{"id":19938,"date":"2016-09-05T13:23:29","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T12:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.key-online.co.uk\/?p=19938"},"modified":"2020-06-15T11:54:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T10:54:39","slug":"celebrating-50-years-of-manutan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manutan.co.uk\/blog\/corporate\/celebrating-50-years-of-manutan\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 50 Years of Manutan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This September we are celebrating 50 years of Manutan being by your side. Our story is one in which you\u2019ve played a big part in and we\u2019d love to say a big thank you to everyone involved!<\/p>\n<p>This milestone has got us feeling a little nostalgic. So we took a look at where it all began\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The History of Manutan\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iYnJf2wHBGg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Keys\u2019 Journey <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our journey started in 1973 and since then we\u2019ve been adapting our offering to bring the best to you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Key was co-founded by Andre Guichard and Mike Osmond-Jones.<\/li>\n<li>They met through the forklift truck industry in 1960\u2019s and when Manutan took off in France Andre suggested Mike try the concept in the UK \u2013 Key was born.<\/li>\n<li>Our first catalogue was produced in September 1973.<\/li>\n<li>In October 2008 we bought catalogue production in house.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019ve grown print from producing one main catalogue a year to three mini catalogues, one main catalogue and monthly mailers in 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Look at how the catalogues have evolved over the years!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.connectmanutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/08\/DSC_4653.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-574\" src=\"https:\/\/uk.connectmanutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/08\/DSC_4653.jpg\" alt=\"Keys' Catalogues over the years\" width=\"748\" height=\"498\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 1992 Mike retired and sold his shares to Manutan &amp; Key were wholly owned by the Manutan family.<\/li>\n<li>January 2016 <a href=\"\/en\/key\/brand\/manutan\">Manutan private label<\/a> products were launched.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To celebrate 50 years of Manutan each family member held their own celebration &#8211; at Key we planted an Empress tree chosen by the group to symbolise fast growth. We didn\u2019t hold back in celebrating, fully embracing the 70\u2019s with fancy dress &amp; a company lunch.<\/p>\n<p>The tree was planted by our two newest and two longest standing employees who have been with us for over 35 years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.connectmanutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/08\/DSC_1543.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-573\" src=\"https:\/\/uk.connectmanutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/08\/DSC_1543.jpg\" alt=\"Manutan 50th Celebration Tree Planting\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate and say a big thank you to all our loyal customers we have some great deals on some of our favourite products from the Manutan range.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This September we are celebrating 50 years of Manutan being by your side. 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