{"id":30609,"date":"2019-05-10T19:21:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T18:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/?p=30609"},"modified":"2026-02-23T21:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:33:34","slug":"bob-the-builder-is-retiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/bob-the-builder-is-retiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob The Builder Is Retiring!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Further to our post from yesterday Palm have issued the following press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paddlerguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bob_slee-1030x541.png\" alt=\"Bob The Builder Is Retiring!\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bob The Builder Is Retiring!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After thirty two years at the coal face of Palm our co-founder Bob Slee is hanging up his tool belt, but probably not putting his feet up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The end of an era \u2013 32 years at Palm Equipment with Bob Slee\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bsm0DQPfXxU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob helped Andy start Palm; building their first kayaks together. 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