Obituary

She took an active interest in the business until very recently and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1994. Sadie and Tom set up the business in April 1944 with a workforce of six. After Tom’s death in 1968, Sadie carried on running the business and was the driving force behind its growth.

Managing director Eric Dyson said: “Mrs Chandley was a remarkable lady with a drive and enthusiasm matched by a thoughtfulness and care for every one of her employees. With her husband Tom they were a formidable team that took all the challenges of building a business head on, an attitude that Mrs Chandley continued after Tom’s death. She will be sadly missed by us all.”

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