Head Wrightson News August 1978

Head Wrightson news August 1978 £15m ETL order for HWM stages of winning the Yugoslav Sales negotiations, started two order their site engineers were and a half years ago, bore fruit busy completing a similar last month when a six strong sales electrolytic line at the Ebbw Vale team flew into Teesside airport works of British Steel Corporation from Yugoslavia with an order for which has now been a £15m tinplate plant to be built at commissioned in record time. Sabac, Belgrade for Hemijska This line was ordered from HWM lndustrija Zorka and Jugometal. just over three years ago to meet This will be the first electrolytic the rising demand for tinplate both tinning plant to be built in at home and overseas. With its Yugoslavia and it includes coil completion BSC have increased preparation, shearing and their tinplate capacity by over inspection lines. It will have a 200,000 tons a year and some idea potential output of 150,000 tonnes of the new line's capacity can be of tinned strip per year for use in gained by the fact that in just one the manufacture of tin cans for the shift it is able to produce sufficient food and packaging industry. tinplate to make nine million beer HWM beat Japanese, French and Cans. Electrolytic Tinning Plant at BSC Ebbw Vale Works. View of exit end with finished tinplate coil in centre foreground. German competition to win the Ebbw Vale was also the site for order and a contributory factor to the first ETL to be built outside of ffi5Tr§uccess was their technical America. This was installed in extraction system to collect the expertise in the design and supply 1947, and designed to run at 600 PEL know-how iron and aluminium dust as well of this kind of plant. Similar lines feet per minute is still in working as the oil fume mist. have been supplied by HWM to Order. wins £1/4m This is the first plant of this type the British Steel Corporation and The Strip Mills division of BSC to be supplied by PEL London and to the F]ussians, now have twelve lines in their they were able to win the £%m While this welcome addition to the group five of which have been order order because of their wide HWM order book could lead to supplied by HWM. A new engine plant being built by experience and engineering more engineering staff being taken An indication of the tremendous the Ford Motor Company at capability in dust and fume on next year it also means more advances in design and Bridgend is to incorporate extraction. work for the machine and technology that have taken place machine shop dust extraction The order includes eight small wet '`Divansco" scrubbers which are fabrication shops. It is estimated in this field is given by the speed equipment supplied by HWPEL that orders over £5m could be of the latest HWM line which runs London. In the new plant Fords manufactured by Environmental placed with the Middlesbrough three times as fast as the first one will be machining cast iron Emission Control Ltd and is the and Thornaby works. installed at Ebbw Vale thirty years cylinder block castings and for the first phase of the project. PEL have While HWM were in the final ago. first time will be making eylinder also submitted a bid for the heads in aluminium. Both of these second phase which has a similar operations require a dust contract value.

temporary gas by-pass duct. This meant that work could take place Cleaner without any interruption to the production of sinter, thus saving

asft, BSC several thousands of pounds. plant for The second precipitator which completes the ffm order will be ¢ a I/ ifei brought into operation in about aldipr,ill BSC nine months time. *

tlvyM Sales Te?in ba_C4 at_Jeesside airport after securing £15m order in Y.ugos!ayjg..Left_ tp right Jim Scott, Peter Llewellyn, Alah Hurst, David Renshaw, The first of two electrostatic Jean Griffiths, John Spence and Bob Olley. precipitators being supplied to the BSC Appleby Frodingham sinter over £'/2m for a 2500 ton forging plant by HWPEL London, came press and a 350 ton "Wide Ram" into operation ahead of schedule Massey trimming press for a Ford on 29 June. expansion programme in their It is designed to clean sinter plant Forge Division. gases to a standard which will success at Not only does this represent meet the requirements of the immediate work for Massey's Alkali Inspectorate and should shops, but the total Ford help to counteract recent Ford programme involves more presses complaints at Scunthorpe Borough and having gained the first order Council Meetings about Massey should be well placed jn atmospheric pollution from the After months of hard negotiation the negotiations when Ford steelworks. involving visits by lan Ford, Terry conti.nue their exercise. Already, A novel feature of the order which Nunnington, John Rhodes and talks have been held involving a PEL received in 1976 was their Alan Knott to Fords, Dagenham, 1000 ton forging press and design solution for shortening B_SC Scynthorpe Appleby Frodingham and Cologne, Massey have another 350 ton ``Wide Ram" plant down time during succeeded in gaining orders worth Sinter Plant main strand precipitator trimmihg press. installation by means of a nearing completion. Massey break Ravenscraig ``A Credit" into The new No 3 sinter plant at BSC USA market Ravenscraig Works, Scotland, designed and supplied by HWPEL Immediate results have been Thornaby was officially opened on achieved by the National Welding Thursday 23 May by the Right Hon Corporation of Michigan who have Gregor MacKenzie MP, Minister of recently concluded an agreement State, Scottish Office. to represent B&S Massey in the United States. In a special feature in the BSC newspaper, `'Steel News" the They have sold two Massey '`Wide Ram" trimming presses, one 250 Divisional Managing Director of ton and one 350 ton, to Sifco, BSC Scottish Division, was reported as having said that the Cleveland, USA. The value of this order totals £132,000. Of more plant was ''already highly successful and a credit to the importance than the value is the contractors Head Wrightson". fact that this is the first sale of Mas§ey forging plant in the United To celebrate the opening HWPEL States since the war, in spite of held a private dinner party for British Steel Management quests a: I.h9 .H_vypEL dinner party years of frustrated sales efforts by 4 Massey trimming press -this one is ir!_clyded (left). ryicholas Mey5son i!|_Sta!le_d at A J Vaughan 8i Co (Mitre members at the Bruce Hotel, East Massey sales staff and directors. (P_e_lattre Lavivier) and BOJ Allison Works) Itd. Kilbride on the evening of 23 May. Massey have in the past made (BSC Ravenscraig). good sales of forging and trimming presses to Sifco Do Brasil, a subsidiary company in Brazil and evidently the New products performance of these machines has had a good influence on the parent company in the States. for Massey

Thank As part of their efforts to obtain a larger slice of the market for forging equipment B&S Massey You have recently made two additions to.their product range. On Tuesday evening, July 4, It was announced in June that HWPEL held a Cocktail Party in the they had been appointed sole UK Four Seasons Suite of the Swallow Hotel, Stockton in appreciation of selling agent for the forging the employees' efforts and to mark equipment supplied by the German firm Franz Berrenberg. a highly successful and profitable This is a range of fast striking year for PEL. forging presses which is The occasion coincided with the complementary to existing Massey departure of Mr Neil Cherrett to products. The presses which take up his appointment as incorporate friction screw drive T.h.e,O_!¥!a! SL:?FLU_P:Pf.Ptio.n at Bsf.R.?Yen.scr3_ig vy_arks No 3 sinter plant was Managing Director of Davy and electro pneumatic control are Ashmore International Ltd, and the p_emfp_rmed by The RI Hon. Gregor MCKenzie, MF, wi;-i-;t;;-of-§;;;;: 5;-;;i:.h used for die forging steel off-,ce. arrival from DAl of PEL's new components and hot pressing in Managing Director, Dr Keith Hoyle. non-ferrous metals. The buffet supper was enjoyed by They are also now able to provide all, and judging by the number of the ``Milwaukee Pow'r Arm" a enquirers wishing to know the device which, when attached to a Goodwill visit date of the next Cocktail Party, it press or hammer, enables one may be safely assumed that the man to easily lift or lower large evening was much appreciated by dies and tooling etc. This device the 260 plus members of staff who can handle a load of up to 2000 attended. lbs. Grosvenor at Petrotech

G.rôpyeno_r.Steel sta.nd ?t. P.et!otec_h 78 Exhibition held in Amsterdam from 23 to Or .pro.n.PayL24th J.uly.,.fhe. Mayor and Councillors of Stocklon on Tees Council 2_5_y_a.y...TP.isvyes!hethi(dtime.GrosvenorhadparticipateJi;i-hi:i;;i;ha:{iiorial V!S.i.tê!Lt_hs_|!_O_!fl,?9_y_yerk_S?i.tlvyT.pesdale.T.hiswa!S5-idr;bJiil-vi=itt-;i;;nd e_vLe_nt..P.o!l,an?.i.specomingan.inc_reasinglyimi:ortant.markett-5--6;;:i-;rf;;-;;a gî^Ve_t_hê_:.ouTnLC_il!p_r.S..3!!ps_ightjnfo_tfieopergt.ionsgi-a-_ii;i;6r-;;ai-;i;ri-;g a^b,:!t^2.5°_I:_o!_:P,e!currerio!qerboo.kofri.6inaiedfromtF;i-;;JnJ;ir-Fi-:trJ;e-d'.:re C%^y.P.a.#,I:.TDhe^PiLC:!r_e:.P_pysRJ.Edvyards,Managirgpir€ctor,:nd-irk:-mayor, Alan Clarke and Trevor Jewitt manning trfe stand. C.o±.:Ill.a_r`.R__D_ob_s_oj?:_viewingaheatexcirangert-ub-5EJ;Jl-;-h-iri.JhiJr;.;E'#of a major export order. 2 Visitors. . . Letter from the past Cheers for Fozzie from Our thanks to Bill Saunders, one of our retired employees, for writing to us enclosing his original France letter of appointment of 50 years The problem of late deliveries was ago which is reproduced here. As something in which Dany Cordy, a Bill rightly says his starting wage French business studies student which incidentally was at the age who recently spent 21/2 months in of 23, would now hardly be HWT purchasing dept., was adequate as an hourly rate. particularly interested. The chief draughtsman of those Dany, aged 21, a student at the days, Jos Thompson, who '`lnstitut Superior de Gestion according to Bill was a friendly Commerciale" (lsGC) was on an man, evidently found Bill suitable exchange visit arranged between as he was kept on af(er his Teesside Polytechnic and her month's trial and given a 5 college and as well as gaining shillings rise. commercial experience she was Bill who now lives in Marlborough F]oad, Stockton went on to do 42 working on a project '`Late In immaculate condition, for the time being, is the red, white and blue NESS deliveries in England''. She was years service with HW Teesdale stock car with Fozzie at the wheel. Both ready for the òff' outside NESSTOCK ably instructed by George Heaton retiring in 1970. buildings before the semi-finals. and Les Jones on how HW tackled this problem. On her return to On Sunday 30 July over eighty in the year. France Dany will be comparing her stock cars from all parts of Britain experiences here with those in a will gather at Hartlepool Stadium As well as a place in the final, French company. to compete in the stock car there is also some £3,000 in prize She said that she saw one of the Championship of the World money at stake, of which £250 main difficulties as being one of 'r. :i6tA,i:#::..®,I,,t semi-final. goes to the winner of the semi. 3tocTror...-Tm. stopping `'acceptance of the During the afternoon they will A number of Nesstock employees situation" and hoped that her battle it out through a series of and their friends are planning to results when complete could be of D-I el,. be there on the 30th to cheer on hathor ee ®uir ln..rTl.. ®f tb. 30®1 heats to establish which twenty benefit to HW. cars are to take part in the last the Nesstock car -number 195, I..ean¢ ,... I.11 ti. pl-.-1f y®o .Ill.Traar. t. driven by FOZZIE FRATER. We Dany has now returned home for c.nn.nc. }.u. dtL.1.. ®n "ur.a.7 `h. eth J.all..y àe. ever`t of the day, the semi-final. a holiday but commented just The first ten of these will earn the wish him the best of luck and •€ e..e .... for ®n. -ItL. `pl.I, .. 3Q/- p ..... L hope he. can earn that trip to before her departure that she had a... I.d. n. Dr..1af offlo. a.tir. .I. e -....-. right to compete in the final at Manchester. really enjoyed her first stay in t® lz-.a. .nd a p.1. t. e-1e ..` Belle Vue Manchester with drivers England and would love to return from other parts of the world, later v,, nl,hfoli- next year.

Reproduction of Bill's letter of appointment -50 years ago. Modules Validated MODULES VAUDATED The following trainees have achieved the required standard in their training. HW Stompings G F Ferguson JI Mechanical Maint Part 1 K Russell JI Mechanical Maint Part 1 Dany Cordy. S W Jameson JI Mechanical Harry Slocombe, winner of this year's Sandy Muir award. Maint Part 1 W Armstrong JI Mechanical Maint Part 1 and Brazil HW Te®9dal® (Thornaby) K J Slocombe D21 Thick Plate Working Part 2 P Rutherford Flo General Welding E::pr-fFlrE & Cutting HW Tcosdale (Middlesbrough) S A Roche H3 Fitting Part 1 Dance wear®® 9oggles weer spectacles M Flanagan H2 Turning Part 1 P M Ash H23 Turning Part 2 Team P M Ash, K J Slocombe and P Rutherford now qualify to When HWPEL Thornaby heard that receive the EITB Certificate of one of the Junior Folk Dance Craftsmanship having achieved Teams from France had lost their DEA"S the minimum standard required, spending money (£150) during the MAY Particular mention should be Cleveland Inter-Tie week. The J. 8. Atkinson -F`etired. made of Harry Slocombe who has company. generously donated £75 proved himself to be an extremely to make up half the loss. The JUNE able apprentice qualifying for his cheque was handed over to the J. W. Green - Retired certificate nine months before his Bagad Men Glaz Team from T. W. Frosdick - Retired twentieth birthday. He completed Trelaze, Brittany by HWPEL's Sales W. Sanders - HWT M'bro his first module in eight months Manager, Bryan Johnston on R. Atkinson -NESSTOCK. Adelson Astolpho from Villares and his second in thirteen months. Friday 28th July. Two days before, JULY Wrightson in BraHzil recently made a short trip to England to visit some of John was also this year's winner Bryan had attended the Junior F. Granger - PEL Thornaby our companies. In the picture Adelson of the Sandy Muir award and Folk Dance Competition Event, J. A. Mole - Retired is hearing all albout the HWT during his first year in 1976 was which was sponsored by HWPEL G. Waiwick - Retired organisation from Frank Seaman of narrowly defeated as Apprectice of and won by Bugale Ar Mor, also C. Garbutt - Thornaby Steel the General Engineering Division. the Year. from France. Foundry- 3 Appointments Wedding Bells

HWPEL Thomaby Bernard Kohn, of the computer Miss Diane Hudson, punch Dr Keith Hoyle Managing Director. department HW Stampings was operator in HW Stampings Dr Hoyle was previously Sales married to Miss Anne Niman on computer department got married Director at Davy Ashmore and 18th June in Middlesbrough to Mr John Kenny at St James' replaces Neil Cherrett who has Synagogue. Church, Hartlepool on 3rd June. been appointed Managing Director of Davy Ashmore. Stuart G Waites Assistant Office Sales Manager. Mr Waites will continue to be responsible for the management Dr Keith Hoyle Stuart waites of the proposals and estimating sections of the sales dept. Margaret Partridge Secretary to Dr K Hoyle. Jackie Clemmet Secretary to Mr P E Rooksby. HWT Thomaby Heat Exchanger Division Derek Cross Sales Executive Barry Brignall Sales Executive Dave Slimming Sales Engineer Nuclear Division Diane and John Kenny. John Lawson Operations Manager, Margaret partridge Jackie clemmet Gas Cooled Reactors. Bernard and Anne Kohn. Photo by kind B&S Massey: permission of Arnold Kitson, Marton. John Davies, Rota form Manager George Baker, Sales Manager for Spares and Refurbishing John Rhodes, Sales Engineer Forging plant in England and At the end of March we saw the Harry Simpson, Buyer, HWPEL Wales retirement of Harry Wood, married Lynn MacLeod, a nurse, Bob Hynes, Sales Engineer EDM computer supervisor with HW on Tuesday 27 June at Frank EIliott, Sales (Western Steelcast, after 48 years with the Middlesbrough Registry Office. Europe), Massey forging plant company. Harry, one of the few Reception was at The Ladle Hotel, lan Burnett, Sales (Eastern Middlesbrough.. '`boys'people office"who can started still remember work there the Europe), Massey forging plant Wedding gifts from friends and John Slater, Chief Electrician. at the age of 14 in 1930 and colleagues at HWPEL included a worked in various commercial continental quilt, valise, sheets departments before being and pillowcases and bathtowels. appointed chief clerk in the steel Presentation was made by foundry after his war service. Procurement Director Mr P E Retirements Rooksby. He was commercial manager of Harry Simpson turning his back on the HW Steel Foundries at Thornaby world in preparation for his wedding B&S Massey: for 18 years and has had the day. Mrs. V. N. Boulton 30 years unusual distinction of working Mrs. D. Ogden 29 years under seven different managing Miss M.Scully 36 years directors. Mrs. L. Taylor 12 years Harry was a keen sportsman and One of the characters from track of foundry materials but J. Ashton 37 years played cricket for HW and Yarm in Steelcast's Billingham foundry. Charlie quickly put in his own H. Boulton 44 years the N. Yorks & S.W. Durham Charlie Fox, retired early in July system which was officially F. Knopik 22 years league but now devotes most of after 23 years with the company. adopted by Steelcast, S. Simon 47 years his spare time to his main interest Charlie, who started as a labourer Charlie, a keen camper, is G, Stanway 46 years of gardening. He always said that from Ashmores in 1955, was A. J. Thorpe 48 years. planning a camping holiday in he would retire to Whitby and true employed on his retirement as Scotland which he will combine HW T®®edal® to his word has already moved stocktaker of materials used in the with his other main interest of cine Cornelius Meadley 30 years. there. We wish him welll foundry, being noted for his neat photography. Unlike most men on HW St®elcast, Billingham At a''do" in the HW Social Club, and meticulous records. their retirement, Charlie will not be J. Ashley 21 years Harry was presented with a When he took on this job there spending more time in the garden, C. J. Fox 23 years portable TV - a gift from was no formal means of keeping he admits that he leaves that to J. M. MCDermottroe 21 years. management and staff. his wife!

Harry Wood pictured with friends and colleagues at HW Steelcast, Thornaby, on Charlie Fox being presented with a radio by Works Manager, Bill Wilson on his his retirement. retirement. 4 D Whitelock, M Wicks. D Taylor. T®esdale, Mlddl®sbrough :- Sto®Icast, Stockton :- J S G lzzard, J J A MCGready, (Foundry Tech) D Newman. J R Scott, A Swales. After the presentation of HW Machine Co:- certificates, Mr Adams went on to (Technician) A E Garner, present t`^ro trainees with awards J M H Jones, S J Llewellyn. for outstanding performance HW Stampings:- during the first year of training. (Craft) P Daley, I Darbey, The first of these, The Starrett A Davison, M Dunn, J Ferry, M Award, went to Tony Taylor, a Healey, K Hill, M A lnglesant, G trainee die sinker at HW Riley, M Stephenson, T N Taylor, Stampings. Tony received an C W Wallace, (Technician) Lesfand Nancy Bell with caravan en route for Morocco. engraved micrometer for being the K Lowther. best mechanical first year craft trainee of 1977. His good work and "Now our working days are over Urging us to buy their Kaftans (5) high marks in all sections of his Let us seek the winter sunshine Silver, brass, Moroccan leather training while in the training France and Spain and far Morocco Laughingly we bargain with them centre also placed Tony among And return for England's And return with many presents. the contenders for the apprentice springtime„. And the guides who wish to guide of the year award. So we said one to another „S (Mary Burton Arvard, page 6) And we made our preparations. Where we have no need of So one day in dark November We began a wondrous journey guiding And the naughty boys a-begging, With our caravan behind us Cigarettes and dirhams begging Left we soon the shores of ``Give is dirhams(a, give us England. bonbons" Left the ice and snow and So they cry with great persistance blizzards 'Til as last we send them packing. (For we heard from far how dreadful So the length and breadth of Was the winter in our homeland). Maroc But for us the sun shone glorious Have we travelled, hearts rejoicing ln the blue sky of Morocco Swum in waters warm and limpid And at night the brilliant stars ln the pool of BIeue de Mesque shone Where the palm trees shade the And the moon in glory floated water Through a sky of darkest velvet. ln that lovely green oasis. Danced with Berbers in the And we saw so many wonders moonlight Saw the mighty Aitlas mountains To the rhythm of their drumbeats With their gleaming snowy mantle Saw the almond trees in blossom Rested in their bright pavilions Decked with gorgeous rugs and Saw the fields of wild narcissi cushions Saiw the dry and stony southlands Gathered perfumed orange And the sands of the Sahara blossom Saw the camels and the donkeys From the trees that line the And the goats that climbed the roadsides Tony Taylor winner of the Starrett fruit trees. Moroccan soldier guarding the tomb Arvard 78. Talked and laughed and looked Saiw the strange and alien people of King Mohamed V. and listened Dressed in robes of many colours W.Ith the people of Morocco. Riding on their little donkeys Tending flocks along the roadside Now we turn towards our homeland (1) Meknes and Fez wore each in turn We need Ploughing fields with yoked oxen the capitals of early dynasties. Rabat Drawing water f rom the To the bosom of our family is now the capital of Hassan 11 whose well-heads Where the gentle rains of April father Mohamed V won,for Morocco, As you read of in the Bible Fall upon the green of England. its independence. your As they lived in long gone ages. Say good-bye to our companions (2) A Kasbah is the foitifiod centre of a Who have shared these wonders town. And the women, veiled and secret (3) A Mdina isa walledcity housing with us. news Living in their blind-eyed houses most of the inhabitants of the town, With.in walls we may not enter. When the East wind blows in in narrow alley-ways. You need a Information that could lead to England guid6 to find your way. Saw the great Imperial (i) cities (4) ASoukis a native market, news items for Wright Ahead will With their Kasbahs (2) and And the chilly rain is falling sometimes in the open. More often be gratefully received by your Mdinash) We shall think of far Morocco tiny shops and stalls within the editorial committee representative. and the Souks (.), where loudly And the winter sun that warmed Mdina. (5) AKaf(an is a richlyembroidered robe Alternatively ring Peter Whitton or clamour „S Melanie MacBrayne at The ln that land of many wonders. for ladies, with wide sleeves. Jostling throngs in many colours. (6) A Dirham isworth about 11 ponce. Frjarage, telematic no 137. 5 The Safety Representatives and *He must provide safe systems of Safety Committee Regulations is a work. complicated piece of legislation *He must prepare a written and its implications are being statement of his general policy, discussed by union, works council organisation and arrangements for and management representatives health and safety at work, keep it ::freTyour to ensure a smooth changeover to up to date and bring it to the the new structure in October. notice of his employees, In view of the above it may be *He must provide any necessary New safety regulations come into opportune to refresh our information and training in safe force on lst October this year memories as to the implications of practices. which entitle recognised trade the 1974 Health & Safety At Work unions to appoint safety Act which came into effect on lst representatives to carry out April 1975. statutory functions. The What are the powers of an implications of this have been inspector? discussed at works council level to Jtlf any activity gives rise to risk, determine the make up of future an inspector can issue a safety committees with the prohibition notice to stop the objective of achieving a smooth activity until remedial action has transition from the present been taken or issue an system. Present safety committees improvement notice to remedy the are small and while the new fault within a specified time. regulations allow for much larger *A notice can be issued to an representation it makes sense for employer or employee or both. the roformed committees to be *An inspector can also prosecute kept to a reasonable size in order any person contravening a that they retain their effectiveness, Duties of an employee *He must take reasonable care to relevant statutory provision, Over the past few years there have instead of, or in addition to been general improvements in avoid injury to himself or others attitudes to safety at work and HW by his work activities. companies have also become *He must co-operate with What is the purpose of the Act? more safety conscious. Our *It makes provision to secure employers and others in meeting accident statistics are considerably statutory requirements. lower than last year with time lost health, safety and welfare of all *He must not interfere with or people at work and is through accidents being about half misuse anything provided to of what it was a year ago. Results supplemented by approved codes of practice which now have special protect health, safety or welfare in of our safety policies can also be compliance with the Act. seen around and about in the legal status. works where in many cases it is What does it cover? PP'sON now obligatory to wear safety hats *Protects people against risks to and spectacles. HWT Steelcast and health or safety arising from the Penaltl®s for Contravention Stampings have paid particular activities of other people at work. J'The maximum fine on summary attention to eye protection and as *Controls the emissio.n into the well as providing normal safety conviction for most offences is atmosphere of noxious or 5.i,-.: £400. glasses are supplying optically offensive substances from corrected safety glasses for the *There is no limit to the fine on prescribed premises. spectacle wearers, and HWT are Er] conviction on indictment. also concerned about the level of *Imprisonment for up to two years noise in certain parts of the works can be imposed for certain and are undertaking a survey to offences. examine ways of combatting this. *A person failing to comply with While it seems that our attitude to an improvement or prohibition health and safety at work is in notice is liable to prosecution and keeping with the spirit of the Act failure to comply with the the new legislation does give the prohibition notice could lead to safety representatives powers that imprisonment. they have not had previously. They can, for instance, insist on making quarterly inspections of rFZ their workplace or part of it, Remember- providing they give the company reasonable notice. They can also Duties of an ®mploy®r How is the Act ®nfore®d7 *By periodic visits by The Factory make an immediate inspection *He must provide and maintain all the time for safety when any notifiable accident plant machinery etc in a safe Inspectorate to check if the Act's occurs. working condition. provisions are being met. is all the time 6 C8oC|ALCSCENE

MATCH OF "E DAY Works We were unable to get a report on the ladies versus men football match organised by PEL but they Band were able to send in the following transcript from the match commentary. We were hoping to be able to give Wright Ahead readers a list of '` . . . and this is David Coalman forthcoming venues of the HW Works Band but unfortunately reporting on the final of the FA things are a bit quiet for the band Mug here at the HW Cricket members at the moment as their Ground where the teams are conductor, Mr Cliff Midgley has about to take the field. Yes, here recently been taken ill and has had they are .... Jayne Thomas, to go into hospital. We all wish Captain (formally of Bristol City) him a speedy recovery. However, leads out her ladies team who Jack Burton the Band Secretary of today are playing in red and white HWT Middlesbrough works, tells stripes and white shorts . . . for us that there are a few dates, in those of you with monochrome the not too distant future, that the only, that's grey and dirty grey band can look forward to. One stripes . . . event is playing in Eston The ''Ladies" I-r Mandy Cooper, June Batkin, Helen Viney, Norma Brown, Vicky Methodist Church on Friday 15th Wigham, Mary Mills, Karen Helm, Damalris Perry, Susan Richardson, Clare September and another on and now . . . Denham, Jayne Thomals, Calth MCFarthing. November 30th playing to the old . . . Peter Adams, Captain of the Peoples' Association in the mens team who are playing in Corporation Home, Stockton. They blue and yellow . . . flowers?!* Red also will be competing in the Dresses?I . . . BIack suspender Grading Contest of the Durham belt . . . 36D Cup Braaaaas I I I League in February and the You never told me about thisl . . . I National Championships can't commentate here . . . who do beginning in March next year. you think I am . . . Dickie Davis?? The band has been giving some really good concerts up to now this year. They played with the Seriously though folks, the Charity Gilbert & Sullivan Singers in a Football (you must be joking!) concert at the Borough Hall, Match organised by the HWPEL Hartlepool on Saturday lst July to Social Section raised a total of £59 a packed house and the following in sponsorship which was donated day, Sunday 2nd July a concert jn equally between the British Heart The Spa, Whitby was also to a full Foundation and the Ropner house. Convalescent Home. One engagement was especially important to two of the band members. Earlier this year, Audrey Rolland, flugal horn player was married to John Gill, cornet The "Men" I-r Bruce Smith, Fred Shippey, Bob Ashley, Ray Clegg, John Delafield, Geoff Hatton, Peter Adams, Bob Bilham, Harry Simpson, Slewart Withers. player. Lets hope they have many harmonious years ahead of them.

HW Machine Co. whats on at Grosvenor The Machine Co Social Section seems to have had rather a hectic time since our last Wright Ahead We do not of(en report on what is with a sports and social evening; a happening on the social scene at tennis tournament won by Warren Grosvenor Steel but we have Douglas; a bowls competition on heard that on 19 June 45 26 July won by Keith Dobson, and employees had a memorable trip a treasure hunt. This last outing to Blackpool. Apparently the on 19 July was particularly well weather was particularly kind to supported by seventy people in them and we presume a good twenty-four cars and was rounded Ready for anything in the Custard Pie time was had by all as one or two off in the usual way at the Ship line and dressed in official Head of the party had some difficulty in Inn at Worsall, near Yarm. Winner Wrightson custard pie throwing catching the coach for the was Stan Woollard with forty-three costume are I-r Arthur Davison, Viv homeward journey. points out of a possible forty-five. Pictor, Stuart Hitchcock, Julie Barnett Having recovered from this event They have also planned a and Helen lngram. they are now looking around for a miniature golf competition for the local firm with whom to arrange a beginning of August. The "Goalie" Eva Coulson who missed social evening and indoor games Their custard pie throwing team the official match phtographer seems competition. Plans are also already obviously needs to get in some to be ready for anything except in hand for their annual dinner serious training as they came football. dance. away empty handed from this year's annual contest at Marton Cricket Club's Summer Fete and Gala, but we understand an enjoyable time was had by all. Holiday Snapshot Competition

Don't forget tc. enter our holiday We are giving three prizes. First snapshot competition announced £10, Second £5, Third £2.50. More courageous people I-r Sarah in the last issue. Ellis, Helen lngralm and Julie Barnett Closing dates for entries is 15th who completed the Machine Company We are looking for pictures which September 1978. squad. capture the holiday spirit. iiiiE 7 8P0BT8 DARADB Cricket The Inter-departmental cricket final between Billingham Steelcast and HWPEL Thornaby was played in bad light and wet conditions. Billingham winning the toss asked HWPEL to bat. Tinnion and Haggerstone opened the bowling for Billingham. After nine overs HWPEL had made 11 for 3 wickets, Tinnion getting 2 wickets and Haggerstone 1. The arrival of Kevin Clarke and Howard Wood pushed the score along, before Wood was bowled by Smith for 25 runs. Kevin Clarke survived a dropped catch and went on to make a good 48. With the overs ticking by, only A. AIlen with 16 runs could help the score move to 102-7 in 25 overs. The start of Billingham's innings was stopped for half an hour because of rain, then they opened with Tinnion and Haggerstone. After 4 overs and with Clarke and Hayley bowling well, Tinnion was bowled by Hayley for 2. J. Addison came out and shoved the score to 22 before going to Roberts for 13. Next man in, Smith, played some good shots in his score of 10 before Hayley had him caught at 47-3. In came Tony Lodge and sparks began to fly with the start of a match winning HW steelcast Billingham cricket team and reserves winners of the inter-departmental cricket competition. The team was: innings. With overs running out Keith Haggerstone (Captain), Mick Finnion, Tony Lodge, John Addison, Kevin Smith, Jim Keegan, Les Shaeffer, Pcter Hunter, and very bad light, he thrashed Dennis Skelton, Carry Wade and Glyn Sonven. Inset are Andrew Goodwill and David Orr unable to make the photo session. HWPEL bowlers all over the field Seated on the right, front row is Bill Blakey who umpired in every round except the final. with Haggerstone making sure he got the bowling, At 9.35 p.in. and darkness around, 2 byes provided the winning runs bringing the An8lin8 Golf ` -.,. \,,,,-- `` ...,,---. '.' ®L& score to 103-3 in 23 avers. Lodge director of HW Steelcast was this was then not out for 37 and Rain always seems to be a feature Haggerstone not out for 30. of the directors' golf tournament year's winner with 38 points, for the Richard Miles trophy and closely followed by Mike Corner A good game was provided by this year was no exception. Over and Bill Adams of PEL and David both teams and enjoyed by the An enthusiastic new sports section 30 competitors gathered at Bailey of Grosvenor each of whom spectators who braved the bad for fishermen was recently formed Dinsdale Spa Golf Club on also had 38 points, but weather. on Teesside. Called the HW Thursday 20 July to take part in unfortunately not as good second Angling Association with an this year's Stableford competition. half as Patrick. elected committee comprising, In spite of the weather, those The winner of the guests prize was Chairman: John Trenholme H\^/T taking part again proved that it John Wainwright of David Loewy DO never rains on a golf course and who also just pipped Harry Piercy Secretary: Keith Watson HWT DO managed to have an enjoyable of Barclays Bank and Tr.easurer: George Wilks Yarm day. Dr. Moody each of whom had 35 Dalfsff#,Joint Match Secretaries: Dave Patrick Lithgow, commercial points. EIIiott M'bro Works, John Wastell This year's inter-departmental HVVT a Yd Darts Competitions will be played Committee: cliff Booth, Fred on Wednesday nights in the HW Douglas, Peter Kent, Maurice Social Club at Thornaby and will Sawdon and Les Shadbolt. commence mid-September. In the first few days of this new In addition to the usual Team section the number of enrolled Event and Individual Competition members totalled nearly one a Pairs Competition has been hundred! added to this year's list. The committee are busy preparing Full information is now on works rules and regulations covering the notice boards and entries for all proposed workings of the the darts competitions are Association and also preparing an required to be in writing to initial programme of angling Patrick Lithgow receives his prize from Bill Adams. Mr J T Cox, Stockton Steelcast events. Information concerning before Wednesday 23 August these will be given to a further 1978. meeting of all members to be arranged for mid-August.

Publicity dei)artment Head Wrightson & Co Ltd Yarm Cleveland England TS15 9DA fe/aphone Eaglescliffe (0642) 781010 fe/ex 58-606 cab/es Teesdale Stockton-on-Tees "Singing in the Rain" at Dinsdale Spa is Brian Evans of HW Teesdale followed by John Wainwright of Davy Loewy.