3RD ANNUAL VETERANS LUNCH FRIDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2023
Last Friday, we celebrated our 3rd Annual Veterans lunch for all employees across the AF Switchgear business who have achieved 25 years or more continuous service.
This year saw an additional 4 employees who received their 25-year award. This is a huge testament to the family-owned company, one of which we are immensely proud of, and we thank you all for your continued commitment to AF Switchgear.
Overall, we celebrated a huge 586 combined years of service from just 20 employees, averaging 29.3 years each.
Despite Storm Babet making the journey impossible for a few of our employees, those that were able to attend enjoyed an afternoon of celebrations.
Below is the full list of employees and their years of service:
Years Service
Ken Eley Major Projects Engineer 42
Ian Foster Group Managing Director 37
Richard Thompson Group Sales Director 36
Bob Cooper Technician 34
Richard Hill Team Leader Electrical Assembly 32
Robert Briggs Sales Director 29
Mark Nutt Group Technical Director 29
Darren Smalley Senior Sales Estimating Engineer 29
Steve Sellars Senior Applications Engineer 29
Dene Hutsby Approved Electrical Fitter 28
Stan Carter Team Leader Electrical Assembly 28
Dale Spelman Approved Electrical Fitter 27
Mick Kennedy Technician 27
Martyn Sutcliffe Electrical Fitter 27
Edwin Chandler Senior Applications Engineer 26
Bill Mills Electrical Fitter 26
Dale Wake Electrical Fitter 25
Mark Baker Site Services Technical Supervisor 25
Mike Harris Technical Consultant 25
Steve Fells Team Leader Electrical Assembly 25
AF Switchgear is delighted to announce our 2021 Apprentice of the Year winner, Annie Kirk!
Annie has been working in our Central Services Department covering a myriad of essential administration and support tasks for the company throughout the year.
Annie is pictured here with Mike Ratcliffe, Operations Manager and Central Services Director, Sharon Armiger.
Sharon said, “Well done to Annie, this award was well deserved – she has been a star”.
Congratulations to Annie from all at AF Switchgear.