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Gordon Ward, who was the Anglia Divisional Accountant has retired from the company after 40 years service. Gordon joined as a Purchase Ledger Manager in April 1972 & quickly progressed to become the Accountant in 1976, firstly at Ireland Division then at Pennine Division before taking over at Anglia in 1979.
Account Manager
Gordon has been a very loyal employee and a real character who will be sorely missed, not just for his accounting abilities but also for his wit and dry sense of humour. We thank Gordon for his hard work during his 40 years at CEF and wish him a very happy and long retirement.
A JOB
WELL DONE Congratulations to Andrew Edwards of Redruth Branch who has won ‘Torquay Group Account Manager of the Year’.
YOU CAN’T BUY EXPERIENCE! April 2012 saw the 25th anniversary of Neil Mantovani’s employment with Cefco. True to the CEF ethos Neil started his career in the stores, progressing through the sales office until finding his vocation in the buying department. Neil heads up a team of four people, with an annual purchasing budget of around £13 million, comprising of products which are sourced from the UK, Europe, Asia and around the world. The knowledge that Neil has amassed during his 25 years of service cannot be bought or accrued overnight.
SPIDER-MAN! ...OR BARRY WHITE? Steve Poulson, Peterborough Group Office Manager, whilst at the old CEF Kettering Branch, based at Sydney Street, there was a problem with the space where the fuses were stored; there were often HUGE spiders in the stock boxes. Steve or ‘Polly’ HATES spiders and every time a customer on the trade counter requested fuses; Polly’s co-workers said that the customer had specifically asked for him. After dealing with such customers (and spiders), Polly was a nervous wreck.
Andrew joined City Electrical Factors in Nov 2009 as a Stores Assistant and was promoted 2 years later to Account Manager after a brief spell at Newquay branch. We all congratulate Andrew on this excellent achievement! Andrew Edwards, pictured with his Award.
After Steve had an operation on his voice box, he thought he sounded like Barry White?? ...more like Jimmy White!
A job well done!
Our Fundraisers... From John O’Groats
to Land’s End... Sarah Croston who is the Accounts Clerk for the Electrical Waste Recycling Group based in Kenilworth, recently completed a 12 mile walk from Warwick Race Course to Coventry Cathedral on 17th June.
25 years is a healthy deposit in the bank of experience, making Neil a valuable asset to Cefco and CEF customers alike.
To the
Rescue!
Well done to Dan Battin, delivery driver at Kingsbridge branch. He has won an inter-group competition to sell the most amount of Rescue Tape in the month of May. Despite being on the van and serving on the counter, he has out-sold every other Stores Assistant and some Account Managers!
The
Oracle...
Sonia Graham is coming up to her 25th Anniversary with CEF Bodmin!
Sponsorship proceeds to go to UHCW Baby Care Appeal. CEF were also pleased to donate £500 towards Sarah’s chosen charity. Well done Sarah! On the 15th June 2012 Aaron Vowles and eight teammates cycled 1000 miles through the length of Britain from John o’ Groats to Land’s End in just 13 days, averaging over 75 Miles per day, hoping to raise as much money as possible for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.
She started work at CEF Bodmin on 21st September 1987 employed to do clerical work. At the time Bodmin branch had 2 sub branches St Austell and Launceston and Sonia did the paperwork for all 3 branches.
All donations were greatly appreciated. CEF were proud to donate to £500 to this worthwhile cause. If you would like to help support this worthwhile charity please visit our sponsorship page: www.justgiving.co.uk/cycleride2012
Sonia soon started serving on the trade counter and that is where she has worked ever since. She is known by all the customers as the “Oracle” and if they need to know something it is straight to Sonia they go! Congratulations Sonia!
Dan is pictured above with Robert Sheppard, Torquay Group Manager, receiving his prize of an Adidas sports watch. Well done to Dan!
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