THE HOUSE MAGAZINE OF RANK XEROX MITCHELDEAN J
Our Apprentices get the Boot!
John Smith (left), chairman of the apprentices
committee, making his after-dinner speech in which he
thanked the Company for providing the meal He also
thanked a top table speaker for what he saw as an open
invitation to take on the Job of chairman’ — one which
he regretfully had to decline as he was starting a new
Job in Facilities Planning I It was all in keeping with the
spirit of the occasion — as you can see.
A f t e r t h e i r t h r e e or f o u r c o u r s e s a nd
a glass or t w o of p r e t t y g o o d plonk,
t h e y o u n g s t e r s a t t e n d i n g t h e annual
S t u d e n t s Dinner at M i t c h e l d e an
u s u a l l y receive a bit of a d v i c e f r om
someone at t h e Top.
But Director of Personnel and
C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Lionel Lyes, w ho
presented t h e a w a r d s at t h i s y e a r ‘s
event, on A p r i l 9, h a d an appeal to
make rather t h a n a d v i c e t o offer.
‘ W e have had a rather d i f f i c u l t year,
not o n l y in t h e C o m p a n y but also
in t h e c o u n t r y g e n e r a l l y , a n d the
i m a g e w e seem t o have a b r o a d is
c a u s i n g many of us c o n c e r n.
‘ I t h i n k there is an o p p o r t u n i t y for
p e o p l e like y o u t o make a s p e c i f ic
c o n t r i b u t i o n t o i m p r o v i n g t he
s i t u a t i o n .
‘I am not g o i n g t o ask y o u t o w o rk
h a r d e r ; w h a t I d o say is, f o r G o d ‘s
sake p a r t i c i p a t e in w h a t is g o i n g o n,
w h e t h e r it’s t a k i n g part in some
Sports & Social C l u b a c t i v i t y , or
j u s t g e t t i n g i n v o l v e d in an a r g u m e n t.
‘ T h e r e is a l e t h a r g i c t e n d e n c y t o d a y,
a l e a v i n g of t h i n g s t o o t h e r people.
I t h i n k it is t i m e a g o o d m a n y of us
p l a y e d a m u c h more a c t i v e part in
w h a t is g o i n g o n.
‘ A s a n a t i o n , w e c o m p l a i n a l o t . . .
The most v a l u a b l e t h i n g y o u can do
is t o be p o s i t i v e rather t h a n n e g a t i ve
in y o u r t h i n k i n g a n d in y o u r t a l k i n g ‘.
In case some of t h e y o u n g people
w e r e w o n d e r i n g j u s t h o w o n e goes
a b o u t c l i m b i n g u p t h e ladder of
p r o m o t i o n , Mr Lyes assured t h e m that
t h e o p p o r t u n i t y e x i s t e d.
‘ P e o p l e at every level are r e g u l a r ly
a p p r a i s e d , a n d t h e best t h i n g y o u can
do is t o make y o u r mark, a n d s h ow
t h a t y o u ‘ r e g o o d at y o u r j o b.
‘ M r P o r t m a n , as D i r e c t o r of
M a n u f a c t u r i n g G r o u p , makes a
p r e s e n t a t i o n each year o n t he
managerial t a l e n t t h a t is a v a i l a b le
t o m a n a g e t h i s Plant a n d other parts
of t h e G r o u p , a n d t h e appraisal
p r o c e d u r e is t h e d i r e c t s o u r c e of
h i s i n f o r m a t i o n.
‘ W e have p l e n t y of g o o d , capable
t e c h n i c a l p e o p l e c o m i n g a l o n g . That
is n o t e n o u g h . W e are all
i n t e r d e p e n d e n t . This q u e s t i o n of
t h i n k i n g p o s i t i v e l y is l i n k e d w i th
actual results.
A manager is r e s p o n s i b l e f o r g e t t i ng
r e s u l t s t h r o u g h p e o p l e ; t h i s means
d e v e l o p i n g t h e s k i l l s of
c o m m u n i c a t i n g w i t h people,
i n f l u e n c i n g t h e m , g e t t i n g w i d er
e x p e r i e n c e — o u t s i d e t h e c o n f i n es
of M i t c h e l d e a n.
‘ T h i s is a p o s i t i v e w a y t o f i n d t he
sort of j o b y o u need.’
Mr P o r t m a n a d d e d a ‘ f ew
o b s e r v a t i o n s ‘ o n t h e s u b j e c t s o f:
Change — it is i n e v i t a b l e ; progress is
w i t h us a n d w e s h o u l d w e l c o m e it
as a c h a n g e a n d not o p p o s e it as an
enemy.
Development— I t h i n k y o u have an
e x c i t i n g t i m e a h e a d of y o u . . .
W h a t e v e r y o u d o , d o w e l l , a n d put
i n t o it t h a t l i t t le b i t m o r e t h a n others
may do.
The Future — I a m q u i t e c o n f i d e nt
t h a t w e w i l l o v e r c o m e our p r o b l e ms
As t h e late Lord M o n t g o m e r y said :
‘ W e are not i n t e r e s t e d in t he
p o s s i b i l i t i e s of d e f e a t — they d o not
e x i s t . ‘
O I N O I S S H O R T – L I S T ED
As w e w e n t to press w e heard that
a p p r e n t i c e D i n o N a r d e c c h i a w a s one
of f o u r s h o r t – l i s t e d for t h e W a l e s &
West Region prize in C r a f t e x ‘ 7 6 —
a craft c o m p e t i t i o n o r g a n i s e d by
t h e Engineering I n d u s t r y T r a i n i ng
Board. Dino entered t h e e l e c t r o n ic
w i r i n g and assembly skill c a t e g o r y,
one of nine c a t e g o r i e s for w h i ch
e n t r i e s w e r e i n v i t e d f r om t h i rd
year trainees.
Lionel Lyes makes a double presentation to twins Neil and
Nick Harrison. As you can see, they’re not identical — and neither are their studies;
Neil (left) is doing a craft and Nick a technician’s course.
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Victory in the Field
The final match in t h e I n t e r – C o m p a ny
C o m p e t i t i o n (see c o v e r ) w e n t unreported
but w e d i d get t h i s a c c o u n t f r om J o h n
P o w e l l of M a t e r i a l s H a n d l i n g ( n o t t h e
Lydney Observer!) of t h e w a r m – u p match
on March 31 w h e n t h e a p p r e n t i c e s t r i ed
their s t r e n g t h against Bream Rugby PC’s
U n i t e d t e am — and w o n .
The apprentices t o o k t h e i n i t i a t i v e w i t h a
g o o d run by t h e t h r e e – q u a r t e r s , r e s u l t i ng
in a t r y f o r w i n g f o r w a r d Vic B a l l , s e c o nd
r o w f o r w a r d Richard J o h n s o n just missing
t h e c o n v e r s i o n.
Bream t h e n rallied, f o r c e d a t r y over in t he
corner but f a i l e d t o m a k e t h e c o n v e r s i o n .
The game t h e n f l o w e d f r om one e n d of t he
f i e l d t o t h e o t h e r , w i t h some dazzling
displays of o p e n a t t a c k i n g r u g b y f r om b o th
sides. The a p p r e n t i c e s got a p e n a l t y 40
yards o u t w h i c h J o h n s o n put o v e r ; s h o r t ly
afterwards, o u t s i d e half Nick Harrison
f o r c e d his w a y t h r o u g h a n d t o u c h e d d o wn
under t h e p o s t s w i t h J o h n s o n easily
c o n v e r t i n g .
The start of t h e s e c o n d half s o o n s a w t h e
a p p r e n t i c e s over t h e l i ne again in t h e shape
of guest player A l a n Brooks, J o h n s on
easily c o n v e r t i n g it. Bream o n c e more
b a t t l e d back and f o r a g o o d seven t o
eight m i n u t e s kept c o n t i n u a l pressure o n t he
a p p r e n t i c e half, w i t h t h e i r y o u n g agile full
back f i n a l l y breaking t h r o u g h a n d s c o r i ng
a t r y w h i c h t h e y also c o n v e r t e d.
T o w a r d s t h e e n d , s e c o n d r o w f o r w a r d Paul
D e n t o n f o r c e d his w a y o v e r t h e l i n e , o n ly
t o be t a c k l e d and d r o p t h e b a l l ; Brian
S t e p h e n s d r o p p e d on t h e l o o s e ball for a t r y,
w h i c h Richard J o h n s o n missed by h i t t i ng
t h e post. W h e n t h e w h i s t l e w e n t , t h e score
s t o o d at 2 3 p o i n t s t o 1 0 t o t h e a p p r e n t i c e s.
Our t h a n k s g o t o B r e am R u g b y C l u b for t he
use of all amenities.
9200 Sales
Exceed Hopes
Sales o f t h e 9 2 0 0 t h r o u g h o u t the
Rank X e r o x w o r l d have already
e x c e e d e d t h e t a r g e t b y 1 0 per cent,
a n d c u s t o m e r r e a c t i o n is ‘ f a n t a s t i c ‘.
T h i s w a s t h e m o r a l e – b o o s t i ng
message t h a t R i c h a r d C o w s e r and
Mai Seedy of M a r k e t i n g b r o u g h t us
w h e n t h e y gave a p r e s e n t a t i o n at
t h e Plant t o s o m e 3 5 0 p e o p l e o n
M a y 6.
T h e idea, w h i c h o r i g i n a t e d w i th
members o f t h e 9 2 0 0 Engineering
P r o g r a m m e t e a m , w a s that
p e o p l e w o r k i n g at M i t c h e l d e an
s h o u l d hear d i r e c t f r o m t h o se
c o n c e r n e d w i t h t h e l a u n c h of t he
m a c h i n e j u s t h o w w e l l it w a s b e i ng
r e c e i v e d .
‘ W e are o v e r w h e l m e d by t h e impact
t h a t t h e 9 2 0 0 is m a k i n g o n t he
o f f s e t m a r k e t , ‘ t h e y t o l d us. ‘ Q u a l i ty
of p r i n t is a v i t a l s e l l i n g p o i n t here.’
The z o o m lens has s h o w n itself to
be t h e most i m p o r t a n t s i n g l e f e a t u re
of t h e m a c h i n e a n d o r d e r s have
been o b t a i n e d o n t h i s f a c i l i t y alone.
C u s t o m e r s are i m p r e s s e d w i t h t h e
t h o r o u g h n e s s of t h e m a c h i n e ‘s
e n g i n e e r i n g and d e s i g n ( o n e f i r m ‘s
c h i e f engineer p o i n t e d it o u t t o h is
s t a f f as a n e x a m p l e o f t h e s t a n d a rd
he w o u l d like t h e m t o a c h i e v e !)
‘ T i m e is v i t a l t o us,’ said t h e men
f r om M a r k e t i n g . T h e y stressed t h e
i m p o r t a n c e b e i n g placed o n t he
a v a i l a b i l i t y o f t h e m a c h i n e and t h e
e n o r m o u s e f f o r t s t h a t are b e i ng
made t o e n s u r e t h a t U M
( u n s c h e d u l e d m a i n t e n a n c e ) time
c a l l s are kept t o a m i n i m u m , that
e n g i n e e r s ‘ w o r k t i m e s are r e d u c e d,
a n d t h a t spares are g o t t o t he
c u s t o m e r as q u i c k l y as p o s s i b l e .
As w e m e n t i o n e d in last m o n t h ‘s
issue, c o m p l e t e l y n e w strategies
have been a d o p t e d f o r t h i s p r o d u c t,
a n d t h e sales a p p r o a c h has been
d e v e l o p e d t o a h i g h degree o f
p r o f e s s i o n a l i s m . A t e am o f
s p e c i a l i s t s , k n o w n as C u s t o m e r
S u p p o r t Representatives, has been
c r e a t e d t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e m a c h i ne
i n s t a l l e d g e t s o f f t o a g o o d start.
H i g h l i g h t of t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n w a s a
sales f i lm e n t i t l e d ‘ O n e J u m p A h e a d ‘
w h i c h p u t a c r o s s in a n e n t e r t a i n i ng
w a y t h e c a p a b i l i t i e s o f t h e 9 2 00
s y s t e m .
I t s h o w e d h o w a harassed p r i nt
r o o m manager, a n x i o u s n o t t o miss
h i s S a t u r d a y s k y – d i v i n g , w a s e n a b l ed
t o c o p e w i t h a l a s t – m i n u t e i n f l u x o f
c o m p l i c a t e d , u r g e n t w o r k b y
b o r r o w i n g t h e s e r v i c e s o f a f r i e n d ‘s
9 2 0 0 . Needless t o s a y , h i s b o s s w as
most i m p r e s s e d.
J u d g i n g b y a l l a c c o u n t s , t h e
M i t c h e l d e a n a u d i e n c e w a s very
i m p r e s s e d t o o a n d a r r a n g e m e n t s w e re
later m a d e t o g i v e t h e f i lm a w i d e r
s h o w i n g at M i t c h e l d e a n .
The Successful Students
C r a f t S t u d i es
S t e p h e n Beard, Roger Davies, Robert Evans,
A n t h o n y G i t t i n g s , Neil Harrison, Brian
H o p k i n s , David Ireland, G r a h am Morris.
G ”
Simon Baggett, G l y n Cooke, Robert Rutsch,
J o h n Skinner, Brian Wheeler.
E I T B F i r s t Y e a r T r a i n i ng
C e r t i f i c a t e
Brian Adams, S i m o n Baggett, Stephen
Beard, Glyn Cooke, L y n d o n Creswick,
Roger Davies, Stephen Edwards, Robert
Evans, A n t h o n y G i t t i n g s , D a v i d Hart, Neil
Harrison, N i c h o l a s Harrison, J e f f r ey
H a w k i n s , David Ireland, G r a h am Jones,
S t i r l i n g J o r d a n , G r a h am M o r r i s , Robert
M u r r e l l , David Poyner, Robert Rutsch, J o hn
Skinner, Brian Wheeler, S t e p h e n W o z e n c r o f t.
TRAINEE SECRETARIES
S h o r t h a n d
C a r o l y n Ackary, J a n e B a y n h a m , T r y p h e na
H a n f o r d , Pamela P o c h o n , V e r o n i c a Scott.
T y p i n g
C a r o l y n A c k a r y , J a n e Baynham, Jane
F l o w e r d a y , Lynne Meek, Pamela Pochon,
V e r o n i c a Scott, Lorraine Simmons.
G e r m a n
T r y p h e n a H a n f o r d , Linda H o w e l l s.
In accordance with the wishes of his family, the money raised by a works collection
following the tragic death of Andrew Dowding (Works Engineering) last August has been
spent on a perpetual memorial for Andrew. This takes the form of a shield, to be awarded
annually, together with a practical gift, to the first year apprentice showing outstanding
endeavour in all aspects of the course. First to have his name inscribed on it is
Glyn Cooke, seen here showing the shield to fellow apprentices: Glyn also received
a fine set of spanners. Far left is Bill Luker, now in charge of the Training School.
APPRENTICES
I n d e n t u r e s
Richard A n d r e w s , Richard Baker, Geoffrey
Cecil, Christopher Dean, Rodney Dix,
Dennis Hart, David Hobbs, Brian Hopkins,
Glyn Rudge, Gary Sladen, A n t h o n y W a l d i n g.
O N C
Roger Ball, V i c t o r Ball, Robert Bannister,
P h i l i p Bowdler , Christopher B r o w n , Philip
Davis, Roger Ellis, Stephen G w y n n e , David
Hart, Kevin James, David Lewis, Patrick
Madley, David Poyner, Peter S w a i n s o n,
C o l i n Webb.
T e c h n i c i a n ‘ s C e r t i f i c a te
Mechanical— Brian Adams, J o h n Bright,
L y n d o n Creswick, Terence G o u l d i n g , J o hn
Harding, Nicholas Harrison, J e f f r e y H a w k i ns
Richard J o h n s o n , Royston J o n e s , Robert
M u r r e l l , Stephen Price, J o h n Smith, Brian
Stephens, David T i n g l e , W i l l i am W h i t f i e l d,
Stephen Wintle, S t e p h e n W o z e n c r o f t.
Electrical— Paul D e n t o n , Stephen Jones,
J o h n Jeffs.
C e r t i f i c a t e o f E n g i n e e r i n g
C r a f t s m a n s h i p
Geoffrey Cecil, David Hobbs, T i m o t hy
M o r l e y – J o n e s , Stuart Stephens, A n t h o ny
W a l d i n g .
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\Nhat impact will the recent
restructuring have on people and
systems within the Finance Support
Centre ?
A n e w UK O p e r a t i o n s Finance
o r g a n i s a t i o n s t r u c t u r e has been
i n t r o d u c e d that places greater
emphasis on p r o v i d i n g a f i n a n c i a l and
cost i m p r o v e m e n t s u p p o r t to
management.
A number of n e w a p p o i n t m e n t s have
been made, t h r o u g h transfers f r om
M a n u f a c t u r i n g G r o u p Finance t o UK
O p e r a t i o n s Finance (see o p p o s i te
p a g e ) . This w i l l s i g n i f i c a n t ly
s t r e n g t h e n t h e f i n a n c i a l s u p p o rt
p r o v i d e d t o o p e r a t i o n s managers.
As regards systems, t h e r e w i l l be a
move t o w a r d s more c o m m on
systems, as far as is p r a c t i c a l,
b e a r i n g in m i n d t h e essentially
d i f f e r e n t business of t h e t w o sites —
M i t c h e l d e a n w h i c h m a n u f a c t u r es
machines a n d spares, a n d W e l w yn
w h i c h m a n u f a c t u r e s c o n s u m a b l es
and e l e c t r o n i c c o m p o n e n t s.
What is the particular objective
behind the ‘commonality’ move, as
far as Finance is concerned ?
We a im t o o p t i m i s e systems
d e v e l o p m e n t costs in t h e f u t u r e , and
t o prepare data in s t a n d a r d f o r m a t to
a l l ow easier i n t e r p r e t a t i o n by senior
management. This s h o u l d a l l o w us
t o d o a better j o b of c o n t r o l l i n g costs.
How do you see your new Job as
Finance Controller ?
This is a n e w l y – c r e a t e d p o s i t i o n , and
it u n d e r l i n e s t h e C o m p a n y ‘ s need to
place greater emphasis o n t he
c o n t r o l of costs. D u r i n g t h e early.
W i t h f i n a n c e d o m i n a t i n g d i s c u s s i o n t h e s e d a y s , V I S I O N w e n t a l o ng
t o t a l k t o C o n t r o l l e r J o h n F i e l d ( l e f t ) w h o w a s r e c e n t l y a p p o i n t ed
t o m a n a g e t h e F i n a n c e S u p p o r t C e n t r e — o n e o f t h e s i x c e n t r es
i n t o w h i c h U K M a n u f a c t u r i n g O p e r a t i o n s a t M i t c h e l d e a n a n d W e l w y n
h a v e n o w b e e n d i v i d e d . C o m m e n t i n g o n t h e n e w s t r u c t u r e,
M r F i e l d s p o k e a b o u t
COSTS- THEY’RE
EVERYONE’S CONCERN
r e l a t i v e l y u n c o n s t r a i n e d g r o w t h period
of t h e C o m p a n y , t h e emphasis was
o n p r o d u c t i o n at reasonable c o s t;
n o w , w i t h i n c r e a s i n g c o m p e t i t i o n and
e c o n o m i c pressure, t h e e m p h a s i s is
o n p r o d u c t i o n at t h e l o w e s t e f f e c t i ve
cost.
A l l of us in our d o m e s t i c lives must
be c o n s c i o u s of costs. This c o s t –
c o n s c i o u s n e s s needs t o be e x t e n d ed
i n t o t h e w o r k s i t u a t i o n because t he
C o m p a n y , like i n d i v i d u a l s , is
e x p e r i e n c i n g c o n s i d e r a b l e e c o n o m ic
pressure.
How will the Finance Support Centre
encourage greater costconsciousness
?
We must a c h i e v e greater i n v o l v e m e nt
of managers in t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of t he
b u d g e t t h a n in p r e v i o u s years
because o n l y t h r o u g h such
i n v o l v e m e n t can w e really expect
managers t o be a n s w e r a b l e f o r costs
in t h e i r area. The C o m p a n y has to
e s t a b l i s h some c e i l i n g s at t he
b e g i n n i n g of t h e b u d g e t process and
managers must w o r k w i t h i n those
c e i l i n g s .
How can you prepare realistic
financial plans in these uncertain
times with changes in value of
money, inflation, etc. ?
It is c e r t a i n l y v e r y d i f f i c u l t to
d e v e l o p m e a n i n g f u l f i n a n c i a l plans,
but it is p r o b a b l y even more i m p o r t a nt
t h a n ever b e f o r e t o d o so. The
s u c c e s s f u l businesses of t h e f u t u re
w i l l be t h o s e t h a t can c o n t r o l their
f i n a n c e s over t h e next f e w years.
We have g o t t o b e l i e v e t h a t t h e r e is
an u p t u r n ahead. The q u e s t i o n that
is t a n t a l i s i n g business i s : w h e n and
h o w w i l l t h e u p t u r n o c c u r ? This
r e a l l y requires a n u m b e r of a l t e r n a t i ve
p l a n s or s t r a t e g i e s so t h a t o n e can
q u i c k l y s w i t c h f r o m o n e a p p r o a c h to
a n o t h e r .
Where do you see the greatest scope
for cost improvement ?
We need t o l o o k at w a y s of d o i ng
t h i n g s more e f f e c t i v e l y f o r no more
real cost.
M a t e r i a l s a c c o u n t for over 7 0 per cent
of t h e cost of our p r o d u c t s , a n d t he
greatest o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r cost
e f f e c t i v e n e s s exist in t h e price p a id
f o r materials, t h e w a y t h e y are u s e d,
t h e w a y t h e y are s t o r e d.
A large p r o p o r t i o n of our o v e r h e a ds
is not related t o t h e level of
p r o d u c t i o n so, o b v i o u s l y , if our
p r o d u c t i o n goes d o w n , if n o t h i n g is
d o n e a b o u t r e d u c i n g n o n – p r o d u c t i on
overheads, t h e u n i t cost m u s t g o up.
Presumably this applies to other
manufacturing sites as well ?
Yes, b u t a m o r e c o m p e t i t i ve
a t m o s p h e r e e x i s t s w i t h i n t h e C o m p a ny
n o w t h a n ever before, b e c a u s e t he
C o m p a n y is n o t c u r r e n t l y w o r k i n g to
f u l l c a p a c i t y . It is i m p o r t a n t t h a t t he
u n i t costs at any o n e s i te are seen to
be as l o w as p o s s i b l e , a n d t h a t t h ey
are c o m p e t i t i v e w i t h t h o s e of o t h er
sites. If t h e y are n o t , t h e site is
l i a b l e t o lose its p r o p o r t i o n a t e share of
f u t u r e p r o d u c t i o n.
B e y o n d t h i s , t h e C o m p a n y needs to
h o l d its o w n in an i n c r e a s i n g ly
c o m p e t i t i v e market.
EXTRA NEWS FROM VISION
O p e n i n g u p t h e c h a n n e l s o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n i s m o re
n e c e s s a r y t o d a y t h a n e v e r b e f o r e — w e a l l w a n t m o re
i n f o r m a t i o n m o r e q u i c k l y . On t h e o t h e r h a n d , w e
h a v e t o p r u n e o u r c o s t s .
W e t h i n k w e ‘ v e c r a c k e d t h a t o n e w i t h t h e a i d o f
o u r o w n i n – h o u s e p r i n t e r — t h e 9 2 0 0 m a c h i n e . F r om
n o w o n , V I S I O N w i l l b e c o m e a t w o – m o n t h l y ( t he
n e x t i s s u e w i l l b e t h e J u l y / A u g u s t o n e ) a n d i n b e t w e en
i s s u e s w e ‘ l l b e k e e p i n g y o u u p – t o – d a t e w i t h V I S I ON
E X T R A , a n e w s l e t t e r w h i c h w i l l b e r u n o f f o n t he
9 2 0 0 a n d d i s t r i b u t e d t o a n u m b e r o f s p e c i a l b o x es
t o b e s i t e d a l o n g s i d e c a t e r i n g a r e a s.
V I S I O N w i l l c o n t i n u e t o b e u s e d f o r f e a t u r e s , c o v e r a ge
o f p a s t e v e n t s , e x p l a n a t o r y a r t i c l e s , e t c . , V I S I ON
E X T R A w i l l c o v e r a n y t h i n g n e w s y — c o m i n g e v e n t s,
m a n a g e m e n t a n n o u n c e m e n t s , a p p o i n t m e n t s ( w e c an
e v e n g e t y o u r s m a l l a d s o u t f a s t e r t h i s w a y ) .
W h a t w e w a n t y o u t o d o i s k e e p u s p o s t e d a b o u t
a n y t h i n g y o u c o n s i d e r n e w s w o r t h y a n d w e ‘ l l g e t t he
i t e m i n t h e e a r l i e s t i s s u e p o s s i b l e . T h e u s u a l w a y s of
c o n t a c t i n g y o u r e d i t o r a r e g i v e n o n p a g e 8.
4
Three people making a move from Manufacturing Group to UK Operations
Finance are {from left) Richard {Dick) Glanville. now Manager, Operations Planning B
Control {Mitcheldean), and Operations Analysis Managers Geoff Briggs and Phil King.
M a n u f a c t u r i n g O p e r a t i o n s ( U K )
The f o l l o w i n g n e w r e p o r t i n g s t r u c t u re
of t h e U K O p e r a t i o n s Finance
f u n c t i o n came i n t o e f f e c t f r om
May 1 . T h i s n e w s t r u c t u r e i n v o l v es
m e r g i n g b u d g e t s , r e p o r t s a n d
o u t l o o k a c t i v i t i e s , w h i c h have major
o r g a n i s a t i o n a l i m p l i c a t i o n s in t h e
O p e r a t i o n s P l a n n i n g & C o n t r o l a r e a:
R i c h a r d G l a n v i l l e is n o w Manager,
Operations Planning Et Control
{Mitcheldean), with a t e am of t h r ee
Operations Analysis Managers —
G e o f f Briggs, Roger D i c k i n s o n a nd
Phil King.
A r t v a n K l a v e r e n is n o w Manager,
Operations Planning Et Control
{Welwyn).
A Manager, Internal Audit UK
Operations, is a l s o t o b e a p p o i n t e d .
Peter V i n c e is c o n t i n u i n g as
Manager, Accounting Services,
UK Operations; reporting t o h im are
Reg M a l s o m , Manager, Financial
Accounting. Mitcheldean; Doug
W h i t e , Manager, Asset Control;
A l a n Cryer, Manager, Payment
Operations; Dennis W e d l e y , Audit
Co-ordinator; Tony Osier, Manager,
Financial Accounting {Welwyn).
Transferring from UK Operations to MG Finance is Ken Taylor, appointed Manager,
Operations Financial Services, to which post he brings the benefit of many years’
experience in Finance at Mitcheldean. Two other newcomers to the department are:
Andy Dougall {centre), who comes from IHO to take up the appointment of Controller,
Operations Analysis, and {right) Ian Smart, now Manager, UK Operations Analysis, who
was formerly with Rank Audio Visual.
M a n u f a c t u r i n g G r o up
C h a n g e s have t a k e n place t o o in t h e
F i n a n c e D e p a r t m e n t under M G
C o n t r o l l e r D a v i d English (part of
M a n u f a c t u r i n g P l a n n i n g I n f o r m a t i on
& C o n t r o l d i r e c t e d by D i c k H o l m e s ),
a n d t h e a p p o i n t m e n t o f t h e f o l l o w i ng
senior managers, w i t h t h e t o p level
of t h e i r n e w o r g a n i s a t i o n s t r u c t u r e,
was r e c e n t l y a n n o u n c e d :
Controller, Operations Analysis —
A n d y D o u g a l l ( w h o h a s j o i n e d us
f r om I H Q w h e r e he w a s M a n a g e r ,
M a n u f a c t u r i n g A n a l y s i s ) ; Manager,
Continental Operations Analysis —
A l a n H a y n e s ; Manager, UK
Operations Analysis— Ian Smart
( w h o comes f r om Rank A u d io
Visual w h e r e he has h e l d senior
f i n a n c i a l a n d a c c o u n t i n g p o s i t i o n s );
Manager. Operations Financial
Services — Ken Taylor.
Controller, Financial Systems 8-
Accounting — Stan L a n e ; Audit
Co-ordinator— Chris B u c k l e y;
Co-ordinator. Financial Systems —
Terry M c N a m a r a ; Assistant
Controller, Financial Systems —
Gerard M o l ( r e p o r t i n g t o M r M o l w i l l
be t w o Financial Systems Managers,
o n e f o r U K a n d o n e f o r C o n t i n e n t a l
O p e r a t i o n s , w h o h a v e y e t t o be
a n n o u n c e d ) .
Manager. Product Cost Analysis —
Gerry Lane.
New S h o w r o om
f o r V i s i t o rs
M G Finance are n o w l o c a t e d on
t h e t o p f l o o r of B u i l d i n g 4 4 ; t h e ir
former o f f i c e s o n f l o o r 1 o f B u i l d i ng
2 3 have been r e d e s i g n e d to
a c c o m m o d a t e G r o u p Public Relations
w h o are h a v i n g a p e r m a n e nt
s h o w r o o m w h e r e v i s i t o r s c a n b e
received a n d s h o w n a r a n g e o f
C o m p a n y p r o d u c t s.
Changes in
Regional & IHQ
Structure
Over t h e past f e w m o n t h s . Rank
X e r o x has b e e n c a r r y i n g o u t a major
s t u d y o f i ts o r g a n i s a t i o n ; as a result
of t h i s s t u d y , c h a n g e s are b e i ng
made in b o t h m a n a g e m e n t p h i l o s o p hy
a n d o r g a n i s a t i o n s t r u c t u r e.
On t h e m a r k e t i n g side, t w o
n e w r e g i o n s have been c r e a t e d:
• A European R e g i o n , t o i n c l u de
all O p e r a t i n g C o m p a n i e s ( o t h e r t h an
t h e B i g 3 — UK, France a n d G e r m a n y )
in m a i n European m a r k e t s;
• An A f r i c a , M i d d l e East &
A u s t r a l a s i a R e g i o n , w h i c h w i l l be
o r g a n i s e d t o r e c o g n i s e t h e v e ry
d i f f e r e n t c i r c u m s t a n c e s of O p e r a t i ng
C o m p a n i e s o u t s i d e t h e m a in
European markets a n d w i l l also
e n c o m p a s s t h e n e w market
o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h a t need t o be
a c t i v e l y pursued.
E f f e c t i v e use o f m a n u f a c t u r i ng
resources is b e c o m i n g more critical
t o o u r s u c c e s s , a n d s t e p s are b e i ng
t a k e n t o i n t e g r a t e M a n u f a c t u r i n g a nd
S u p p l y o p e r a t i o n s m o r e c l o s e l y i n to
t h e t o t a l business.
T w o n e w g r o u p s are b e i n g set u p a t
I H O , r e p o r t i n g t o Paul A l l a i r e , Chief
S t a f f O f f i c e r:
• An O p e r a t i o n a l S u p p o r t Group,
w h i c h w i l l p r o v i d e assistance to
O p e r a t i n g C o m p a n i e s in all areas o f
o p e r a t i o n s , a n d w i l l c o – o r d i n a te
a c t i o n t o i m p r o v e t h e e f f e c t i v e n e s s of
t h e s e c o m p a n i e s;
• A Business P l a n n i n g Group,
w h i c h has b e e n f o r m e d t o d e v e l op
f u t u r e business a n d p r o d u c t
s t r a t e g i e s , a n d t o c o – o r d i n a t e t he
d e v e l o p m e n t of t h e Rank Xerox
b u s i n e s s plan.
V i c P a r r y t o R e t i re
V i c Parry is r e t i r i n g f r om t h e C o m p a n y
as f r om J u n e 3 0 . He j o i n e d us in
1 9 6 4 as Q u a l i t y Manager w h e n t he
8 1 3 model w a s b e i n g s t a r t e d u p in
a d d i t i o n t o p r o d u c t i o n of t h e o r i g i n al
9 1 4 machine. Since t h e n he has
been c l o s e l y i n v o l v e d in t h e r a p id
g r o w t h of Rank Xerox g e n e r a l l y , w i th
t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of f u r t h er
m a n u f a c t u r i n g plants, special
p r o j e c t s , a n d t h e s u b s e q u e n t f a m i ly
of p r o d u c t s.
In 1 9 7 0 V i c w a s a p p o i n t e d to
M a n u f a c t u r i n g G r o u p staff as
M a n a g e r , P r o d u c t Q u a l i t y . When
X e r o x C o r p o r a t i o n f o r m ed
I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o u n c i l s in 1 9 7 2 / 3 , he
w a s a p p o i n t e d C h a i r m a n of t h e
I n t e r n a t i o n a l Q u a l i t y C o u n c i l.
His m a n y c o l l e a g u e s t h r o u g h o ut
M f g G r o u p , Rank X e r o x a nd
Xerox C o r p o r a t i o n w i l l w i s h h im a
l o n g a n d h a p p y retirement.
5
A b o v e : Steve To/putt, Stuart Meek and
Manager John Gurney talk amid some high
voltage activity in Component Test section.
B e l o w : A 9200 power supply undergoes
vertical vibration testing under the eye of
John Wale.
More tests on components. Above:
George Cullen (seated) and Chris Osborne
working on a lamp ballast power supply.
B e l o w : Bryn Toomer (standing) uses a
microscope with camera attachment
to analyse a transistor failure. Operating the
oscilloscope, which records electric current
variations, is Roger Garlick.
T h e y have s o m e p r e t t y unpleasant
t h i n g s d o n e t o t h e m in t he
C o m p o n e n t Test L a b o r a t o r y , t h o se
e l e c t r i c a l a n d e l e c t r o / m e c h a n i c al
c o m p o n e n t s , b e f o r e t h e y are accepted
as f i t t o be a part of our machines.
T h e y may be s h a k e n , v e r t i c a l l y or
h o r i z o n t a l l y , g i v e n electrical shock
t r e a t m e n t , put in c l i m a t i c chambers
w h e r e t h e y s w e l t e r in t r o p i c a l heat
or freeze in t e m p e r a t u r e s d o w n to
– 4 0 ° C , or have a l t i t u d e tests t o see
if t h e y have a head f o r h e i g h t s.
These are a m o n g t h e s t r i n g e nt
e v a l u a t i o n , l i fe a n d r e l i a b i l i t y tests
t h o u g h t up by our R e l i a b i l i ty
engineers.
T h e y make sure t h a t t h e samples
b e i n g t e s t e d are l o a d e d j u s t as if t h ey
w e r e o p e r a t i n g in c o m p l e t e m a c h i n e s;
t h e y carry o u t p e r i o d i c c h e c k s to
ensure t h a t t h e c o m p o n e n t or
assembly d o e s n ‘ t d e v i a t e f r om its
s p e c i f i c a t i o n d u r i n g t e s t s ; t h e y even
p e r i o d i c a l l y c h e c k t h e test e q u i p m e nt
itself, t o ensure t h a t t h e y get w h at
t h e y w a n t — accurate results
r e g a r d i n g t h e ‘ f a i l u r e rate’ of
c o m p o n e n t s .
In recent m o n t h s , engineers in t h is
l a b o r a t o r y have b e c o m e even more
m e t i c u l o u s . They have i n t r o d u c ed
w h a t t h e y call ‘stress a n a l y s i s ‘ , a
p r o c e d u r e i n t e n d e d t o reduce t he
i n h e r e n t weaknesses inside a ‘ b l a ck
b o x ‘ or e l e c t r o n i c assembly in
p r o t o t y p e stage. By t h i s means t h ey
not o n l y i d e n t i f y t h e ‘ w e a k e s t l i n k in
t h e c h a i n ‘ but also t h e successive
w e a k e r l i n k s w h i c h can lead t o an
even more a c c u r a t e f a i l u r e r a t i ng
p r a c t i c e .
R e l i a b i l i t y itself all starts w i t h the
D e s i g n e n g i n e e r s ; t h e y f o r m u l a t e t he
Tom Head has been Manager of Reliability
Engineering Department since 1968;
he says: ‘Our biggest problem
today is how to do more work faster.’
Mr Head also acts as supporting manager
for Multinational Engineering tasks, and
is a member of the Test Council whose
purpose is to ensure that criteria for
RX/Xerox reliability tests are the same,
no matter where in the world they are
carried out. With him in our picture
is his secretary Ann Mingham.
Top Relii
their 1
m a c h i n e s p e c i f i c a t i o n , in c o n j u n c t i on
w i t h M a r k e t i n g , a n d set t h e r e l i a b i l i ty
s p e c i f i c a t i o n — t h a t is, t h e goal of
o p e r a t i o n a l c y c l e s t h a t can be
e x p e c t e d b e f o r e a s e r v i c e call is
r e q u i r e d .
In order t o w o r k t h i s o u t , t he
m a c h i n e is d i v i d e d i n t o s u b – s y s t e ms
a n d a r e l i a b i l i t y level or ‘ f a i l u r e rate’ is
a l l o c a t e d t o each ; f r o m t h i s t he
f a i l u r e rate of t h e i n d i v i d u al
c o m p o n e n t s can be w o r k e d out.
R e l i a b i l i t y E n g i n e e r i n g Department
p r o v i d e s t h e t e s t i n g f a c i l i t y for
D e s i g n . In recent years, t h i s f a c i l i ty
has been c o n s i d e r a b l y e x p a n d e d;
measurement t e c h n i q u e s and
c o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h Design have
been i m p r o v e d , a n d t h e idea of a
t o t a l ‘ m a c h i n e r e l i a b i l i t y ‘ has been
i n s t i l l e d .
S p l i t i n T w o
In 1 9 7 0 , t h e D e p a r t m e n t w a s split
i n t o t w o l a b o r a t o r i e s : t h e o r i g i n al
C o m p o n e n t Test L a b o r a t o r y in
B u i l d i n g 3 8 , a b o u t w h i c h w e ‘ v e been
t a l k i n g , a n d a m a c h i n e test lab. in
B u i l d i n g 3 ( t h e M a l t i n g s ) k n o w n as
S y s t em E v a l u a t i o n and Test s e c t i o n.
In t h e latter s e c t i o n t h e c o m p l e te
m a c h i n e s , b u i l t in t h e M o d e l S h op
a n d o n t h e p r o d u c t i o n line, have
t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e c r i t i c a l l y measured
over a p e r i o d of t i m e.
Mlity is
target
Tests o n each m a c h i n e c o n f i g u r a t i o n,
s i m u l a t i n g a market s i t u a t i o n , are
repeated at i n t e r v a l s in line w i t h t he
Programme Plan, o n m a c h i n e s w h i ch
have been m o d i f i e d , in order to
d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r t h e s y s t em
r e l i a b i l i t y has i m p r o v e d.
These m o d i f i c a t i o n s may be w i th
regard t o safety, or perhaps
a l t e r n a t i v e supplies. But l i t t le
changes can have b i g e f f e c t s , so it is
necessary t o test a c o m p l e t e m a c h i ne
even if it’s o n l y a small s u b – s y s t em
w h i c h is i n v o l v e d.
A Failure R e v i e w Board meets to
d e c i d e w h i c h area or d e p a r t m e n t is
responsible f o r c o r r e c t i n g each
p r o b l em i d e n t i f i e d d u r i n g t h e tests.
The success of each d e p a r t m e n t ‘s
c o r r e c t i v e a c t i o n can be j u d g ed
w h e n the m o d i f i e d m a c h i n e s are
r e – t e s t e d .
‘ S o m e t i m e s w e i d e n t i f y p r o b l e m s no
one k n e w e x i s t e d , ‘ says T o m Head,
Manager of t h e D e p a r t m e n t , ‘ t h o u gh
i t ‘s not t h e best w a y t o w i n f r i e n d s !’
‘ A n y success w e may have in l o c a t i ng
a p r o b l em means o n e p r o b l em less
later o n in t h e f i e l d , a n d w i t h our
s p e c i a l i s t k n o w l e d g e w e are o f t en
a b l e t o suggest p o s s i b l e s o l u t i o n s .’
A b o v e : A departmental discussion in SE Et J; clockwise round the table are
Mike Wopshott, Bob Hawkins. Richard Schofield, Manager John Vines, Dave Bennett
and Steve Syer. B e l o w : RATS in the Maltings I At one of their daily meetings to discuss
problems and corrective action are members of the ‘Failure’ Responsibility Allocation Team
(I to r) Phil Deller {PED), Richard Coote {QE), co-ordinator Richard Schofield {SE & T),
Peter Blake {Design), W/ally Watkins {Field Support) and John Lewis {QE).
(Continued on page 8)
Dave Whitfield {foreground) and Roger
Prout measure the 9200 system torque
under various running conditions in
System Evaluation B Test laboratory. ‘
In the SE B T environmental chambers,
climatic conditions similar to those found in
any country where our products could be
placed are reproduced. Here Ron Beddis {left)
and John Brain are testing the performance
of a 9200 in a wet, cold atmosphere. People
have to undergo a medical check before
undertaking this sort of work.
‘There’s nothing better than a shower
after a hot, humid day at work,’ says
Fred Bennett. For his spell in an
environmental chamber Fred wore
shorts, a cotton T-shirt and sandals.
If we ever have any female Reliability
engineers, will they wear bikinis, we
wonder ?
A b o v e : Print quality team Clare Davis,
Mike Wopshott and Janet Clissold study
identical prints for defects, thus gaining a
balanced result B e l o w : A computer link-up
helps SE B T to cope with the large
quantities of data to be recorded. Here the
terminal is being operated by George Hale:
on the left is engineer Dick Jones.
7
IN BRIEFan
abbreviated
note on abbreviations
‘ R . G . f o r a c t i o n , ‘ said t h e n o t e o n
t h e flysheet.
The I H Q p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e PPP
based o n t h e L R P s u p e r s e d i n g t h e
C S M w a s i m m i n e n t . The SFPI
r e q u i r e d urgent a c t i o n f r o m PCD,
PED, NPCF, IE a n d PF in o r d e r to
u p d a t e t h e U M C .
Our a p p r o a c h t o P P I P U a n d F L L w a s
needed t o c o m p l e t e t h e PPP.
‘Great, so w h a t ‘ s t h e p r o b l e m ? ‘
I asked.
‘ F i r s t l y , ‘ said t h e b o s s , ‘I need an
RX o n l y prop, w i t h U S r e s p . ; t r a c k t he
D E F / D E S / P P a n d l e t m e h a v e a narr.
w i t h illust. a n d s c h e m . S h o w me h o w
t h e R X M U resp. g o w i t h t h e M u l t i n a t .
app. a n d c o m e u p w i t h a P f o r
CMPPP. W e c a n f o r g e t t h e M S O
and LPB, b u t w e s h o u l d keep a n eye
on R X E G / U S inter.
‘ B y t h e w a y , in o r d e r t o f a c i l i t a te
Corp. Fin. C o n s o l i d a t i o n o n a C a l .
and Fisc. basis, w e s h o u l d t r a c k all
a s s u m p t i o n s a n d v a r i a n c e analyses
b e t w e e n RX P r o d . , PP a n d RX
D E F / D E S / P P o n s e p a r a t e sheets.
‘ I n c i d e n t a l l y , t h e m o n t h l y report is
d u e — have y o u g o t t h e f i g u r e s f o r
EC’s, DEO’s, PR’s, C o n e ‘ s , QIC’s,
EIC’s, I I C ‘ s , FIC’s and l A ‘ s ? A n d ,
w h i l e y o u ‘ r e at i t , h o w m a n y D M ‘ s ,
C C M ‘ s , F S E D M ‘ s , P M ‘ s a n d T P M ‘s
d i d y o u a t t e n d t h i s m o n t h ?’
W h y d i d I o p e n m y b i g m o u t h ?
TOP RELIABII-ITY
IS THEIR TARGET
(Continued from page 7)
In a d d i t i o n t o t h e p u r e l y e n g i n e e r i ng
aspects, t h e c o m p l e t e m a c h i n e tests
also assist t h e p r o g r a m m e t e am
c o n c e r n e d in m a k i n g d e c i s i o n s o n
w h e t h e r machines are r e a d y t o enter
t h e next phase of t h e p l a n — f o r
example, t o g o i n t o p r o d u c t i o n or t o
enter t h e marketplace.
R e l i a b i l i t y ‘ s i n v o l v e m e n t d o e s n o t
end after t h e c u s t o m e r receives h is
f i r s t machine, f o r i m p r o v e m e n t s in
r e l i a b i l i t y a n d s o l u t i o n s t o f i e ld
problems w i l l o f t e n be r e q u i r e d in a
c o m p e t i t i v e market.
In short. R e l i a b i l i t y tests must be an
o n – g o i n g process. In f a c t , a
‘ m a n u f a c t u r i n g r e l i a b i l i t y assurance’
s y s t em is n o w b e i n g set u p b y
Dick H o l c o m b , Manager, G r o up
Q u a l i t y Assurance, w h e r e by
p r o d u c t i o n c o m p o n e n t s w i l l be
q u a l i f i e d p e r i o d i c a l l y , either b y t he
supplie r or b y us, t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e ir
o r i g i n a l level o f d e p e n d a b i l i t y , as
p r o v e d by R e l i a b i l i t y E n g i n e e r i n g , is
b e i n g m a i n t a i n e d t h r o u g h o ut
m a n u f a c t u r e .
D u r i n g t h e l a s t t w o m o n t h s s o m u ch
has o c c u r r e d t h a t o n e c o u l d w r i te
a book.’
We r e c k o n J a c k B r o o k s o f PED is
w e l l q u a l i f i e d t o d o j u s t t h a t , h a v i ng
w r i t t e n so m a n y i n t e r e s t i n g letters
d e s c r i b i n g his e x p e r i e n c e s w h i l e o n
Social Service Leave in Sierra Leone,
West A f r i c a.
The best w e c a n d o in t h e s p a ce
a v a i l a b l e is t o g i v e y o u t h e s e f e w
e x c e r p t s f r om his m o s t recent
progress r e p o r t s:
F r i e d P y t h on
Here w e d o n o t k n o w t h e s i ze o f t he
p o p u l a t i o n . W e h a v e no t e l e v i s i o n ,
t e l e p h o n e s , n e w s p a p e r s , clean water,
r e l i a b l e e l e c t r i c i t y , medical services
or r e l i a b le t r a n s p o r t . I a m o n e o f
a b o u t 2 5 w h i t e people, t h e o t h e rs
b e i n g missionaries, A m e r i c a n Peace
Corps g i r l s a n d m e n w o r k i n g as
t e a c h e r s or s w a m p rice experts. T he
r e l i g i o n s are M u s l i m , RC, M e t h o d i st
a n d V o o d o o.
Half of t h e c h i l d r e n d i e b e f o r e t h ey
reach f i v e years of a g e a n d at 5 0 a n
a d u l t is o l d . Rice is t h e s t a p l e f o od
here, c o v e r e d w i t h a s p l o d g e t h ey
call plasas (boiled f i s h , or g r o u n d n u t s ,
or m e a t ) . The m e a t is c o m p l e t e ly
f r e e of f a t a n d has a t e x t u r e rather
l i ke c o m p r e s s e d m a t c h s t i c k s . T he
best I have eaten is f r i e d p y t h on
w h i c h has a t a s t e a k i n t o p o r k or
c h i c k e n b u t is t o u g h like o c t o p u s or
b a c o n rind.
V i o l e n c e R a re
The h u m a n s p i r i t , a n d w i l l t o a d a p t,
o v e r c o m e t h e d e f i c i e n c i e s a n d
p r o b l e m s . The b l a c k s a n d w h i t es
l i ve t o g e t h e r w i t h o u t a n y q u e s t i on
of e n m i t y o n a c c o u n t of t h e ir
r e s p e c t i v e s k i n p i g m e n t a t i o n . T he
l o c a l s are c o l o u r f u l in t h e i r dress —
most of t h em very a t t r a c t i v e , a n d
v i o l e n c e of t h e k i n d c o m m o n in o u r
s o c i e t y is v e r y u n c o m m o n here. No
o n e k n i f e s a n y o n e or g e t s i n v o l v ed
in f i s t i c u f f s . They argue a n d f i g ht
w i t h t h e i r t o n g u e s . The l o c a l jail
houses o n l y a f e w o f f e n d e r s ; these
are m o s t l y p e o p l e e m b r o i l e d w i th
w o m a n t r o u b l e.
C r e e p y – C r a w l i e s
The chief . . . w a s d e l i g h t e d w i th
our interest in h e l p i n g his p e o p le
a n d t r e a t e d us w a r m l y (as h a s b e en
t h e case w i t h all t h e m e e t i n g s w e
have h a d t o d a t e ) . T h i r t y – t h r ee
p e o p l e , m o s t l y w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n ,
w e r e e x a m i n e d T w o n e w cases
w e r e f o u n d — a b o y a l r e a d y b l i n d ed
a n d a n o t h e r lad o f a b o u t 1 0 years.
T h e c h i e f t o l d us t h a t more p e o p le
w o u l d be b a c k in t h e v i l l a g e later.
We d e c i d e d t o s t o p t h e n i g h t a n d
w e r e o f f e r e d t w o c o m p a r t m e n t s in
t h e c h i e f ‘ s m u d h u t w i t h beds b u i lt
of s t o n e s c o v e r e d w i t h m u d a n d
s t r a w mats . . . Some o f t h e
D a n Story
c o c k r o a c h e s w e k i l l e d , o t h e rs
escaped. W e l e f t t h e l a r ge spiders —
a s y m b i o t i c a r r a n g e m e n t — they
w o u l d n o d o u b t kill t h e o t h e r
c r e e p y – c r a w l i e s t h a t c o u l d harm us.
N a t i v e ‘ M e d i c i n e ‘
The score in t h e K o i n a d u g u d i s t r i ct
so far in 1 9 7 6 is 2 0 0 + n e w cases.
It is a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t v e r y s o o n a
c o n c e n t r a t e d ‘ a t t a c k ‘ w i l l be m a d e in
t h i s area w i t h a v i e w t o e s t a b l i s h i ng
c l i n i c s t h i s year. I b e l i e v e w e w i l l
f i n d many more v i c t i m s o f l e p r o sy
a n d other diseases s u c h as river
b l i n d n e s s , h o o k w o r m a n d r i n g w o rm
d u r i n g our t r e k s .
A l r e a d y w e h a v e seen m a n y of t h e se
cases, also o t h e r s w h e r e a t t e m p ts
have been made t o b u r n leprosy
a w a y , a d d i n g t o t h e d i s f i g u r e m e n t
a n d s u f f e r i n g of t h e p a t i e n t s ( t h i s is
n a t i v e ‘ m e d i c i n e ‘ ).
F o o t S l o g g i ng
U n f o r t u n a t e l y t h e area c a n o n l y be
c o v e r e d o n f o o t so t h e l e p r o sy
a s s i s t a n t s w i l l have t o p u r s u e a
r o u t i n e m o n t h l y trek or t r e k s f r om
h a b i t a t i o n t o h a b i t a t i o n , h a n d i n g o u t
m e d i c i n e s a n d k e e p i n g d e f a u l t e r s on
t h e i r t o e s . . . j u s t like y o u a n d I
c o v e r i n g an area l i ke t h e C o t s w o l ds
or t h e Forest of Dean.
LCTTCR
By t h e t i m e t h i s issue appears, t h e
annual d i n n e r , o n M a y 7, w i l l have
c o m e a n d g o n e a n d 1 3 m o r e people
at M i t c h e l d e a n w i l l have received
t h e i r 2 5 – y e a r – a w a r d s . We’ll be
r e p o r t i n g o n t h i s event later.
Yet more names have been a d d e d to
t h e list o f l o n g – s e r v e r s w h o h a ve
r e t i r e d under t h e r e c e n t v o l u n t a ry
s c h e m e ; t h e y are : R o n a l d A b l e tt
( 4 0 0 0 A s s e m b l y ) , Eric K n i g h t (Spares
P a c k i n g ) , Harry Pearce ( P E D ),
R o y s t o n Roberts ( R X C i n d e r f o r d ) ,
J o h n T h o m a s ( R X L y d n e y ) , C l i f f o rd
Turner ( 9 2 0 0 A s s e m b l y ).
The summer o u t i n g f o r r e t i r ed
members w i l l be t o D o d d i n g t on
H o u s e o n J u l y 7.
ANY NEWS FOR VISION*?
If y o u have, t h e n please —
mail it t o me c / o R e c e p t i o n , B u i l d i n g 2 3 ,
or leave it at a n y G a t e House f o r
c o l l e c t i o n by me,
or post it t o me at Tree Tops, P l u m p Hill,
M i t c h e l d e a n ,
or r i n g me — e x t . 566 o r D r y b r o o k 542415.
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t i a c e m e e t i r i g p l a c e m e e t i n g p l a i c e m e e t i i – i g p l a c e i m e e t i n g p l a c e mee’
n e e t i n g p l a c e m e e t i n g p l a c e meeting p l a c e m e e t i n g p l a c e m e e t i n g p l a ce
s i a c e m e e t i n g p l a c e nmeetsng p l a c e rrse«tln«^ p l a c e m e e t i n g p l a c e meet
We all k n o w w h a t a s y s t e m s analyst
does — he analyses systems. But h ow
does he g o a b o u t It?
We asked R o g e r B r o w n of
M a n a g e m e n t I n f o r m a t i o n Services (it
used t o be c a l l e d I n f o r m a t i on
Systems) t o e x p a n d a bit o n t he
s u b j e c t , in n o n – c o m p u t e r language.
Roger p u l l e d t h o u g h t f u l l y o n his
pipe. ‘ W e have t o see w h a t particular
p r o b l e m s f a c i n g m a n a g e m e n t can
be s o l v e d u s i n g c o m p u t e r systems.
‘ F i r s t w e do a f e a s i b i l i t y s t u d y . We
m i g h t r e c o m m e n d a c o m p u t er
s o l u t i o n and w e have t o j u s t i f y it,
w o r k out c o m p a r a t i v e costs, etc.
If it w o r k s o u t all r i g h t , t h e n i t ‘s all
systems g o .’
T o be a systems analyst, y o u need to
express yourself clearly, v e r b a l l y and
o n paper. Roger enjoys w r i t i n g — in
f a c t , w e s a w an a r t i c le by h im on
p r e – p r o d u c t i o n data base ( t h e main
s y s t em he is w o r k i n g o n ) in a recent
issue of Xerox Information Services
Fie view.
In his s t u d e n t days he w a s very keen
o n p h o t o g r a p h y (he had an a r t i c le
p u b l i s h e d in The Amateur
Photographer too !) but he says he’s
not a v e r y a c t i v e o n e these days.
Roger j o i n e d us t h r e e years ago and
l i v e s w i t h his s c h o o l t e a c h e r w i f e and
l i t t le d a u g h t e r at t h e v i l l a g e of St.
Briavels. He’s c u r r e n t l y c h a i r m a n of
t h e residents’ a s s o c i a t i o n , w as
p r e v i o u s l y its secretary, a n d so has
g o t t o k n o w a g o o d many p e o p l e in
a c o m p a r a t i v e l y s h o r t t i m e.
He’s also a m e m b e r of t h e St.
Briavels M u s i c S o c i e t y ( w e heard
h im s i n g i n g s o m e t e n o r s o l o s at one
of their m e e t i n g s ) and of t h e M e r l in
M u s i c S o c i e t y in M o n m o u t h .
He prefers v o c a l t o i n s t r u m e n t al
music and t h o u g h he has a sizeable
c o l l e c t i o n of records, h e ‘ d rather have
his music live t h a n c a n n e d any t i m e.
Ever s i n c e T e r r y C o l e t o o k over as
s u p e r v i s o r of t h e Print R o o m in
B u i l d i n g 3 8 , he’s s p e n t hours in t he
d a r k r o o m . For an i m p o r t a n t part of
t h e s e c t i o n ‘ s a c t i v i t y is t h e r e c r e a t i on
in larger f o r m a t of t h e current
d r a w i n g s f o r Design E n g i n e e r i ng
w h i c h arrive at M i t c h e l d e a n in t he
f o rm of m i c r o f i l m.
F o r m e r ly a l a b t e c h n i c i a n in R e l i a b i l i ty
next d o o r , he’s a c h a p w h o k n o ws
w h a t goes o n ‘ u n d e r t h e b o n n e t ‘.
A p p r e n t i c e d as an a u t o m o t i ve
e n g i n e e r , he o n c e w o r k e d at Hay’s
W h a r f in L o n d o n l o o k i n g after HGV’s
a n d cranes.
A m o n g other v e n t u r e s he’s d o n e a
s t r e t c h inside, as a p r i s o n o f f i c e r at
W a k e f i e l d , Yorks., f o l l o w i n g it w i th
t h r e e years as a c o p p e r in t he
W e s t m i n s t e r area.
S o m e t i m e s he f o u n d himself w h i t e –
g l o v e d in t h e presence of r o y a l t y;
b u t t h e r e w e r e o t h e r less pleasant
o c c a s i o n s , s u c h as w h e n he g o t a
b o o t in his m o u t h at a f o o t b a l l m a t ch
a n d lost a f e w t e e t h , had b o t h his
l e g s r u n over ( ‘ f o r t u n a t e l y it w a s a
l i g h t m o t o r b i k e ! ‘ ) , a n d made
c l o s e c o n t a c t w i t h a p i c k a x e h a n d l e—
all in t h e c o u r s e of d u t y.
P h o t o g r a p h y is his m a i n h o b by
t o d a y (he t o o k t h i s p h o t o of h i m s e l f ),
a n d a n i m a l s a n d w i l d l i f e his
f a v o u r i t e s u b j e c t s . He has a dark
r o om at h o m e t o o , w h i c h he’s k i t t ed
o u t f o r c o l o u r p r o c e s s i n g.
He a n d his w i f e , w h o is a sister on
t h e g e r i a t r i c w a r d at t h e D i l ke
H o s p i t a l , are m o d e r n i s i n g an o ld
c o t t a g e in R u s p i d g e , C i n d e r f o r d , to
h o u s e t h e m s e l v e s a n d t h e i r t wo
d o g s — a b e a r – l i k e m o n g r e l and a
‘ l a z y l u r c h e r ‘ w h o s e h u n t i n g a c t i v i t i es
are c o n f i n e d t o s e e k i n g o u t a cosy
s p o t o n t h e bed.
Terry, b y t h e w a y , is t h e s o n of M a ry
Cole, D o n E l l i o t t ‘ s secretary. ‘ S h e ‘s
t h e best m o t h e r in t h e w o r l d , ‘ he t o ld
us e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y.
T o keep u p his s t r e n g t h w h i l e he
m i x e s his p a i n t s , R o n A d a ms
b e l i e v e s t h e r e ‘ s n o t h i n g t o beat a
pasty — or t w o — at m i d – m o r n i ng
break.
He’s been g e t t i n g t h e m r e g u l a r l y f r om
t h e refreshment area f o r years n o w ;
in f a c t , t h e f i v e – y e a r s e r v i c e a w a r d he
r e c e i v e d w a s c o u p l e d w i t h an
u n o f f i c i a l a c c o l a d e f o r h a v i ng
c o n s u m e d no less t h a n 2 , 5 0 0 of t h e m.
H o w d i d he k n o w h e ‘ d eaten that
m a n y ? He’s been k e e p i n g a t a l ly
over t h e years, ever s i n c e he realised
he w a s h o o k e d o n t h e m.
‘ T h o s e c a n t e e n pasties are made very
n i c e l y — I must c o m p l i m e n t the
c h e f , ‘ he t o l d us. ‘I l i ke meat or
cheese, b u t cheese is m y f a v o u r i t e .’
Ron w o r k s in t h e m i x i n g room,
p r e p a r i n g t h e p a i n t s , a d d i n g t he
r i g h t a m o u n t of t h i n n e r , d o i ng
v i s c o s i t y tests and t a k i n g t h e final
m i x t u r e a l o n g t o t h e spray b o o t h s.
That w a y he w o r k s u p his t w o – p a s ty
a p p e t i t e .
R o n ‘ s w i f e Lena o f t e n takes a pasty
or t w o home at n i g h t f o r h i m . She
w o r k s in t h e Print R o o m in B u i l d i ng
3 8 a n d has been w i t h us f o r a r o u nd
t e n years n o w.
If y o u w e n t a l o n g t o t h e d a n c e in t he
b a l l r o om o n M a y 21 in a i d of t he
S p i n a B i f i d a cause, y o u ‘ l l have seen
Ron a n d Lena o n stage. Ron plays
bass g u i t a r ( p l u s t h e steel g u i t a r and
t r u m p e t o n o c c a s i o n ) w i t h t he
S o u n d s S y n d i c a t e S h o w b a n d , and
Lena is t h e i r v o c a l i s t.
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SP@RTS & S&CIAL CLUB
P r i z e People
Don Elliott said he w a s ‘ s h a t t e r e d ‘ I
The very f i r s t c h a i r m a n of t h e c l u b in
t h e 1 9 5 0 ‘ s , w h e n it w a s k n o w n as
t h e Cine C l u b , a n d n o w o n e o f i ts
v i c e – p r e s i d e n t s , he w e n t a l o n g t o t h e
annual Prize N i g h t o n A p r i l 8 to
present t h e a w a r d s a n d l e a r n e d t h a t,
f o r t h e v e r y f i r s t t i m e in t h e c l u b ‘s
h i s t o r y , t h e r e w o u l d be n o prizes f o r
t h e c i n e c o m p e t i t i o n — t h e r e w e r e n ‘t
any entries.
However, there w a s a g o o d response
in t h e b l a c k a n d w h i t e print
c o m p e t i t i o n (there w e r e n o n e f o r
t h i s last y e a r ) . Bill H o b b s d id
p a r t i c u l a r l y w e l l , t a k i n g b o t h f i r s t a nd
s e c o n d place, w h i l e t h i r d place w e nt
t o a n e w c o m e r — Clive H a w k i n s.
J i m N e w b y of D e s i g n Engineering
was j u d g e.
As w e r e p o r t e d earlier, Des H a i n es
w o n t h e c o l o u r print c o m p e t i t i o n,
j u d g e d by J a c k S m i t h of M i t c h e l d e a n,
w i t h Valerie J o r d a n a n d C l i ve
H a w k i n s t y i n g f o r s e c o n d place.
The c o l o u r slide s h o w w a s a
h i g h l i g h t of t h e e v e n i n g . W i n n e r s o f
t h e v a r i o u s s e c t i o n s of t h e c l ub
c o l o u r s l i d e c o m p e t i t i o n , j u s t in case
y o u missed t h e r e s u l t s in V I S I O N ,
w e r e as f o l l o w s : Architectural
Heritage— Des H a i n e s ; Landscape—
Bob D i x o n ; Wild Life — Reg M o r r i s ;
My Hat — Robin B e r k s ; Portrait —
B o b D i x o n ; Humorous— Bob D i x o n .
Overall w i n n e r w a s B o b D i x o n ;
Valerie J o r d a n t o o k s e c o n d place
and Robin Berks t h i r d.
These s l i d e s w e r e f o l l o w e d b y t h e
5 0 e n t r i e s ( 2 5 – a – s i d e ) in t h e X e r o x /
Rank X e r o x i n t e r c l u b c o n t e s t ; o u r
c l u b h a d c e r t a i n l y been u p a g a i n st
some t o u g h o p p o s i t i o n a n d i t w a s a
c r e d i t t o t h e m t h a t , a l t h o u g h t he
U S A side w o n o n c e a g a i n , o u r s i de
l o s t by o n l y f o u r marks.
There w a s f u r t h e r c o n s o l a t i o n f or
M i t c h e l d e a n in t h e f a c t t h a t Bill
H o b b s ‘ b e a u t i f u l b u t t e r f l y slide,
‘ S i l v e r W a s h e d F r i t i l l a r y ‘ , w h i c h w a s
‘ B e s t in t h e S h o w ‘ of t h e RX e n t r i e s,
w a s a w a r d e d f i r s t place in t h e w h o l e
c o m p e t i t i o n , w h i l e B o b D i x o n ‘s
‘ H o m e w a r d B o u n d ‘ came t h i r d.
A n d a t r i o f r o m I n d u s t r i a l Engineering
— Pete A l k e r , V a n c e H o p k i n s a nd
M i k e W i l k i n s o n — had t h e i r slides
h i g h l y r e c o m m e n d e d.
Next year t h e c o m p e t i t i o n w i l l be
j u d g e d t h i s side of t h e A t l a n t i c a nd
t h e c l u b h o p e t o d o e v e n better w i th
home g r o u n d a d v a n t a g e I
A f e a t u r e f i l m , ‘ A H o l e Load o f
T r o u b l e ‘ , s t a r r i n g A r t h u r Lowe,
f i n i s h e d o f f t h e Prize N i g ht
p r o g r a m m e , w i t h Bill A u s t i n m a k i ng
his usual c o n t r i b u t i o n as p r o j e c t i o n i s t.
9 0 E n t r i e s in
TT T o u r n a m e nt
The s e c o n d o p e n t a b l e t e n n is
t o u r n a m e n t , w h i c h began on
T h u r s d a y , A p r i l 1 5, a n d w a s s t i ll
g o i n g s t r o n g early o n G o o d Friday
w a s a v e r y c o m p e t i t i v e affair, w i th
9 0 e n t r i e s g o i n g after n i n e cups.
L e f t : Bob Dixon, overall
winner in the slide
competition. Far l e f t :
Don Elliott with Bill
Hobbs, who took both
first and second place in
the black and white
competition. Third place
went to Cliff Hawkins,
seen b e l o w (second from
left) looking at the
competition entries.
In a d d i t i o n t o t h e d o u b l e s a n d o p en
s i n g l e s c o m p e t i t i o n s , a n o v i c e singles
had been i n t r o d u c e d w h i c h a t t r a c t ed
a b o u t 3 0 e n t r i e s , i n c l u d i n g an
A m e r i c a n assignee w h o d i d n ‘ t w a nt
h i s name m e n t i o n e d as h e d i d n ‘ t
w i n !
As last year, t h e c e n t r e t a b l e d r ew
most of t h e a t t e n t i o n , c h i e f l y because
t h e t w o e n d t a b l e s w e r e rather d i m ly
lit a n d t h e o n l o o k e r s — and p o s s i b ly
some of t h e p l a y e r s — c o u l d n ‘ t see
t h e b a l l . (Barry B a r t o n ‘ s s u g g e s t i on
t h a t l u m i n o u s balls s h o u l d be used
w a s t h r o w n o u t o f c o u r t .)
It m a y h a v e been t h i s f a c t o r , or t h e
rather s l i p p e r y f l o o r , w h i c h a c c o u n t ed
f o r at least t w o c o n t e s t a n t s l a n d i ng
o n t h e g r o u n d d u r i n g m a t c h e s ; o ne
d i d a P. J . P r o b y act in t h e p r o c e ss
so t h e g l o o m had i ts c o m p e n s a t i o n s .
J o h n G u r n e y a n d R i c h a r d Cooke,
h a v i n g d e f e a t e d J a c k J e n k i n s a nd
M i k e W a r d r e s p e c t i v e l y , f a c e d each
o t h e r in t h e f i n a l s of t h e n o v i ce
s i n g l e s , a n d p r o v e d t o be w e l l
m a t c h e d . The f i r s t g a m e w e n t to
J o h n , t h e s e c o n d t o R i c h a r d , b u t
J o h n j u s t c l i n c h e d t h e m a t t e r in t h e
t h i r d g a m e , t h e f i n a l score b e i ng
21 : 1 8 .
In t h e d o u b l e s c h a m p i o n s h i p , last
y e a r ‘ s w i n n e r s , A n d y Davies a n d B o b
T o o m e r , f o u g h t last y e a r ‘ s r u n n e r s – u p,
Rafe Cherry a n d D e n n i s W a d l e y,
w h o , reversing t h e s i t u a t i o n , scored
21 : 1 8 a n d 2 1 : 1 7 t o t a k e t h e c u p .
A l t h o u g h not e v e r y o n e h a d s t a y ed
t h e s i x – h o u r course, t h e r e w e r e still
q u i t e a f e w l e f t at h a l f – p a s t m i d n i g ht
t o w i t n e s s t h e f i n a l of t h e o p en
s i n g l e s , a n e x c i t i n g m a t c h w i t h t he
o u t c o m e u n p r e d i c t a b l e t o t h e e n d .
D e n n i s W a d l e y , t h e h o l d e r of t h e
Ted W e n d e r l i s h t r o p h y , w o n t h e f i r st
game 21 : 1 9 ; t h e s e c o n d w e n t to
B o b T o o m e r 21 : 1 7 . Every p o i n t w a s
h o t l y c o n t e s t e d in t h e d e c i d i n g game
b u t after 2 0 a l l , D e n n i s w a s a b l e to
seize t h e necessary t w o p o i n t s t h at
made h im s i n g l e s c h a m p i o n f o r t he
s e c o n d year r u n n i n g.
In a d d i t i o n t o t a k i n g part in t h e
c o m p e t i t i o n s , A n d y a n d B o b c o p ed
w i t h t h e c o m p l i c a t i o n s of o r g a n i s i ng
t h e e v e n t , w i t h t h e v a l u a b l e a s s i s t a n ce
o n t h e n i g h t of R o b b i e R o b i n s on
w h o a c t e d as c h a o s c o n t r o l l e r.
By t h e w a y , it w a s o n c e a g a i n an
a l l – f e l l e r affair. W h e r e ‘ s your
f i g h t i n g s p i r i t , g i r l s ?
J u n e C l i m ax
T w o i n t e r d e p a r t m e n t a l c o m p e t i t i o ns
are a p p r o a c h i n g t h e c l i m a x . The
f i n a l s of t h e s k i t t l e s s h o u l d be in
early J u n e a n d t h e d a r t s a r o u n d t he
e n d of t h e m o n t h .
Champers for
the Champs
H a v i n g reached t h e f i n a l s o f t h e
I n t e r d e p a r t m e n t a l Football
C o m p e t i t i o n o n t w o p r e v i o us
o c c a s i o n s . W o r k s E n g i n e e r i n g w e re
t h i r d t i m e l u c k y at H a r r o w Hill
o n M a y 9 , w i n n i n g 1 : n i l a g a i n st
2 1 / 1 3 (Tool R o o m ).
Early in t h e g a m e t h e i r c a p t a i n,
A s h l e y Saunders, a c o u n t y league
player, scored a w e l l – t a k e n g o a l;
f r om t h e n o n his s i d e w e r e in no
great danger of l o s i n g , a l t h o u gh
t h e i r o p p o n e n t s had several
o p p o r t u n i t i e s in t h e last m i n u t e s of
t h e game t o equalise.
C o n d i t i o n s w e r e ideal — f o r t he
s p e c t a t o r s , t h e s u n h a v i n g coaxed
o u r far m o r e p e o p l e t h a n usual.
For t h e players, h o w e v e r , it w a s
t o o hot a n d t h e g r o u n d w a s t o o
h a r d , a n d b o t h sides w e r e relieved
t o hear t h e f i n a l w h i s t l e.
T h e T e a ms
Works Engineering: Ashley Saunders
( c a p t . ) , G o r d o n Bourne, J o hn
B o w k e t t , M a l c o lm Burson, Kelvin
Burt, Ken Cook, Ron Day, Phil
James, Robert J o h n s o n , Ian J o n e s ,
Royston Meek, C o l i n Paddock,
Dave T i n g l e , M i k e Weaver, Graham
Welsh, M i k e Williams.
29113: Roger T r i g g ( c a p t . ) , Gordon
Baker, Geoff Bale, A l a n Bridges,
M i k e Cooper, G o r d o n Davis David
Edwards, David Hart, Kevin H o w e l l,
M i k e Jones, Kevin Kear, Colin
Mansell, Robert Partridge, Terry
Peates, Robin Phelps, Terry Pitt.
T h a n k s t o : T h e local c l u b s , a nd
especially Harrow Hill FC, f o r t h e ir
f a c i l i t i e s : all 15 teams w h o t o o k part
in t h e c o m p e t i t i o n ; Frank Edwards
for making the p r e s e n t a t i o n : a n d
t h e organisers, Richard Cooke a nd
Roger T r i g g , not f o r g e t t i n g t h e ladies
w h o polished t h e t r o p h i e s , washed
t h e gear, a n d managed w i t h o ut
t h e i r m e n f o l k ‘ s help w h i l e they
f o u g h t f o r t h e greater glory of t h e ir
r e s p e c t i v e departments.
S n o o k e r / B i l l i a r d s Results
B o b H o w e l l s has p u l l e d o f f a d o u b le
v i c t o r y , b e c o m i n g o u r f i r s t I n d i v i d u al
S n o o k e r / B i l l i a r d s C h a m p i o n . He w o n
3 : nil a g a i n s t Dave Barnard in t h e
snooker f i n a l o n M a y 1 1 , a n d a w e ek
later c a p p e d t h i s w i t h a v i c t o ry
against J o h n W i l k s in t h e b i l l i a r ds
f i n a l . ( M o r e d e t a i l s next issue.)
Make It a d o u b l e !
Y o u can n o w h a v e n o t j u s t o n e b u t
two stakes in t h e B o n a n z a Draw.
A l l y o u have t o d o is f i l l in t h e f o rm
o n t h e r i g h t (or a c o p y of i t ) a n d
send it, at a n y t i m e , t o Roy S t e w a r d ,
Personnel D e p a r t m e n t , B u i l d i n g 2 3 .
T h e n y o u w a i t f o r a w i n d f a l l !
The gleam of the gilded trophies (kindly presented by Frank Edwards) was eclipsed
by that in the eyes of the teams when they each received a bottle of bubbly along with their
awards. Pictured a b o v e with their prizes are the winning Works Engineering team.
B e l o w : The Tool Room runners-up cool down their captain, Roger Trigg, who
was also one of the organisers of the event.
Richard Cooke, co-organiser with Roger Trigg,
discusses the match with (from left) linesman Brian
Norris, referee Jim Spiers and linesman Keith Ward.
Works Engineering attempt to
break through the Tool Room’s
defence lines.
Bonanza
Draw
Please arrange to increase t he
deduction f r om my wages in respect
of the Bonanza Draw f r om l O p per
week to 2 0 p per week, as f r om
Monday
N a m e :
D e p t :
S t a f f N o :
B I d g N o : F l o o r N o :
11
B i r t h s
Emma Jane, a d a u g h t e r for P h i l i p Lamb
( E n g i n e e r i n g D.O.) and his w i f e Susan,
on March 24.
l a n t o a son for H u w Salmon (Works
Engineering) and his w i f e Caroline, on
A p r i l 4.
Christopher Paul, a s o n for Roderick
Phillips ( S h o p C o n t r o l ) and his w i f e A n n,
on April 29.
W e d d i n g s
David Payne ( G r o u p Purchase) t o M a r i on
Dommeck (Purchasing, RX Venray)
at Venray o n A p r i l 10.
Kevin H o w e l l s (Tool Room) to J e a n e t te
B a l d w i n (Catering) at t h e Forest Church,
Drybrook, on April 1 0.
E n g a g e m e n t
Pauline W r i g h t (secretary t o Lionel Lyes,
Director of Personnel and C o m m u n i c a t i o n s)
t o David Thomas on Easter Saturday.
C A R POOL
Wanted — car o w n e r t o make f o u r th
member of s y n d i c a t e in S t r o u d / S t o n e h o u se
area. Staff hours. G. Taylor, ext. 558.
F o r S a le
Ruspidge — s e m i – d e t a c h e d house, c e n t r a l ly
heated, 3 bedrooms, garden, N. A n d r e w s,
ext. 7 7 7 or 359.
145ft c l i n k e r – b u i l t N o r w e g i a n f i s h i n g boat
c o m p l e t e w i t h 5 h p o u t b o a r d , oars, anchor
and trailer. W h i t e c r o f t 5 6 2 5 8 5.
Webber carburettor t o fit Imp w i t h m a n i f o l d,
£10. Cassette player still w i t h guarantee
(6 months) £20. C. M a h o n e y , Supply
Centre, ext. 8 0 4.
For loan or sale t o g o o d home, registered
PBA, dark bay 5 – y e a r – o l d g e l d i n g,
p r o f e s s i o n a l l y broken, l i g h t l y s c h o o l e d.
D r y b r o o k 542930.
Dimplex 8 – h o u r storage heater, 3 J Kw
approx., teak grain f i n i s h , w i t h i n p u t and
o u t p u t c o n t r o l s , 1 year’s usage only, £20.
Sunhouse coal effect electric fire w i th
bookshelf teak s u r r o u n d £20. Dimplex
o i l – f i l l e d thermostat c o n t r o l l e d radiator,
cream, approx. 5ft x 2ft, £12. Nick S w a n,
ext. 534.
1 9 7 0 Morris 1300, f l a m e red, MOT, etc,
£475. G. M. Hughes, ext. 3 6 0 or Ross 3 1 1 8.
English Electric de luxe 4 – r i n g a u t o m a t ic
cooker, £25. D r y b r o o k 5 4 2 6 9 2.
Epiphone F-holed s e m i – e l e c t r i c guitar,
t w i n pick ups, lead and c a r r y i n g case, red
and w h i t e , beautiful c o n d i t i o n , £ 1 1 9 new,
w i l l accept £75 o.n.o. G. P o w e l l , ext. 202.
Three storage heaters, t w o 3Kw. £ 1 0 each
one 2 J K w , £8. A l s o Hoover t w i n – t ub
w a s h i n g machine, £8. D. Rimell, Design,
ext. 1205.
B M W R 6 7 / 2 6 0 0 c c motor cycle, 1951
g o o d c o n d i t i o n , 9 0% o r i g i n a l , also spare
frame, t a n k and w h e e l . Offers. P. G o o d w i n,
ext. 8 5 5.
Frame tent, sleeps four, c a m p cooker, t a b le
and stools. W. J o h n s , Villa House, Parkend
Walk, Coalway, or RXC ext. 1 9 – 1 0.
1968 Mini for spares one g o o d engine
c o m p l e t e and other part engine.
A. Coopey, 5 East V i e w , Newnham,
or ext. 213.
Humber Sceptre 1968, 1 7 2 5 cc, overdrive,
£ 3 5 0 o.n.o., f i n a n c e arranged. S. R. Meek,
ext. 409.
Kevin and Jeanette /-lowel/s
F i r s t – a i d e r s N e e d ed
W i t h the recent ( a n d past) first aid
e x a m i n a t i o n successes w i t h i n our Company
in m i n d , t h e local St J o h n A m b u l a n ce
D i v i s i o n in C i n d e r f o r d is l o o k i n g in t h is
d i r e c t i o n for n e w recruits. Roger Miles
( E n g i n e e r i n g ) w h o is D i v i s i o n a l Officer
t e l l s us a n y o n e f r om 18 years u p w a r d s w ho
HOME MARKET
When sending in i t e m s please g i v e your
extension number a n d / o r department t o ensure
inclusion.
T w o gas fires, one H i g h Speed ‘ G’
A u t o m a t i c , teak s u r r o u n d , £ 2 5 , or £ 3 0 t he
pair. Five w a l l electric heating panels,
w h i t e , slim, o n l y l i n . t h i c k , £5 each or £ 20
t h e lot. C i n d e r f o r d 2 2 8 6 1.
S o u n d movie camera — Kodak Ekasound
1 3 0 movie o u t f i t , as new, o n l y used 7 times,
b a r g a i n £85. Special c a r r y i n g case £15.
A. M. Kibble, ext. 554.
M i t c h e l d e a n — 3 – b e d r o om s e m i – d e t a c h e d,
gas C H , d o u b l e g l a z i n g , large garage,
£ 9 , 9 5 0 . D r y b r o o k 5 4 2 0 1 1.
Soft t o y s made t o order. Ext. 2 0 8.
A x m i n s t e r carpet, b r a n d new, 8 0 % w o o l
2 0 % n y l o n , w h i t e b a c k g r o u n d w i t h scroll
p a t t e r n in y e l l o w , b r o w n and f a w n , in t wo
r o l ls : 1 0 f t 6 i n . X 9ft — £38 50 ; 2 7 f t 11 i n . x
7 f t 6 i n . — £85 50 ( £ 1 2 4 t o t a l ) . Garage
d o o r ( w o o d ) , up and over w i t h c o u n t e r balance
springs, 6ft 8 i n . w i d e , £15. Land
Rover, l o n g w h e e l b a s e , hard t o p , p e t r o l,
g o o d tyres, t a x e d , t e s t e d , K reg., £ 5 0 0.
R W r i g h t , ext. 8 7 0 or C i n d e r f o r d 2 3 7 0 0.
Frame t e n t , as new, sleeps 4 a d u l t s , £45.
Gloucester 6 6 5 2 3 after 1 p m .
Teak table, 4ft r o u n d , w i t h centre e x t e n s i on
t o 5ft 6 i n . , oval and f o u r m a t c h i n g chairs,
£55. Babywalker t r o l l e y c o m p l e t e w i th
24 play bricks, £2. B. M o r g a n , M a c h i ne
Shop, L y d b r o o k 548.
Crossply tyres : 2 Goodyear G-8’s, one
never used, one as n e w ; 2 M o h a wk
U l t i s s i m o , as n e w ; 1 Regional Super
r e m o u l d . £ 2 5 the lot. F. J o r d a n , Works
E n g i n e e r i n g , ext. 1240.
Fiat 5 0 0 , ‘ H ‘ reg, 5 3 mpg, tax and MOT
u n t i l September, g o o d c o n d i t i o n , r e l u c t a n t ly
b e i n g g i v e n a w a y for £ 2 6 5 . D. Kidd,
ext. 1324.
1 9 6 5 Morris 1 1 0 0 , 5 g o o d tyres, g o od
b a t t e r y , M O T M a r c h 1 9 7 7 , t i d y car inside
and out, £ 1 3 5 o.n.o. F. J o n e s , 4 0 0 0 mech.
r u n , ext. 5 6 5 or R o s s – o n – W y e 3 0 9 7.
is in possession of a c u r r e n t first aid
c e r t i f i c a t e w o u l d be w e l c o m e d ( a l t h o u g h if
numbers w a r r a n t e d it, a course c o u l d be
be a r r a n g e d ) ; u n i f o rm is p r o v i d e d and all
w o r k is s t r i c t l y v o l u n t a r y ( d u t i e s i n c l u de
a t t e n d a n c e at rallies autocross, fetes,
g y m k h a n a s ) .
‘ W e meet every Thursday at 7.30 pm,’
says Roger. The H Q is near t h e W h i te
Hart Inn, off St W h i t e ‘ s Road, C i n d e r f o r d.
If a n y o n e w a n t s any f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n,
w i l l t h e y please r i n g me on ext. 5 3 2 or 5 3 4 .’
F r a n k B a y l i ss
We w o u l d like t o c o n v e y our s y m p a t h y to
t h e f a m i l y of Frank Bayliss, M a c h i n e Shop
i n s p e c t o r , w h o died on A p r i l 1 at t h e age
of 39.
Frank, w h o had been w i t h t h e Company
s i n c e December 1963, w a s w e l l k n o w n for
his trade u n i o n w o r k . An A U E W shop
s t e w a r d , he w a s an e x – c h a i r m a n of the
S h o p S t e w a r d s C o u n c i l and had been
w o r k s c o n v e n o r at M i t c h e l d e a n for t wo
years.
A w o r k s c o l l e c t i o n raised £ 2 2 0 and t h i s,
t o g e t h e r w i t h a c o n t r i b u t i o n f r om the
C o m p a n y , enabled a d o n a t i o n of £ 3 0 0 to
be made t o t h e Imperial Cancer Research
Centre.
J e n t i q u e s i d e b o a r d ( t e a k ) , 4 f t 6 i n w i d e,
4 f t 2 i n h i g h , c o n d i t i o n as new, £ 1 2 4 Sept.
1 9 7 5 ; n o w £90, offers. Can deliver.
1 9 6 3 Ford C o r t i n a M k I, M O T Nov., engine
g o o d , b o d y fair, dark green, £ 7 0 , offers.
W. E. J o n e s , M a r i e L l o y d , Parragate,
C i n d e r f o r d , or ext. 972.
S t o r a g e heaters — three 2 K w Storaheaters,
one 3 K w Electra, £ 1 0 per heater. Miss J . E.
Murray, ext. 4 7 6 or 3 Edenwall Road,
M i l k w a l l , nr. C o l e f o r d.
T r i c i t y M a r q u i s electric cooker, 4 rings,
large o v e n , all w o r k i n g , very g o od
c o n d i t i o n , £ 3 0 o.n.o. Can be seen anytime.
E. A n d r e w s , 4 5 0 0 Sorter, ext. 3 8 8.
W a n t e d
A w n i n g — must be in g o o d c o n d i t i o n,
t o fit 12.6 Sprite A l p i n e . Mrs A. Carr,
ext. 41 3 or C i n d e r f o r d 2 3 3 7 5.
A q u a r i u m approx. 3 6 i n . x 12in. x 12in.
w i t h s t a n d . Empty please. Reasonable price
paid. Chris Fitt, ext. 8 1 2.
A m a t e u r music w r i t e r w o u l d like t o c o n t a ct
amateur lyric w r i t e r w i t h a v i e w t o s o n g –
w r i t i n g on a 5 0 / 5 0 basis — c h i l d r e n ‘ s songs
and carols, r e l i g i o u s and s p i r i t u a l , some
f o l k and c o u n t r y , and p o p songs. J o hn
R o b i n s o n , ext. 605.
G o o d home for retired g r e y h o u n d.
T. H a m m o n d , ext. 309.
T o u r i n g caravan, 5 – b e r t h , p r e – 1 9 7 2 , g o od
c o n d i t i o n . A. Cryer, ext. 7 5 1 .
A c c o m m o d a t i o n
S p a c i o u s h o l i d a y chalet c o m p r i s i ng
b e d d i n g a c c o m m o d a t i o n , d e l i g h t f ul
f u r n i s h i n g , m o d e r n c o o k i n g f a c i l i t i e s , TV,
r a d i o and many a d d i t i o n a l extras, i n c l u d i ng
t e l e p h o n e and CH. W i t h i n easy reach of
m o d e r n s h o p p i n g centre, set in d e l i g h t f ul
w o o d and p a r k l a n d on large estate.
S h o o t i n g and f i s h i n g available. Children
w e l c o m e . Ideal for h o n e y m o o n couples.
P. Porsers, RXC, ext. 1 9 – 3 1.
To let — 6 – b e r t h caravan, 2 mins f r om sea,
s w i m m i n g pool and bar. C o l e f o r d 2 6 88
after 7 p m.
1 2 f t 4 – b e r t h t o u r i n g caravan, f u l l y e q u i p p ed
and insured, reasonable rate, M. Hatter,
5 W h i t e c r o s s Road, Lydney, Glos.
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