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A 400 seat raised catwalk surrounded by a bed of flowers in the Buckingham Palace Gardens will be the location for a series of unique fashion shows at the Coronation Festival. These exclusive shows will tell the story of British fashion and iconic style over the past sixty years, showcasing companies that have been awarded the prestigious Royal Warrant of Appointment.
For more information please visit the Coronation Festival website.
The Royal Warrant Holders Association today confirmed the names of artists that will take part in three magnificent Gala performances within the Gardens of Buckingham Palace this summer. The Galas form part of the Coronation Festival – a unique public event hosted by the Association which will celebrate the very best of UK Plc.
For more information please visit the Coronation Festival website.
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Brilliant, thanks Fiona
I was speaking to my friend in procurement and made sure that he knows how much I value the service that I get from both you and Angie.
I think people are all too quick to criticise and very slow to praise so thought I would let him know how brill the 2 of you are!!
Please pass on my thanks to Angie for me.
Ali
Alison – ScottishPower
Richie,
I should leave this info to person who will be replacing me.
I’m leaving Equip Horse at the end of this week.
It was a pleasure to work with you.
I’m leaving for another company.
Working relations were great, I’m sure it will last. If I’m not sure, I hope so because if we pay on time, you always had the products ready on time with a good quality.
It was a real pleasure working with you Richie.
I wish you the best for the future.
Valère Vandenberghe
Equip Horse – France
The Gardens at BUCKINGHAM PALACE will be the venue for a one-off event this summer for holders of Royal Warrants to celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation, it has been announced. Calders and Grandidge will be taking part in the four day celebration between the 11th and 14th July 2013.
For the full press release please visit Our Media Centre pages
A recent customer testimonial.
“Hi Richie, got my gates up, love the fantastic quality and they are making a good job of keeping my new great dane from the rescue centre in the garden.”
Thank you
Kim.
Calders and Grandidge are proud to have sponsored Emily Lehmann on her World Challenge trip to Kenya and Tanzania where she worked as part of a team to build a medical school. Emily’s trip also included a four day trek to Mount Kenya. Emily said the trip was “very memorable and a life time experience’. Congratualtions to all involved in the trip.
Letter received from Revesby Country Fair Committee
I am writing to express our thanks to you and your company for your generous sponsorship of the four extremely smart gates at Revesby this year. We have never had such a smart main ring entrance and I certainly received many positive comments about the professional look of the showground. We really are grateful that you agreed to our request, and at such short notice and we are looking forward to working with you for next year’s show.
Kate Waite, Secretary, Revesby Country Fair Committee
Calders & Grandidge proudly supported Boston Borough Council in its bid to achieve RHS Britain in Bloom status by providing planters for the Market Place. The aim was to make Boston a more colourful place to live, work and visit.
Extract taken from Boston Borough Council letter dated 19th July.
‘We are writing to thank you for your valuable contribution to the Boston in Bloom 2012 bid, which was judged on 9th July 2012. Without the active support of local volunteers, businesses and agencies, it would not have been possible to enter the Large Town category of RHS East Midlands in Bloom and submit a comprehensive bid in such a short time. We have received positive comments about the campaign and feel that a good start has been made, providing solid foundations for future developments.’
Charming Chalmers was his nickname and he lived up to it by the day, by the hour, by the minute in his working life.
A lifelong timber man, Ian started as an apprentice with the Meyer Group, and through various mergers and acquisitions worked for the same employer throughout his life.
Originally living in Surrey and working in London, in 1983 he was offered the position at Calders and Grandidge of sales manager.
Ian then built the scope and influence of that role for nearly thirty years to become Business Development Director of Calders.
As a buyer of Poles, Sleepers and Fencing Ian drove a hard bargain and had immense and detailed knowledge of what he needed.
On top of his day job at Calders Ian also had a keen eye on the future in his professional life representing the Poles and Sleeper manufacturers and the Timber Preservation industries.
In the 1980’s Ian worked on standardising pole and sleeper specifications for the industry. These standards run on today, a testament to him. Over the last twenty years he was an instrumental member of both the UK Wood Preservation Association and the Western European Institute of Wood Preservation, again seeking to standardise and improve effectiveness, editing and commenting on legislation, and working hard to secure the future of our much needed creosote.
And of course Ian was the holder of the Royal Warrant for Calders, an honour he bore with great pride as an ambassador for our business.
Ian’s friends, whether they are Suppliers, Customers, Industry or Calders colleagues, will all miss him terribly. His passing is a great loss and we extend our deepest sympathy to his wife Maureen, daughters Gemma and Laura, mother Colleen, brother Steve and sister Sheila.