Jags Chauhan was born and raised in Leicester.
His father originally came from India in the sixties and his mother followed a few years after. He went to Rushey Mead secondary school and then to college where he obtained a diploma in Business Studies.
During his time at College Jags worked for the cooperative accounts department where he realised this was not for him. After college he decided to work for a local security company where he picked up some of the trade skills, then moved on to a Birmingham based security company.
After a few years he decided to move onto working for a national company where Jags worked in prisons, banks, and other various high security establishments.
It came to a point in his life when he realised that he could achieve so much more and decided to work for himself. During his time at ADT, he progressed to a grade 5 engineer.
In 2006 his wife and Jags started up a company called Solar Security which has now grown rapidly having over 300 clients such as Costa Coffee, O2 and other well know establishments.
Questions:
Which place, or city or country do you most feel at home in?
My best and most favourite place would be Leicester as I find it is very multicultural and I Know a lot of people having lived here all my life a lot of my business comes from word of mouth and not advertisements or social media.
What are your proudest achievements?
My proudest achievement was when I won a trip to Dubai where I received a trophy for being the best service engineer of the year. I also received a trophy at the House of Commons for being entrepreneur of the year this is another great achievement.
What inspires you?
I am inspired every day by my wife and daughter they both keep me going by their support with the business which can be very busy and sometimes stressful. I also have a brilliant engineering team who help me through with the running of the business. If it wasn’t for them Solar Security wouldn’t be where it is now.
What has been biggest obstacle in your career?
My biggest establishment within my career has been Solar Security which I have worked long and hard for over the last 16 years. I feel very honoured that all my clients have trusted me with the security needs. Working with high profile clients has given me a great boost in my success to my business.
Who has been the biggest influence on your career to date?
My best influence on my success is my wife Who inspired me to set up the company when others had negative thoughts. My wife Rupal has been very patient with me whilst working long hours and coming home late.
What is the best aspect about your current role?
My best aspect of the business is the maintenance and the monitoring of the intruder alarm systems where I feel service is a great priority to every system. The Servicing side of this business needs to be hundred percent as in this day and age crime rate is higher than ever.
And the worst?
The worst side of the business is when I receive a call in the middle of the night when there’s been a burglary. Seeing people hopeless in their own homes and feeling vulnerable. This is when I need to assure them that this is just a one off and everything will be okay. With my years’ experience I can give them a little bit of security by installing them and intruder alarm
What are your long-term goals?
My future plans are to carry on growing the business by having more clients, keeping more homes and businesses safe.
If you were Prime Minister, what one aspect would you change?
If I was a Prime Minister, I would write to every single unemployed person out there and ask them to give me a reason in writing why they are not working and why they are living on benefits if they are fit enough to work. At this present time there are a lot of staff shortages within all industries due to either the virus or Brexit. Gas and electric are rising, and people will start finding it difficult paying bills and people will start asking the government for help. Britain is a very small island and now we are not part of the European Union I feel that there are people out there claiming benefits and are fit to work should work and help each other and make this country successful. If all of us worked there would be not much need for us to ask other countries for help. These refugees should be given jobs by the government and not benefits.
If you were marooned on a desert island, which historical figure would you like to spend your time with and why?
If I was stuck on a desert island, I would like to be there with Nostradamus the great predictor. So, I could pick his brains and find out what’s in store for the future.
