August 2014
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DARLINGTON
MCD would like to announce the
arrival of two new branches,
MCD Darlington and MCD Warrington.
Based at Evans Business Centre in
Newton Aycliffe, MCD Darlington is
strategically located to service Yorkshire
and the North East of England. To serve
the North West of England and North
WARRINGTON
Wales, we have MCD Warrington.
As national company policy, our new
branches employ local Gas Safe Registered
installers to ensure our house builder
contracts and home installations deliver
an efficient flexible service and uphold
the BSI and Gas Safe standards currently
delivered by all MCD branches. We will
also be offering services to the trade
and kitchen studios in the near future.
Contact MCD Darlington on 01325 327 329
alternatively email deborah.taylorson@
mcduk.co.uk. You can contact MCD
Warrington on 01925 555 568 or email
[email protected]
The Queen has arrived in Glasgow
Well Trudie has! A Commonwealth Games
Volunteer who has worked long shifts at
times but has enjoyed being part of a great
experience seeing many events and meeting
lots of new people both spectators and
fellow Clydesiders. Glasgow Commonwealth
Games (CWG) received the most volunteer
applications of any CWG, 50,811 in total and
were only looking for 15,000 people, Scotland’s
largest ever peacetime recruitment drive.
The Commonwealth Games is an international,
multi-sport event involving 70 teams of athletes
from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event
was first held in 1930 in Hamilton Canada and
takes place every four years. Glasgow 2014 was
the 20th Commonwealth Games, it featured 17
sports in 11 days of competition with 261 medal
events on show. The Games played host to
4500 athletes and sold 1,000,000 tickets. If you
managed to catch any of the games, I am sure
you will agree that Glasgow certainly put on a
great show for the rest of the world to see. So if
you have been feeling lonely without that friendly
face popping into your studio, then she’s back
on 4th August with a story or two to tell you.
Queen
Trudie:
A Clydesider
ready to serve
and direct.
Hi Everyone...
Summer is here and its brilliant
getting out in the sun, so lets
make the most of it, cos we only
have 3 days of it! More good
news to give you and that is
following the restructuring of
MCD, we are now operating with
two new branches in the North of
England. We have our Darlington
branch to cover Yorkshire and the
North East of England and from
August, our Warrington branch,
to cover the North West of
England and North Wales which
enables us to
offer an
even more
efficient
turnaround
in product supply and
installations while
reducing the journey
times for the
fitters to
save
them
sitting on motorways!!!! Both
branches
will have 4
Employed
Gas
Installation Teams with
the view to training
our apprentices to
the highest standards
required for a
successful
installation
of all Built
EDDIETORIAL
In and Integrated products and
have within 6 months, 5 to 6
teams from each branch to handle
the increase in business as the
economy gets better. Next step
is a branch in Forfar between
Aberdeen and Dundee to cope
with the different challenges in
the North of Scotland, but also
to ensure a reliable and efficient
service to cover the more
remote areas of the Highlands.
Exciting times at MCD!
TEAM MCD TRIUMPH FOR TEENAGE CANCER TRUST
Huge congratulations are in order for 3
eager MCD employees who conquered
the 2014 Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon
on 7th & 8th June. The endurance event
is a 2 day mountain navigation challenge
that requires competitors to complete a
MCD SHOW
SUPPORT AFTER
FAMILY TRAGEDY
A local family who suffered a tragic loss
during a house fire have expressed their
thanks to MCD London for their support.
The fire completely devastated the home
leaving it uninhabitable and the family
lost everything they own. MCD London
are working with the family to help them
when they are re-housed. Matthew Pitt,
Branch Managing Director, expressed his
condolences to the family and was quick to
offer assistance in response to a Facebook
appeal stating, “we will be donating the
kitchen appliances, and our engineers will
be on hand to make sure everything is
installed and ready for when the family are
re-housed. It’s only a small token compared
to what the family have had to endure,
but we wanted to help out in some way.”
40km race over the Scottish Highlands.
Each runner has to carry with them all
they need to survive for two days in the
remotest part of the UK, and navigate their
way through the course in all weathers
locating and finding secret and hidden
checkpoints. ‘Team MCD’ completed the
course in 44th place with an overall finish
time of 20hrs 30mins and 33secs! A quote
from the LAMM website regarding the race
was ‘this has been the most talked about
course, not to mention the most controversial
one, on account of its tough nature going
over some very rugged peaks and ridges.’
Joe Byrne who is a seasoned LAMM
competitor confirmed this when asked about
the course. ‘It was without doubt the most
challenging year that I have competed in.
The last 5k was an extreme mental challenge
but keeping in mind the cause for which we
were running drove us to the finish line’.
Joe and his dedicated team chose to take
part on behalf of Teenage Cancer Trust, a
charity dedicated to improving the quality
of life and chances of survival for young
cancer patients aged 13-24. So far they have
raised a total of £947. Further donations
can be made by visiting their sponsorship
page www.justgiving.com/JA-byrne.
Well done lads, for an inspiring effort!
Office
workers
are nuts!
Our
stunning
new
appliance
brand
At MCD we are always
looking to improve what
we offer to our customers
and our newest brand
Montpellier provides
new and exciting options
when quoting for a job.
Say hello to Montpellier.
There are certain quirks that come
with working in an office environment.
Can you relate to any of these?
The Montpellier brand
includes a full range of built-in
and freestanding products
to meet most of your clients
requirements. Great prices and
excellent quality are standard
across the range as is a 2 year
parts and labour warranty.
Essentially yours
Look out for the new MCD Essential
Collection which will be with you very
soon. We have focused on our best
selling appliances across, cooking,
cooling and laundry, in both built-in
and freestanding ranges. This new
layout enables you to quickly
compare like for like products
across our main 8 trade brands.
If you require
a copy please
contact our
Sales Office
on tel: 01355
266683 Opt. 2.
Did you know: if you try to say the alphabet without moving your lips or tongue
every letter will sound the same – and now you are testing the theory!
Lunch is Sacred: It never used
to be and at the weekend you can
skip it entirely without noticing, but
Monday to Friday you know exactly
when and what you will eat.
Thanks for nothing! Is it just me or
do you end every email with ‘Thanks
Very Much’, even when you did the
task involved or the recipient was of
no help at all... its an epidemic.
Email Politics: Did you really need
to send me that email? You sit right
next to me? And do not get us started
on the noisy typer who resembles
Stevie Wonder on the piano as they
take out their frustrations on the
keys (BANG hits enter really hard!)
RECENT RANGE &
PRICE CHANGES
MCD would like to take this opportunity to
make you aware of Manufacturer changes
concerning the AEG, Electrolux, Zanussi,
Beko, Caple & CDA brands that have
taken place over the last few weeks.
New price lists have been issued via email
and post containing the new codes and
any customers with existing orders will be
notified of any changes immediately. It is
important to note the new MCD Essential
Collection booklet will arrive very shortly
and will include up to date codes.
If you require any further information
please do not hesitate to contact
Sales on tel: 01355 266683 Opt 2.
DAY
S
R
THU
GOOD TO...
•Give up smoking. Your resolve is
strong for the first few days, which
helps you get through the weekend.
•Have sex. Sex hormones peak on
Thursday... and it’s best to do it first
thing in the morning.
•Shop. We spend more on credit cards
on Thursday nights, than any other.
BAD FOR...
•Going to hospital. Patients admitted
on a Thursday stay an average of 6.3
days, compared with 5.3 on a Sunday.
•Rain. It’s the wettest day of the week,
with an average of 2.97mm.
Did you know: the names of
all continents both start and
end with the same letter?
Did you know: Switzerland
eats the most chocolate
equating to 10 kilos per person per
year – who is ready for a holiday?
Did you know: stewardesses is the longest
word that is typed with only the left hand?
Q: What is the best day to go to the beach?
A: on a Sunday, of course!
Q: What bow can’t be tied?
A: A rainbow!
Q: What season is it when you are on a
trampoline?
A: Spring time.
Q: What is the difference between a school
teacher and a train?
A: The teacher says spit your gum out and put
it in the bin and the train says “chew
chew chew”.
Q: Why did the picture go to jail?
A: Because it was framed.
Did you know: 11% of
people are left handed
Did you know:
August has the highest
percentage of births
Did you know: unless
food is mixed with saliva
you can’t taste it
Q: Who earns a living driving customers
away?
A: A taxi driver.
Q: Why did the computer go to the doctor?
A: Because it had a virus!
Q: What do you call an alligator in a vest?
A: An Investigator
Q: “What’s the difference between a guitar
and a fish?”
A: “You can’t tuna fish.”
Q: Did you hear about the race between
the lettuce and the tomato?
A: The lettuce was a “head” and the
tomato was trying to “ketchup”!
Did you know: most
lipsticks contain fish scales
Did you know: no two
corn flakes look the same
Did you know: 8% of
people have an extra rib
Did you know: 85% of plant
life is found in the ocean
Did you know: Ralph
Lauren’s original name
was Ralph Lifshitz
Did you know: the Hawaiian
alphabet has 12 letters
Did you know: armadillos
have 4 babies at a time
and are all the same sex
Caple TV
Ever wondered how an
Induction Hob works? Or
need important information
on a Downdraft Hood?
Well the new Caple TV Youtube
channel provides handy tutorials
and guides on the most unique
Caple products. Just search for
Caple TV on Youtube for access.
mcduk.co.uk
Area Coverage
MCD Partnership covering Great Britain
Head Office in Glasgow
Branches at Darlington,
Warrington, Westonsuper-Mare & London
National coverage
with local service
Emphasis on
“Service You Can Rely On”
Supply and installation
of domestic appliances
to the house builder,
the trade and kitchen
furniture manufacturers
GLASGOW
DARLINGTON
SUPPLIERS & INSTALLERS
OF KITCHEN APPLIANCES,
SINKS & ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS
Darlington
Merchant City Distributors
Warrington
GLASGOW
(Head Office)
8 Glenfield Road,
Kelvin Industrial Estate,
East Kilbride G75 0RA
Tel: 01355 266683
[email protected]
WARRINGTON
WESTON-SUPER-MARE
LONDON