Nov/Dec 80 No. 146

THE HOUSE MAGAZINE OF RANK XEROX MITCHELDEAN

£2,500 Gift for Spinal Unit T h i s i s t h e s e a s o n f o r g i v i n g a n d , w i t h 1 9 8 1 e a r m a r k e d a s t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Y e a r o f t h e D i s a b l e d , t h e s u m o f £ 2 , 5 0 0 r e c e n t l y h a n d e d o v e r f o r J i m m y S a v i l e ' s S t o k e M a n d e v i l l e s p i n a l b u i l d i n g a p p e a l w a s t i m e l y a s w e l l a s f a n t a s t i c .

I n o n l y n i n e m o n t h s t h e a p p e a l h a s b r o u g h t i n £ 6 m . o f t h e h o p e d - f o r £ 1 0 m . — a n d p e o p l e ' s e f f o r t s h a v e r a n g e d f r o m M i t c h e l d e a n ' s c y c l e r i d e t o a s p o n s o r e d l o v e - i n !

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f u n d , w h o c a m e t o M i t c h e l d e a n w i t h h i s w i f e H i l d a o n 2 6 N o v e m b e r t o r e c e i v e o u r g i f t , h a s a p e r s o n a l i n t e r e s t i n t h e a p p e a l . H e w a s s e n t t o t h e A y l e s b u r y u n i t f o r ' b a c k - u p s e r v i c e ' ( h i s w o r d s ) w h e n h e g o t 1 5 t e r r o r i s t b u l l e t s i n h i s b a c k w h i l e s e r v i n g w i t h t h e P a l e s t i n e p o l i c e a f t e r t h e w a r .

S t i l l h o u s e d i n i t s w a r t i m e w o o d e n b u i l d i n g , t h e u n i t h a s o v e r t h e y e a r s t r a i n e d d o c t o r s a n d h e l p e d s e t u p o t h e r s p i n a l u n i t s a s w e l l a s t r e a t i n g p a t i e n t s f r o m a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d .

T h e a i m o f T V a n d r a d i o s t a r J i m m y S a v i l e ( w h o d o e s o c c a s i o n a l p o r t e r i n g a t t h e h o s p i t a l ) i s t o s e t u p a m o d e r n b u i l d i n g w i t h u p - t o - d a t e e q u i p m e n t a n d f a c i l i t i e s f o r r e s e a r c h i n t o d i s e a s e s o f t h e s p i n e .

H e r e I v o r a n d H i l d a a r e p i c t u r e d c h a t t i n g w i t h L e s L a n e o f C B A A s s e m b l y ( w h o a r r a n g e d t h e c y c l e r i d e ) , h e l p e r s J o y c e ( E l e c t r i c a l S u b s . ) a n d V i c J o h n s o n ( C B A A s s e m b l y ) , a n d c y c l i s t s D e r e k S h u t t l e w o r t h ( E n g i n e e r i n g ) a n d S t e v e G o o d e ( 9 4 0 0 Q A ) . ( S e e s t o r y , p p . 6 / 7 . )

C o m m o d i t y O p e r a t i o n s a re m a k i n g h i s t o r y w i t h o n - l i n e e n q u i r y f a c i l i t i e s t o a c o m p u t e r s y s t e m i n W e b s t e r , U S A .

A l t h o u g h t h e y a re t h e f i r s t a c t u a l use rs , t h e y w i l l b e q u i c k l y f o l l o w e d b y C o n f i g u r a t i o n C o n t r o l a n d a p p r o p r i a t e n e w p r o d u c t b u s i n e s s areas .

T h e o n - l i n e s y s t e m a l l o w s M i t c h e l d e a n t o ' t a l k ' t o t h e X e r o x s y s t e m , m a k i n g e n q u i r i e s c o n c e r n i n g a n y pa r t n u m b e r , a n d c r e a t i n g o r u p d a t i n g a n y o r d e r p l a c e d o n X e r o x C o r p o r a t i o n a t W e b s t e r .

P l a n n i n g & A d m i n i s t r a t i o n M a n a g e r J o h n E a s t w o o d t o l d u s t h a t ' t h e v o l u m e o f b u s i n e s s is c u r r e n t l y s u c h t h a t 2 0 p e r c e n t o f M i t c h e l d e a n ' s s u p p l i e s a re o r d e r e d , d i r e c t l y o r i n d i r e c t l y , v i a t h e I P O ( I n t e r - P l a n t O r d e r i n g ) s e c t i o n in C o m m o d i t y O p e r a t i o n s .

' T h e s y s t e m e n a b l e s o u r r e q u i r e m e n t s t o b e a n a l y s e d a n d c o n f i r m e d in a f r a c t i o n o f t h e t i m e t a k e n b y t h e o l d m a n u a l s y s t e m .

' T h e o n - l i n e e n q u i r y f a c i l i t y w i l l s a v e t r a n s a t l a n t i c t e l e p h o n e c a l l s a n d r e p l a c e a t a b u l a t i o n w h i c h w a s u s u a l l y t w o w e e k s o l d b y t h e t i m e it w a s r e c e i v e d f r o m N o r t h A m e r i c a n M a n u f a c t u r i n g D i v i s i o n .

' I n f a c t , i t is e s t i m a t e d t h a t t h e n u m b e r o f ' p h o n e ca l l s w i l l b e r e d u c e d b y ha l f , a n d in a d d i t i o n t h e r e w i l l b e a s i g n i f i c a n t r e d u c t i o n i n t h e n u m b e r o f t e l e x e s s e n t . '

A l l t h i s w i l l h e l p M i t c h e l d e a n t o o p e r a t e m o r e c o s t - e f f e c t i v e l y as w e l l as m o r e s p e e d i l y .

H o w i t O p e r a t e s D e m a n d s i d e n t i f i e d b y S O L A R are v a l i d a t e d b y t h e a p p r o p r i a t e p a r t s a n a l y s t a t M i t c h e l d e a n a n d c o n v e r t e d

IPO Manager Bob Ford and John Eastwood, Planning & Administration Manager, Commodity Operations, talk with Peter Sperring of IS, Senior Systems Analyst and leader of the project.

i n t o d e m a n d s o n X e r o x C o r p o r a t i o n . T h i s i n c l u d e s c a l c u l a t i n g t h e a m o u n t o f s h i p p i n g t i m e , a n d a d v i s i n g o u r c o l l e a g u e s a t W e b s t e r o f t h e s c h e d u l e a n d d a t e b y w h i c h t h e p a r t s m u s t l e a v e N A M D .

T h e s e d e m a n d s a r e i n p u t v i a a t e r m i n a l a t M i t c h e l d e a n d i r e c t t o t h e p a r t s a n a l y s t a t W e b s t e r . P r o g r e s s c a n b e m o n i t o r e d t h r o u g h t h e s a m e t e r m i n a l , in a d d i t i o n t o w h i c h a d a i l y p r o g r e s s r e p o r t o n g o o d s i n t r a n s i t c a n b e o b t a i n e d b y m e a n s o f a l i n k - u p w i t h t h e S u p p l y C e n t r e P E D R O s y s t e m ( f e a t u r e d o p p o s i t e ) . A l t h o u g h t h e s y s t e m is s i m p l e t o o p e r a t e , v e r y c o m p r e h e n s i v e t r a i n i n g w a s c o n s i d e r e d n e c e s s a r y b e c a u s e t h e i n p u t d i s c i p l i n e s n e e d t o b e a p p l i e d c a r e f u l l y .

O n - l i n e u p d a t e e l i m i n a t e s a n u m b e r o f t h e r e q u e s t ' v e t t i n g ' p r o c e d u r e s a t W e b s t e r , s o i t w i l l b e u p t o t h e

NAMD/IPO Supervisor Les Hill gives training on the use of terminals, and explains the advantages that the on-line system brings, to Des Edwards (seated), Steve Prosser and

Dave Bevan.

a n a l y s t c o n c e r n e d o n Les H i l l ' s s e c t i o n in I P O t o g e t it r i g h t f i r s t t i m e .

A c c o m p a n i e d b y Pe te r S p e r r i n g o f I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e m s , Les r e c e n t l y v i s i t e d X e r o x C o r p o r a t i o n t o l e a r n t h e W e b s t e r s y s t e m , a n d t h e y a r e i n t h e p r o c e s s o f t r a i n i n g a l l s y s t e m users a t M i t c h e l d e a n . T h e n e w s y s t e m w i l l b e e x t e n d e d t o o t h e r b u s i n e s s a r e a s as t h e n e e d ar ises .

F u r t h e r d e v e l o p m e n t w o r k is a l s o u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n w i t h p o s s i b l e d i r e c t l i n k s b e t w e e n S O L A R a n d t h e X e r o x s y s t e m .

C a b l e C o n n e c t i o n W o r k o n t h e p r o j e c t s t a r t e d 1 8 m o n t h s a g o a n d h a s i n v o l v e d p e o p l e f r o m G r o u p M a t e r i a l s S y s t e m s a n d o t h e r d e p a r t m e n t s i n a d d i t i o n t o t h o s e a l r e a d y m e n t i o n e d . A l t h o u g h t h e p r o j e c t h a s b e e n o n s c h e d u l e as f a r as s y s t e m s d e v e l o p m e n t w o r k is c o n c e r n e d , s o m e d e l a y s w e r e e x p e r i e n c e d w i t h t h e t r a n s a t l a n t i c t e l e p h o n e c a b l e w h i c h is r e q u i r e d t o c o n n e c t M i t c h e l d e a n t o t h e X e r o x d a t a b a s e a t W e b s t e r .

A l l w a s w e l l b y t h e t i m e w e w e n t t o p r e s s , h o w e v e r , a n d t h e s y s t e m w a s a b l e t o ' g o l i v e ' a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f D e c e m b e r .

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PEDRO the revolutionary, as drawn by Brian Barnard, has added a human touch.

T h e s u c c e s s f u l o u t c o m e o f a ' r e v o l u t i o n ' — a n d t h e o v e r t h r o w o f a f o r m e r s y s t e m in f a v o u r o f a f a s t e r m o r e e f f i c i e n t a n d less c o s t l y o n e — h a s b e e n ' d e c l a r e d ' b y t h e I m p o r t s e c t i o n in o u r S u p p l y C e n t r e .

S y m b o l i z e d b y t h e c o l o u r f u l c h a r a c t e r p i c t u r e d h e r e , P E D R O ( P e r i o d E n t r y a n d D u t y R e l i e f O p e r a t i o n ) a l l o w s us t o m a k e m o n t h l y d e c l a r a t i o n s o f a l m o s t a l l o u r i m p o r t s d i r e c t l y i n t o t h e C u s t o m s c o m p u t e r f r o m M i t c h e l d e a n ; i t a l s o rep laces t h e f o r m e r m a n u a l d u t y rel ief s y s t e m w i t h a n a u t o m a t e d o n e .

P E D R O w a s b i l l e d as ' c u s t o m s - m a d e ' b e c a u s e t h e p e r i o d e n t r y p a r t o f t h e s y s t e m w a s , in f a c t , d e s i g n e d a n d d e v e l o p e d b y H M C u s t o m s & E x c i s e , a n d R a n k X e r o x M i t c h e l d e a n w a s a m o n g t h e s e l e c t e d c o m p a n i e s t o w h o m t h e y o f f e r e d t h e f a c i l i t y .

' W i t h o u r e v e r - i n c r e a s i n g v o l u m e o f t r a n s a c t i o n s , ' e x p l a i n s E x p o r t / I m p o r t M a n a g e r G e r a l d C o o k e , ' w e w e r e in n e e d o f a s p e e d i e r m e t h o d o f h a n d l i n g t h e c le r i ca l w o r k .

' U n d e r t h e l o c a l i m p o r t c o n t r o l a r r a n g e m e n t m a d e w i t h C u s t o m s a f e w y e a r s a g o , s o m e 3 5 p e r c e n t , o f o u r i m p o r t s h a v e b e e n a l l o w e d t o c o m e v i r t u a l l y s t r a i g h t t o M i t c h e l d e a n in s e a l e d c o n t a i n e r s o r v e h i c l e s a n d b e d e c l a r e d in d e t a i l h e r e i n s t e a d o f b y o u r a g e n t s .

' B u t t h e r e m a i n i n g 6 5 p e r c e n t h a d t o be d e c l a r e d o n a r r i va l a t t h e d o c k s o r a i r p o r t s b y o u r a g e n t s b e f o r e t h e y c o u l d b e r e l e a s e d .

' N o w , w i t h P E D R O , p r a c t i c a l l y a l l o u r i m p o r t e d g o o d s r e q u i r e o n l y a q u i c k , s i m p l e e n t r y at t h e p o r t s a n d a t M i t c h e l d e a n — w h i c h m e a n s a m i n i m u m o f d e l a y b e f o r e t h e y a re r e l e a s e d — a n d a d e t a i l e d e n t r y , w h i c h c a n t a k e d a y s t o p r e p a r e , is i n p u t b y o u r I m p o r t s t a f f t o t h e P E D R O c o m p u t e r f i l e in I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e m s .

' T h e d a t a is s e n t v i a m a g n e t i c t a p e s t r a i g h t t o t h e C u s t o m s c o m p u t e r at S o u t h e n d o n c e a m o n t h ; i t is a l s o f e d i n t o t h e I D C c o m p u t e r a t B u s h e y . '

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Manager Gerald Cooke presents a bottle of bubbly to Mary Barrington — her prize for the

winning entry in a competition held to name the system.

n o t ' C u s t o m s - m a d e ' b u t r a t h e r ' c u s t o m - b u i l t ' o n t o t h e n e w s y s t e m , t h e o r i g i n a l i d e a h a v i n g b e e n p u t f o r w a r d b y t h e S u p p l y C e n t r e .

S a y s G e r a l d : ' W e n o r m a l l y r e c o v e r d u t y o n i m p o r t e d g o o d s w h i c h a r e l a te r r e - e x p o r t e d . S o a g r e a t d e a l o f t i m e u s e d t o b e s p e n t o n e x a m i n i n g a g e n t s ' d e t a i l e d d e c l a r a t i o n s , a n d e v e r y q u a r t e r a c l a i m w a s m a d e a g a i n s t C u s t o m s f o r w h a t h a d s u b s e q u e n t l y b e e n e x p o r t e d . '

P E D R O h a s c o m e t o t h e r e s c u e h e r e . W i t h t h e i m p o r t d a t a i t h a s c o m m i t t e d t o m e m o r y a n d t h e n e c e s s a r y e x p o r t i n f o r m a t i o n a v a i l a b l e v i a I N T E R P I C S ( t h e I S C i n v e n t o r y c o n t r o l s y s t e m ) , t h e n e w s y s t e m c a n a u t o m a t i c a l l y i d e n t i f y t h e i m p o r t e d c o n t e n t o f e x p o r t m a c h i n e s , s u b - a s s e m b l i e s a n d s p a r e s a n d p r e p a r e d u t y re l ie f c l a i m s .

' T o d a y , i n s t e a d o f p a y i n g C u s t o m s d u t y o n e v e r y t h i n g a n d r e c o v e r i n g it l a te r , w e p a y t h e m d u t y o n 5 0 p e r c e n t o f o u r i m p o r t s , a n d s u s p e n d t h e o t h e r 5 0 p e r c e n t , p a y i n g it o n l y if t h e g o o d s a re la te r p l a c e d o n t h e h o m e m a r k e t a n d n o t a t a l l i f t h e y a re e x p o r t e d , ' s a y s G e r a l d .

T h e i m p a c t a n d b e n e f i t s o f P E D R O are b e i n g f e l t o v e r a w i d e f i e l d .

• R e m o v i n g t h e d e t a i l e d w o r k f r o m a g e n t s a t t h e p o r t s a n d b r i n g i n g i t b a c k t o t h e I m p o r t s e c t i o n i n S u p p l y g i v e s S u p p l y g r e a t e r c o n t r o l a n d a c t s as a s a f e g u a r d a g a i n s t e r r o r s ( t h e y , a f t e r a l l , h a v e t h e b e s t a n d m o s t a c c u r a t e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t o u r o w n i m p o r t s ) .

• A g e n t s ' c h a r g e s h a v e b e e n r e d u c e d b e c a u s e t h e i r w o r k h a s b e e n s i m p l i f i e d , a n d as m o n e y is n o l o n g e r t i e d u p u n t i l r e c l a i m e d , t h e C o m p a n y h a s t o s p e n d less c a s h in r u n n i n g t h e b u s i n e s s .

• I n t h e s p h e r e o f m a n a g e m e n t r e p o r t i n g , w e d e r i v e g r e a t e r a n d m o r e u p - t o - d a t e i n f o r m a t i o n w h i c h is i n v a l u a b l e t o S u p p l y , t o M i t c h e l d e a n as a w h o l e a n d t o c u s t o m e r s in t h e f i e l d .

Fo r e x a m p l e . C o m m o d i t y O p e r a t i o n s t e a m s n o w g e t a d a i l y r e p o r t a d v i s i n g t h e m o f t h e g o o d s in t r a n s i t ; i f a n y g o o d s a re ' c r i t i c a l ' , t h e y a re k e p t a w a r e o f t h e p r o g r e s s o f t h e c o n s i g n m e n t c o n c e r n e d .

F i n a n c e g e t d a i l y r e p o r t s w h i c h h e l p i n i d e n t i f y i n g f o r e i g n s u p p l i e r s ' i n v o i c e s , a n d g i v e t h e m b e t t e r c o n t r o l o f t h e p a y m e n t s i t u a t i o n .

A n d a m o r e d e t a i l e d a n a l y s i s o f i m p o r t c o s t s a l l o w s m o r e a c c u r a t e b u d g e t s t o b e c o n s t r u c t e d .

B a n g o n T a r g e t T h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f P E D R O h a s t a k e n m o n t h s t o a c h i e v e , a n d h a s m e a n t t h e m o v i n g o f a m o u n t a i n o f w o r k b y a s m a l l b a n d o f ' r e v o l u t i o n a r i e s ' .

A l l s t o c k r e c o r d s h e l d m a n u a l l y h a d t o b e t r a n s f e r r e d o n t o t h e c o m p u t e r f i l e ; t h e o l d p r e - P E D R O s y s t e m h a d t o b e f l u s h e d o u t t o m a k e s u r e n o r e a c t i o n a r y u n i t s w e r e s k u l k i n g in h i d e o u t s .

S a y s G e r a l d C o o k e : ' W e i n v o l v e d e v e r y o n e c o n c e r n e d r i g h t f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g , a n d t o m a k e s u r e t h e y k n e w w h a t w a s h a p p e n i n g a n d w h e n , w e p r o d u c e d a P E D R O n e w s l e t t e r o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s .

' W h e n t h e f i r s t t a p e w a s d e l i v e r e d t o C u s t o m s r i g h t o n t h e d u e d a t e — S e p t e m b e r 2 2 — w e f e l t l i k e f i r i n g a v i c t o r y s a l u t e I '

Reviewing test data are the full-time implementation team Andrew Pritchard, Wendy Carpenter, Supervisor Phil Davies and Doreen Brain.

MOCMen Move on

Two members of /Vl/tche/dean Operations Committee moved on last October. At the

end of his two-year assignment from Xerox Corporation, Assembly Manager John Wigg {far right) took up the position of Manager, Manufacturing at our Welwyn Garden City

site. Our picture shows Roy Powell, his successor as Assembly Manager, making a

presentation to Mr Wigg at a farewell party attended by his Mitcheldean colleagues.

Our picture left shows Richard Cowser, who took over as Materials Manager from Dick Holcomb (far left), presenting him with a farewell gift before he returned to the USA to take up a new post. During his five or so years at Mitcheldean, Mr Holcomb fulfilled various assignments on the technical and material side of manufacturing operations. Both he and Mr Wigg have made a major contribution to our activities and they have our best wishes for the future.

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Sheriff's Visit Director of Personnel (and Ross town councillor) Ron Barnett welcomed the High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, Mr Oscar Colburn. when he visited Mitcheldean during a tour of the Forest of Dean last October. He was accompanied by the Chief Verderer. Dr Cyril Hart (far right).

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1 . M i t c h e l d e a n b e c a m e par t o f R a n k X e r o x L i m i t e d in 1 9 6 5 . 2 . R a n k X e r o x f i rs t w o n t h e Q u e e n ' s A w a r d f o r E x p o r t s in 1 9 6 6 . 3 . T h e RX t u r n o v e r in t h e y e a r e n d i n g O c t o b e r 1 9 7 2 w a s £ 2 6 8 - 1 m . 4 . T h e M o n o p o l i e s C o m m i s s i o n p u b l i s h e d its r e p o r t o n p l a i n p a p e r c o p y i n g in 1 9 7 6 . 5 . T h e p h o t o g r a p h s h o w e d M r s T h a t c h e r b o a r d i n g a h e l i c o p t e r o n l e a v i n g M i t c h e l d e a n a f te r her v is i t in 1 9 7 8 . 6 . T h e in i t i a l s S O L A R s t a n d f o r S u p p l y O r d e r i n g L o a d i n g A n d Re lease . 7 . T h e d e r i v a t i v e s o f t h e 9 1 4 w e r e : 4 2 2 , 7 2 0 , 1 0 0 0 , 1 0 0 0 m i c r o p r i n t e r .

8 . M i t c h e l d e a n has 1 • 6 m s q . f t . f o r p r o d u c t i o n , e n g i n e e r i n g a n d s u p p l y , i n c l u d i n g C i n d e r f o r d a n d L y d n e y . 9 . P r o d u c t i o n o f t h e f i r s t 9 1 4 c o m m e n c e d in B u i l d i n g 11 ( t h e w o o d s h o p ) . 1 0 . T w o m a j o r f i g u r e s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e L a b o u r Par ty w h o v i s i t e d M i t c h e l d e a n in t h e last t e n yea rs w e r e L a b o u r C h a n c e l l o r D e n i s H e a l e y a n d f o r m e r T U C G e n e r a l S e c r e t a r y V i c Fea the r . 1 1 . A r d r i is a n c i e n t G a e l i c f o r ' C h i e f o f K i n g s ' . ( H a s a n e w w o r d e n t e r e d Fores t j a r g o n as a r e s u l t ? O n e e n t r a n t r e c k o n e d A r d r i w a s a n o l d Fores t e x p r e s s i o n f o r t h e w e a t h e r I)

1 2 . In 1 9 7 8 , 6 2 - 7 per c e n t o f M i t c h e l d e a n e x p e n d i t u r e w a s a t t r i b u t e d t o p r o d u c t i o n m a t e r i a l s . 1 3 . H a m i s h O r r - E w i n g is t h e C h a i r m a n o f R a n k X e r o x L i m i t e d . 1 4 . A p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 , 0 0 0 d e m a n d s a d a y are r e c e i v e d f o r pa r t s b y t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l S u p p l y C e n t r e . 1 5 . T o b e c o m e a m e m b e r o f t h e L o n g

S e r v i c e A s s o c i a t i o n y o u n e e d t o h a v e c o m p l e t e d 2 0 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e . 1 6 . F l o p p y d i s c d r i v e s f o r t h e 8 5 0 D i s p l a y T y p e w r i t e r are m a d e b y S h u g a r t A s s o c i a t i o n s , S u n n y v a l e , C a l i f o r n i a . 1 7 . O f t h e s ix n e w p r o d u c t s l a u n c h e d r e c e n t l y , t h e X e r o x 5 6 0 0 a n d 9 6 0 w e r e f e a t u r e d in t h e s a m e i ssue as t h e q u i z a n d t h e o t h e r f o u r w e r e t h e X e r o x 8 2 0 0 , 9 5 0 0 , 3 3 0 0 a n d 4 8 5 .

1 8 . If a b u s i n e s s m a n in G l o u c e s t e r s h i r e w a n t e d t o r e n t o r b u y a R a n k X e r o x c o p i e r , y o u s h o u l d re fe r h i m t o R a n k X e r o x ( U K ) L t d . , H o w a r d H o u s e , Q u e e n ' s A v e n u e , B r i s t o l , A v o n . 1 9 . T h e r u n - u p t o a g e n e r a l e l e c t i o n is a g o o d t i m e f o r o u r c o p y i n g b u s i n e s s — G o v e r n m e n t a reas a n d p o l i t i c a l pa r t i es h i re m a n y m o r e m a c h i n e s t o h a n d l e p a p e r w o r k . 2 0 . X e r o g r a p h y g e t s i ts n a m e f r o m t h e G r e e k w o r d s xeros ( d r y ) a n d graphein ( t o w r i t e ) . 2 1 . R a n k X e r o x L i m i t e d c e l e b r a t e s i ts 5 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y in 2 0 0 6 .

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Peggy Grice, Darcey Brown and Dawn Yemm made the presentation for the quality circle in Electrical Subs. 9155 section, supported by members Dave Williams, Ruth Reed, Pat Hughes and Joan Bennett (Brenda Kibble and Dave Williams (f\AED) were unable to attend).

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' A t a w a l k i n g s p e e d o f 3 m p h a n d a 4 8 - w e e k year , w e c o u l d s a v e 2 w e e k s 3 4 h o u r s in i n d i r e c t t inne, o r a r e d u c t i o n o f 4 0 2 m i l e s per y e a r , in v is i t s t o t h e s t o r e s . '

T h i s w a s n o t a t i m e a n d m o t i o n s t u d y e x p e r t s p e a k i n g ; i t w a s s h o p f l o o r o p e r a t o r P e g g y G r i c e d e m o n s t r a t i n g t o a m a n a g e m e n t a u d i e n c e t h e a d v a n t a g e s t h a t w o u l d resu l t f r o m r e - l o c a t i n g t h e b u l k s t o r a g e area in E l e c t r i c a l S u b ­a s s e m b l y , B I d g 2 9 / 2 . S h e w a s f o l l o w e d b y w o r k m a t e s D a r c e y B r o w n a n d D a w n Y e m m w h o p u t f o r w a r d f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n a s s o c i a t e d l a y o u t p r o p o s a l s , al l s u p p o r t e d b y c a r e f u l l y r e s e a r c h e d f a c t s a n d f i g u r e s .

A p a r t f r o m a c h i e v i n g b e t t e r h o u s e k e e p i n g a n d c o n t r o l t h e s e w o u l d , t h e y p o i n t e d o u t , re lease v a l u a b l e s p a c e n e e d e d f o r o t h e r w o r k .

T h e p r e s e n t a t i o n , o n 2 4 N o v e m b e r , w a s t h e f i r s t t o be h e l d b y o n e o f t h e n e w ' q u a l i t y c i r c l e s ' w h i c h h a v e b e e n se t u p o n s i te as a p i l o t s c h e m e .

P e g g y a n d her c o l l e a g u e s are ' s p e c i a l i s t s ' w h e n it c o m e s t o t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e i r o w n j o b s ; a n d i t is t o t a p s u c h s p e c i a l i s t k n o w l e d g e a n d m a k e it w o r k f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f a l l i n t e r m s o f q u a l i t y , c o s t - s a v i n g a n d p r o d u c t i v i t y t h a t t h i s s c h e m e has b e e n i n t r o d u c e d w i t h t o p m a n a g e m e n t b a c k i n g .

T h e s y s t e m o f q u a l i t y c i r c l e s is w i d e l y p r a c t i s e d b y J a p a n e s e m a n u f a c t u r e r s ( F u j i X e r o x a m o n g t h e m ) a n d is b e l i e v e d t o be o n e o f t h e e l e m e n t s o f t h a t c o u n t r y ' s s u c c e s s in a c h i e v i n g h i g h s t a n d a r d s o f q u a l i t y a n d r e l i a b i l i t y a n d a s t r o n g l y m o t i v a t e d w o r k f o r c e .

A la rge n u m b e r o f U S c o m p a n i e s h a v e a l s o i n t r o d u c e d i t a n d t h e i d e a is g a i n i n g g r o u n d r a p i d l y i n E u r o p e w i t h m a n u f a c t u r e r s l i ke F o r d o f E u r o p e , R o l l s R o y c e a n d o t h e r s .

R o n W a t k i n s o f Q A E n g i n e e r i n g h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d ' f a c i l i t a t o r ' f o r t h e M i t c h e l d e a n p i l o t s c h e m e ; as s u c h he is r e s p o n s i b l e f o r c o - o r d i n a t i n g a c t i v i t i e s a n d o b t a i n i n g s p e c i a l i s t a s s i s t a n c e w h e r e n e e d e d . H e p r o v i d e s a l i n k w i t h t h e M a n a g e m e n t S t e e r i n g C o m m i t t e e , w h i c h g i v e s g e n e r a l d i r e c t i o n t o t h e c i r c l e s , a n d c o n s i s t s o f R a l p h Z i m m e r m a n n , J o h n R o b e r t s , V i c B u h l m a n n a n d P a u l R i c h a r d s w i t h M i k e C a r t e r in t h e c h a i r .

I n i t i a l l y , t w o q u a l i t y c i r c l e s h a v e b e e n f o r m e d , e a c h w i t h e i g h t / n i n e m e m b e r s ; p e o p l e w e r e a s k e d t o v o l u n t e e r a n d ' w e w e r e o v e r ­s u b s c r i b e d , ' R o n t o l d us . T h e c i r c l e in E l e c t r i c a l S u b s is l e d b y F o r e m a n B r y a n G r e a v e s ; t h e o t h e r , se t u p in t h e F u s e r R o l l s e c t i o n o f t h e M a c h i n e S h o p , h a s T o n y W o o d as l eade r .

E a c h c i r c l e i n c l u d e s a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f r o m M E D t o p r o v i d e p r o d u c t i o n e n g i n e e r i n g e x p e r t i s e if r e q u i r e d .

P r o b l e m - s o l v i n g A l t h o u g h t h e y a re g i v e n t r a i n i n g in s o m e b a s i c p r o b l e m - s o l v i n g t e c h n i q u e s ( a n d t h e f i r s t p r e s e n t a t i o n s h o w e d t h a t t h e s e h a d b e e n p u t t o g o o d u s e ) , c i r c l e m e m b e r s a re f r e e t o i d e n t i f y t h e p r o b l e m s t h e m s e l v e s .

T h e s e c a n f a l l i n t o a n y c a t e g o r y — s c r a p c o s t , q u a l i t y h i s t o r y , p r o d u c t i v i t y , c o m m u n i c a t i o n s , a b s e n t e e i s m . A n y t h i n g t h a t e f f e c t s a n i m p r o v e m e n t q u a l i f i e s f o r a t t e n t i o n .

R e g u l a r b r a i n - s t o r m i n g s e s s i o n s a re h e l d a t w h i c h p r o b l e m s a re d i s c u s s e d , i d e a s p u t f o r w a r d a n d s o l u t i o n s s u g g e s t e d , a n d R o n s i t s i n o n t h e s e .

W h e n , a f t e r c o m p l e t i n g t h e i r i n v e s t i g a t i o n s , c i r c l e m e m b e r s h a v e d e c i d e d o n t h e i r p r o p o s a l s , t h e y p r e s e n t t h e s e t o t h e m a n a g e m e n t c o n c e r n e d f o r a p p r o v a l a n d a c t i o n .

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Mills, Manager, Quality Systems Assurance (second from right).

' S o m e 1 9 p r o d u c t i o n h o u r s w e r e b o o k e d o n t h e e n t i r e e x e r c i s e ' , r e p o r t e d l e a d e r B r y a n G r e a v e s at t h e E l e c t r i c a l S u b s p r e s e n t a t i o n , ' b u t m e m b e r s s p e n t t w o o r t h r e e t i m e s t h a t in p r i v a t e w o r k . ' W e h a d t o g a t h e r a g r e a t d e a l o f d a t a , a n d w e w e r e d e l i g h t e d w i t h t h e c o - o p e r a t i o n t h a t h a s b e e n f o r t h c o m i n g f r o m F a c i l i t i e s P l a n n i n g , Q A a n d o t h e r a r e a s . '

S p i n - o f f s A p a r t f r o m t h e n u m b e r o f g o o d i d e a s t h a t h a v e c o m e u p a l r e a d y , t h e q u a l i t y c i r c l e d e v e l o p m e n t is p r o d u c i n g s o m e i n t e r e s t i n g s p i n - o f f s . I t is p r o v i d i n g a n e x c e l l e n t o p p o r t u n i t y f o r ' u p a n d d o w n ' c o m m u n i c a t i o n ; i t is a l s o i n s p i r i n g a s t r o n g f e e l i n g o f i n v o l v e m e n t , e n c o u r a g i n g t e a m s p i r i t a n d m o t i v a t i n g p e o p l e . O n e c i r c l e m e m b e r t o l d V I S I O N : ' I t h a s o p e n e d o u r e y e s ; w e see o u r j o b s i n a d i f f e r e n t l i g h t a n d w e are b e c o m i n g m o r e c o s t - c o n s c i o u s . ' T h e i m p o r t a n t t h i n g is t h a t i t ' s a j o i n t e f f o r t a n d w e w a n t e v e r y o n e in t h e d e p a r t m e n t t o b e i n v o l v e d . ' A s w e w e n t t o p r e s s w e l e a r n e d t h a t t h e E l e c t r i c a l S u b s p r o p o s a l s h a v e n o w b e e n a c c e p t e d in p r i n c i p l e a n d t h e n e c e s s a r y s t e p s f o r p u t t i n g t h e m i n t o e f f e c t a re b e i n g t a k e n . T h e F u s e r R o l l c i r c l e , w h o are t a c k l i n g s o m e d i f f i c u l t p r o c e s s a n d p r o d u c t i o n p r o b l e m s w h i c h r e q u i r e e x t e n s i v e m o n i t o r i n g , are i n t e n d i n g t o g i v e a m a n a g e m e n t p r e s e n t a t i o n e a r l y in t h e N e w Y e a r .

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T h e w h o l e e x c u r s i o n w a s t h e b r a i n c h i l d o f Les L a n e ( k n o w n f o r g o o d r e a s o n as ' A p p l e j a c k ' ) . A s y o u m a y k n o w b y n o w , i t w a s a s p o n s o r e d e v e n t in a i d o f J i m m y S a v i l e ' s n a t i o n a l a p p e a l f o r t h e r e b u i l d i n g o f t h e s p i n a l u n i t a t S t o k e M a n d e v i l l e H o s p i t a l .

F e w o f t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s w e r e r e g u l a r c y c l i s t s — t h e m a i n e x c e p t i o n s b e i n g D e r e k S h u t t l e w o r t h f r o m E n g i n e e r i n g , a n d N i g e l B l u e t t f r o m R e e d C o r r u g a t e d C a s e s a t L y d b r o o k , p l u s s o m e m e m b e r s o f t h e F o r e s t o f D e a n C y c l e C l u b w h o r e g a r d e d t h e w h o l e t h i n g in t h e n a t u r e o f a w a r m - u p I

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T h e h i l l s o o n s o r t e d o u t t h e f i t a n d t h e m a d ( w h o r o d e u p t h e h i l l ) , a n d t h e w i s e ( w h o w a l k e d ) .

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B y t h e t i m e w e w e r e p a s s i n g t h r o u g h T e w k e s b u r y t h e ra in h a d s e t t l e d in i n e a r n e s t a n d e v e r y o n e w a s g e t t i n g s o a k e d b u t n o t d i s p i r i t e d , w i t h t h e p o s s i b l e e x c e p t i o n o f N i g e l w h o s u f f e r e d a n i r r e p a r a b l e p u n c t u r e a n d h a d t o w a i t f o r h is d a d , D e r e k , t o b r i n g h i s s p a r e b i k e .

T h e f i r s t s t o p , a b o u t h a l f w a y b e t w e e n T e w k e s b u r y a n d E v e s h a m , w a s r e a c h e d w i t h o u t m a j o r m i s h a p , e x c e p t f o r t h e f a c t t h a t S t e v e G o o d e h i t t h e k e r b o f t h e l a y b y a t t h e w r o n g a n g l e a n d l e f t p a r t o f h i s s h i n t h e r e as a s o u v e n i r .

T h e f e e d i n g s t a t i o n w a s m a n n e d b y V i c J o h n s o n , h i s w i f e J o y c e a n d d a u g h t e r A n n . T h e y h a n d e d o u t b u n s , c a k e s , b i s c u i t s , p o r k p i e s a n d , m o s t i m p o r t a n t o f a l l , b r e w e d g a l l o n s o f t e a .

A m p l y r e f r e s h e d , w e s q u e l c h e d a n d s w i s h e d o u r w a y o n w a r d s t h r o u g h t h e r a i n , e n c o u r a g e d b y t h e t h o u g h t t h a t e v e r y r e v o l u t i o n o f t h e p e d a l s b r o u g h t t h e e n d a l i t t l e c l o s e r .

S t r a t f o r d w a s a w e l c o m e s i g h t a n d w e d r i p p e d o u r w a y i n t o t h e t o w n ha l l w h e r e t h e c u s t o d i a n s i g n e d o u r t i m e s h e e t s a n d p o i n t e d t o t h e f r e e c o f f e e . T h e o n l y t r o u b l e w a s , i t c o s t 2 0 p t o g e t i n t o t h e r o o m w h e r e i t w a s b e i n g s e r v e d I

G e r a l d B r a i n , h o w e v e r , n e a t l y t u r n e d t h e t a b l e s . A c o u p l e a p p r o a c h e d h i m

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At a disco held in the club house on 26 November, Les Lane presented cheques for £2,500 to Ivor Elmes,

chief PRO for the Stoke Mandeville spinal building appeal. The ride produced £2.000 and to this were

added the proceeds of the disco and draw (£54) while a further sum of £446 was donated by the Company.

'We never guessed the amount was going to be so big', said Hilda Elmes. Earlier, she and her husband were

entertained to lunch and taken on a tour of the Plant.

a n d a s k e d h i m w h a t w e w e r e d o i n g . T h e n t h e y p r o m p t l y h a n d e d o v e r £ 1 - 5 0 f o r t h e c a u s e a n d r e v e a l e d t h e m s e l v e s t o b e t h e m a y o r a n d m a y o r e s s o f S t r a t f o r d .

Les L a n e w a s l o o k i n g f r e s h e r t h a n a n y o f u s as h e p u f f e d c o n t e n t e d l y a t h is p i p e o n t h e t o w n ha l l s t e p s ; A p p l e j a c k w a s s t i l l g o i n g s t r o n g .

R o c k o n . T o m m y !

O n t h e r e t u r n h o m e , t h e s w i s h o f t h e r a i n w a s b a c k e d u p b y t h e s t r a i n s o f ' R o c k o n . T o m m y ' f r o m t h e c a b s o f a c o u p l e o f ' E ' t y p e t r a c t o r s w h i c h f l e w b y .

T h e p a i n s i n t h e s e a t w e r e b e g i n n i n g t o t e l l b y n o w , a n d it w a s d i f f i c u l t t o d e c i d e w h e t h e r t o s i t t h e r e a n d ' t a k e i t ' o r s t a n d o n t h e p e d a l s , e a s e t h e a g o n y , a n d t h e n s u f f e r e v e n m o r e w h e n s i t t i n g d o w n a g a i n .

W e h a d o n e m o r e e n j o y a b l e s t o p , w h e n t h e t e a p o t t o o k a n o t h e r b a s h i n g , a n d t h e n i t w a s a q u e s t i o n o f ' k e e p y o u r h e a d d o w n a n d t h e

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p e d a l s t u r n i n g ' u n t i l G l o u c e s t e r a n d t h e last s t o p .

H e r e w e t o o k s t o c k o f w h o w a s s t i l l g o i n g a n d w h o m i g h t n o t m a k e i t , a n d p r e p a r e d o u r s e l v e s m e n t a l l y f o r t h e f i n a l c l i m b t o M i t c h e l d e a n — a b o u t 2 9 , 0 0 0 f t . ! ?

W e se t o f f in a p a c k , g o t s o a k e d a n d s o r e o n t h e w a y a n d r e a c h e d B a r t o n G a t e in o n e s a n d t w o s w h e r e P e r s o n n e l D i r e c t o r R o n B a r n e t t s i g n e d us i n .

O n e r ider w a s h e a r d t o e n q u i r e as he a p p r o a c h e d t h e m a i n e n t r a n c e : ' W h i c h w a y d o w e g o t o d i e ?'

S e a s o n e d c y c l i s t D e r e k S h u t t l e w o r t h , o n t h e o t h e r h a n d , d i d n e a r l y a n ex t ra h a l f c e n t u r y ; he c y c l e d 2 2 m i l e s f r o m h i s h o m e t o M i t c h e l d e a n a n d b a c k h o m e a f t e r w a r d s — a t o t a l o f a r o u n d 1 4 4 m i l e s f o r t h e d a y .

It w a s a g r e a t a c h i e v e m e n t t h a t a l m o s t a l l g o t b a c k t o M i t c h e l d e a n ( t w o s t o p p e d o f f a t G l o u c e s t e r ) . O u r t h a n k s g o t o t h e s u p e r b b a c k - u p t e a m w i t h o u t w h o s e h e l p a n d e n c o u r a g e m e n t m a n y o f u s w o u l d n o t h a v e m a d e it. O u r t h a n k s , t o o , t o t h e C o m p a n y f o r t h e i r a s s i s t a n c e .

A f i n a l ' t h a n k y o u ' ( i f t h a t ' s t h e r i g h t p h r a s e ) t o Les ' A p p l e j a c k ' L a n e w h o se t al l t h e w h e e l s in m o t i o n a n d t h e n c o m p l e t e d t h e r i d e l o o k i n g f r e s h e r w h e n h e f i n i s h e d t h a n m a n y o f us d i d b e f o r e w e s t a r t e d .

W i t h t h e f i n a l p r o c e e d s o f a r o u n d £ 2 , 5 0 0 f o r t h e c a u s e — w e l l , a l l t h e s u f f e r i n g w a s w e l l w o r t h w h i l e .

N o P u b C r a w l ! I f d u r i n g t h e f e s t i v e s e a s o n y o u see a n y o n e c r a w l i n g a l o n g t h e s t r e e t o n t h e i r h a n d s a n d k n e e s , d o n ' t t h i n k t h e w o r s t . I t ' s p r o b a b l y n o t a p u b c r a w l b u t s o m e o n e g e t t i n g in t r a i n i n g f o r t h e n e x t c r a z y c h a r i t y v e n t u r e w h i c h Les a n d h is m e r r y m e n are p l a n n i n g f o r t h e N e w Y e a r . T h i s is t o b e a c r a w l o n h a n d s a n d k n e e s f r o m M i t c h e l d e a n t o C i n d e r f o r d M a r k e t P l a c e in a i d o f l o c a l c h a r i t i e s !

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msKNUPTtmsAum W h e n t h e S a i n t s c o m e m a r c h i n g i n t o t h e f o o t b a l l f i e l d . R a n k X e r o x n o w s c o r e .

F o r a t h r e e - y e a r s p o n s o r s h i p d e a l h a s b e e n s i g n e d b e t w e e n t h e U K C o m p a n y a n d t h e S o u t h a m p t o n F o o t b a l l C l u b w h i c h is f o c u s s i n g t h e e y e s o f t h o u s a n d s o n o u r n a m e .

A t e v e r y t e l e v i s e d m a t c h . R a n k X e r o x a d v e r t i s i n g b o a r d s w i l l b e s t r a t e g i c a l l y p l a c e d a r o u n d t h e p i t c h , w h i l e a t n o n - t e l e v i s e d g a m e s , i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e b o a r d s , t h e t e a m w i l l p l a y in t h e i r R a n k X e r o x ' s t r i p s ' , r e p o r t s In Focus, a n e w m a g a z i n e f o r t h e U K C o . ' s sa les f o r c e .

A n d w h e n S o u t h a m p t o n is p l a y i n g a t E u r o p e a n m a t c h e s , o u r o p e r a t i n g c o m p a n i e s a b r o a d w i l l a l s o g e t t h e b e n e f i t o f t h e a d v e r t i s i n g .

R X s a l e s m e n a re s c o r i n g t o o . T h e y g e t a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o ' w o r k m i r a c l e s ' — w i t h t h e h e l p o f t h e S a i n t s — t h r o u g h s p e c i a l t i c k e t a n d

e n t e r t a i n m e n t f a c i l i t i e s w h i c h a re b e i n g m a d e a v a i l a b l e t o b r a n c h sa les m a n a g e r s a n d o t h e r s w h o w i s h t o t a k e c u s t o m e r s a n d / o r t h e i r o w n s t a f f a l o n g t o S o u t h a m p t o n h o m e o r a w a y m a t c h e s .

S a i n t s c a l e n d a r s a n d f i x t u r e / t e a m s h e e t s a re a l s o b e i n g s p e c i a l l y p r i n t e d f o r g i v i n g t o c u s t o m e r s .

T h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f t h i s a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h a t o p f i r s t d i v i s i o n c l u b are e x c i t i n g , a n d s h o u l d h a v e t h e c r o w d s q u e u i n g u p t o b e c o m e c u s t o m e r s o f R a n k X e r o x

S p o r t s f l a s h : T h e d e a l h a s a l r e a d y p a i d d i v i d e n d s in n a t i o n a l p r e s s c o v e r a g e . W h e n t h e S u n d a y M i r r o r f e a t u r e d a c l o s e - u p o f S o u t h a m p t o n s t a r K e v i n K e e g a n b e i n g h e l p e d o f f t h e f i e l d a f t e r g a s h i n g h i s l e g in a t a c k l e w i t h a n A s t o n V i l l a p l a y e r r e c e n t l y , t h e n a m e R a n k X e r o x s h o w e d u p l a r g e a n d c l e a r o n K e v i n ' s m a n l y c h e s t I

Sporting their new Rank Xerox 'strips', some of the celebrated Saints (that's Kevin in the centre, of course) toast the Rank Xerox/Southampton sponsorship deal that will surely work

miracles.

The pupils and staff at St Rose's, a special school for handicapped children at Stroud, were thrilled when they were given a kayak. Completely refurbished, this was the craft in which Bob Moore of the Tool Room did his marathon trip down the Severn last summer. Manager Jack Woods, Personnel Administration, accompanied Bob to the presentation. The proceeds of the marathon, some £800, have now been handed over to the Kidney Appeal Fund.

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The Xerox Store

Note the Xerox 2300 — well placed to attract attention.

E u r o p e ' s f i r s t d e p a r t m e n t s t o r e f o r t h e o f f i c e w a s o p e n e d in L o n d o n ' s P i c c a d i l l y o n N o v e m b e r 6 b y R a n k X e r o x L i m i t e d in a m a j o r d i v e r s i f i c a t i o n o f i ts t r a d i t i o n a l m a r k e t i n g m e t h o d .

T h i s D e c e m b e r w i l l see t h e o p e n i n g o f a s i m i l a r s t o r e a t H o l b o r n , a n d o f o t h e r s in L o n d o n as w e l l as in t h e

c e n t r e s o f o t h e r E u r o p e a n c i t i e s d u r i n g 1 9 8 1 .

T h e s e U K o p e n i n g s c o m e o n l y m o n t h s a f t e r t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f T h e X e r o x S t o r e c o n c e p t in A m e r i c a n c i t i e s f o l l o w i n g t h e f o r m a t i o n o f a R e t a i l M a r k e t s D i v i s i o n o f X e r o x C o r p o r a t i o n .

I n o n e - s t o p s h o p p i n g f a s h i o n , T h e

X e r o x S t o r e se rves t h e b u s i n e s s e f f i c i e n c y e q u i p m e n t n e e d s o f B r i t a i n ' s s m a l l e r b u s i n e s s e s — a n d t h e r e are s o m e 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 o f t h e m in t h e U K .

R a n g e a n d c o n v e n i e n c e are r e g a r d e d as t w o o f t h e s t o r e ' s m a i n a t t r a c t i o n s . R a n k X e r o x p r o d u c t s a n d t h o s e o f o t h e r s u p p l i e r s are s o l d — e v e r y t h i n g f r o m c a l c u l a t o r s t o c o m p u t e r s . T h e y are a v a i l a b l e o n a c a s h a n d c a r r y a n d d e l i v e r y b a s i s ; f i n a n c i n g is a v a i l a b l e a n d m a j o r c r e d i t c a r d s a re a c c e p t e d .

B r i t a i n ' s s m a l l e r b u s i n e s s e s , a l o n g w i t h t h o s e o f W e s t e r n E u r o p e g e n e r a l l y , are s e e n as t h e o u t s t a n d i n g g r o w t h p r o s p e c t b y t h e w o r l d ' s b u s i n e s s e f f i c i e n c y e q u i p m e n t m a n u f a c t u r e r s .

T h e X e r o x S t o r e s u p p o r t s t h e sa les e f f o r t w h i c h R a n k X e r o x h a s u s e d t o r e a c h t h i s m a r k e t s e c t o r u n t i l n o w , a n d i m m e d i a t e l y i n c r e a s e s t h e c o m p a n y ' s p r e s e n c e a n d r a n g e in i,̂ t h i s d y n a m i c s e c t o r . B e s i d e s c a t e r i n g f o r a s u b s t a n t i a l m a r k e t a m o n g c u r r e n t n o n - u s e r s . T h e X e r o x S t o r e a n t i c i p a t e s a c o n s i d e r a b l e r e p l a c e m e n t t r a d e .

T h e S t o r e c o m p l e m e n t s t h e e x i s t i n g R a n k X e r o x sa les f o r c e w h o w i l l c o n t i n u e t o s e r v i c e e x i s t i n g a n d n e w l a r g e r a c c o u n t s . I t is s t a f f e d b y R a n k X e r o x e m p l o y e e s t r a i n e d t o a n a l y s e t y p i c a l s m a l l b u s i n e s s n e e d s a n d r e l a t e t h e e q u i p m e n t r a n g e t o s p e c i f i c c u s t o m e r a p p l i c a t i o n s . S i l i c o n c h i p t e c h n o l o g y is b r i n g i n g s o p h i s t i c a t e d b u s i n e s s e f f i c i e n c y

LETTER A familiar figure now missing from the

Mitcheldean scene is that of Harold Hale, Assembly PCD. Harold, who retired at the end of October, had worked in the Stores environment for most of his 30 years with us. He is seen here receiving a retirement

gift from Mike Crow, Manager, Production B Configuration Control.

It was a triple goodbye on October 30 when three ladies from Stock Control

Administration left. Identifiable by the bouquets they received, our picture shows

(from left) Jean Overbury with 20 years' service, Cynthia Morrell (8 years) and Eileen

Cinderey with 18 years' service. Gifts from colleagues were presented by Manager

Julian Hazell.

m a c h i n e s w i t h i n t h e p r i c e bracl<et o f s m a l l b u s i n e s s e s . A m i n i - c o m p u t e r p a c k a g e , f o r e x a m p l e , is a v a i l a b l e o f f - t h e - s h e l f f r o m T h e X e r o x S t o r e f o r £ 1 , 5 9 5 p l u s V A T — r o u g h l y t h e s a m e c o s t as t h e l e a s i n g t i m e f o r o n e m o n t h o n a m a i n f r a m e c o m p u t e r 1 0 y e a r s a g o , a n d t e c h n i c a l l y c a p a b l e o f f u l f i l l i n g t h e s a m e f u n c t i o n s .

T h e X e r o x S t o r e is d e s i g n e d t o g i v e s m a l l e r b u s i n e s s e s a b e t t e r p e r c e p t i o n o f p r o d u c t p r i c e s a n d c a p a b i l i t i e s . I ts ' see a n d t o u c h ' e n v i r o n m e n t d i s p e l s t h e o f t e n p u r c h a s e - d a u n t i n g m y s t i q u e s u r r o u n d i n g c o m p u t e r s a n d w o r d p r o c e s s o r s .

S i t u a t e d a t 8 4 P i c c a d i l l y , G r e e n Park, t h e 4 , 0 0 0 s q u a r e f o o t X e r o x S t o r e is o p e n s i x d a y s a w e e k a n d has f o u r m a i n d e p a r t m e n t s : c o m p u t e r s ; w o r d p r o c e s s o r s a n d t y p e w r i t e r s ; c o p i e r s a n d d u p l i c a t o r s ; t h e E x e c u t i v e S u i t e — c a l c u l a t o r s , d i c t a t i n g e q u i p m e n t a n d t e l e p h o n e a n s w e r i n g m a c h i n e s , e t c .

A c c e s s o r i e s l i ke p a p e r , t r a n s p a r e n c i e s , t a p e s , t o n e r , e tc . , f o r t h e s e i t e m s a r e a v a i l a b l e in a s e p a r a t e d e p a r t m e n t . T h e r e is a l so a c o n f e r e n c e f a c i l i t y .

T h e S t o r e o p e n i n g w a s m a r k e d b y t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f t h e f i r s t X e r o x e l e c t r i c t y p e w r i t e r — t h e X e r o x 5 9 0 — a t a s p e c i a l £ 5 0 - o f f p r i c e o f £ 6 9 5 , a n d t h e f i r s t p l a i n p a p e r c o p i e r — t h e X e r o x 5 5 0 — t o be a v a i l a b l e a t a l is t p r i c e u n d e r £ 6 0 0 . O n e o f t h e p o i n t e r s t o i n c r e a s e d o f f i c e e q u i p m e n t p u r c h a s e s b y s m a l l b u s i n e s s e s is t h e s o a r i n g d e m a n d f o r l o w - v o l u m e c o p i e r s . S e v e n c o p i e r s are a v a i l a b l e f r o m T h e X e r o x S t o r e , a m o n g t h e m t h e X e r o x 2 3 0 0 .

I S Get the B i rds O n e n i g h t las t S e p t e m b e r a n u n i d e n t i f i e d ( a t f i r s t ) f l y i n g o b j e c t l a n d e d in o n e o f o u r ca r p a r k s , c o n t r a v e n i n g R X M i t c h e l d e a n ai r a n d g r o u n d t r a f f i c r e g u l a t i o n s .

D a v e H o w e l l s o f IS O p e r a t i o n s , w h o h a d b e e n c a l l e d in a t 3 a m f o r q u i t e a n o t h e r r e a s o n , f o u n d t h e U F O a n d i d e n t i f i e d it as a b l u e b u d g i e . T h e p e n e t r a t i o n w a s p r o p e r l y r e p o r t e d t o t h e p o l i c e a n d , w h i l e e n q u i r i e s w e r e m a d e , t h e b u d g i e w a s h e l d in a h u r r i e d l y c o n t r i v e d c a g e . ( S e c u r i t y is v e r y s t r i c t in IS a n d , w e l l , b u d g i e s have b e e n k n o w n t o t a l k I )

R e c e p t i o n i s t J o y c e S t r a n g e k n e w e x a c t l y w h a t p r o c e d u r e t o f o l l o w w h e n s h e c a m e o n d u t y — s h e i s s u e d

a v i s i t o r ' s i d e n t i t y b a d g e , m a d e o u t in t h e n a m e w h i c h t h e s ta f f h a d t e m p o r a r i l y a s s i g n e d t o t h e b i r d , ' C o c k - u p ' , a n d f i x e d it t o t h e c a g e . T h e b u d g i e w a s la te r c l a i m e d b y a n 8 0 - y e a r - o l d l a d y l i v i n g in t h e v i l l a g e w h o w a s m o s t g r a t e f u l f o r t h e r e t u r n o f h e r p e t .

M o r e r e c e n t l y , d u r i n g s o m e v e r y w e t w e a t h e r , J o h n East o f G r o u p D a t a C e n t r e b r o u g h t in a w a t e r l o g g e d w a g t a i l ; t h e R S P C A w e r e c a l l e d a n d c a m e o u t f r o m G l o u c e s t e r t o c o l l e c t it f o r s u i t a b l e t r e a t m e n t . IS s t a f f a re n o w k e e p i n g a r o u n d -t h e - c l o c k w a t c h f o r f u r t h e r b i r d s . W e h e a r t h e y a re p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t e r e s t e d in d e a d , b u t f r e s h , g e e s e o r t u r k e y s I

John Johnson has made a varied contribution to life at l^itcheldean during his 24 years' service. Having worked in Small Batch, Plating Shop and BBH Assembly, he moved 15 years ago to Engineering's 'Dev. Lab.' where he remained until retiring last September. A former member of the Sports B Social Club committee, he at one time ran Chess Club activities and also organized our arts B crafts shows. He has also long been a member of the RX Workers Christian Fellowship. Our picture shows LSA chairman Jack Woods wishing him all the best.

Manufacturing Progress Supervisor Graham Trafford spent most of his 22 years with us in the PCD sphere, chiefly in assembly/ manufacturing progress. Here Ron Martin. Manager Scheduling in Mfg Production Control, is seen presenting him with a goodbye gift on his leaving the Company last October. (Another LSA member who took 'assisted release' in recent months was Nigel Brookes of Parts Manufacturing, who had been 23 years with us.)

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The 7's and 4's won the ladies' interdepartmental skittles KO with 256. 41 pins up on the 215 scored by runners-up Hits & Misses. John Wigg kindly presented the trophies.

T a n g e r i n e Talic

T h e A m a t e u r C o m p u t e r C l u b ' s s e c o n d o p e n e v e n i n g , h e l d o n 8 O c t o b e r , w a s e v e n b e t t e r a t t e n d e d t h a n i ts f i r s t w i t h a r o u n d 6 0 p e o p l e p r e s e n t .

P r e s i d e n t M e v S h e l l e y i n t r o d u c e d g u e s t s p e a k e r M r J i m R e w o f T e k t r o n i x w h o t a l k e d a b o u t ' T a n g e r i n e ' — a m i c r o - c o m p u t e r s y s t e m f o r a m a t e u r a n d b u s i n e s s u s e , a n d a f t e r w a r d s p e o p l e s a w d e m o n s t r a t i o n s o f a r a n g e o f m i n i ­c o m p u t e r s .

T o n y P e n n y , w h o f o r m e r l y w o r k e d a t M i t c h e l d e a n a n d n o w m a n a g e s h i s o w n c o m p u t e r b u s i n e s , w a s t o h a v e s p o k e n a b o u t a m a t e u r a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l c o m p u t e r s a t t h e m e e t i n g o n 1 2 N o v e m b e r . H e w a s u n a b l e t o c o m e , h o w e v e r , a n d i n s t e a d c l u b m e m b e r s T e r r y G a r d n e r a n d S t e v e H a r d c a s t l e d e m o n s t r a t e d h o w t o use a l o g i c a n a l y s e r t o f a u l t - f i n d c o m p u t e r s .

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W e l l , w e ' r e b a c k a g a i n w i t h a n e v e n t t o r e p o r t a t las t — a n d w h a t a g o o d e v e n t t o o !

S e v e n l u c k y p e o p l e e n t e r e d i n t o t h e f u n a n d e x c i t e m e n t o f a S k i l f u l D r i v i n g T e s t o n t h e a f t e r n o o n o f S u n d a y , 9 N o v e m b e r , in ' A ' ca r p a r k . A m i d m u c h l a u g h t e r a t c a r s o n t w o w h e e l s ( a n d a t t h e f r e e z i n g t o e s o f t h e m a r s h a l s ) s o m e d e t e r m i n e d a n d c o m p e t i t i v e d r i v i n g s k i l l s w e r e s h o w n ; w e e v e n h a d s p e c t a t o r s w h o .

Gerald Linnell, lately mine host at The Foresters Inn, Mile End, and now full-time

steward at the club house, presides at the bar with his wife Cynthia.

Club secretary Harlene Denning presents some flowers to Mrs Joan Wigg.

b r a v i n g t h e c o l d , j o i n e d in t h e s p i r i t o f t h i n g s .

A l o t o f t i m e , t h o u g h t a n d p l a n n i n g b y M a r k Pa r r y , o u r c o m p e t i t i o n s e c r e t a r y , c o m b i n e d t o m a k e t h i s e v e n t a g r e a t s u c c e s s — t h a n k s M a r k !

W i n n e r s w e r e as f o l l o w s : Class A {front-wheel drive)—Alan H a i n e s ; Class B {rear-wheel drive) — G r a h a m J o n e s ; Bollard Basher {men's) — F r a n k T o n g e ; Ladies' Class — C h r i s t i n e T o n g e ; Bollard Basher {ladies') — C h r i s t i n e T o n g e .

A s w e l l as w i n n i n g C l a s s A , A l a n H a i n e s a l s o w o n t h e O v e r a l l P r ize . W e l l d o n e , A l a n I

T h e M o t o r C l u b w o u l d l i ke t o c o n v e y t h e i r t h a n k s t o S e c u r i t y a n d T r a n s p o r t f o r t h e i r h e l p i n m a k i n g t h i s e v e n t p o s s i b l e .

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T h e f i n a l o u t i n g o f t h e 1 9 8 0 G o l f i n g S o c i e t y c a l e n d a r w a s a v i s i t t o t h e C l e v e d o n G o l f C l u b o n 2 9 S e p t e m b e r .

I t w a s C a p t a i n ' s D a y , a n d c a p t a i n R o y T a y l o r h a d n o m i n a t e d a 3 6 - h o l e e c l e c t i c c o m p e t i t i o n w h i c h , t o t h e u n i n i t i a t e d , m e a n s o v e r t h e t w o r o u n d s o f 1 8 h o l e s t h e p l a y e r t a k e s h i s b e s t s c o r e o n e a c h h o l e f o r t h e m o r n i n g a n d a f t e r n o o n ; t h a t t o t a l , less h i s h a n d i c a p , g i v e s h i m a f i n a l s c o r e .

S i x g o l f e r s t i e d f o r f i r s t p l a c e ; t h e y w e r e a l l o n 6 3 n e t t w h i c h is 6 u n d e r t h e p a r f o r t h e c o u r s e : K e n E l l w a y , D a n n y H a i n e s , T o n y H e h i r , B o b H o w e l l s , D e s G i b b s a n d t h e c a p t a i n h i m s e l f .

O n c o u n t - b a c k o v e r t h e las t n i n e h o l e s o f t h e e c l e c t i c c a r d t h e w i n n e r e m e r g e d as B o b H o w e l l s . T o f i n d t h e r u n n e r - u p it w a s n e c e s s a r y t o c o u n t b a c k o n t h e las t s i x h o l e s b e t w e e n K e n E l l w a y a n d T o n y H e h i r , a n d t h e la t t e r w o n b y 1 s h o t .

T h e c a p t a i n ' s p r i ze f o r t h e w i n n e r w a s a c u t - g l a s s d e c a n t e r w i t h a r u n n e r - u p p r i ze o f s i x b r a n d y c u t -g l a s s g l a s s e s . T o t h e w i n n e r o f t h e l o n g e s t d r i v e c o n t e s t w e n t a c u t -g l a s s t a n k a r d w h i c h I a m s u r e J o h n C a s h w i l l p u t t o g o o d u s e .

I n d i v i d u a l p r i zes o f t h e d a y w e r e as f o l l o w s : B e s t n e t t a m — Is t A r t h u r S o l l a r s ( 6 9 ) , 2 n d K e n E l l w a y ( 7 2 ) , 3 r d B o b H o w e l l s ( 7 3 ) , B e s t n e t t p m — Is t K e n E l l w a y ( 6 7 ) , 2 n d B r i a n G r e a v e s ( 6 9 ) , 3 r d ( j o i n t ) R i c h a r d M a t t h e w s , R o y T a y l o r , B o b H o w e l l s ( 7 0 ) . T h e y a l l r e c e i v e d g o l f b a l l s , w h i l e B i l l M e e k , t h o u g h n o t l i s t e d , g o t a s p e c i a l r e w a r d — a h o l e in o n e I

A t t h e a n n u a l g e n e r a l m e e t i n g o n 1 1 N o v e m b e r , t h e f o l l o w i n g w e r e e l e c t e d t o s e r v e f o r t h e e n s u i n g y e a r : chairman — R o y P o w e l l ; secretary — Bi l l G i l m o u r ; treasurer — J o h n S p r a t l e y ; S & SC representative — R o y T a y l o r ; press officer— H a r o l d G a r d i n e r ; committee— D e s G i b b s , D o n M e e k , M i k e W a r d , M i k e N e w l o v e , D a n n y H a i n e s , M a r k B a r n a r d , G e o f f P a t o n .

V e n u e s f o r 1 9 8 1 , d e c i d e d b y m e m b e r s ' v o t e s , w i l l b e : M a l v e r n , H e n b u r y , W o r c e s t e r , C l e v e d o n , K n o w i e , S t . M e l l o n s ; rese rves — C i r e n c e s t e r , B r o a d w a y .

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At the mens skittles finals, the Misfits (left) beat the Bit or Shust team from Commodity Operations 320;291. Local sports personality Terry Biddlecombe (I've broken 42 bones during my career as jockey!') came along to present the prizes. Club chairman Mike Cooper now

has both men's and ladies' winners trophies on display in his department.

U n d e r A O B a p r o p o s a l w a s p u t f r o m t h e f l o o r t h a t f o r f u t u r e o u t i n g s p a r t n e r s s h o u l d b e d r a w n in t h r e e s f r o m t h r e e s e t s o f h a n d i c a p s — s c r a t c h t o 8 , 9 t o 1 6 a n d 1 7 t o 2 4 . O n a s h o w o f h a n d s 1 4 w e r e f o r a n d 1 4 a g a i n s t , a n d t h e n e w c h a i r m a n h a d t h e u n e n v i a b l e t a s k o f m a k i n g t h e c a s t i n g v o t e ; a f t e r m u c h d e l i b e r a t i o n a n d n a i l - b i t i n g he c a m e d o w n o n t h e ' a g a i n s t ' s i d e w h i c h m e a n t t h e r e s o l u t i o n w a s d e f e a t e d . W i v e s j o i n e d m e m b e r s f o r t h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e e v e n i n g w h i c h w a s s p e n t e n j o y i n g a n e x c e l l e n t b u f f e t la id o n b y t h e S p o r t s & S o c i a l C l u b , c h a t t i n g o v e r d r i n k s , a n d p l a y i n g s k i t t l e s , d a r t s , s n o o k e r , e t c .

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G o o d Y e a r f o r T e n n i s 1 9 8 0 h a d b e e n a n o t h e r v e r y s u c c e s s f u l y e a r f o r t h e R X T e n n i s C l u b , r e p o r t e d K e n B l a c k w e l l a t t h e A G M / p r i z e - g i v i n g h e l d in t h e c l u b h o u s e last S e p t e m b e r .

T h e y w e r e v e r y p l e a s e d w i t h t h e i r n e w v e n u e — C r o s s f i e l d s , R o s s - o n -W y e — a n d t h e m e m b e r s h i p h a d b e e n p a r t i c u l a r l y i m p r e s s e d b y t h e f a c i l i t i e s a t t h e P r i n c e o f W a l e s p u b l i c h o u s e j u s t a c r o s s t h e r o a d I

A l l t h i s y e a r ' s t o u r n a m e n t s w e r e s u c c e s s f u l l y c o m p l e t e d a n d t h e c o m p e t i t i o n h a d b e e n t o u g h e r t h a n ever .

In a d d i t i o n t o t h e R o n M o r f e e t r o p h y d o n a t e d b y t h e i r p r e s i d e n t f o r t h e w i n n e r o f t h e m e n ' s s i n g l e s l e a g u e , t h e c l u b n o w h a v e a n e w c u p f o r t h e l a d i e s ' e v e n t , g i v e n b y P e r s o n n e l

D i r e c t o r R o n B a r n e t t . T r o p h i e s f o r 1 9 8 0 W i n n e r s w e r e p r e s e n t e d as f o l l o w s : Men's singles league (Ron Morfee Cup) — D a v i d H o d g e s , runner-up — L a u r i e W a l k e r ; women's singles league — S u e W a l k e r , runner-up — Pat H a w k i n s ; men's singles KO — L a u r i e W a l k e r , runner-up — N e i l B a t e s ; women's singles KO — S u e W a l k e r , runner-up — T a n i a S y m o n d s ; men's doubles KO — N e i l B a t e s & K e n B l a c k w e l l , runners-up — J i m E v a n s & L a u r i e W a l k e r ; women's doubles KO — S u e W a l k e r & F i o n a F o r r e s t , runners-up — S a n d r a L e e & Pat H a w k i n s ; mixed doubles KO — F i o n a F o r r e s t & M i k e P r i t c h a r d , runners-up — H e l e n & G w y n R i c h a r d s .

C h a i r m a n K e n , t r e a s u r e r M i k e K e e n a n d s e c r e t a r y H e l e n R i c h a r d s w e r e a l l r e - e l e c t e d w h i l e S u e W a l k e r w a s a p p o i n t e d t o u r n a m e n t s o r g a n i z e r .

S e c o n d i_eg f T w e n t y - f o u r p a i r s t o o k p a r t i n a p a i r s s k i t t l e s k n o c k - o u t h e l d b y R X L y d n e y a t t h e C a u s e w a y C l u b , C i n d e r f o r d , o n 8 O c t o b e r .

W i n n e r s w e r e B a r r y L e w i s a n d R o y C r e e d , w i t h T o n y P r o t h e r o a n d J o h n W i l l i a m s r u n n e r s - u p , a n d t h e e x c e l l e n t t r o p h i e s w e r e p r e s e n t e d t o t h e m b y M a n a g e r K e v i n H o r r o b i n .

T h e o r g a n i z e r w a s C l i f f ( P e g L e g ) T h u r s t o n , a n d in v i e w o f t h e m a n y r e q u e s t s r e c e i v e d , i t is e n v i s a g e d t h a t a s i m i l a r f u n c t i o n w i l l b e h e l d ' w h e n C l i f f ' s l e g is b e t t e r ' , as o u r i n f o r m a n t p u t s i t !

Mike Newlove — one of the prize-winners at the Golfing Society's annual meeting — holds aloft the America Cup donated by John Wigg.

Service Awards Last O c t o b e r D o n Pea tes , c l o c k e d u p 3 5 yea rs as M i t c h e l d e a n ' s s e v e n t h l o n g e s t s e r v i n g e m p l o y e e .

P r a c t i c a l l y al l t h a t t i m e he has w o r k e d in t h e M o d e l S h o p , p r o g r e s s i n g f r o m s h o p b o y t o m a n a g e r .

W h e n he f i rs t c a m e t o M i t c h e l d e a n in 1 9 4 5 it w a s k n o w n as t h e E x p e r i m e n t a l L a b o r a t o r y , a n d u n d e r R a y C a m p ' s d i r e c t i o n h e w o r k e d o n t h e m a g n e t i c t r i p l e - h e a d e d b a c k g r o u n d p r o j e c t o r f o r t h e 3 5 m m f i l m S t u d i o s . ' I t w a s a s s e m b l e d in a g a r a g e d o w n b y t h e o l d b r e w e r y ' , he reca l l s .

' O n e o f t h e b i g g e s t j o b s I w a s i n v o l v e d in la ter w a s o n t h e fas t p u l l - d o w n t e l e - r e c o r d i n g c a m e r a s f o r t h e t e l e v i s i o n s t u d i o s o n w h i c h t h e f i r s t r e c o r d i n g s f o r T V w e r e m a d e . '

D o n , w h o b e c a m e f o r e m a n in 1 9 6 1 a n d s u p e r v i s o r e i g h t y e a r s later , w a s par t o f t h e t e a m w h o m a n u f a c t u r e d t h e h a r d w a r e a n d a s s e m b l e d t h e f i rs t p r o t o t y p e 9 1 4 ' s at t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e X e r o x era at M i t c h e l d e a n .

D o i n g a q u i c k s u m , he c a m e u p w i t h t h e f a c t t h a t he h a d w o r k e d o n n o less t h a n 5 7 d i f f e r e n t p r o g r a m m e s s i n c e t h e f i rs t 9 1 4 ' s , w h e t h e r n e w m a j o r m a c h i n e s , or d e r i v a t i v e s a n d a c c e s s o r i e s o f t h e o r i g i n a l c o n c e p t .

A n L S A m e m b e r f o r 2 3 y e a r s , D o n h a s s e r v e d o n t h e a s s o c i a t i o n ' s c o m m i t t e e f o r 1 2 y e a r s ; h a v i n g b e e n h o n . t r e a s u r e r f o r s e v e n o f t h o s e y e a r s b e f o r e h a n d i n g o v e r t h e b o o k s t o G e o r g e T u r n e r , he m u s t s u r e l y rate a ' s e r v i c e a w a r d ' f o r t h a t as w e l l .

T h e f o l l o w i n g a l s o r e c e n t l y b e c a m e e l i g i b l e f o r C o m p a n y s e r v i c e a w a r d s as f o l l o w s :

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October — T e r r y B u f f r y ( F i n i s h i n g ) .

2 0 y e a r s

October—Clarrie D i c k i n s o n ( M a c h i n e S h o p ) , N o r m a n G r i f f i t h s ( T e c h n i c a l A s s u r a n c e ) , A l b e r t H a t c h ( A s s e m b l y ) , G r a h a m L i n l e y ( A s s e m b l y ) , J e a n M a r s h a l l ( I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e m s ) , R a y R a w l i n g s ( M a c h i n e S h o p ) ; November— S t a n C h e r r y ( M a n u f a c t u r i n g E n g i n e e r i n g ) , R o n M a y e r s ( M a c h i n e S h o p ) , Bar r ie M o r g a n ( M a c h i n e S h o p ) , R o y S t e w a r d ( P e r s o n n e l ) , D e n n i s W e d l e y ( F i n a n c e ) .

N a n c y B e a r d

T h o u g h n o t an e m p l o y e e , N a n c y B e a r d w a s o n e o f M i t c h e l d e a n ' s bes t k n o w n p e r s o n a l i t i e s . S h e a n d her h u s b a n d Cyr i l ( n o w o n e o f o u r p e n s i o n e r s ) w e r e f o r m a n y y e a r s t h e p o p u l a r s t e w a r d a n d s t e w a r d e s s o f o u r c l u b h o u s e a n d w e r e c o r d w i t h reg re t her d e a t h o n O c t o b e r 2 2 . O u r s y m p a t h y g o e s t o al l her f a m i l y .

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. Michael and Janice Holder

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D a v i d F r e d e r i c k , a s o n f o r D o n J a m e s ( T e c h n i c a l A s s u r a n c e ) a n d h is w i f e B r e n d a on 4 S e p t e m b e r .

C h r i s t o p h e r R i c h a r d , a s o n f o r H a r o l d H a l e ( D e s i g n E n g i n e e r i n g ) a n d h is w i f e J a n e ( f o r m e r l y E n g i n e e r i n g ) , o n 2 7 S e p t e m b e r .

S i m o n J o h n , a s o n f o r S a n f o r d G a y l a r d ( M a n u f a c t u r i n g P l a n n i n g ) a n d h is w i f e C h r i s t i n e o n 2 O c t o b e r .

W e d d i n g

J a n i c e M e r r y ( P r o d u c t i o n C o n t r o l ) t o M i c h a e l H o l d e r ( Q A ) at W e s l e y C h u r c h C i n d e r f o r d , o n 1 9 J u l y .

R e t i r e m e n t s

D o u g Ba tes ( S t o c k C o n t r o l ) 1 1 i y e a r s ; Edgar B r o w n i n g ( M a i l / S t a t i o n e r y ) 1 5 y e a r s ; Fred B u r l e y ( I n t e r n a l T r a n s p o r t ) 1 4 y e a r s ; Frank C o l e m a n ( W o r k s E n g i n e e r i n g ) 1 4 y e a r s ; T o m C o l l e t t ( P r o d u c t i o n S t o r e s ) 7 y e a r s ; B r e n d a C r i p w e l l ( P a i n t S h o p ) 9 y e a r s ; J i m D a v i s ( M e d i c a l ) 1 2 y e a r s ; M a r y Fern ( E n g i n e e r i n g ) 11 y e a r s ; Peter H i g h m a n ( S u p p l y C e n t r e ) 5 y e a r s ; K a t h l e e n H o p k i n s (E lec t r i ca l S u b s . ) 7 y e a r s ; S h e i l a J a c o b ( S t o c k C o n t r o l ) 1 3 y e a r s ; H a z e l J o n e s ( R X L y d n e y ) 7 y e a r s ; Bi l l L u k e r ( T r a i n i n g ) 1 4 y e a r s ; J o h n M a c D o n a l d ( S h o p C o n t r o l ) 1 4 y e a r s ; J i m M a r t i n ( P a r t s M a n u f a c t u r i n g ) 11 y e a r s ; Fred M i l l e r ( S e c u r i t y ) 1 2 y e a r s ; C y n t h i a M o r r e l l ( S t o c k C o n t r o l ) 8 y e a r s ; J o h n Preece ( A s s e m b l y ) 1 3 y e a r s ; J a c k S m a r t ( R X C i n d e r f o r d ) 1 0 y e a r s ; J a c k T i m m s ( S a f e t y ) 1 4 y e a r s ; J i m W a t t s ( E n g i n e e r i n g ) 1 4 y e a r s ; Ernie W o o d ( P r o d u c t i o n C o n t r o l ) 1 1 i years . ( S e e a lso L S A Le t te r , p a g e s 8 / 9 ) .

O b i t u a r y

W e r e p o r t w i t h reg re t t h e f o l l o w i n g d e a t h s : G l y n L a n c a s t e r ( R X C i n d e r f o r d ) o n 21 S e p t e m b e r , a g e d 51 a f te r 2 ^ y e a r s ' s e r v i c e ; H a r o l d M a s o n ( I n t e r n a l T r a n s p o r t ) o n 9 O c t o b e r — he w a s 5 7 a n d h a d b e e n w i t h us s i n c e 1 9 6 7 ; J i m W i l c o c k ( G o o d s R e c e i v i n g I n s p e c t i o n ) o n 2 3 O c t o b e r a g e d 4 4 — he c a m e t o us f o u r yea rs a g o ; Oss ie R a d f o r d ( D e s i g n E n g i n e e r i n g ) o n 6 D e c e m b e r , a g e d 4 7 — he j o i n e d t h e C o m p a n y in 1 9 7 1 .

A l s o t h a t o f p e n s i o n e r Ernest T i m m s o n 5 O c t o b e r at t h e a g e o f 6 9 .

O u r s y m p a t h y g o e s t o t h e f a m i l i e s o f al l o f t h e m .

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Many apprentices, past and present, joined Training staff to wish Bill Luker, Apprentice Training School Supervisor, a long and happy retirement last October after 14 years' service.

Among the numerous gifts presented to him in appreciation was a digital clock, made by apprentices Colin Cackett, Paul Ward and Steve Wynn, while to Mrs Luker they 'saidit with

flowers'. A Personnel Department party was held to mark Bill's retirement and that of Saletv Manager Jack Timms (also 14 years' service). Inspector Fred Miller of Security (12 years)

and Jim Davis of Medical (12 years), as well as the departure of APO Mike Logan receptionist Cynthia Haynes, Beryl Berry (Training) and Theresa Daffurn (Records), all of

whom are pictured below.

A well-known PCD personality — Ernie Wood, Manager, Demand Entry & Customer Liaison — retired last October after a total of 14 years' service. At a goodbye party he was presented

with a silver watch from friends at Mitcheldean, together with a silver chain — a gift from Lille staff with whom Ernie has had close connections.

eves BN SAFETY Total number of

accidents for period: Sept /Oc t '79 Sept /Oct '80

The cumulative total to October was 138, compared with 170 for 1979 — a 20 per cent

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