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Sales veteran bows out
Ronnie Dungan Oct 13 2008, 10:19am
Sales agent Roy Gray is retiring at the end of the year, after 45 years in the business.
A Golden Teddy Award was awarded to Gray to mark his forthcoming retirement in December after 45 years in the toy trade.
Gray started with Louis Marx in 1963 selling big hits kike Ricochet Rifles and Daleks, then worked for Brittains four years later, staying with them until 1976 when Browns Of Leicester gave him the sales agency for North East England and Yorkshire selling the Toy Of The Year Peter Powell Kites amongst other big selling lines.
He continued to build agency adding major players Matchbox and Vivid Imaginations to his portfolio.
Nick Austin, Vivid CEO said: "Roy has loyally served independent retail and wholesale customers in the North and North East in various sales roles for over 45 years . Totally professional, dependable, loyal and hard-working, Roy will be sadly missed by customers and toy company principals alike. We all wish him well for a long, happy and well-earned retirement."
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Posted by: Pete Sharpe - Oct 30, 5:28pm
we have had the plesure of working with Roy for many years at Peterkin toys in Leicester. we can honestly say that he has always been the hardest working guy out there bar none. (what a true gentleman.)
we would like to wish Roy a very long and happy life traveling the world with his wife Greer, good luck from Grant Grove and Pete Sharpe (sales office Peterkin toys)