The funeral for industry veteran Frank Manzi will take place at Golders Green Crematorium on Monday 9 March at midday.

Described by Bacta this week as “a towering figure in the amusements industry”, Frank passed away ten days ago at the age of 91.

During ca areer that spanned almost eight decades, he served as both Chairman and Director of ATE and was the founder of Regent Automatics.

Bacta National President Joseph Cullis noted to association members: “Frank was a highly respected and influential figure within the industry and will be dearly missed by all of those who had the pleasure of working alongside him. On behalf of Bacta, I extend our sincere condolences to Frank’s family, friends and former colleagues at this very difficult time.”