A long and healthy retirement

Chris Flaherty has retired after 28 years with Winkhaus UK.

Justin Harris, Winkhaus managing director, commented: “Chris embodies what Winkhaus stand for. He is tenacious, very knowledgeable and easily crosses the commercial and technical divide. I would suggest that Chris is an industry leading fire door authority and this has certainly helped drive the success the company has achieved in supplying this sector of the market.

“As importantly for me, having worked with Chris for 25 years, he is great fun, he does not take life too seriously and he has been a pleasure to work with and so we wish him a long and healthy retirement.”

George Smith takes over leadership of the Winkhaus technical team in the position of senior technical manager. With 20 years’ experience in the technical and product teams, George has led the recent expansion of the Winkhaus product team as part of his transition into his new role, which also includes the technical services and Winkhaus laboratory teams.

Mark Alton takes over responsibility for fire solutions as fire door product manager, bringing over 20 years of experience in the door industry including extensive knowledge of fire doors and certification.

Chris will remain a consultant with Winkhaus for the next 12 months.