John Coop is pictured here during celebrations at Realstone's offices in Wingerworth, Derbyshire, to mark the 40 years he has worked for the company. He is pictured receiving a gift in recognition of his long service from Realstone Finance Director Steve Wright (on the left). In the background is Managing Director Iain Kennedy. John started work at Realstone in 1971 as a fireplace designer, then became part of the sales team, progressed to working on contracts and now leads the projects office.