A MAN who has spent more than half his life working for a well-known firm, is retiring.
Denis Throup, 65, has spent half his life at brick manufacturing company York Handmade Brick who are based at Alne, near Easingwold.
He joined as a general labourer in 1989, just one year after the company formed.
Denis, who is originally from Husthwaite but now lives in Haxby, near York, said: “This was a new departure for me at the time.
“I had spent the first part of my working life as a gamekeeper, first in Yorkshire and then in Scotland.
“But when the opportunity came up to join a new and exciting brick-making company close to home, it was too good to miss. Little did I know that I would spend the next 32 years here. And I have enjoyed every minute.”
In 1994 Denis became York Handmade’s first-ever quality manager, a crucial role which was later expanded to include Health and Safety Management.
David Armitage, founder and chairman of York Handmade, said: “We have always placed tremendous emphasis on health and safety and quality control at York…
