Following on from our John Mitchell promotional umbrella in New Zealand article last issue, we had a very interesting email originating from Pinjarra, Western Australia.

Six years ago Gordon Ferguson moved from a farm near Thornhill, west of Stirling to the aforementioned town which is about 1 hour's drive south of Perth, W.A, but he and his family still keep in touch with our developments through the Grange Courier.

We were very taken with the photo attached to Gordon's email (left), which shows his son; Ali who is a fan of our trucks and collects the Corgi models reproduced in the Mitchell livery! Is this the furthest one of our model trucks or corporate items has travelled? Or do you know differently? Let us know and we'll feature any long distance stories in the next edition of this newsletter.

Back closer to home now and from across the English Channel we received a very nice letter from 15 year old Sonia Bertrand, who lives in Olivet, France. Sonia is very interested in colours, design and drawing and took time to contact us after seeing a picture of one of our trucks in a magazine. She was particularly complimentary about our 'flying Osprey' livery and the use of metallic maroon, silver and red on our vehicles.

We are always delighted when people contact us to comment favorably on the appearance of our trucks, as the history and current impact of our corporate identity is very important to us.

The Two Minute Interview

In the spotlight this month is our full time driver trainer and recruiter; Craig Simpson. Let's see what steers his interests!

Briefly describe your job - Driver trainer / Driver Recruitment.

What's the most enjoyable part of your work? - I enjoy all the aspects, especially recruitment.

Where is your favourite place / holiday destination? - My favourite place is probably America and holiday destination is a cruise to anywhere!

What are your hobbies and interests? - Radio controlled modelling and breeding and exhibiting exhibition blower pigeons.

What tape / CD are you listening to at the moment? - A mixture of Keane, They Might Be Giants, The Feeling and Coelbeg.

What was the last film you saw at the cinema? - The Da Vinci Code - Excellent!

What's the best book you've read in the last 12 months? - Quigley - Run For Home.

What's your favourite TV programme? -Anything on the Discovery, History and Geographic Channels.

If you won £10 million on the lottery, what would you spend it on? - Travel, Travel, Travel and a large share in Jimmy Chung's Chinese Restaurants.

And finally, who would you most like to be stuck in a lift with? - Some-one who could get me out!