Sept/Oct 80 No. 145
THE HOUSE MAGAZINE OF RANK XEROX MITCHELDEAN
A Family Occasion
Arthur Robinson, Purchase
Co-ordinator for new products in Commodity
Operations, and Barry Watkins of File Control
discuss the 8200 bill of materials with Ian
Forster of Configuration Control. (As we
went to press we heard the sad news of
Arthur’s death).
A b o v e : Looking at an
assembly drawing of
the recirculating
document handler are
(from left) Section
Leader Dave Robinson.
Alf Elcock, Clive
Cowmeadow and
Dave Wilkins of
Manufacturing
Engineering.
(Continued from page 3)
This e n a b l e d RX t o o l t r y – o u t prior to
s h i p m e n t t o M i t c h e l d e a n for
p r o d u c t i o n use.
The S a f e t y T a sk
S a f e t y a p p r o v a l s w e r e t h e m a i n task
at M i t c h e l d e a n , a n d a g a i n n e w w a ys
had t o be i n v e n t e d t o speed up t he
process. (One n e w w a y c o n s i s t e d of
w o r k i n g all t h r o u g h t h e n i g h t to
meet a d e a d l i n e I ).
Says Ian Forster of C o n f i g u r a t i on
C o n t r o l : ‘ T h e V D E ( G e r m a n s t a n d a r ds
a u t h o r i t i e s ) c h a n g e s w e r e our biggest
c o n c e r n . Some b r a n d n e w part
numbers w e r e i n v o l v e d and our
M a c h i n e S h o p d e l i v e r e d t h e g o o d s.
f i l l i n g t h e g a p u n t i l t h e ” h a r d ” t o o l i ng
came o n s t r e a m .’
M o s t of t h e parts w e r e b r o u g h t in
f r o m Xerox, b u t in t h e case of parts
b o u g h t f r o m European v e n d o r s ‘ t he
s u p p l i e r s c h o p p e d t h e i r lead t i m es
f o r us.’
F a s t Line
On t h e a s s e m b l y f l o o r t h e f i r s t u n i ts
w e r e b u i l t a l o n g s i d e t h e 9 4 0 0 and
o p e r a t o r s w e r e t r a i n e d o n t h e l i n e to
p r o d u c e b o t h 8 2 0 0 a n d 9 4 00
m a c h i n e s , w h i l e a d j u s t e r s w e n t i n to
t h e T r a i n i n g C e n t r e f o r a f e w w e e k s.
Says A s s e m b l y M a n a g e r Roy
P o w e l l : ‘ B e c a u s e it w a s a fast t r a ck
p r o g r a m m e a n d w e w a n t e d t o be sure
t h e m a n u f a c t u r i n g process w a s spot
o n , w e i n t r o d u c e d a series of
e x t e n d e d runs at t h e f i n a l test stage
o n every o n e of t h e f i r s t 8 5 m a c h i n e s.
T h i s e n a b l e d us t o i d e n t i f y any
p r o b l e m s at t h e start a n d t o p u t t h em
r i g h t f i r s t t i m e .’
As f r o m September, 8 2 0 0 ‘ s are b e i ng
b a t c h b u i l t as a s t r a i g h t run. An
u n i n t e r r u p t e d f l o w of parts t o t h e line
is v i t a l a n d because of t h e pressure
d a i l y — even h o u r l y — reviews are
h e l d t o assess t h e p o s i t i o n.
T h e a l l – o u t e f f o r t s of our I n v e n t o ry
a n d S u p p l y Centre p e o p l e are in
t h e i r t u r n h e l p i n g t o ensure t h a t t he
8 2 0 0 l a u n c h p r o g r a m m e c o n t i n u es
(Continued opposite)
Some Facts and Figure,
• It is d e s i g n e d f o r t h e m e d i um to
h i g h v o l u m e user ( 2 5 , 0 0 0 t o 1 0 0 , 0 00
copies per m o n t h ) .
• It Is i n t e n d e d p r i m a r i l y f or
d e c e n t r a l i z e d use rather t h a n in t he
print r o om and t h e c o n t r o l s have
been d e l i b e r a t e l y kept s i m p l e w i th
t h e casual operator In m i n d .
• Based o n t h e 9 4 0 0 processor.
It has a speed of 7 0 p r i n t s per m i n u te
t o make it c o m p a t i b l e w i t h t he
r e c i r c u l a t i n g d o c u m e n t handler, w h i ch
is similar t o t h a t of t h e 5 6 0 0 .
• The R D H t a k e s each original in
t u r n (it a c c e p t s u p t o 5 0 ) , p o s i t i o ns
It o n t h e p l a t e n f o r p r i n t i n g a nd
returns it t o i ts c o r r e c t p o s i t i o n in t he
s t a c k ; o n l y one p r i n t Is made in each
o p e r a t i o n . This means that It makes
a c o m p l e t e set at a t i m e , so t h e f i r st
f e w advance copies of, say, a report
can be t a k e n f r om t h e d e l i v e r y tray
w h i l e t h e 8 2 0 0 c o m p l e t e s t h e rest o f
t h e run.
• Complete sets of c o p i e s are
o f f s e t s t a c k e d , ready for c o l l e c t i on
and d i s t r i b u t i o n , or a u t o m a t i c a l ly
s t a p l e d in t h e l e f t – h a n d corner ( t he
m a c h i n e has a c a p a c i t y of 1 0 , 0 00
s t a p l e s ) .
• Sorting is n o t o n l y ‘ b i n l e s s ‘ —
i t ‘ s limitless. If t h e o p e r a t o r removes
t h e c o p i e s made before t h e o u t p u t
t r a y Is f u l l (it h o l d s 3 5 0 s h e e t s ) , t he
8 2 0 0 w i l l c o n t i n u e t o c o m p l e t e t he
run. Otherwise It w i l l s t o p w h e n t he
o u t p u t t r a y Is f i l l e d t o c a p a c i t y.
• Two-sided c o p y i n g is s e m i a
u t o m a t i c a n d made easy since
s i m p l e visual d i s p l a y s ‘talk’ t h e user
t h r o u g h t h e p r o c e s s ; t h i s applies
e q u a l l y t o t w o – s i d e d copies made
f r om t w o – s i d e d originals.
• Originals w h i c h are n o t s u i t a b le
for t h e d o c u m e n t handler, s u c h as
b o u n d v o l u m e s or t h r e e – d i m e n s i o n al
o b j e c t s , can be c o p i e d by r a i s i ng t he
d o c u m e n t handler o n i ts c o u n t e r b
a l a n c e d hinges, and p l a c i n g t he
o r i g i n a l o n t h e p l a t e n.
• There Is a c h o i c e of t h r e e f i x ed
r e d u c t i o n ratios — 9 8 % , 7 5 % a n d
7 2 % ( A 3 / A 4 ) . A n d because of t he
h i g h c o p y q u a l i t y , a r e d u c e d – s i ze
c o p y of a large d o c u m e n t can be
used as a n o r i g i n a l.
• The user c a n e v e n Improve on
many o r i g i n a l s by u s i n g ‘ c o py
l i g h t e r ‘ or ‘ c o p y darker’ b u t t o n s on
t h e c o n t r o l panel.
• The 8 2 0 0 has t w o paper feed
trays, t h e l o w e r one h o l d i n g 2,500
sheets of paper and t h e upper 5 5 0 .
4
Quality is the Key
The f i r s t c u s t o m e r m a c h i n e i n s t a l l a t i on
of an 8 2 0 0 in L o n d o n w a s in
G o v e r n m e n t premises w h e r e t h e print
r o om e q u i p m e n t i n c l u d e d an offset
l i t h o machine.
As s o o n as users s a w t h e q u a l i t y of
t h e w o r k d o n e o n t h e 8 2 0 0 t h ey
c l a m o u r e d f o r t h e i r j o b s t o be carried
out o n it, a n d t h e p r i n t r o o m manager
a c t u a l l y asked if Rank Xerox c o u ld
reduce the c o p y q u a l i t y as he was
f i n d i n g it d i f f i c u l t t o b a l a n c e t he
w o r k l o a d !
Copy q u a l i t y i m p r o v e m e n t w a s , in
f a c t , b e i n g d e v e l o p e d f o r t h e 9 5 00
in t h e States w h e n it w a s d e c i d ed
t h a t t h i s s h o u l d also be i n c o r p o r a t ed
in t h e 8 2 0 0 , a n d it has b e c o m e a key
s e l l i n g f e a t u r e.
The n e w i m a g i n g t e c h n o l o gy
i n v o l v e s —
• New t o n e r , g i v i n g i m p r o v e d l i ne
c o p y sharpness and v i r t u a l ly
e l i m i n a t i n g line c o p y blur, t h us
e n a b l i n g h i g h q u a l i t y s e c o n d , t h i rd
a n d f o u r t h g e n e r a t i o n c o p i e s t o be
p r o d u c e d .
• A more e f f i c i e n t i m a g e – t r a n s f er
system, r e s u l t i n g in sharper images
a n d r e d u c e d g r a i n i n e s s of h a l f – t o n e s.
• A ‘ s o f t ‘ roll fuser s y s t e m , w i t h n ew
fuser roll material a n d other
m o d i f i c a t i o n s , g i v i n g a r i c h matt p r i nt
f r om s o l i d blacks.
Foreman Barry Thomas watches as Jim Bevan adjusts the registration set-up during the
final test of an 8200.
(Continued from opposite page)
o n t h e same d y n a m i c basis.
As w e w e n t t o press, Ian H a m m i l l,
w h o t o o k over f r o m B r i a n L e w i s as
M a n u f a c t u r i n g P r o g r a m m e Manager,
t o l d us : ‘ T h e f i r s t c u s t o m e r m a c h i n es
w e r e s u c c e s s f u l l y i n s t a l l e d r e c e n t l y in
t h e UK, a n d l a u n c h in t h e rest of
Europe is s c h e d u l e d t o f o l l o w s h o r t l y .’
I t ‘ s Great
The almost b r e a t h t a k i n g speed and
e x c i t e m e n t of t h e 8 2 0 0 p r o g r a m me
have m o t i v a t e d all i n v o l v e d to
a c h i e v e g o a l s t h a t some m i g h t have
t h o u g h t i m p o s s i b l e , a n d t o d o t h at
w i t h e n t h u s i a s m.
‘ W e f o l l o w e d in t h e f o o t s t e p s of
Xerox before t h e m u d had d r i e d , ‘ as
Sam P h i l l i p s put it. A n d t h e pace is
s t i l l fast.
Early t a r g e t s w e r e met ail t h e t i m e,
and t h e letters of c o n g r a t u l a t i on
received f r om across t h e A t l a n t ic
have been w e l l earned.
Eileen Surge works on the 8200
stapler assembly in Bid 24: on the
right is Phil Probert of Inspection.
New Copy Centre
A n e w Central R e p r o g r a p h i c Area is
p l a n n e d t o c o m e i n t o o p e r a t i on
b e f o r e Christmas.
I n t e n d e d f o r a d m i n i s t r a t i v e (as
d i s t i n c t f r o m t e c h n i c a l ) use, it is to
be s i t e d o n t h e g r o u n d f l o o r of Bid
2 3 in t h e area c u r r e n t l y o c c u p i e d by
Personnel staff. T h e latter w i l l be
r e l o c a t e d o n f l o o r 2, b r i n g i n g the
w h o l e of t h e Personnel f u n c t i on
t o g e t h e r o n o n e f l o o r.
W h e n an o r i g i n a l s t u d y w a s carried
o u t some t w o years a g o i n t o t he
f e a s i b i l i t y of s u c h a p r o j e c t , w e w e re
s p e n d i n g u p w a r d s of £ 2 0 , 0 0 0 o n t he
p r i n t i n g of s t a t i o n e r y o u t s i d e . Since
t h e n , r i s i n g c o s t s a n d i n f l a t i o n have
a d d e d a p p r e c i a b l y t o t h i s f i g u r e , so it
makes s o u n d e c o n o m i c sense t o set
u p our o w n CRA.
T h e area w i l l p r o v i d e c o p y i ng
f a c i l i t i e s not o n l y f o r our s t a t i o n e ry
r e q u i r e m e n t s but also f o r t h e l o n g –
r u n c o p y i n g of manuals, procedures,
e t c . , a n d f o r special j o b s w h e re
p r e s e n t a t i o n is a l l – i m p o r t a n t.
E q u i p m e n t w i l l i n c l u d e t w o 9 2 0 0 ‘s
a n d t w o m e d i u m – v o l u m e machines.
There w i l l also be a 3 6 0 0 w i t h s l i t t e r/
p e r f o r a t o r a n d a c o m p u t e r forms
p r i n t e r (an o f f – l i n e f a c i l i t y w h i ch
p r o d u c e s c o p i e s of c o m p u t er
t a b u l a t i o n r e d u c e d t o A 4 s i z e ) , as
w e l l as a n c i l l a r y e q u i p m e n t s u c h as a
g u i l l o t i n e , a s t a p l i n g m a c h i n e and
an e m b o s s i n g machine.
T h e C R A w i l l be c o n t r o l l e d by Ray
Carter, M a i l / S t a t i o n e r y Supervisor.
Greetings, H a t i j a !
W h e n Hatija D h a l l a , e d i t o r of t h e n ew
RX E n g i n e e r i n g G r o u p magazine
Impetus, was v i s i t i n g Engineering
r e c e n t l y , she s t o p p e d t o t a l k to
H a r o l d Gardiner.
He asked her if s h e h a d been b o r n in
t h i s c o u n t r y a n d she said no — her
b i r t h p l a c e w a s in T a n z a n i a in a place
c a l l e d M o r o g o r o . He w o u l d n ‘ t k n ow
w h e r e t h a t w a s , s h e a d d e d.
But he d i d . In f a c t , H a r o l d not o n ly
k n e w w h e r e it w a s (near Dar-es-
Salaam) but he used t o k n o w her
p a r e n t s w h o ran a business there.
A f t e r w a r service, H a r o l d spent 17
years in t h e East A f r i c a n t e r r i t o r i e s of
Kenya, U g a n d a , Zanzibar and
T a n g a n y i k a (as T a n z a n i a w a s called
t h e n ) . He w o r k e d f o r t h e High
C o m m i s s i o n a n d his j o b w a s in
t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s .
He met his w i f e (a nurse) a n d was
m a r r i e d o u t t h e r e , a n d has a f u n d of
f a s c i n a t i n g stories a b o u t l i fe in East
A f r i c a at t h a t t i m e.
H a t i j a herself w a s e d u c a t e d in t h is
c o u n t r y a n d is a t t a c h e d t o RXEG
O r g a n i z a t i o n , T r a i n i n g and
D e v e l o p m e n t at W e l w y n .
W h e n next she calls at M i t c h e l d e a n,
H a r o l d is h o p i n g t o have another
c h a t w i t h h e r — in S w a h i l i !
5
THE GELEDRATION TH
Launched 21 years ago, the 914 was the first automatic xerographic
machine to be made in this country. Here it produces a copy for Director
Ron PiAorfee and Fred Wicl(.stead, who was at IVIitcheldean’s helm in
1959. With them at the press launch are commercial trainee Sarah Davies
and engineering apprentice Nicholas Farr.
Paul tJlarland, MP for West Gloucestershire, is shown the capabilities
of the new 8200 by foreman Barry Thomas of CBA Assembly.
When members of Ross Town Council visited the exhibition, they were
welcomed by a fellow councillor — Personnel Director Ron Barnett, seen
above with the Mayor, Len Harper. Len, who was once a member of our
Engineering Department, was presented with a cheque for £200 from the
Company towards the Ross toddlers’ playground fund.
In 21 y e a r s of p l a i n paper c o p y i n g , w e h a v e nf
M i t c h e l d e a n s u c h a r a n g e o f x e r o g r a p h i c mad
o u r s e l v e s t o see.
H e l d in t h e B a l l r o om f r om A u g u s t 1 8 t o 2 2 , th
o p p o r t u n i t y t o c o m p a r e t h e earliest of o u r mac
c o n t r o l l e d m o d e l s of t o d a y .
T h e e x h i b i t i o n o p e n e d in a blaze of p u b l i c i t y .!
a n d n o t e b o o k s . C r e w s f r om B B C West a n d HI
t o a s t w a s d r u n k in c h a m p a g n e .
In t h e m o r n i n g s some 9 0 c u s t o m e r s represent!
p r o d u c t s w e r e b r o u g h t by t h e U K C o m p a n y fo
Later, w r i t i n g t o C o r p o r a t e A f f a i r s Manager Jir
C o m p a n y said t h a t it h a d been a n ‘ u n q u a l i f i ed
v i s i t o r s w e r e ‘ e x t r e m e l y impressed.’
T h e e x h i b i t i o n d i d m o r e t h a n attract many new
t h e s i g n i n g f o r t w o 9 6 0 machines.
T h e C o m p a n y also have a c o m m i t m e n t t o insti
area, n o less t h a n t h r e e 9 5 0 0 ‘ s , t w o 8 2 0 0 ‘ s an
r a n g e p r o d u c t s ‘ in t h e 3 4 0 0 f a m i l y.
T h i s w a s in j u s t t h e f i r s t w e e k after t h e exhibit
t o b e c o n t i n u i n g daily.
For s o m e p e o p l e w o r k i n g o n s i t e , t h i s w a s the
a n d f r o m l u n c h t i m e o n w a r d s t h e y w e r e g i v e n a n d see t h e r u n n i n g f i l m – s h o w a b o u t Rank Xe
an appearance.
N e a r l y 5 0 0 came a l o n g w i t h t h e i r f a m i l i e s o n F r om t h e t i n i e s t o t h e o c t o g e n a r i a n s , t h e y wen
d e m o n s t r a t e d , a n d c o p i e s w e r e made of h a n d e v e r – o b l i g i n g operators.
T h e r e w a s even t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of a n o u t r i g h t s
o l d b o y w a s s o i m p r e s s e d b y t h e 2 3 0 0 t h a t he
Doug Wightman of
Information Systems
explains the working of
the 1385 — the first
automatic xerographic
machine, made in the
USA. It takes 90 seconds
to make a copy but ‘with
good operator skill you
can make it sing—’ says
Doug, who used to work
for the UK Company.
Believe it or not, one was
recently sold to a
Nottingham evening
newspaper.
6
AT’S HELmNC TO SELL
Children were particularly delighted to
see what our machines could do.
Security police Gerald Meek (left) and
Llew Parry, who were on duty at the
entrance, are seen here making friends
with the small daughters of Paul Franc.
Paul, who assisted Jimmy Bake in
the running of the exhibition, has since
transferred to the sales side and is now
with the UK Co. at Coventry.
ver before been a b l e t o p u t o n d i s p l a y at
ines f o r o u r c u s t o m e r s , o u r f a m i l i e s a nd
I 21st A n n i v e r s a r y E x h i b i t i o n gave us an
lines w i t h t h e s o p h i s t i c a t e d m i c r o p r o c e s s o r –
he local press w e r e t h e r e w i t h cameras
(/ shot f i lm t h a t w a s later s c r e e n e d . A n d a
ig 6 5 c o m p a n i e s t o w h o m w e market our
a p r e s e n t a t i o n a n d a p l a n t t o u r.
imy Bake a b o u t t h e e x h i b i t i o n , t h e UK
success’ f r om t h e sales a n g l e a n d t h a t t he
high-level business c o n t a c t s — it generated
II, w h e n a v a i l a b l e in t h e W a l e s a n d West
I one 5 6 0 0 , p l u s u p t o 2 4 o t h e r ‘small
an, and c u s t o m e r f o l l o w – u p w a s r e p o r t ed
r first sight of t h e n e w e s t ‘ h a r d w a r e ‘ t o o ,
he o p p o r t u n i t y t o t a k e a l o o k at t h e d i s p l ay
ox in w h i c h M i t c h e l d e a n p e r s o n a l i t i e s made
18 Tuesday a n d T h u r s d a y ‘ o p e n e v e n i n g s ‘,
fascinated by t h e v e r s a t i l i t y of t h e m a c h i n es
cigarette packets a n d o t h e r items b y t he
lie o n t h e T u e s d a y e v e n i n g — one s i x – y e a r –
pffered 1 4 p f o r it o n t h e s p o t I
The 8200 drew the crowds and John Dennis of Engineering was kept busy demonstrating
its versatility by copying practically anything and producing prints in stapled sets. As
Technical Programme Manager for the machine (see our earlier article) he was well placed
to answer the numerous questions.
Ex-apprentice Kevin Beard of Quality
Engineering and his sister learn about
the 3450 — a variation of the 3400 —
which has all the former model’s features
plus a reduction capability.
The Wales B West branches of the UK
Company supplied the medium volume 3400
and 3450 machines (made in Venray) for
the display. Peter Cross, branch sales
manager from Cardiff, is seen (above right)
showing some Mitcheldean people the high
standard of copy quality produced by the
3400.
The 960 systems forms printer requires a special selling technique. The mini-screen which
this group are watching is used for an initial audio-visual presentation to prospective
customers before the expertise of the systems salesmen is called upon.
7
Presenting fareweil gifts to two long-serving people on their retirement at the end of August, Assembly Manager Roy Powell
referred to them as ‘more friends than colleagues.’ He was talking about Yvonne Jones and Trevor Hardy, pictured arm in arm above.
Yvonne, a foreman {or is it forewoman ?) in CMSA, had officially completed 23 years’ service {but for a break of two years the figure
would have been 32), while Trevor (Salvage) had clocked up 20 years.
LEHCR
The a s s o c i a t i o n b e l i e v e in a d v a n ce
p l a n n i n g . W i t h t h e social e v e n i ng
s t i l l t o c o m e ( o n N o v e m b e r 8) t h ey
are already l o o k i n g ahead t o t he
annual d i n n e r o n M a y 1 5 , 1 9 8 1 .
LSA c h a i r m a n J a c k W o o d s t o o k t he
o p p o r t u n i t y at t h e Q u e e n ‘ s A w a rd
p r e s e n t a t i o n t o i n v i t e Rank Xerox
C h a i r m a n H a m i s h Q r r – E w i n g and we
are pleased t o say he has a c c e p t e d.
In a d d i t i o n t o t h e r e t i r e m e n ts
f e a t u r e d here, w e must a d d t h o s e of
t w o ( u n r e l a t e d ) p e o p l e by t h e name
of M a t t h e w s.
J o h n , w h o left at t h e end of A u g u st
a f t e r 19 years’ service, w o r k e d in
t h e M a c h i n e S h o p on t h e m i l l i ng
s e c t i o n a n d in recent years w a s on
n i g h t shift.
A l b e r t , w h o s e w o r k w a s in t h e f i e ld
of s t o c k c o n t r o l , had c o m p l e t ed
1 9 years’ service w h e n he left in
September but he had a p r e v i o us
spell of 13 years’ here, m a k i n g 32
all t o l d.
We w i s h t h em all t h e best.
Our sincere a p o l o g i e s t o Bill Pearce
f o r an error t h a t crept i n t o our last
i s s u e ; he w a s , of course. M a n a g er
of Hereford Stores w h e n he left in
J u l y after some 2 5 years in t he
P r o d u c t i o n C o n t r o l / S t o r es
e n v i r o n m e n t .
A double farewell took place in August to two long-serving Stores people. Arthur Bevan
(centre left) was retiring after 26 years with us. He joined as an assembly worker,
becoming chargehand: later he transferred to Stores and was senior clerk (provisioning)
in Consumables. With 37 years’ service, Joe Bennett (centre right) was our third longest
serving male employee. He started in the Machine Shop 18 years ago, joined Tool Stores and
became leading hand in charge of the NC section stores. Making two presentations at
once on behalf of their colleagues is Eddie Lewis, Manager, Tool Et Consumables Stores.
After 33 years’ service, Frank Bick, chargehand responsible for all service operators in
Finishing Operations, retired in August. Frank started in the Polishing Shop, and his
responsibilities later expanded to cover all polishing, vibro, plating, painting and heat
treatment operations. Terry Buffry, Manager Finishing Operations, presented a farewell gift on
behalf of colleagues while Vic Buhlmann made the LSA presentation. On hearing that
ex-Navy man Frank was thinking of moving to Portsmouth, Vic said:’/ have my suspicions
he is going to rejoin the Navy!’
June Lewis — our fourth longest serving woman employee — left the Machine Shop in September after working in Inspection there
for all her 32 years with us. It was at Mitcheldean that she met her husband Eddie (pictured on this page also) and we reported their
wedding in VISION way back in 1964. Here colleagues gather round to see her presented with a watch by Dave Barrett, Manager
Manufacturing OA, and to wish her all the best for the future.
IT’S ALL CHANCE!
People are o n t h e m o v e . Familiar
f a c e s are n o t in t h e i r usual places.
I t ‘s all part of t h e c h a n g e that
c o m p e t i t i o n has b r o u g h t a b o u t.
Not t h a t w e are u n u s e d t o c h a n g e at
M i t c h e l d e a n — it has been our
c o n s t a n t c o m p a n i o n in t h e past as
w e g r e w t o m a t c h t h e i n c r e a s i ng
d e m a n d s made u p o n us.
C o m p e t i t i o n requires c h a n g e t h at
p u t s cost u p p e r m o s t in t h e p r i o r i ty
l i s t.
For y o u a n d me, t h i s means w e may
be r e q u i r e d t o w o r k in a d i f f e r e nt
p l a c e a n d / o r carry o u t d i f f e r e n t w o r k.
R e c e n t l y , f o r many, t h e o u t c o m e has
been t o m o v e t o a n o t h e r RX l o c a t i o n,
c h a n g e careers, or m o v e t o other
d e p a r t m e n t s at M i t c h e l d e a n.
Others, l o o k i n g at o p p o r t u n i t i e s o u t s i de
Rank Xerox, have t a k e n a d v a n t a g e of
t h e C o m p a n y ‘ s early retirement
a r r a n g e m e n t s or of t h e assisted
release p a c k a g e i n t r o d u c e d in M a r ch
of t h i s year.
Q u i t e a f e w of t h e latter have used
t h e i r n e w l y a c q u i r e d c a p i t a l t o start
up in business o n t h e i r o w n a c c o u nt
— in f a c t , t h e C o m p a n y has r e c e n t ly
r u n courses f o r p o t e n t i a l leavers
d u r i n g w h i c h a c o n s u l t a n t of t he
D e p a r t m e n t of I n d u s t r y ‘ s Small
Business D i v i s i o n gave f i r s t – h a nd
a d v i c e o n k e e p i n g b o o k s , etc.
A l l t h i s has kept Personnel D e p a r t m e nt
N o r m a n Fisher r e c e n t l y i n t r o d u c ed
a n e w c a t e g o r y of l e a v e t a k i n g —
m i g r a t i o n I
In September he m o v e d t o Rank
Xerox Headquarters ( W e s t b o u r ne
House) t o b e c o m e M i g r a t i on
Manager for RX Shared Systems
w h i c h are t o be i m p l e m e n t e d in
O p e r a t i n g C o m p a n i e s t h r o u g h o ut
Europe a n d S c a n d i n a v i a over t he
next f e w years, a n d as s u c h he w i ll
be f l y i n g b e t w e e n 13 d i f f e r e nt
t e r r i t o r i e s .
N o r m a n j o i n e d our M a n u f a c t u r i ng
Programme M a n a g e m e n t t e am in
1 9 7 2 . He w a s s u b s e q u e n t l y a p p o i n t ed
busy, m o v i n g p e o p l e i n t o areas w h e re
t h e y are n e e d e d , a n d h e l p i n g to
ensure t h e s m o o t h t r a n s f e r of others
t o s u i t a b l e v a c a n c i e s o u t s i d e.
Current o p p o r t u n i t i e s , not o n l y at
o t h e r Rank X e r o x u n i t s but in t he
Rank O r g a n i z a t i o n a n d X e r o x as a
w h o l e , a n d w i t h o t h e r e m p l o y e r s in
t h e area, have been p o s t e d on
v a c a n c y n o t i c e b o a r d s a n d o n t he
special r e d e p l o y m e n t boards near
Personnel R e c e p t i o n in B u i l d i n g 2 3.
I n f o r m a l G e t – t o g e t h e rs
For t h e b e n e f i t of t h o s e i n t e r e s t e d in
b e i n g c o n s i d e r e d f o r j o b s in t h e UK
C o m p a n y and w i t h i n Rank Xerox
E n g i n e e r i n g G r o u p at W e l w y n Garden
C i t y , i n f o r m a l g e t – t o g e t h e r s have
been held in t h e c l u b house in
recent m o n t h s.
Chats w i t h t h e v i s i t i n g managers,
s l i d e / t a p e a n d v i d e o p r e s e n t a t i o ns
a n d c o p i o u s l i t e r a t u r e have g i v en
M i t c h e l d e a n p e o p l e a clear p i c t u r e of
present o p p o r t u n i t i e s and f u t u re
p r o s p e c t s , as w e l l as of t he
e n v i r o n m e n t in w h i c h t h e y w o u l d be
w o r k i n g a n d t h e r e l o c a t i o n assistance
a v a i l a b l e t o t h e m.
T h e v i s i t i n g managers, in t h e i r t u r n,
have been a b l e t o assess t h e s k i l ls
a n d e x p e r i e n c e of t h o s e a t t e n d i n g so
as t o m a t c h t h e m up w i t h a p p r o p r i a te
v a c a n c i e s .
A n u m b e r of M i t c h e l d e a n – b a s ed
A s s i s t a n t General M a n a g e r of
M i t c h e l d e a n Plant, t h e n in 1 9 75
t r a n s f e r r e d w i t h Mr M o r f e e t o start
u p t h e n e w G r o u p M a t e r i a l s o f f i c e.
In t h e last f i v e years he has c o n t i n u ed
t o f o c u s o n materials systems, a n d,
he says : ‘ N e v e r b e f o r e in t h e p u r s u it
of systems s o l u t i o n s c o u l d o n e man
have been so f o r t u n a t e t o travel so
far a n d meet so m a n y g o o d g u y s 1’
J u s t b e f o r e he left t o t a k e u p his n ew
a p p o i n t m e n t in L o n d o n he t o ld
V I S I O N : ‘ W h a t I a m g o i n g t o miss
most is t h e g e n u i n e w a r m t h of t he
p e o p l e at M i t c h e l d e a n w i t h w h o m I
have w o r k e d . ‘
p e r s o n n e l have a l r e a d y been
i n t e r v i e w e d f o r s p e c i f i c j o b s — others
are o n a w a i t i n g list.
One d i r e c t result of t h e UK Co.’s v i s it
w a s t h a t Personnel lost a member of
i ts o w n staff — Paul Franc, w h o has
t a k e n u p t h e post of Finance
M a n a g e r at t h e C o v e n t r y branch
o f f i c e .
He is o n e a m o n g a t o t a l of 2 6 people
w h o have been t r a n s f e r r e d t o other
p a r t s of Rank Xerox in recent m o n t h s.
T o name a f e w o t h e r s : M a r t i n Fenn-
S m i t h a n d G r a h am R i d d i f o r d are n ow
at I H Q in L o n d o n ; T o n y Fleury is
m a n a g i n g S u p p l y Centres i n v e n t o ry
a n d is based at U x b r i d g e ; Brian
W e y m a n , Steve M a y c o c k , T o ny
K n i g h t have all g o n e t o W e l w yn
Garden C i t y ; Brian L e w i s is n ow
w i t h R T S D D at A y l e s b u r y.
One — J o h n Hek — has e v e n g o ne
overseas t o t a k e up a post w i t h our
O p e r a t i n g C o m p a n y in S o u t h A f r i c a,
t h e r e b y e n s u r i n g t h a t he has a place
in t h e s u n I
A d v i c e f o r t h e A s k i ng
Personnel say t h e y w i l l be h a p p y to
a d v i s e a n y o n e w h o w i s h e s t o k n ow
m o r e a n d w o u l d like, at least, to
c o n s i d e r w h a t o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h is
c h a n g e presents.
A n d any i n t e r e s t e d p e o p l e w ho
missed o u t o n t h e U K C o m p a n y ‘ s v i s i t,
because of h o l i d a y s or w h a t e v e r , may
l i ke t o k n o w t h a t a s e c o n d g e t –
t o g e t h e r is p l a n n e d f o r J a n u a r y 1 9 8 1 .
ANY NEWS FOR VISION ?
If y o u have, t h e n please —
mall It t o me c / o Public Relations, Bid 0 6 / 1 ,
or leave It at any Gate House for
c o l l e c t i o n by me,
or post it t o me at Tree Tops, Plump Hill,
M i t c h e l d e a n ,
or r i n g me — ext. 5 6 6 or D r y b r o o k 5 4 2 4 1 5.
Myrtle Fowler, Editor
A ship’s decanter was one of several
goodbye gifts from colleagues presented
to Norman Fisher at his leavetaking by
Jack Bonney, Manager, Group Coordination
Et Control, Information Systems.
Migrating- to IHQ
9
Golfers bring back the Cup
The triumphant ‘A’ team — Marl< Barnard, John Cash, Roy Taylor (capt.) holding the
Inter-Plant Cup, Rich Matthews, Geoff Paton and Dave Robinson.
Once a g a i n o u r g o l f e r s have b r o u g ht
t h e Haggett C u p b a c k t o w h e r e it
b e l o n g s — in M i t c h e l d e a n !
The annual I n t e r – P l a n t C o m p e t i t i on
t o o k place at t h e F r i l f o r d Heath Golf
C l u b in s o u t h O x f o r d s h i r e o n A u g u s t
27 a n d w e e n t e r e d t w o t e a m s , ‘ A ‘
a n d B’.
These are s e l e c t e d f r om t h e o r d e r o f
merit t a b l e w h i c h runs t h r o u g h o u r
c a l e n d a r g o l f year and a u t o m a t i c a l ly
s e l e c t s t h e t o p 1 2 players.
A m e r i c a n member J o h n W i gg
q u a l i f i e d but w a s o b l i g e d to
w i t h d r a w d u e t o pressure of d u t y a n d
t h e next man o n t h e list h a d t o t a ke
his place.
The teams t h i s year w e r e made up
as f o l l o w s ( h a n d i c a p s s h o w n in
brackets) :
‘A’ Team
Geoff Paton ( 5)
J o h n Cash ( 5)
Mark Barnard ( 7)
Dave Robinson ( 9)
Rich M a t t h e w s ( 1 5 )
Roy Taylor ( 1 6 )
‘B’ Team
M i k e N e w l o v e ( 7)
H a r o l d Gardiner ( 9)
Bob H o w e l l ( 1 0 )
Bill Price ( 1 2 )
Danny Haines ( 1 5 )
M i k e Ward ( 1 6 )
A t o t a l of e i g h t t e a m s e n t e r e d , o n e o f
t h em a g a i n c o m i n g over f r om Ireland
( w e l c o m e , Pat K e n n y — hope t o see
y o u in 1 9 8 1 ) . T h e d a y w a s p e r f e c t ,
b e i n g blessed w i t h s u n s h i n e t he
w h o l e t i m e ; t h e s c o r i n g w a s b o u n d
t o be g o o d under t h e s e c o n d i t i o ns
a n d so it t u r n e d o u t .
Our t e a m s ‘ a g g r e g a t e f o r t h e best
f o u r cards f o r t h e m o r n i n g a n d t he
a f t e r n o o n c o u n t i n g w a s 2 6 7 ( a v e r a ge
of 3 3 – 4 p o i n t s per c a r d ) . T h i s g a v e us
a w i n o v e r W e l w y n G C ‘ A ‘ t e am o f
11 p o i n t s m a r g i n , t h e i r s c o r e b e i ng
2 5 6 .
Very w e l l d o n e , lads, a n d
c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ; may y o u r d e f e n c e o f
t h e c u p n e x t year ensure w e r e t a in
it.
For t h e r e c o r d , t h e i n d i v i d u a l
s c o r i n g w a s : Geoff 7 2 p t s , M a r k 6 9 ,
J o h n 6 4 , D a v e 6 0 , Roy 5 9 a n d R i ch
5 1 . Geoff had t h e best i n d i v i d u al
s c o r e overall f o r t h e d a y a n d t he
r u n n e r – u p w a s M a r k .
In case a n y o n e is w o n d e r i n g w h at
h a p p e n e d t o t h e ‘ B ‘ t e a m , I m a y a d d
t h a t t h e y w e r e n o t d i s g r a c e d a n d
came 5 t h w i t h a 2 2 5 t o t a l .
M o r e Cups
For t h e i r f i f t h o u t i n g of t h e y e a r , t h e
G o l f S o c i e t y p a i d a v i s i t t o t h e
W o r c e s t e r s h i r e Golf C l u b at M a l v e rn
W e l l s o n A u g u s t 2 1 .
T h i s w a s t o p l a y f o r t h e I n t e r –
D e p a r t m e n t a l C u p o v e r 3 6 h o l es
medal play, w i t h t h e b e s t t w o c a r ds
f o r t h e m o r n i n g a n d t h e best t w o
c a r d s of t h e a f t e r n o o n c o u n t i n g.
C o n s i d e r i n g t h i s f i x t u r e came at t h e
h e i g h t of t h e h o l i d a y season, it w a s
g r a t i f y i n g t o see 1 4 t e a m s e n t e r i ng
p l u s t w o g u e s t s t a l w a r t s . W e l l d o n e,
a d d i c t s I
W i n n e r s of t h e C u p w e r e PED A D D O
N S ( R o y T a y l o r , Dave R o b i n s o n,
R i c h a r d M a t t h e w s ) w h o s e best t o t al
4 cards w e r e 291 nett.
R u n n e r s – u p w e r e D e s i g n A D D – U PS
( J o h n Cash, G u r u Kushida, Harold
G a r d i n e r ) w h o s e t o t a l w a s 2 9 6 n e t t.
Best i n d i v i d u a l card f o r t h e m o r n i ng
r o u n d b e l o n g e d t o R i c h a r d ( 6 6 n e t t)
w i t h J o h n Cash r u n n e r – u p ( 7 0 n e t t ) .
In t h e a f t e r n o o n H a r o l d Gardiner
p r o d u c e d t h e b e s t i n d i v i d u a l card
w i t h 7 2 n e t t , w h i l e D o n P a r k i n s on
w a s r u n n e r – u p w i t h 7 4 n e t t.
The e n t r y f o r a n e a r l i e r o u t i n g to
B u r f o r d G C o n J u l y 16 w a s a g a i n a
l a r g e one. T h e c o m p e t i t i o n w a s t he
Summer Cup, a n d t h e w i n n e r o n t h e
d a y w a s t h e g o l f e r w h o p r o d u c e d t he
l o w e s t nett s c o r e over 3 6 holes.
J o h n W i g g w o n t h e c u p w i t h a nett
1 4 4 , t h e r u n n e r – u p b e i n g Brian
Greaves w i t h 1 4 5 n e t t .
The best c a r d f o r t h e m o r n i n g r o u nd
of 1 8 h o l e s w a s f r o m Brian ( n e t t 6 3 ),
t h e r u n n e r s – u p b e i n g J o h n , M i ke
W a r d a n d J o h n Cash w i t h 7 4 n e t t.
Best a f t e r n o o n cards w e r e p r o d u c ed
by J o h n W i g g a n d R o y T a y l o r ( 70
n e t t ) w h i l e B o b R a n d a l l w a s r u n n e r –
u p w i t h 7 4 n e t t.
Roy P o w e l l a n d M i k e Sawyer also
deserve m e n t i o n f o r c a r r y i n g o u t t he
o r g a n i z a t i o n of t h e d a y ‘ s o u t i n g so
w e l l .
H a r o l d Gardiner
L i fe w i t h t h e L i o ns
On S u n d a y , S e p t e m b e r 7, t h e
P h o t o g r a p h i c C l u b b o a r d e d t he
c o a c h f o r t h e i r a n n u a l o u t i n g —
t h i s t i m e a t r i p t o see t h e l i o n s o f
L o n g l e a t .
H a v i n g made an e a r l y s t a r t , t h e p a r ty
a r r i v e d at t h e h o m e of L o r d Bath in
p l e n t y of t i m e t o t a k e a l e i s u r e l y ride
a r o u n d t h e Safari Park.
Cameras c l i c k e d as t h e c o a ch
d e p o s i t e d i ts p a s s e n g e r s a m o n g t he
g i r a f f e s , c a m e l s a n d z e b r a s , a n d t h e re
w e r e s h o u t s of ‘ T h o s e a n i m a l s b i t e ‘ as
m u z z l e s n u z z l e d h a n d b a g s a n d
camera cases.
One c a m e l , n a m e d J e z e b e l , became
v e r y a t t a c h e d t o t h e c o a c h a n d in
p a r t i c u l a r t o T o n y , t h e d r i v e r.
I t m a d e a c h a n g e f o r c l u b members
t o be ‘ c a g e d ‘ f o r t h e r i de t h r o u gh
t h e e n c l o s u r e s c o n t a i n i n g monkey,
e l e p h a n t , l i o n a n d t i g e r — the most
i n s p i r i n g b e i n g t h e b i g c a t s w i t h t h e ir
sheer p o w e r a n d grace.
F i n a l l y a r r i v i n g at t h e m a g n i f i c e n t
h o u s e at l u n c h t i m e , t h e p a r t y spent
t h e a f t e r n o o n v i e w i n g t h e b u i l d i ng
a n d g a r d e n s a n d a b s o r b i n g t he
h i s t o r y c o n t a i n e d w i t h i n t h e w a l ls
of t h i s m o n u m e n t t o o n e o f B r i t a i n ‘s
most f a m o u s f a m i l i e s.
Break f o r c o m m e r c i a l : T h e P h o to
C l u b are a l w a y s o n t h e l o o k – o u t
f o r n e w m e m b e r s w h o w o u l d like
t o t a k e a n a c t i v e part in t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s.
If t h e r e ‘ s a n y o n e o u t t h e r e w h o is
i n t e r e s t e d , w o u l d t h e y please
c o n t a c t M i k e W i l k i n s o n or V a n ce
10
KO Champs Again
Beside the scoreboard showing them as clear winners with 46 points are (from left) Richard
Trim, Martin Saunders, Sue Ireland, Lynne Ward, John Hally and Nigel Ward.
H o p k i n s o n e x t . 1 4 0 7 , iVlartin S t o ck
( 6 0 8 ) or C o l i n W y m a n ( 1 4 4 9 ).
There’s an e x c e l l e n t o p p o r t u n i t y to
meet t h e rest of t h e g a n g at a social
e v e n i n g / s k i t t l e s m a t c h w h i c h t he
c l u b is h o l d i n g in t h e c l u b house on
December 4.
Roger Gets a S p o n s or
W h e n Roger Ellis races his g o – k a r t
(sorry, w e should say ‘ k a r t ‘ ) around
t h e c o u n t r y in f u t u r e , it w i l l sport
t h e symbol of t h e Rank Xerox M o t or
C l u b w h o a re n o w s p o n s o r i n g h i m .
Said R o g e r : ‘ T h e y are k i n d l y meeting
t h e cost of m y t y r e s w h i c h , a l o ng
w i t h t r a n s p o r t , f o r m a m a j o r part
of my e x p e n s e s . I used u p t w o b r a nd
n e w ones in o n e g o w h e n I t o ok
part in a n a l l – d a y i n t e r n a t i o n a l race
in J e r s e y r e c e n t l y .’
For Roger, w h o w o r k s in t he
C a l i b r a t i o n area in B i d 4 0 / 2 a nd
b e l o n g s t o B r o m s g r o v e Kart C l u b , i t ‘s
a h o b b y w h i c h t a k e s u p all h is spare
t i m e a n d m o n e y .
R X M C secretary A d r i a n Richards
believes t h a t ‘ R o g e r is g o i n g places’.
A n d w i t h a kart t h a t c a n g e t f r om 0
t o 6 0 m p h in u n d e r 4 s e c o n d s , h e ‘s
l i k e l y t o g e t t h e r e f a s t!
The E a g l e S o a r s A g a in
Years a g o , after w i n n i n g t h e c o v e t ed
‘ S i l v e r C badge f o r g l i d i n g , a n R AF
p i l o t named M a r t y n H o l b r o o k w a s
t h r i l l e d t o have t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to
f l y Sir Peter S c o t t ‘ s o w n s a i l – p l a ne
Eagle I I I .
Today, M a r t y n ( w h o w o r k s in
M a n u f a c t u r i n g E n g i n e e r i n g ) is
f l y i n g it a g a i n . O n l y t h i s t i m e it is
a 1 / 5 t h scale m o d e l.
One of M i t c h e l d e a n ‘ s keenest
a e r o m o d e l l e r s , M a r t y n w a n t e d to
recreate t h e h a p p y m e m o r y of f l y i ng
t h e Eagle, a n d h e s p e n t t w o years
b u i l d i n g it f r om a k i t in h i s l e i s u re
t i m e .
His a t t e n t i o n t o d e t a i l (even t h e
c o c k p i t is c o m p l e t e w i t h an A c t i on
Man s i t t i n g at t h e c o n t r o l s a n d a
d o l l y girl as a c o m p a n i o n !) w o n h im
t o p marks f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n w h e n he
r e c e n t l y entered t h e n a t i o n a l
c o m p e t i t i o n s p o n s o r e d b y t h e Radio
Modeller magazine.
Instead of e m b a r k i n g o n a n e w
m o d e l , M a r t y n , w h o is e d i t or
of t h e RX A e r o m o d e l l e r s ‘ news
magazine, is n o w t r y i n g his h a n d at
s o m e t h i n g c o m p l e t e l y d i f f e r e n t —
he’s w r i t i n g a s p y s t o r y .
S k i t t l e T r i u m p hs
The Sevens & Fours beat t h e H i t s Et
Misses by 2 5 6 : 21 5 in t h e f i n a l s o f
t h e Ladies’ I n t e r d e p a r t m e n t al
S k i t t l e s KO h e l d o n S e p t e m b e r 2 7 .
At t h e m e n ‘ s f i n a l s , h e l d a w e e k later,
t h e M i s f i t s emerged w i n n e r s , b e a t i ng
t h e Bit o r S h u s t t e am 3 2 0 : 2 9 1 .
W e ‘ l l be p i c t u r i n g t h e t e a m s next
t i m e r o u n d.
Once a g a i n M i t c h e l d e a n has w o n t he
‘ I t ‘ s a K n o c k o u t ‘ c o n t e s t , held by
R o s s – o n – W y e R o u n d Table.
‘ A f t e r last y e a r ‘ s success w e h ad
p e o p l e q u e u i n g u p t o t a k e p a r t ‘ , says
Nigel W a r d w h o , a l o n g w i t h Finance
c o l l e a g u e s Sue I r e l a n d , J o h n Hally
a n d M a r t i n Saunders, L y n n e ( N i g e l ‘s
w i f e ) f r o m C M S A a n d R i c h a r d T r im
of Business Services, s h o w e d t he
Rank Xerox f l a g a m o n g c o n t e s t a n ts
f r o m o t h e r local i n d u s t r i e s.
Says N i g e l : ‘ A l a r g e c r o w d assembled
o n t h e R o p e w a l k o n S a t u r d a y , A u g u st
2 3 , t o w a t c h t h e f u n ; as o n e l o c a l
r e p o r t e r p u t i t , ” A n a f t e r n o o n f o r
g h o u l s w h o e n j o y w a t c h i n g t he
n o t – s o – s e r i o u s d o w n f a l l s of p e o p l e .”
‘ T h e o r g a n i z e r s ( a m o n g t h e m Area
Personnel O f f i c e r J o h n Bearham) h ad
a r r a n g e d some very e n t e r t a i n i ng
games i n v o l v i n g b u c k e t s of w a t e r,
w a t e r – f i l l e d b a l l o o n s , t y r e s a n d l a r ge
sheets of p o l y t h e n e c o v e r e d w i th
h a n d – c l e a n e r .
‘ T h e latter i t em w a s u s e d t o great
e f f e c t in t h e last g a m e in w h i c h t h r ee
members of e a c h t e am t o o k part in a
k i n d of H u m a n Grand N a t i o n a l.
‘ O u r Finance p e o p l e w e r e o n h a nd
w h e n t h e s c o r e b o a r d w e n t h a y w i r e,
J o h n Hally, in p a r t i c u l a r , m a k i n g sure
t h a t t h e RX s c o r e w a s c o r r e c t . ( W a s
t h i s a f i e n d i s h p l o t by W o o d v i l le
Polymer or j u s t poor m a t h e m a t i c s on
t h e part of t h e o r g a n i z e r s ?)
‘ L y n n e , S u e a n d M a r t i n s t r u c k u p a
p a r t i c u l a r l y c l o s e f r i e n d s h i p d u r i ng
t h e c o m p e t i t i o n ; J o h n a n d R i c h a rd
s h o u l d d o w e l l s e r v i n g in t h e C a n t e en
( t h o s e w h o w i s h t o k n o w w h y s h o u ld
ask t h e p e o p l e c o n c e r n e d I ) .
‘ A n d if a n y b o d y k n o w s h o w t o s t a nd
u p o n s l i p p e r y p o l y t h e n e , w i l l t h ey
please let m e k n o w — it m i g h t come
in h a n d y in 1 9 8 1 .
‘ T h a n k s t o t h e s p o r t s m a n s h i p a nd
e n t h u s i a sm of all t h e t e a m s , a n d t he
e x c e l l e n c e of t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n , m u ch
f u n w a s h a d b y s p e c t a t o r s a n d
c o m p e t i t o r s alike.
‘ A f t e r a v e r y c l o s e – r u n b a t t l e w i t h t he
t e am f r om Reed’s w e h e l d o n t o t h e
W o o d v i l l e T r o p h y f o r a s e c o n d year,
i n d i v i d u a l t r o p h i e s g o i n g t o each
t e am member.
‘ W e h o p e t h a t t h e R o u n d T a b l e c an
a c h i e v e t h e a im b e h i n d t h e e v e n t —
t o h e l p e q u i p r e h a b i l i t a t i o n k i t c h e ns
f o r t h e m e n t a l l y h a n d i c a p p e d at
Dean Hill H o s p i t a l — and l o o k f o r w a rd
t o next year ( a n d o u r t h i r d w i n in a
r o w ? ) .’
Martyn with his
Slingsby Eagle
which has a wingspan
of 140 in. and
weighs 11 lb. He
constructed it
from balsa wood,
plywood, spruce
and nylon.
Photo courtesy
Hereford Times
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Ann Jones of Security was married to
John Perrins at Linton Church on
August 23.
O b i t u a r y
We report w i t h regret t h e deaths of t he
f o l l o w i n g : George A r n o l d (gardener) on
A u g u s t 1 3 ; he w a s 56, a n d h a d b e e n w i th
us since J u l y 1967. Glyn Lancaster of RX
C i n d e r f o r d o n September 21 ; aged 52, he
came t o us in 1 9 7 8 . A r t h u r Robinson, C o o
r d i n a t o r N e w P r o d u c t s in C o m m o d i ty
Operations, o n September 22 aged 61 ; he
j o i n e d us in 1975.
Pensioners Gilbert S i m m o n d s on A u g u s t 23
at t h e age of 7 4 ; Patrick Largey o n A u g u s t
25 aged 6 8 ; George Potter o n September 6
at t h e age of 6 9 ; J a c k Thomas on
September 17, aged 6 3 .
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
their families.
R e t i r e m e n t s
Best wishes t o t h e f o l l o w i n g w h o r e t i r ed
r e c e n t l y : Margaret B a l d w i n (Spares Parking)
15 years; J o y c e A n n e t t s (Elec. Subs.) 10
years; Harry C h e w ( S u p p l y Centre) nearly
12 years; Eric Edwards ( S u p p l y Centre) 12
years; J o e H a m l e n (Parts M a n u f a c t u r i n g)
1 7 J years; Richard Harper ( S u p p l y Centre)
nearly 9 y e a r s ; Ken J o n e s ( C o m m o d i ty
Operations) nearly 1 0 y e a r s ; W i l f J o n es
( S u p p l y Centre) 10 y e a r s ; Neville M u l l ls
(Assembly Operations S u p p o r t ) nearly 4
years; Elsie Osley ( C l e a n i n g Services)
nearly 15 y e a r s ; Dot Parker (Engineering)
15 y e a r s ; Dennis Roberts ( F i n i s h i n g ) 16
years; T o m W a l l i s (Internal Transport)
1 1 J y e a r s ; Goff W h i t e (Elec. Subs.)
1 4 J years.
B i r t h s
T i m o t h y Edward, a s o n f o r J i m V i v i a n –
G r i f f i t h s (Finance) and h is w i f e Val
( f o r m e r l y S u p p l y C e n t r e ) , o n J u l y 3.
Kerri Jane, a d a u g h t e r for D o u g W i g h t m an
( I n f o r m a t i o n Systems) and h is w i f e Marie,
on J u l y 2 7 .
Lucy Margaret, a d a u g h t e r for Dave W i l l i a ms
( M f g . Eng.) and h is w i f e J i l l ( f o r m e r l y Group
P u r c h a s i n g ) , o n A u g u s t 4.
J a s o n , a s o n f o r R o b i n GIbbard (Stock
C o n t r o l ) and h is w i f e J o y c e ( f o r m e r ly
S w i t c h b o a r d ) , o n A u g u s t 1 9 .
EYeSBNSWETY
Total number of
accidents for period:
J u l y / A u g ’79 July/Aug ‘ 80
The cumulative figure to the end of
August 1979 was 149: to the end of
August 1980 it was down to 120.
O n c e a J u n k i e
On A u g u s t 12 t h e Rank Xerox Christian
F e l l o w s h i p had a v i s i t f r om Mr. R. J .
w i g h t m a n at a l u n c h t i m e m e e t i n g in t he
c i n e m a , a n d t h e y have sent us t h e f o l l o w i ng
r e p o r t :
For 1 7 years, M r W i g h t m a n w a s a d d i c t ed
t o h e r o i n , c o c a i n e , methadone,
a m p h e t a m i n e s / b a r b s , LSD and o t h e r manmade
drugs. His l i fe w a s a c o n s t a n t stream
of i n j e c t i o n s , pills and despair. But, as he
t o l d us, a d r a m a t i c c h a n g e came as he
a c c e p t e d t h e r e a l i t y of J e s u s Christ. H is
p o w e r c h a n g e d t h e d e s p a i r I n t o deliverance.
‘ N o w he is ” o f f ” t h e d r u g scene, a n d
c o m p l e t e l y free of all d r u g s . His s t o r y Is a
l i v i n g proof of t h e r e a l i t y of Christ t o d a y .’
The RXCF say t h e y hope t o I n v i t e h im
a g a i n t o o n e o f t h e i r meetings.
12
IVIary Burford
Three d i a m o n d s w i n k e d f r om t h e p e n d a n t
that Mary B u r f o r d w a s w e a r i n g w h e n w e
l o c a t e d her in B i d 4 1 .
Presented t o her b y M a n a g e r Roy P o w e l l
last A u g u s t , t h e y t e s t i f i e d t o t h e 3 0 years’
service that she has g i v e n at M i t c h e l d e a n.
A c t u a l l y she started w o r k here in t h e Paint
Shop in 1 9 4 8 . A f t e r t w o years she l e f t f o r
a short t i m e , but she r e t u r n e d t o t h e Paint
S h o p in 1 9 5 0 and her h u s b a n d Dennis
j o i n e d her there.
D u r i n g her years w i t h us, M a r y has b e e n In a
v a r i e t y of j o b s – o n t h e assembly f l o o r , In
t h e press s h o p . In spares packing.
T o d a y her w o r k is still varied, f o r she Is
n o w e m p l o y e d In t h e A s s e m b l y Operations
S u p p o r t Group ( f o r m e r l y k n o w n as t he
F l e x i b i l i t y Pool).
A p a r t f r om husband Dennis, l e a d i n g hand
in t h e Fuser Roll s e c t i o n of t h e Machine
S h o p , w h o s e o w n 3 0 years’ service w e
w r o t e about in o u r M a y / J u n e issue, Mary
has t w o o t h e r relatives w o r k i n g at
M i t c h e l d e a n – a b r o t h e r and a b r o t h e r – i n –
law.
The f o l l o w i n g also r e c e n t l y became e l i g i b le
for C o m p a n y service awards as f o l l o w s :
2 0 Y e a rs
August— Keith Burris ( P r o d u c t i o n C o n t r o l ),
J o h n Court ( P r o d u c t i o n C o n t r o l ) , Dave
Evans ( R X L y d n e y ) , Trevor Hardy
( A s s e m b l y ) , Roy Turley (RX L y d n e y ) :
September— Dave Haines ( E n g i n e e r i n g ),
Bob Hart (Parts M a n u f a c t u r i n g ) , Peggy
Herbert ( M a c h i n e S h o p ) , Norman Jones
( A s s e m b l y ) , Roy J o n e s ( M a n u f a c t u r i ng
E n g i n e e r i n g ) , Bruce Toomer ( R e c e i v i ng
I n s p e c t i o n ) , Des W e y m a n ( E n g i n e e r i n g ).
2 5 Y e a rs
August—Basil Brown ( Q u a l i ty
E n g i n e e r i n g ) , Ken H o l l o w a y (Works
E n g i n e e r i n g ) Brian James ( E n g i n e e r i n g ),
W i n s t o n J e n k i n s ( C o m m o d i t y Operations)
Larry Sterrett (Parts M a n u f a c t u r i n g ),
September— Fred Coombes ( S u p p l y Centre).
Retiring after 10 years’ service last August
was parts analyst Ken Jones of Commodity
Operations. Apart from his work. Ken
has made an outstanding contribution to
community life — as a JP, school governor,
and councillor at county, district and parish
level. Though ‘taking things more easily’
now, he is continuing as governor of
Drybrook Primary School and as an active
member of Littledean Bench.
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