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AFTER more than 30 years of owning and operating MCG Signs in Torquay, Chris Haddock is taking a step back, selling the business to long-time employee Lynne Pitcher.<\/p>\n

Ms Pitcher, has been a “driving force” behind MCG Signs, working there for more than ten years, and has now purchased the business, with her husband Ted.<\/p>\n

Mr Haddock will continue working for the business and has great comfort in knowing that Ms Pitcher is staying on board and in charge.<\/p>\n

“I’m so happy and proud to pass it on, it was always in the back of my mind that Lynne would do it,” he said.<\/p>\n

Ms Pitcher, who officially took over last year, said MCG Signs would continue to provide the same services to the region, and the team at the business would remain the same.<\/p>\n

“This business has been in Torquay for a long time, we’ve always served the community as best we can and we’re still going to do that, nothing’s changed, Chris is still here, I’m still here,” she said.<\/p>\n

“It’s an in-house passing of the baton, everyone knows us, and we just want them to have confidence that it’s still all the same and we’ve just switched hats.”<\/p>\n

Ms Pitcher is proud to be a woman in charge, and said she felt she had helped build the business into what it is today over the last decade.<\/p>\n

She also has years of experience as a traditional hand-painted signwriter backing the team into their new chapter.<\/p>\n

“We can uphold the core values of traditional trade and between the team, we’ve got more than 100 years of experience,” she said.<\/p>\n

The team at MCG Signs looks forward to continuing to serve the community with all their design, signage and print needs.<\/p>\n

For more on the MCG Signs team, head to their Instagram page at @mcgsigns or their website at mcgsigns.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n

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AFTER more than 30 years of owning and operating MCG Signs in Torquay, Chris Haddock is taking a step back, selling the business to long-time employee Lynne Pitcher. Ms Pitcher, has been a “driving force” behind MCG Signs, working there for more than ten years, and has now purchased the business, with her husband Ted. […]<\/p>\n

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