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The Journey of a Lifetime

Who We Are

Charles Stewart

Charles Stewart is 43 and was born in the copper belt in Zambia. He wasCharles brought up on a farm and went to a rural boarding school in Zimbabwe.  Having majored in water polo and Photography, Charles started life as a marine mechanic before moving into the Safari industry with a passion for the outdoors. He also worked in Mozambique with the Red Cross moving food aid in war torn areas during the end of the Ranamo/Freelimo conflict. 

He went on to run safari operations in Zimbabwe and Zambia, and travelled extensively in these regions. Charles worked in South Africa and Zimbabwe for Wildlife Management Services moving animals to all four corners of southern Africa. His day to day work for a number of years involved the relocation and management of elephant, rhino and large antelope, giving him extensive experience of travelling in all of the sub-Saharan countries.  Helicopters were part of the daily routine and considered a tool of the trade.

Charles & JimCharles moved to the UK 9 years ago armed with a wildlife veterinary drugs licence and moved into the next obvious industry - building timber frame structures in the UK for the housing market. This completely new world has looked after his family to date.

Jim Anderson

Jim Anderson is also 43; he was born in the UK and educated in Scotland. Jim started life with a transport back ground and ended up in the Air force. After doing a number of overseas duties he returned to the UK and subsequently joined Civi Street. Jim began his entrepreneurial career in the fuel industry before ending up in Domestic Development where he has built a very successful business over a number of years.

Jim is a very competent pilot with extensive experience in various fields of aviation. One of his adventures took him from Cordoba in Spain over the Pyrenees in an auto gyro – the helicopter version of a micro light. The journey is technically not do-able in an autogyro, 1240miles is lots of flying! Jim ended up in Carlisle after an exciting journey.