Biking is a theme at Southport personal injury firm Fletchers, so it was appropriate that Tommy Hill, British Superbike champion, was invited to open its new offices. Fletchers sponsored Hill at the start of his career in 2003. Hill knows a bit about personal injuries: his early racing life included a near-fatal accident in which he lost a kidney and his spleen.

Fletchers’ director, Ed Fletcher (pictured right with Hill), himself uses a wheelchair after spinal injuries sustained in a motorbike accident 10 years ago. ‘Biking has long been this firm’s passion and main area of work,’ he says.