1 November 2005

Item celebrates special anniversary

Colleagues came together to mark Production Manager Chris Noone’s ‘coming of age’ – 21 years with Item.

Chris joined the company as a designer in 1984. That was the year in which Frankie Goes To Hollywood ruled the pop charts with ‘Two Tribes’…Zola Budd tripped Mary Decker in the women’s 3,000m at the Los Angeles Olympics…and Kevin Keegan-style perms were all the rage.

Chris recalls: ‘During my interview I was made a startling offer by the then managing director. After we’d chatted for a while, he surprised me by saying: “You either like us or you don’t – what’s it to be?” How could I refuse such an offer?!’

Item colleagues raised a toast to her achievement at a special ‘21’ ceremony, pictured below.