Henry Bell & Co has marked a number of long-service work anniversaries with special presentations.
Managing director Thomas Lee has clocked up 35 years with the Lincolnshire-based manufacturer of bird and small animal feeds, while finance director Carol Foster joined a remarkable 54 years ago.
Other members of staff celebrating many years at the company are Dave Dixon, a team leader in the mixer shed who is marking his silver anniversary; Robbie Williams, a warehouse manager who started 21 years ago; Meganne Chambers, who has worked at Henry Bell & Co for over 20 years and as stock controller since 2008; Andy Allen, a line leader in the mixing shed, a position he has held for eight of the 17 years he has worked for the company; and Terry Desmond, a night shift supervisor for 20 years who before that spent five years operating the micronizer cooking equipment.
Thomas Lee joined his father, Robert, in the family business in 1988, starting on the cereal seed cleaning and packing line before learning all the other production processes as he worked his way up, taking over as md in 1995.
He said: “I am the fourth generation of my family to run this company.
“It was originally bought by my great-grandfather, Rothwell Lee, in 1927 when it was a flour mill. Although it has changed considerably over the years, the one constant has been the incredible people who have worked here and the fantastic committed and dedicated team we have here today.”
