Hullo Neil......yes
Ken Warby ...
Earlier in his life he was the Sales Manager for the Division of Warburton & Franki....that imported
Makita power tools into Australia....long before
Makita themselves set up an office
[In those days, we only had Skill, B&D, Bosch & Wolf....with a sprinkling of Fein & Scintilla which Swiss made Bosch........then the people @ W&F considered this Japanese brand....
Makita had a huge range of power tools including woodworking power tools that were within the $ reach of the general public]
Ken was a big guy with a big voice, and naturally the subject of every meeting turned out toward his jetboat
The Spirit of Australia.....
[Sales of Makita power tools also skyrocketed beyond all expectations
for many years]
Derek