King’s Lynn manufacturer’s director is a hugely popular winner
“Gobsmacked” was how Malcolm
Harling described his feelings on hearing he had won the Outstanding
Contribution to the Industry Award at the Foodservice Equipment Association’s
(FEA) annual conference. Malcolm is the
sales and marketing director at Williams in King’s Lynn and this is the
industry’s top award. Malcolm’s win was
hugely popular – he received no less than three standing ovations during the
ceremony, held at the conference’s black tie awards dinner on November 21st.
Williams is a market leading
manufacturer of commercial refrigeration, making products for areas such as
hospitality, baking, the public sector and healthcare, as well as exporting
around the world.
At the presentation Malcolm was described as dedicated, endlessly
encouraging, a good friend, loving, loyal, utterly professional, a mentor, but
also ‘great fun.’ Emma Brooks, chair of
the FEA, commented that he was something of a ‘super hero’, adding “You name a sport, and he’s either good
at it or he’s had a go!”
She invited Tim Smith, managing
director of Williams, onto the stage to present the award to Malcolm. “I’ve known Malcolm for 25 years and I remain
enormously proud to be working alongside him and now, tonight, to help
celebrate his extraordinary skills, dedication, and contribution,” he said.
Malcolm began his career as a chef,
travelling the world before deciding to switch to the equipment side of the
industry, joining Willliams’ sister company, Falcon Foodservice Equipment, in
1991. He moved over to Williams as sales
and marketing director in 2000, since when he has delivered some of the largest
commercial refrigeration contracts in the UK and around the world, including
Wembley Stadium, the Sydney Olympics and Le Cordon Bleu – in both London and
Paris.
Outside of his career, Malcolm is a
dedicated family man and so was utterly delighted another surprise was pounced
on him during the presentation – his wife, Mandy, and sons Richard and Simon,
who had been secretly waiting in the wings, appeared and joined him on
stage. Malcolm said, “I’m
gobsmacked! Absolutely over the moon! Mandy, Simon and
Richard being here made it even more special. I feel honoured to
receive this recognition from FEA. This
is a wonderful industry, full of opportunities, and once people join it they
very rarely leave. I feel very lucky to
be part of it.”
Williams Refrigeration offers a comprehensive range of commercial
refrigeration including gastronorm cabinets and counters, specialist bakery equipment,
coldrooms, multidecks and blast chillers.
To learn more about
Williams visit www.williams-refrigeration.co.uk.
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Williams' Malcolm Harling wins Outstanding
Contribution Award – Nov-24
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Williams Refrigeration is a division of
AFE Group Ltd. It is an ISO9001-2008 Quality
Management accredited company and has been awarded
ISO14001, the internationally recognised industry standard for Environmental
Management Systems. Most
recently Williams has demonstrated its commitment to staff welfare by achieving Occupational Health and Safety Management
System certification ISO 45001:2018
Williams designs, manufactures and
installs a highly diverse product range, supplying hotels, hospitals, schools,
restaurants, bars and kitchens around the world. With a wide selection of
gastronorm cabinets and counters, prep stations, blast chillers/freezers,
bottle coolers, bakery and modular coldrooms the company provides products that
suit almost any application – a “one-stop”
refrigeration purchasing solution.
The company has also developed a
specialist range of medical and pharmaceutical refrigeration, including bespoke
coldrooms and the Medi+ range of cabinets.
Williams’ commitment to customers is absolute, offering extensive
specialist advice and support from installation through to after-sales, service
and maintenance.