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Arthur Saunders posted an update in the group
The Wall 1 year, 10 months agoReeves And Sons Limited Students Colour Box No. 58.Just thought I would share my latest Charity Shop purchase. I got 14 Reeves watercolours plus a No 5. brush and box etc for £2 🙂 Not planning to use them! For me the main thing was how lovely it all is, the box design and the instructions are great. My vote for its age is about 1950. Any ideas?I’ll add it to the colart archive in the Sepia room if it’s thought worthwhile. I see something similar but no box..
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CAROLE BRIQUET posted an update in the group
The Wall 1 year, 10 months agoDans le cadre de la future labellisation “objectif employeur pro-vélo”, un atelier “peindre l’abri vélo” a été réalisé par différents salariés de Colart au Mans, animé par Johny Meghames, notre référént vélo sur le site. Merci à eux qui ont rendu l’endroit très coloré !
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Looks amazing Johny!…
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Jane Beeston replied 1 year, 10 months ago
totally love this!…
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Lucy Zhang replied 1 year, 10 months ago
chinese characters :)…
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Arnaud Coudray replied 1 year, 10 months ago
Great job Johny and team…!!!…
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CAROLE BRIQUET posted an update in the group
The Wall 1 year, 10 months agoClémence Blanc, Global Brand Director Lefranc Bourgeois, a participé à deux émissions télévisées sur les chaînes CNEWS et BFM TV.
N’hésitez pas à les visionner !
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Félicitations Clémence! Regarder et écouter cette vidéo était une excellente façon de pratiquer mon français 😀
I loved how you captured the true French essence of the brands, and the supporting visuals/videos from the factory brought the story to life even further!…
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Anthony Taylor replied 1 year, 10 months ago
Clemence, this is fantastic! What a class act. You came across brilliantly….so professional and so engaging. Wow! Best, Anthony.…
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This is great well done Clemence.
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Clemence Blanc replied 1 year, 10 months ago
merci Francheska 🙂 …
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Clemence Blanc replied 1 year, 10 months ago
merci Anthony 🙂 Merci Stephanie 🙂 happy to support such patrimonial brands ! and if you need any support happy to help you to see them across the Manche 🙂 …
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Clemence Blanc replied 1 year, 10 months ago
merci Anthony 🙂 Merci Stephanie 🙂 happy to support such patrimonial brands ! and if you need any support happy to help you to see them across the Manche 🙂 …
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Gareth Meredith replied 1 year, 10 months ago
Vous devenez les meilleurs ambassadeurs de la marque…
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CAROLE BRIQUET posted an update in the group
The Wall 1 year, 10 months agoAprès 42 ans de travail chez Colart au Mans, Fabienne tire sa révérence.
Fabienne a été embauchée le 05/04/1982 et a débuté sur les tables (sets, coffrets…)
En 1984 Fabienne est agent de production (châssis, chevalet) au châssis tendu à l’atelier Châssis, puis en 1987, elle passe préparatrice de commandes en 1987 au magasin produits finis.
Après un passage au broyage où elle avait la charge de la production des aquarelles sur tri-cylindres, elle continue sa carrière entre 1988 et 1997 au garnissage sur différents postes tel que la petite ILIG, les blisters ou la BVM.
A partir de 1997 et jusqu’en 2013, Fabienne va travailler au conditionnement sur différentes lignes de conditionnement de tubes plastiques et aluminium ainsi que sur la ROBO au vernis, ligne sur laquelle elle aura participée au démarrage tout comme la BVM, la plastique L74 ou encore la Mustang L85 avec la participation de nos collègues anglais lors du transfert d’activité de Wealdstone.
Elle aura été la première femme en production à être volontaire pour le travail de nuit, horaire qu’elle assumera pendant 10ans.
En 2013 elle est volontaire pour aller à Ashford et préparer le transfert de la production des marqueurs Letraset, machines sur lesquelles elle œuvrera jusqu’à leur départ pour la Chine.
Depuis 2016, Fabienne a le titre d’Opératrice de conditionnement, elle travaille sur la L73 où elle a la charge du conditionnement des tubes aquarelles 5ml, production qui comme tout le monde le sait demande un savoir-faire particulier au conditionnement tubes.
Fabienne a également été secouriste du travail.
Toutes nos félicitations à Fabienne pour cette très belle carrière !
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Merci Fabienne pour toutes ces années chez Colart au Mans !…
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CAROLE BRIQUET replied 1 year, 10 months ago
Merci Fabienne pour cette belle longévité !
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Jane Beeston replied 1 year, 10 months ago
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Gareth Meredith replied 1 year, 10 months ago
Quelle belle carrière chez Colart ! Toutes nos félicitations pour votre ancienneté, votre représentation des femmes travaillant dans la production et votre expertise dans le domaine de l’emballage.…
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Found this about the history of reeves https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Reeves_and_SonsI also looked back when it was first trademarked, it was around the 1950’s so your estimation is correct, however the brand as you will see has been around way longer…
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that’s great Arthur – thank you for keeping your eyes out for old products like this…
how products can stand the test of time…. 70 years later and still ‘on the market’. Cool find Arthur!…