Dr Alan Reece, who donated £5 million to the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) for their new home at West Cambridge, which is named The Alan Reece Building, passed away on New Year’s Eve aged 85.
One of the North East’s most successful businessmen, he was the man behind engineering business The Reece Group which has a turnover in excess of £211 million and 450 employees.
He only embarked on his business career at the age of 55 after 30 years teaching mechanical engineering at Newcastle University where he had studied as an undergraduate.
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Reproduced courtesy of the University of Cambridge
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Dr Alan Reece 1927 – 2012
17 January 2013
The University of Cambridge is sad to report the death of one of its benefactors.