Albino Builders

[inferno]

Bit of a parochial question here I am afraid. I drive through Shepton Mallet each day, on my way to work, and often see a van with the company name 'Albino Builders'. I am wondering how they got their name - certainly no albinos in the van.

[SteveD]

Maybe they're all white van men.

[RogK]

Mis-spelled "Albion" perhaps!

[BigDogsWang]

You're not Dysloxic are you inferno?

[Guinevere]

They are indeed called Albino Builders - I've just looked them up on yell.com and google.
Possibly one reason is that it's a memorable name, and very easy to find their details (about 6 entries on google)
I will ask the boyfriend's Dad as we are stopping off at their house in Shepton Mallet on Sat, on the way to Cornwall.
Lovely part of the world, Somerset.

[flaming]

They might keep albino budgerigars.  They are a recognised Class of bird, I believe.  I know that because years ago I knew someone who bred them.  Obviously, all white with red eyes. 

Mine of useless info. dept:  Some albino organisation in America is objecting to the depiction (negative) of albinos in the film of the Da Vinci Code book, so that bit might be changed.

[jno]

Yes, they're traceable via Google. They are renowned for building the best albinos in the south-west.

[thikasabrik]

To add to the useless info.....

The American organisation  NOAH (National Association of Albinism & Hyperpigmentation) is  objecting to The Da Vinci Code. Persons with albinism (as they prefer to be called, and NOT albinos) are nearly always portrayed negatively. Harry Hill has a crude sketch in his routine entitled "Albino Night". It's not funny and it's not nice. Albinism is a disability like many other conditions. I bet there would be outrage if a comedian had a sketch called "Down's Syndrome Night."

Here endeth the rant!  Sorry if I was getting carried away but it is a subject very close to my heart.

[Kay]

Could it be a surname???

[libertie]

Nice one SteveD ~ 3 stars well earned!

[TBagpuss]

I see them regularly, too. Ithink it is the name of the original founders of the business, and probably Italian in origin (which would fit with the red white & green vans)

There were several prisoner of war camps in the area during WWII - many of the prisoners worked on local farms and a lot of them were Italian - wuite a few stayed on after the war ended and it may be that the Albino family weer amoung them....