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August 2008.
Traditionally this is one of the quieter
months at JHTS , with most of
Europe on holidays , but this year
unusually for us , we have seen quite a few changes in
personnel .
We have taken on two
new members to our Customer Service teams ---Pictured
are Estelle Bardeche , a multilingual logistics expert
from Paris , (far
left) and Kathy
Whitbread ( 3rd from left) , an experienced sales
support and import/export administrator.
Christine Bowling , Purchasing Manager, (
far right) has left
us after 12 years to
emigrate to
Eire, while Margaret Leyden ( 2nd from
right) has
joined us , strengthening our
purchasing team
with her extensive
experience .
Also shown is Ayo Olawale ( 2nd
from left) , who is leaving our QC team to study at Manchester
University this autumn.
At the back , although he is not usually so shy , is
Bob Martin ( rear left) who recently passed a big birthday
milestone, (can’t
say how many years but it does end in a “0”!!!),
with Rita Phillips ( centre),
and Ian Herod ( rear right) , a recent retiree.
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July 2008
Nowadays we find ourselves in the midst of another oil crisis, with fuel costs so high that thefts of red and road diesel have multiplied over recent months.
John Hogg is currently working with major UK coach, bus and transport companies to provide protection from theft and pilfering , for their valuable diesel stocks, by use of both covert and visible marking systems , which provide both deterrence and detection. |
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July 2008
The end of June marked the end of an era for John Hogg when one of our longest serving members of staff retired after 32 years . Ian Herod , pictured right telling a complicated joke to Robert Webb (MD), joined John Hogg Group in 1976 in the midst of the 70’s energy crisis, when the group was involved in supplying insulation for houses. In subsequent years , Ian transferred to various Group oil storage and distribution businesses , and joined Technical Solutions in Manchester in a senior production role in the 90’s.
All the staff wish him and his family a long , happy and healthy retirement. |
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May 2008
JHTS has
always been keen to be involved in community and education projects,
and we have recently been a host company for a placement under the “Europass” scheme with cooperation with the Co-operative College,
based in Manchester, UK.
This scheme
finds fully-funded work experience
places for recent European graduates from areas of exceptionally low
graduate employment within the EU, such as the Andalucia region
of Spain.
Jose Garcia, (pictured right outside out UK plant), who
studied chemical
engineering in Seville, joined us at the beginning of May on a
3 month placement.
In conjunction with
our technical and
production teams, he is working on several engineering
projects, with the intention of custom
designing handling
equipment to further
reduce the exposure from low
flash solvents and
powder raw materials, to both
our staff working with the chemicals, and the atmosphere and environment .
We hope that Jose finds the
City of Manchester to be every bit as exciting as the lovely
city of Seville, and we have been attempting to enlighten him in the finer points of the Mancunian dialect and
other Lancashire customs,
while in return he has helped us to
polish
up our Holiday
Spanish. “Mucho gusto” enjoyed by all.!!!
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April 2008
Pictured to the right are Andrew Waller (on the left) being thanked for his many years service and contribution,
by Chairman Robert Webb,
on the occasion of Andrew’s last board meeting at JHTS in April 2008.
Andrew intends to retire at the end of April,
after being with our company for more than 20 years, the last 13 or so as Managing
Director, and he
certainly now
deserves a bit of a
rest!!.
Later this year, we hope he will mastermind our pre-registrations under
REACH regulations, and
in the future he will act in a consultative role, bring
his extensive experience of the fuel marking business to
our R and D effort.
All the staff at JHTS wish Andrew a long and happy
retirement. |
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March 2008
Recently staff at JHTS decided to get some
exercise and have some fun with a week of events
raising money for the charity Sport Relief.
Pictured (top photo)
are Yun You
(Sales Manager) and Mick Goodwin (Compliance Manager) with
Mick’s daughter and (lower photo) Barbara Massey (Administrator)
and Rita
Phillips (Export Coordinator) with Grandchildren,
during
the Mile run around
Manchester City Centre.
Other events during the fund raising week
were a Sports and
Entertainment Quiz, won by a
team lead by Rob Martin (who perhaps
had an unfair advantage due to his long association with
Soccer both as player and referee !!), a darts challenge,
a 5-a-side football match and
a Nintendo Wii tennis tournament.
Sponsorship and donations from family, friends and visitors
raised around £1000
for the charity.
We can’t wait for Comic Relief events later
in the year so we can do it all again!!.
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