Hi Frank,
David joined Paul at Harland in 1975. He married a Norwegian girl in 1979, and later that same year they decided to move to Norway to live. That is why he left, although it was not at all sudden. David heard a few weeks later that Paul had decided to retire. This surprised him, as that had not been his plan when David left.
David worked at the Hadeland glassworks in Jevnaker for over 20 years, becoming a master glassblower. He then had a short spell with the glassworks in Gjovik, before starting up his own company " ViDa Glass " 3 years ago in the town of Moss near Jeloy.
I hope this information is of help to you, and if you have any other questions please get in touch. I am Davids sister, and all these dates have been verified with David himself.
Many thanks for your interest.
Regards, Sue