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News Release from: Smith and Ouzman
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 April 2007
Printer Says Goodbye To 47-Year Servant
Printing company Smith and Ouzman has bid a long-serving member of staff a happy retirement after 47 years' employment.
John Burcombe joined Smith and Ouzman in 1960 as a machine apprentice, following in the footsteps of his father, who worked for the company as works manager then and went on to provide 50 years' service According to Phil Ouzman, production director at Smith and Ouzman: "The Burcombe name is really as much a part of the company's history as the two family names our company bears, with their involvement spanning nearly 100 years
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 1 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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John's father, Harry Burcombe, was originally employed by W R Ouzman and Company in London, which joined forces with the Smith family in 1946 before moving to Eastbourne." He continued: "Mr Burcombe took the step of relocating his family from London to remain with the company just several years before John then joined us aged 16.
During John's career with Smith and Ouzman, there has been considerable change within the printing industry with fast-paced technological developments and our own expansion." And Ouzman added: "John has been an asset within the production team, holding a variety of roles throughout his career with us, including 38 years on nights and the responsibility of night-shift foreman.
We wish him a happy retirement here in Eastbourne with his family." This month has also seen the retirement of Iris Turner, another of Smith and Ouzman's long-standing and loyal staff members.
She joined the company in 1958 and has worked within the S and O print finishing department.
Two retirements withstanding, Smith and Ouzman's '25-year club' still has over 40 members, a high proportion of the company's workforce.
The company's growing team of 102 people is predominantly local and the company attributes much of its success to its focus on staff development, with initiatives such as an in-house training programme.
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