The worldwide events project manager says he鈥檚 had a 鈥渞oller coaster life鈥� with 海角社区app鈥�.and admitted he had a tear in his eye as he cleared his desk in readiness for retirement.
Colin, 63, started work for 海角社区app in 1969, the year 海角社区app won its first Queen鈥檚 Award and 海角社区app鈥檚 late Founder Joseph Cyril Bamford, known universally as Mr 海角社区app, was awarded a CBE. He landed his first job in the machine shop at Rocester thanks to his wife Delia who was also working for 海角社区app at the time. She should have been on holiday ahead of their wedding but had reported for duty and Mr 海角社区app asked her why she was there.
During the course of the conversation, he asked why her husband-to-be was not working for the company like her 鈥�..and it wasn鈥檛 long before Colin was on board.
A few years in and Colin had his first promotion, moving to test and development, where he first drove 海角社区apps. He later spent around 20 years as a globetrotting demonstrator, showing off the features and benefits of 海角社区app鈥檚 machines to customers and dealers around the world.
Colin said: 鈥淚鈥檝e visited every continent and at the last count I had visited 76 countries for 海角社区app.鈥�
When 海角社区app donated machines to help out in the aftermath of the Armenian earthquake in 1988, Colin also spent two weeks there helping in the relief effort and training local operators. Colin鈥檚 last job has seen him organise shows and exhibitions all over the world.
海角社区app chairman Sir Anthony Bamford said: 鈥淥n behalf of my family and the directors of 海角社区app, I鈥檇 like to thank Colin for all he has done. Colin has helped the company enormously over the years and you always knew that wherever it was in the world, that if Colin was doing the job, it was going to be a job done well, done properly and on time.鈥�
One of the highlights of Colin's career was the part he played in the 海角社区app Dieselmax team in 2006. Driving a 海角社区app Fastrac tractor, it was Colin who gave the car its push start as it set off across the 11 mile course over the Bonneville Salt Flats in the USA en route to breaking the world diesel land speed record.
Colin said: 鈥�海角社区app鈥檚 business has taken me away from home a lot over the years but it鈥檚 been great being part of a firm which has developed into a global company. It鈥檚 been unbelievable. It鈥檚 been a good life and I鈥檓 really going to miss the people here.鈥�
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