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    Helmut Wagner, founder of Rehau, dies, age 95

    Family and colleagues have paid tribute to ‘a courageous creator and unwavering visionary’, Helmut Wagner, founder and honorary president of Rehau, who has died at the age of 95. Jobst Wagner, his elder son said: "The...

    Chris Bailey, Business Micros

    Friends and colleagues at Business Micros have paid tribute to Chris Bailey who died on Thursday (June 15) aged 42: “Many of you have been expressing your love and support for Chris, Ashley and their...

    Death of Des Turnbull, VBH

    Friends and colleagues at VBH have paid tribute to Des Turnbull, until recently Area Sales Manager for the Northern Counties, who died in hospital on Saturday 16th January. Managing director Simon Monks said: “Des was an...

    Death of former GQA chairman Mike Morris

    Mike Morris, chairman of GQA for the 20 years since its foundation until recently, has died after a short illness. The organisation paid tribute to him, saying that, with a background as a trained engineer...

    Death of Stephen Byers, co-founder of Ritec

    Ritec International has with sadness announced that Stephen Byers, its co-founder and managing director, as well as co-developer of its ClearShield System, died peacefully on Saturday, March 6, aged 79, after suffering from pneumonia. Friends...

    Obituary: David Whitworth

    The Door & Hardware Federation has paid tribute to David Whitworth, director and former chairman, who has died at the age of 91. David began in architectural ironmongery in 1955 when he joined his family’s...

    Glaston founder Karl Lenhardt – ‘a pioneer of glass processing’

    Glaston Corporation has paid tribute to Karl Lenhardt, founder and managing director of the company that became Glaston Germany GmbH, who has died, age 82 Anders Dahlblom, CEO & President of Glaston Corporation, said: “If...

    Steve Williams, Kenrick

    Colleagues and friends at Kenrick have paid tribute to sales and marketing director Steve Williams, ‘a formidable member of the Kenrick team for more than a decade’, who died recently. Steve joined the industry in...

    Nelson Graham

    Bohle is sad to announce that former national sales manager Nelson Graham died on Monday 20 September. In a career spanning 26 years, Nelson was initially employed in 1987 as Commercial Manager for Berlyne Bailey...

    Wilfried Ensinger – ‘A passionate engineer, inventor and entrepreneur’

    The Ensinger group has paid tribute to its founder, Wilfried Ensinger, who has died at the age of 87: “With the loss of its founder, the company says farewell to a passionate engineer, creative inventor...