Sean Norburn – bench joiner. 12 years continuous employment. Age 49.

Mick Mouland – carpenter. 11 years continuous employment. Age 50 + 13.

Gary Kirby – wood machinist.8 years continuous employment. Age 32.

Back office .

Grace Maclachlan – office administrator/PA. 7 years continuous employment. Age more each year !!!

Teresa Brown – accounts. 18 years continuous employment. Age (ask Barry)

On the 7th December 2008 P Flint & Co reached the landmark of 10 years continuous employment. Sean has been with us for 10 years –not one day off– and seen many a change , as well as helping us move workshop from Froxfield to Hambledon.

In order to celebrate the event in style and a kick in the teeth to the current economic crisis, we –the whole team– all met Sean for a surprise slap-up meal at The Old Thorns Golf and Country Club, Liphook. A great night was had by all. Sean had the whole weekend there, slightly wet but he managed to squeeze in a few rounds of golf and he and his wife were thoroughly pampered by the massaging, sauna, swimming and good food and drink. This meant that Sean came back to work on Monday 1st December fighting fit and raring to go. (for the next 10 ! ) Hopefully it made such a difference that he can single handedly turn the recession around, so it just shows in every cloud there is a bit of a silver lining.