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Obituary: Andrew William Mackay


Trading standards lost a passionate and highly valued colleague in April 2019

Richard Young

Posted 07 June 2019 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Inside Trading Standards|Wales


UPDATES: Colleagues pay tribute to Andrew William Mackay, whose long career in Welsh trading standards, commitment to food standards and dedication to mentoring earned widespread respect across the profession and left a lasting legacy.

Andy was born and raised in rural Oxfordshire.  After leaving school he attended Cardiff University and graduated with a BSc in Geology; a few years later he completed a Masters in Sedimentology. It was at university that Andy met his wife Sara. The couple married in 1984 and settled in South Wales; they are blessed with two children, Beth and David.

On March 2 this year, after five ...

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