Bobst trio reach 25-year landmark

Three members of the Bobst services team in the UK and Ireland have celebrated 25 years each with the company.

Alan Letford, Chris Kingsland and Mike West all joined Bobst in 1988.

West has worked extensively as a field service technician, specializing in electrical and electronic issues, while Kingsland provides specialist technical advice to users of Bobst folder gluers. Letford is part of the Bobst management team and is the company’s national service manager for the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia.

Neil Jones, managing director of Bobst UK and Ireland, said: ‘The fact that these three guys have racked up 75 years of service between them testifies to their commitment to our customers.

‘In different fields they have spent their careers helping packaging makers get the most out of their Bobst equipment and hopefully they will continue to do so for many years to come. Alan Letford, in particular, has changed the service landscape here by developing new and innovative approaches and by his amazing attention to detail.’

Jones himself recently celebrated 25 years with Bobst, as did John Ardern, a product specialist covering the company’s folding carton die-cutters and hot-foil stamping presses. Jones added: ‘John, Mike, Chris and Alan are not entirely unusual in our company.

‘We have several members of our technical staff with over 25 years of service, and we have over 800 years of industry experience among our 65 UK based staff, 75 percent of whom have a technical background.’

Pictured (from left): Mike West, Alan Letford, Neil Jones and Chris Kingsland

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