Whilst he was known to be a very hard man, especially to those closest to him, Agar did loan two of his sons, Brian and Eric, money to buy the business from him. With this, they developed it further to include a petrol station and mechanics workshop, whilst their older brother, Michael, set up his own coal delivery business from his yard in Grampound. Along with their wives Val and Mary, Brian and Eric continued to grow the petrol station and car repairs business and expanded it to incorporate a new haulage element ‘Chenoweths Haulage’, running tippers and mixers.

In the late 1980’s the brothers amicably split company; Eric pursued a career elsewhere whilst Brian and his wife Val continued to run the business – Aggregates & Minerals Ltd. Brian also created a Waste Transfer Station, proudly manned by three generations of Chenoweths, and in the early 1990’s took on Rhos Construction (which still operates from the site). In 2000, Brian sold Aggregates & Minerals Ltd and moved to St Mawes. He went on to become a Justice of the Peace and later a Commodore of St Mawes Sailing Club – where he can often be found today!

Julian Chenoweth, Brian’s son, who now owns Chenoweths Business Park, did not initially follow in the footsteps of the family tradition. Instead, at age 17, he joined the Royal Marines Commandos. He successfully gained his green beret in 1996 but after serving just a few years, he left due to severe injury. He took up a position working for the Scientific Exploration Society leading expeditions in South America for 6 years, before finally returning to Cornwall.

In 2005 he started a new company, Maen Karne Aggregates, from the site at Ruan High Lanes.

With just one 7.5-ton Iveco truck, Julian started his new company from scratch, almost entirely operating the site on his own except for assistance from his oldest school friend Guy Tomlinson. Guy was qualified as a forest manager and worked with Julian, sorting waste in the transfer station and driving the truck. Later Julian recruited his sister Cathy to look after the accounts.

During the 2008 recession, Julian expanded his business to include a ready mix concrete company and Maen Karne Concrete Products Ltd was born. Over the following years he continued to successfully expand his fleet of trucks further, so that by 2016 the company operated over 100 trucks and had also added a concrete block manufacturing business to its group. In a short space of time Maen Karne had become one of the largest, independent suppliers in the South West, providing bagging, haulage, waste management, concrete products and much more.

In 2017 Maen Karne was sold to GRS Roadstone who have continued the business’s success.

Following the sale of Maen Karne, Julian went back to his family roots at Ruan and formed a new company, Chenoweths Trading Company. Guy joined Julian at Chenoweths. The business is now a multi-faceted company serving the private and commercial construction industries, providing both goods and services, the main focus being holiday home waste management services. And, as our name suggests (Chenoweth means ‘new house’), we support the continuation of new homes being built in Cornwall – true to name, true to nature!