75 years on the clock for Glasgow trio

20-Oct-2005

The year was 1980 - the SAS stormed the Iranian Embassy in London, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan sparked a mass boycott of the Moscow Olympics, the world lost John Lennon to an assassin's bullet and millions of television viewers wondered who shot JR Ewing in the popular US soap opera, Dallas.

But the start of the 1980s was equally memorable for three Glasgow employees of express delivery giant TNT as it marked the beginning of a 25-year career journey.

75 the clock - Glasgow TNT Express Services drivers (pictured left to right) Sam Barrie, John Burrows and Andrew Orr celebrate a combined 75 years with the company.

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Sam Barrie, John Burrows and Andrew Orr have just clocked up a combined 75 years of service with the country's leading business-to-business express delivery experts. The three drivers, who work at TNT Express Services' Glasgow Depot in James Street, Righead Industrial Estate, Bellshill in Lanarkshire, received due recognition from the company at a Long Service Awards ceremony.

The trio were each awarded an engraved gold watch, a £100 cheque, a bottle of champagne and a gold pen by TNT UK Chairman, Bill Hanley, and TNT Express Services Managing Director Tom Bell at a special presentation lunch.

Reflecting on their sterling service and the company's ability to retain top calibre people in the fast moving express delivery sector, Tom said: "Thank you for your efforts and for everything you have done to make this wonderful company what it is today. I wish you every success in the future."