Quartzelec employee clocks up 50 years’ service

An employee achieving 50 years continuous service with any business these days is a rare occurrence but at Quartzelec, the Rugby,UK-based independent engineering service provider, this now happens with regularity.

The latest name to be added to the esteemed company roster for achieving 50 years of ‘continuous’ service was Peter Valentine, an Applications Engineer and internally referred to as the ‘Archive Guru’, who has made a substantial contribution to the business since joining with AEI in July 1967 as a Technician Apprentice.

Having worked in a number of roles in the Drawing Office, Peter possesses unique experience and knowledge of all design aspects of AEI/GEC, AC and DC machines plus has the most in-depth knowledge of the archive, which he puts to excellent use by sharing freely with customers via Quartzelec’s growing rank of engineers, project managers and site teams.

Peter’s dedication to his job, his calm approach and manner, smart appearance, quiet polite efficiency and regular fitness regime see him regarded as ‘a true gentleman’ and made him a role model for many of his younger colleagues.

At a company event, a presentation was made by Technical Services General Manager Stephen Densley with various comments about Peter being voiced including: “Pete is a source of information for all of our engineers, project managers and site team, and advice is freely given in his polite and calm style.”



Back in January 2015, Frank Brown, a Facilities Maintenance Manager, and then again in September that year Roger Regan, the Technical Director at the Rugby headquarters, both celebrated 50 years’ continuous service and became the founding members of the illustrious 50+ group.

And this ‘tradition’ is set to continue at Quartzelec with 16 others already standing in the wings each with 40+ years’ service.

The latest to celebrate 40-years’ service was Ashokkumar (Ash) Modasia, who joined the business as a Press Operator for GEC Large Machines in mid-June 1977, the same summer that Queen Elizabeth celebrated her Silver Jubilee.

“We are truly proud of our ability to both attract and retain quality staff,” stated Daniel Laval, Quartzelec’s Managing Director.