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In Memory of Roger Day OBE 4th June 1933 - 8th April 2007 Roger Day joined the Monotype Corporation in 1980 as Managing Director, he managed to turn the company around which was fast becoming the victim of advancing technology. The global Monotype organisation needed to be scaled down to survive, this included the large industrial site at Salfords Redhill Roger Day was the inspiration behind the Perrywood Business Park development, this included a new Monotype Corporation Headquarters built on the existing Monotype car park (now owned by Cubic), this freed up the remaining land and buildings for the development of the Perrywood Business Park a true gentleman and business man who did not set himself above others, he helped and inspired many - Peter Warman 1985 Monotype Corporation enters into a joint venture with Rush and Tompkins (civil engineers) to develop one of the largest Business Parks in the South East. This will consist of 4 phases 1986 Development of Perrywood Business Park begins with phase 1 (units 1 to 9b) 1987 Monotype Corporation (International) build its new headquarters on the original Monotype Corporation main car park in Honeycrock Lane, this now freed up the remaining buildings and land for developing the Perrywood Business Park 1989 Rush and Tompkins falls into administration and the joint venture is halted. Perrywood Business Park is now in the hands of receivers. New owners found and phase 1 completed (units 1 to 9b) 1990 New owners fall into receivership. Phase 2 is halted. Receivers now try to sell individual plots 1992 Monotype Corporation (International) falls into receivership. The office block in Honeycrock Lane is put up for sale. 1997 Perrywood Business Park phase 2 is now complete (units 10 to 14) 2003 Cubic Transportation buy the Monotype Corporation (International) office block in Honeycrock Lane. 2005 The original Monotype Corporation office block is demolished. The construction of three new units (15, 16 and 17) gets under way on the vacant site. This will form part of the proposed phase 3 2006 The last of the Monotype Corporation buildings are finally demolished (Matrix machine shop), 100 years of Monotype history has finally ended at Salfords Redhill Surrey. 2007 Three new units forming part of phase 3 are completed (15, 16 and 17) 2008 Units 15, 16 and 17 are occupied by new owners Facts: Perrywood Business Park takes its name from an area of woodland just south of the Perrywood Business Park known as Perry Wood Perrywood Business Park is now managed by PBP Management Ltd Copyright © AFS Redhill Ltd. All rights reserved