
We started Summer 2009 with smiles all round at our annual Golf Day Gala. During the day, the sun shone and the greens were great. And after all the golf buggies were parked and the clubs put away, we decorated the opulent clubhouse in a big-top circus theme with stilt-walkers, jugglers, show girls, performers and singers.

The highlight of the evening came when we launched the Broderick Trust, pledging £20,000 to the fund. We wanted to appoint the people we most admire in business as trustees of the trust, so we nominated Manchester Airport's Andrew Cornish and Nestle's Wayne Wanklyn. We also gave recognition to our Special Friends in Vending, namely Richard Brinsley from Westomatic and Gary Unsworth from Aimia Foods.