obituary Theresa Swann- An obituary
The UK and international gardening and pet industries have been paying tribute to Theresa Swann, head of events at Gardenexand PetQuip, who sadly passed away in December.
he UK and international gardening and pet industries have been paying tribute to Theresa Swann, head of events at Gardenex and PetQuip, who sadly passed away in December. Theresa began working for Gardenex and PetQuip in 1996. She became a very well- known and much-loved figure who brought a wealth of knowledge and a great deal of passion to her work.
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Amanda Sizer Barrett, director general of Gardenex and PetQuip, who worked alongside Swann for 23 years, had this to say: “Theresa was a vibrant and bubbly personality who exuded warmth to many different people in our sectors and helped make industry colleagues feel like part of a large family. She was loyal, hardworking and dedicated and made it a matter of pride to help members in whatever way she could. “Many of our team have worked for the Federation for many years and view our
colleagues, members and our industry as part of an extended family and during her many years of service to British businesses, Swann absolutely loved interacting with everyone in the UK and with international buyers and contacts too. She is greatly missed by us all. We would like to thank everyone for the touching and heartfelt messages we have been receiving and will ensure that these are passed on to her family.” Tributes from UK and international contacts have been pouring in. Among them, Matthew Mein, show organiser for Glee, said: “Theresa was a joy to work with, kind-hearted with a positive outlook and warm smiles. On behalf of my team, our thoughts are with Theresa’s partner, family, friends and work colleagues; we thought so much of her.”
“I am so sorry for the loss of such a lively and great person. Theresa will always be remembered in our hearts. I feel so lucky that I got to know her,” said Thomas Karl, of international trade fair organiser Messe Berlin. And Gordon Thomas, of Impact
Exhibitions, said: “Theresa was lovely to work with and so very kind to me personally. I always thought of her as far more than just a ‘work’ colleague. We travelled to many international shows together and she regularly attended PATS shows as part of the PetQuip team - we will sadly miss her. She was always helpful and supportive towards our international visitors and exhibitors.” Theresa passed away peacefully at Tupwood Gate Nursing Home on 11 December aged 55.
Remembering John Twallin John Twallin, joint founder of Toolbank and former chairman of its parent
company Dormole, sadly passed away on Saturday 14 December at the age of 86. Together with Arthur Clemson, his former colleague at Buck & Hickman,
John Twallin founded CA Clemson & Sons in Birmingham in 1972, while simultaneously working as a non-executive director of Curtis Holt in Kent. Soon afterwards Dormole was created to acquire Curtis Holt, and from the 1980s the two companies traded jointly under the Toolbank name, expanding to become the UK & Ireland’s leading distributor through a mix of new branch openings and investments. Other Dormole investments include Olympia Tools, Forgefix, Biz Power Tools, Denuziere in France, and most recently the Irish distributors Tucks O’Brien and Tucks Fasteners & Fixings.
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