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A company based in East Cowes which plays
young people on the island. Obviously these
a key environmental role by helping to clean
days sponsorship and backing are sometimes
up oil spills across the world has become a
hard to find, so the bigger role we can play
booming success.
in the community the better we like it. If we
Vikoma, part of the Aberdeen-based Energy
Environmental group, makes booms to help
control the spread of oil spillages, and the
are in a position to help we will always try to
do so,” he explained.
Peter was born on Merseyside and grew
company has grown in size and stature since
up on the Wirral, but associated himself
being taken over three years ago by Peter
with the Island because his parents used it
Scholes and his business partner Bob Rooney.
frequently as their favourite holiday haunt. A
Not only do Vikoma, and sister company
married man with two children, he recalls: “I
Roatawave – based in North Wales – help the
was a marine engineer for six years and while
environment, Peter also ensures the Island,
I was away at sea my mum and dad used to
where he has lived for the past 27 years,
come to the Island on holiday, and eventually
receives major benefits for his company’s
decided to retire down here.
success.
“So when I finished going away to sea I
Vikoma sponsor a lot of youth activities
moved here. I worked for a short while for a
on the island, including ice skating, rugby,
company called Frazer Nash in Portsmouth,
netball, and Island Games football, as well as
and then joined Trucast. I was a shop floor
round-the-world yachtswoman Dame Ellen
guy there, and the Managing Director John
MacArthur’s Trust.
Wilson, along with a local councillor Ivan
“Hopefully we are doing our bit to help
Bulwer who also worked there took me
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