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Sir (William) Norman Adsetts OBE (born 6 March 1931) transformed SIG plc, which he joined in 1966...

Sir (William) Norman Adsetts OBE (born 6 March 1931) transformed SIG plc, which he joined in 1966 and ran as Managing Director from 1970 to 1996, from a small family firm into the biggest distributor of insulating materials in Europe. Born in 1931, the son of Ernest Norman Adsetts, Adsetts was educated at King Edward VII School in Sheffield and at The Queen's College, Oxford. After undertaking his National Service in the Royal Air Force he joined Fibreglass Ltd as a graduate trainee in 1955. In 1966 he became a Director at Sheffield Insulating Company: he went on to be Managing Director in 1970, Chairman in 1985 and Life President in 1996. He transformed the business from a small family firm into the biggest distributor of insulating materials in Europe. He has held a number of other positions including Chairman of the Yorkshire and Humberside Region of the CBI from 1989 to 1991, Chairman of the Sheffield Partnership Limited from 1987 to 1992, Deputy Chairman of Sheffield Development Corporation from 1991 to 1997, Chairman of the Board of Governors at Sheffield Hallam University from 1993 to 1999, Chairman of Sheffield Theatres Trust Ltd from 1996 to 2005, Trustee of the