OBITUARY
CRAFTBUTCHER l NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 25 LAUGHTON (LAURIE) MARCHMENT
businesses over a large area stretching along the coast from Portsmouth to Plymouth. During his career, Laurie
was the President of the Portsmouth and District Master Butchers’ Association and President of the Wessex and Isle of Wight Council of the National Federation of Meat Traders. He was a Past-President of Portsmouth Round Table and President of the Rotary Club of Portsmouth and Southsea. He was a Lifetime member of Te Worshipful Company of Butchers and a Freeman of the City of London. Retiring from business
On leaving Grammar School
at 16 years of age, Laurie joined the family butchery business which was started by his Great Grandfather in a ‘tin shed’ with a £50 loan. Learning his trade with his
Grandfather and Father in the shop in Southsea, Laurie branched out opening their
GIFTS Why not enhance your
FOR YOU
image as a Craft Butcher by sporting the NCB tie! A constant reminder
of the high standards you observe as an NCB member. The smart design
featuring NCB livery is a real eye catcher and a snip at just £12.00. And if you want to
enhance your image further what better way than with the National Craft Butchers plaque. Specifically designed to complement your window sticker and reinforce your reputation as a Craft Butcher, and the quality and service you provide. Measuring 7” x 5.75” (18cms x 14.5cms) the plaque is hand painted
second shop in Drayton in 1958 and by the time he retired his customers included both private households and catering businesses. Laurie’s clients included Granada TV, various Breweries, Naval Establishments and Ships based in Portsmouth. As well as four prisons and many
and mounted on a mahogany style plinth. Yours for just £30.00.
FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS In the run up to Christmas
selling gift vouchers can really boost sales and at the same time provide your customers with the ideal gift solution. They also make excellent staff gifts and are a handy addition to any hamper. So, if you don’t already
have your own vouchers why not try the Premier Fayre gift voucher scheme available from NCB. The scheme is simple
to operate and the smart Premier Fayre vouchers, which can be personalised with your own company
in 1999 and wanting ‘to give something back’ to the industry that he loved and had ‘done him well’. Laurie joined the Executive Council of the National Federation of Meat and Food Traders (NFMFT) and taking an interest in the members’ Food Trader Magazine served both on the Marketing and Services and Management Committees.
stamp, come in a convenient cheque book format so a record of each sale can be recorded.
• 5 Books (125 vouchers) £18.00
• 10 Books (250 vouchers) £28.80
In 2003 Laurie was elected President and made a Life Honorary Vice President in 2010. Asked about his views on
the changes that had taken place in the meat trade during his lifetime, Laurie was most concerned about European Union regulation, food safety matters and Official Veterinarians replacing Environmental Health Officers and Meat Inspectors, who had led the continent in meat inspection for so many years. Always available to help
and offer advice, Laurie believed that the future for a ‘good’ butcher was always secure. And, being a lifelong National Federation member, failed to understand how anyone outside of the NFMFT could manage their business without the wealth of advice and support, just a telephone call away that membership provides. A valued colleague and loyal
friend, Laurie will be missed by all who knew him. n
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