{"id":326,"date":"2019-10-16T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapidweldingbl.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=326"},"modified":"2025-03-13T16:24:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T16:24:36","slug":"meet-the-team-richard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/articles\/meet-the-team-richard\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the team &#8211; Richard"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading326_28a197-06, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading326_28a197-06[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading326_28a197-06\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading326_28a197-06 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading326_28a197-06[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading326_28a197-06\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading326_28a197-06 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading326_28a197-06\">Richard has been part of the Rapid team for over 8 years and is a fundamental member of the website team. 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