The GGP Conference saw the final appearance of Ron Miller and Brendan McGinty who are both retiring, and two new faces on the stage, territory managers Craig James and Jack Brown.

Ron Miller, who started in the industry in 1962, before arriving at GGP (or Stiga UK as it was then) in February 2001 via Chain Saw Products and E P Barrus, ended the conference by quoting his oft-heard mantra about ‘orderly marketing’ and favourite phrase ‘Quitters don’t win, and winners don’t quit’.

He admitted to feeling sad at not being able to participate in the exciting plans for 2016 outlined to the conference but warned, “I’ll be watching you”!

He was given a standing ovation at the start of the conference – and in a surprise presentation was handed not a ‘wet-suit set’ as suggested to complement his present home in Westward Ho! - but a sports bike handed over by Colin McCandlish