The COLIN HUTTON Group Operating for the Road Transport Industry

News December 2006

Merry Christmas. Ho! Ho! Ho! We’re going to be all anti PC (politically correct) this month and have CHRISTMAS holidays and CHRISTMAS presents and we hope it doesn’t offend anyone who isn’t Christian. Live and let live, I say – and take the presents anyway!

As always we have to have a competition in December and I’ve got a particularly generous one for you this month. Every year on our last day before Christmas I make everyone sing an alcohol version of ‘The 12 days of Christmas’ which I happened upon a few years ago called “and a wee heavy and a half pint” instead of “and a partridge in a pear tree”. Having sung that for a few years now, I think we need a change and I would like a trucking/repairing/Huttons related “12 days of Christmas”. We will send 12 prizes to the best verses we choose in order to make up our new sing song and I’ll even e mail the result to anyone who sends me a request by e-mail. Clean suggestions to me by fax 0141 336 3821 or e-mail corinne@colinhutton.com by 20th December please.

Nicky (Company Secretary) broke with tradition this month when he awarded the Employee of the Month award for November on my day off. Instead of 1 lucky winner he also awarded an Apprentice of the Month which went down very well with Michael Rice in Grahams. Michael started with us over 2 years ago in the Trailershop and has been flexible enough to work in Coachbuilding and Parts Department before deciding on Grahams as his Coachbuilding trade. He is a pleasant and cheerful member of the team and mixes well throughout the Company. In fact, at Gerry’s 50th birthday bash (Parts Manager) last week he was quite the little twinkle-toes! Our ‘Senior’ Employee of the Month went to Dominic Smith, a painter in Coachworks. Dom is our Mr Nice Guy always helpful, reliable and efficient even now that he is a proud Grandfather. He was obviously an early starter as he doesn’t look old enough! See both at www.colinhutton.com. Thanks very much lads.

In the news this month is the opening of an SDC Parts & Service Department here on our premises in January. This will certainly ensure a much bigger stock on site and quicker turn around on your repairs and they plan to offer a parts delivery service too. It will be headed up by our Gerry Cummings (the 50 year old!).

Also, we are embarking on a new relationship with TTL for selling used trailers so if you are in need of increasing your fleet, phone Alex McLean and he’ll try to meet your requirements.

This year we will again be refraining from sending you Christmas cards that you don’t need or want and instead will be making a donation to The Possil Forum for the disabled who need every penny they can get to provide leisure facilities and I hope you agree this a more useful home for your money. Otherwise, all that’s left is for me to wish all our Customers and Suppliers a very Merry Christmas and the most Prosperous 2007 and remember we are here to help you in all your trucking needs.

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