The COLIN HUTTON Group Operating for the Road Transport Industry

News April 2005

March is over and with it, our year end. 2004/2005 has been a vast improvement on the previous year which caused concerns with the Foden and Isuzu agencies being given up and the few redundancies that resulted. In that year we also set up a new bodybuild Company that took some investment.

This year we have made huge progress on the stability of all our Departments and almost all have a good order book set up for the coming few months. The massive workload has given us a lot to contend with and I hope we haven’t let you down on quality as a result. Our reputation (thanks to my Mum and Dad and our loyal staff) is one to be proud of and has voiced to me by many of you and I will nag constantly to make sure we strive to reach our target of the perfect job every time. I would welcome any feedback or constructive criticism in this area and hope that doesn’t mean a large pile appearing on my desk!

March was a good one and all done without the aid of our Big Cheeses (Mum & Dad / Colin & Doreen) who have been exploring the opposite side of the globe for the whole month. Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and LA and she had the cheek to say she might just pop off to Mexico for an extra week! However, I don’t grudge them it because I know they haven’t had a fortnights holiday in more than 28 years but I need them back now – so that I can have a holiday!

This month’s employee of the month went to Jim Blacker who is a painter in Coachworks. Jim takes on every job available without further ado and does a great quality job ahead of schedule on most occasions. He went quite pink (and grey!) in the photo but I think it was the cameras fault! The 4 years he’s been with us must have been tough on him, or maybe he just always looked like Father Ted. Jim goes off with his blankety blank cheque but he does get his name on a nice wee plaque in our reception.

Just to give you the last laught - I drove to work this morning in the sunshine but had to pull over and quickly and put up my hood to keep the snow and hailstones out – a sure sign of Springtime and a warning if you’re thinking of buying a soft top! Have a good month.

Regards

Corinne

corinne @ colinhutton.com

40, STRONEND STREET, GLASGOW, TEL : 0141 336 3371 FAX : 0141 336 3821

The Colin Hutton Group
40 Stronend Street

Glasgow G22 6AR

Tel: 0141-336-3371
Fax: 0141-336-3821