moved on to a company
called Catering by County.
I bought the company in 1992 with my
business partner, Ian Ghiloni, and we set up
County Caterers. Although I qualified as a
chef I quickly realised that I didn’t want to
stay in a restaurant kitchen.
I have always loved catering. It gave me
the variety I was looking for and I have
always enjoyed the logistical challenge
of event planning and managing the
business. Nothing else would have allowed
me to work for the type and scope of
people I have been fortunate enough to
cater for, including Her Majesty the Queen.
I believe success comes from getting
attached to what you are doing and taking
it personally.”
Photograph supplied by Trevor Lansdall