July/August 79 No. 138

THE HOUSE MAGAZINE OF RANK XEROX

In Buoyant Mood

That's how these girls felt, despite namesake, their craft kept afloat and The raft came in sixth, but won the having named their raft the 'Titanic' reached the finish safely. race to raise the most for Spina Bifida (which was a somewhat backhanded Several groups of people from Research — the magnificent sum of compliment to the builder, apprentice Mitcheldean also took part, including £500, which included a donation of Steve Morris). our Works Fire Brigade, Maintenance £200 from the Company. men, and some electrical adjusters The girls — engineering apprentice At the time of going to press, the from 9400 Dept — the 'Splash In Debbie Lowen (in unisex gear) and total amount raised by the other rafts Sparks' — who tied with another commercial trainees Sarah Davies, had still to be totted up, and it is group for second place. Mary Nash and Sue Keen — were planned to hand over a cheque for the taking part in a sponsored raft race But the official RX entry, we were proceeds of the race to the Spina from Wilton Bridge, Ross-on-Wye, assured by 'Admiral' Ken Griffiths of Bifida Research people at a special to on July 14. And we're Security, was the 'HMS Rank Xerox' function to be held at Mitcheldean in glad to report that, unlike its (see story on page 3). the near future. IT ANSWERS THE CONTROL

Madge Jenkins explains the data appearing on the screen to Nadia Kemley while, on the right, Roy Brooks studies the print-out.

Our telephone traffic has increased general reports required by A further feature of Tel-Tag is that by some 80 per cent in the last 12 management. it can record calls that should have months and this, together with Each week a summary, by been made via the 'Direct' network increased telephone charges, has department, is being issued and (where there is no charge on traffic had an alarming effect on our managers will be able to obtain the generated) but which have been telephone bill. following information: made instead via the GPO system, To keep it within bounds, the incurring a charge. • extension number Company is relying on two things — control, using the very latest in • time of day the outgoing call Co-operation communications technology, and was made Another 'direct' method of operation the co-operation of callers. • duration of call which is helping us to cope On the understanding that 'If you • cost of call effectively with our greatly increased traffic over the telephone wires was can't measure it, you can't manage • number dialled it', we have installed a computerised introduced at Mitcheldean on July 2. call-monitoring system which is • number of incoming calls and Unless they ask for assistance (as expected to pay for itself in the first their duration in the case of international calls), year. Tel-Tag can also produce extension users at Mitcheldean are Call-monitoring systems have been 'histograms' which show the use now given a line on request and can in operation for the past few years being made of extensions, exchange dial their business calls direct. on automatic-type telephone lines, 'Direct' network and This means that our switchboard exchanges, but this system, known and tie-lines. staff are able to concentrate more as Tel-Tag, is the first to be able to This will enable Office Services fully on those all-important incoming monitor a manual-type switchboard Manager Roy Brooks to see how calls where we rely on our girls to such as we have at Mitcheldean. the various lines and extensions are project a good image of the being used and identify which are Company. Digital Reports overloaded. The new 'assistant' is located in the He can then rearrange extensions to Site Directory office of Madge Jenkins, Senior provide greater efficiency and reduce 'It is intended, in the near future, to Telecommunications Supervisor, and rental charges. produce a site telephone directory connected to the exchange via a from the Tel-Tag line printer, with This sort of information can also scanner. more information for Mitcheldean help to make trends more easily users', says Roy Brooks. 'For this In this way, Tel-Tag can keep a recognisable so that future reason it is essential that users check on all incoming and outgoing requirements can be planned more notify Madge Jenkins on ext. 479 calls, though since it is digital it accurately. can't 'eavesdrop' on actual of changes for the directory as and conversations. when they occur.' Every time a call comes in or goes out via the GPO system, Tel-Tag CALLING ALL USERS Engaged? flags up information about it on the Please co-operate by following this Despite every effort to make each screen of a visual display unit — 'Calling Code': issue of the directory as accurate as the extension number, the number • 'Phone after 1 pm — before that possible, the odd misprint does being called (if outgoing), the time there is a surcharge of 25%. occasionally get through. the call is made and its duration, so • Plan your conversation beforehand Hopefuls queued up to apply for a that an 'on-the-spot' visual check and make sure any relevant certain gentleman's post when they can be made. documents are to hand. saw this entry in the last issue This information can also be printed • Keep the conversation to the against a secretary's name: business in hand (in a friendly 'Sex to A, P. S—' out simultaneously on a line printer way, of course). which forms part of the system. and the question was asked : 'Is • Don't hold on, it is cheaper to this the ultimate in managerial The 'brain' of Tel-Tag is the call back later. perks ?' controller which stores the • Use the 'Direct' network wherever information and processes it on this is available. No wonder the cover of the directory demand to give the financial and was bright red !

2 Theurc all Qood Sports Sponsorship has proved a splendid money-spinner for charities in recent years, and given a two-fold sense of achievement to those who have been sponsored. People of all ages have walked miles to win money, lost lbs to gain £££'s and often discovered a totally new interest through being adventurous in a good cause. We recently reported in VISION EXTRA the sponsored parachute jumps made by Mayor of Cinderford Frank Beard (who works in the Supply Centre) and Courtney The 'HMS Rank Xerox'— claimed to be the only dry raft in the race! It was escorted Morgan (Electrical Sub-assembly) to the starting-point by a drummer and two trumpeters playing a funeral march! which brought in some £200 for the Cobalt Unit. Neither of them had parachuted before and although Frank, while appreciating the experience, felt once was enough, Courtney found himself bitten by the bug and he has now joined the ranks of leisure-time sky-divers. Other sponsored events that have come to our notice this summer seem to have been concentrated on the . Last May, for example, Dino Nardecchia (QA) and some friends The Rank Xerox Fire Service put out a raft. Bob Randall looks coy about taking to the were among the hundreds who took water with Ann Jones, John Carswell part in an annual 100-mile carnival and Jill Smith. raft race from Hay-on-Wye to Bridge. Kay Evans. Vilma Powell and Kevin Virgo 'It was in four stages, spread over meet for a chat about the day they paddled four days and the going was tough', their canoes for a good cause. says Dino. 'But we weren't out to win, just to finish the course'. Which they did, bringing in nearly £600. Cleary of Tool Control did a sponsored jump in aid of the British Of this, £80 was collected by Dino Diabetic Association and raised over himself at Mitcheldean, thanks to £100. kind sponsors, and the overall total raised — which exceeded the target Though he didn't reach the sky of £12,000 — is being used to himself, Martyn Holbrook (Mfg purchase a specially equipped Eng.) of the Rank Xerox minibus and playground equipment Aeromodellers flew his 'Vortex' for handicapped children. model for 46 minutes in a sponsored 'Soar for Britain' and raised £21 in Mental Handicap Week began on support of the British Thermal June 24, and some of our people Soaring Team who competed in the paddled canoes down the Wye on crew — and their chances of World Championships this summer. that Sunday to support the winning — when 'engineering officer' Society for the The latest sponsored event — on the Don Wilkes was rammed by the Mentally Handicapped. Wye again — was the raft race on raft at some rapids and had to go The rally this time was a 27-mile one, July 14 from Wilton Bridge to ashore for treatment. from to Ross; Kay Evans Lydbrook. As you'll have seen from our front (Electrical Sub-assembly) partnered Last year it was held in aid of cover story, though they didn't come Kevin Virgo (Production Control) Mitcheldean Scouts, but in this, the in first, they won the race to raise while Vilma Powell (Commodity Year of the Child, the proceeds are the biggest Mitcheldean contribution Operations) and schoolmaster Dick for Spina Bifida Research. to the fund — £500. Brice were in another canoe. Among the various rafts manned by As we went to press, we heard that Both couples finished the course Mitcheldean people was the 'HMS apprentice John Skinner, a member of (only half the 300 people who Rank Xerox' captained by Security the 18-Plus Group, will entered did so). Vilma alone officer Nigel Meek. To ensure the become the third person at raised £56, Kay and Kevin £82. security of the crew, life-saver Mitcheldean to help the Cobalt Unit Vilma's a girl who enjoys adventure Ken Fox (QA) was taken on as Appeal Fund by doing a sponsored on water, land or in the air. We bosun's mate. sky-dive next September. featured her in VISION back in His services weren't required, but Whether sponsored or sponsoring, spring 1974 when she and Maria they did lose a member of their we think you're all good sports ! 3 selling to the customer (as '*l'>in,r"^°' Dry-tone machine marks entry of a '^^^^^-^ traditionally practised by RX and 'zS '*'wp/ej7'*" newcomer to the UK copier market ^xet ^""^ «\oft* IBM) and an emphasis on major account bulk deals. ,WM, ""'•cft ."'•'•o . m. „ l«....g .m|,..kM „i„,n Th. t.tt. ,c,p

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John Crane, Manager of Competitive Information and Strategy, explains how a full array of features. competition in the marketplace has advanced, and why — Canon are a typical example; they now have their own direct sales and service organisations for PRC copiers in nine countries, and a total Wc Must Fight Harder of 54 branch offices. Competition in the reprographic largely on dealer networks and They offer a larger number of models market — and in particular for plain stressing outright machine sales. than any other competitor — a total paper copiers (PRC's) — is hotting of eleven ranging from the 8cpm To date, the single most important up. NP50 to the 77cpm NP 8500 competitive product range, from duplicator, and in addition have We had the field to ourselves until the point of view of placements, demonstrated a new colour copier the entry of Canon in 1970; now handled by one of these distributor/ with A3 capability. there are 24 competitive manufacturer consortiums has been manufacturers throughout the world, the Ricoh-built 20cpm DTI 200 Canon have also shown their and the potential customer has a series (Nashua 1220, Kalle 1101) strength in exploiting new technology. total of nearly 70 different models and follow-on products. The 8500 incorporates advanced to choose from, in addition to those work on image retention, and they offered by Rank Xerox. This product was successful because, have recently announced in Japan Of these 24 competitive PRC in the first place, it satisfied basic a new 20cpm desk-top, the 200J, manufacturers, six are American, customer low volume copying needs which incorporates single component seven are European, and no less than in terms of copy quality and development and fibre optics. reliability, and — more importantly — eleven are Japanese. All this has enabled them to offer it represented 'value for money'. Altogether, the Japanese account the customer a very compact today for about 60 per cent of all The 1200 effectively undercut the desk-top with economics which competitive PRC machines installed existing price levels for 20cpm improve on the Nashua 1220 series. in RX markets. desk-top machines by about 30 per cent when it entered the market in The Future Trends 1976! It is to be expected that the In the last ten years, and especially This showed that the techniques of introduction of higher speed machines in the last five, there have, however, volume production and aggressive and the use of direct distribution by been marked changes not only in pricing used by Japanese companies Canon will be matched by other the number of competitors and in to achieve high world-wide market Japanese competitors, notably Ricoh, their relative importance, but also in penetration in many other industries— Konishiroku (U-bix), and Minolta. their methods of doing business, in particular in TV and motor-car As well as having to face increased and in the range and sophistication manufacture — were being applied competition from Japan, RX can of the products they have to offer. to the production of plain paper also anticipate additional competition Up to roughly the mid 1970's the copiers. from Europe and the United States competition was dominated by IBM. as we move into the 1980's. They emerged as our most directly Change of Strategy Competition from Europe to date has active competitor following the Today there is a movement away been fairly modest, but next year launch of the Copier II, a 25 copies from separate distributor/dealer type could see the beginning of a more per minute product which was a distribution in favour of direct active approach by low-speed PRC significant challenge in an important sector of the market. Their Copier III series (a 70cpm The five members of the Engineering team duplicator with a sorter and other who 'anglicised' the features such as auto-duplex and established FX 2202 in reduction) introduced in 1976 has less than a year enabling not been so successful, its reliability the Western European limiting its market acceptance. launch of the Xerox 2202 to meet its target The Japanese Upsurge date. It was introduced in the UK last February The year 1974 to 1975 was the and is 'selling like hot period of the Japanese take-off, cakes'. They are {from during which a proliferation of left) Assistant Design low-speed desk-top models (mainly rVlanager tVlervyn Thomas, under 12 copies per minute) was junior design engineer introduced. John Bright (foreground), Mike Selwyn (Safety), In practice, American (Nashua and Geoff Partridge (mainly Saxon) and European (Kalie Infotec, responsible for 'labels'), Oce, Olivetti) companies acted as and Bob Murray, distributors promoting machines of Engineering Programme Japanese manufacture, relying Manager. 4 manufacturers such as Lumoprint, • Finally, it is critical, too, that our and in the medium speed sector by quality control remains at a high Oce and Olivetti (the latter level to ensure that all of our introduced a 30cpm console with machines achieve their reliability both reduction and auto-duplex last goals. autumn). It is noticeable that, among the There is also the possible entry into products introduced by competitive Europe of Kodak with their 70cpm companies, the ones that have 100/150 range, which has been proved most successful have been marketed in the United States over those with a good record for reliable the last four years. Thus the performance. pressures on RX at the higher end of the market are also likely to increase in the future.

The Implications All these various competitive developments obviously have «0f important implications for our business. Above all, they serve to emphasise several key aspects of our planning in recent years — • We need to retain a healthy share Our MP Paul Marland in the computer block with Peter Ellis and (far right) of placements in all sectors of the Jack Bonney. market. In particular, the low-speed copier until recently worked at Mitcheldean sector cannot be neglected because as Group Audit Manager, a post he

of the opportunities it offers, both Euro MPs Eric Forth and relinquished on his election as Euro for further expanding our total Jim Scott-Hopldns. MP for Birmingham North. They customer base, and for meeting the were accompanied by John Drew, needs of those larger customers who Manager Corporate Affairs from wish to decentralise their reprographic PARLIAMENTARY Rank Xerox House. requirements. Two weeks later on July 13, Paul For these reasons RX have PEOPLE Marland, now MP for West introduced two copiers—-the 2202 at Westminster, also and the 2600 (a follow-on of the No less than three Members of lunched with us and toured the site. 3100). Parliament have visited us this Director Ron Morfee pointed out • The competitive threat from Japan summer — all part of our policy of that it was important to gain Mr re-emphasises the importance given getting to know newly-elected MP's Marland's understanding of our to cost-effective performance and acquainting them with our problems so that he could talk throughout the Company, including business and our problems. helpfully at a national level, and our manufacture. As other products On June 29, we welcomed two MP later had discussions with come closer to ours in terms of speed Euro MP's — Jim Scott-Hopkins, Personnel concerning the future and features, this factor becomes who represents Herefordshire, direction of the Company regarding increasingly important if we are to Worcestershire and West employment, particularly in the face retain our market leadership. Gloucestershire, and Eric Forth, who of advancing technology. SQUIRREL gets busy Since it became known that the in future, or difficult to acquire ? Can name of the project of which he had they be re-worked if necessary? been appointed manager was If the answer to any of these 'Squirrel', David Eggleton has had to questions is 'yes', the materials are put up with repeated cracks about collected and put into store in our nuts, etc., which he takes in good warehouse at Hereford, where even part. the racking, stillages and other

But the name is an apt one, for the containers used are surplus, to keep Dave Eggleton and his mascot in project is concerned with collecting costs down. their Supply Centre hide-out. and hoarding for possible future use 'Commodity Operations are given a scrap merchants who, in pre-Squirrel excess materials from Manufacturing computer listing of everything I have days, would have received it anyway. and Supply at both Mitcheldean in Squirrel', Dave told us. 'When and Welwyn — castings, motors, they find they need to buy more of a Having been involved in the setting printed circuit boards, bolts and, of particular line, they look at the up of the scheme, Dave has had a course, nuts. listing and, if it is in my stores, they particular interest in making Squirrel The operation, unlike that of the raise a purchase order on me as if I work and, he tells us, it has already bright-eyed and bushy-tailed variety, were an independent supplier.' paid for itself in the first four months goes on all the year round, and our Dave constantly reviews his 'hoard' of its operation. Squirrel is selective. and should it outgrow the space So, if anyone should suggest that Is there a strong likelihood of the available (which is something less Squirrel is not worth while, Dave parts being needed later on? Will than our main Production Stores), will be ready with his answer. they become much more expensive he has to throw some out for the 'Nuts!' SIZEABLE QUANTITIES OF UNWANTED INVENTORY AND REDUNDANT RUBBISH EXTERNALLY LOCATED 5 \ First-year apprentices carry in a mysteriously long box; lending a steadying hand is Peter Grainger, Manager, Organisation, Training St Development.

Before you get the real thing, you have the model — and Frank Edwards was delighted with the one made by the apprentices and handed over by their committee chairman Michael Mould (for growing stunted seedlings?). Casting an appraising eye on the job is Apprentice Training Co-ordinator Bill Luker.

Mr Morfee paid a warm tribute to Frank and thanked him for his 'tremendously loyal service above and beyond the daily requirement. the programme took a turn unexpected by the MC. At a sign 'Since I have been at Mitcheldean', from Bill Luker, the chairman of the he said, 'Frank's working life, and apprentices appeared holding a much of his leisure time too, has miniature greenhouse, made to been devoted to the cause of scale. Presenting this to Frank he helping young people to realise their said : 'We heard you wanted a potential, and, on occasion, to greenhouse, so we've made one for T®isirsuc(cess helping adults too.' you r As Peter Grainger said, but for Frank, Training Department can always be the Apprenticeship Scheme would depended on for a touch of the Ihiais been not have been the important success theatricals and sure enough, a group it has been, and it was appropriate of first-year apprentices suddenly that, on his last day at Mitcheldean, appeared from nowhere, carrying on mypleasdHD'o' he should preside as MC once more. their shoulders a remarkably long It was a particularly nice coincidence package marked 'Greenhouse' which that the first-year student, Martin, they deposited with engineering accuracy on the table in front of The presentations followed the usual who came forward to receive the Frank. pattern to begin with : the envelopes Andrew Dowding award was also representing many hours of slogging named Edwards! 'I've been the instigator of quite a and eventual achievement of an After the presentations, however. few surprises myself, said a MT4, an EClC III, and other mysteries to the non-training mind, were duly handed over by Director Ron Morfee. But the annual presentation of certificates and financial awards to engineering apprentices on June 29 was a rather special event this year, for it was also the occasion for saying farewell to Frank Edwards, Manager, Manufacturing Education, who was taking early retirement Above left: Philip Turner whose marks in his HND part I exam, were mostly in the after 37 years with the Company. nineties. Above right: Three who have now won their Higher National Diploma — Stephen Gwynne, Philip Davis and Tom Hart. Before he made the presentations, Below: Smiles from the chaps who received their indentures.

Ji LETTER

This June we said goodbye to many long-servers taking early retirement, among them the LSA's new president! While we were talking to Frank just considerable changes in the social before his retirement, another visitor, and working environment has given concerned about his son's career, apprentices a disciplined base from called in to seek advice. which they could build a sound It was a scene which had been career.' re-enacted countless times during The many awards won by them in Frank's time in Training and as the intervening years provide firm always he readily responded by proof of the success of his efforts. giving guidance based on his In 1962, when the personnel combination of both industrial and department was expanded to include educational management experience. training, Frank was appointed overall This year the winner of the Andrew His own technical background here manager. Then in the late 1960's, as Dowding Memorial Shield went to Mitcheldean continued to Martin Edwards, the first-year student at Mitcheldean started in 1941 when showing 'outstanding endeavour in all he was taken on as an instrument 'mushroom', he switched to aspects of the course'. Here Director maker. Rejoining us after war concentrating full-time on the Ron Morfee presents him with an service, he spent some eight years development of technical training to additional practical gift — a test meter. working in Quality Control and later meet our growing needs. as manager of Special Workshops. Frank estimates that over the years somewhat shaken Frank, 'but this is he must have interviewed some He was an inaugural member of the the biggest I've ever experienced !' 4,000 school-leavers officially, and cost reduction team in 1959 (cost- Typically, he finished his time at effectiveness was then, as now, the ex-apprentice Ron Caldicutt Mitcheldean with a word of advice name of the game), then the maintains that Frank's techniques to the youngsters. following year he was appointed never changed. 'We have tried to make engineers training supervisor. 'He would ask if you knew Ohm's plus of you, and I am personally The technical apprenticeship scheme Law and whether you played proud that some of our former had been in existence since 1942 cricket. If your answer was "yes" apprentices are now holding jobs of but in 1961 it was decided to set up to both, you were in I' responsibility, not only in this a proper training school to give His experience in assessing Company but also in other concerns apprentices off-the-job basic character and capabilities was put with household names.' training, and Frank was given the to further use when he became a 'Your success has been my task. founder member of the Social Service Leave selection committee pleasure', he said. Says Kevin Horrobin, who progressed and for the last couple of years he Then, with an eye on the future, he through the school himself: 'He has been its co-ordinator. added : 'I am more convinced than provided the direction for many ever that your flexibility and school leavers making the difficult Community Service transition from school into industry, adaptability^will carry you just as far His great interest in the training and and his management through as will your qualifications.' education of young people spilled over into community life and he has Indentures Technician's Certificate served on numerous educational and Brian Adams, Simon Baggett, Stephen Mechanical— Brian Adams, Paul Bedney, career advisory committees. He has Beard, Paul Bedney, Glynn Cooke, Lyndon Nick Harrison, Jeffrey Hawkins, Gary been a governor of the West Creswick*, Gary Dade*, Philip Davis, Hopkins, Timothy Hunt, Graham Jones, of Further Robert Evans*, Anthony Gittings, Stephen Stirling Jordan, Paul Mason, Robert Education for the last 15 years and Greenway, Stephen Gwynne, Neil Murrell, Brian Stephens; Electrical — its chairman for the past three years — Harrison*, Nick Harrison, Tom Hart, Simon Baggett. an office which he continues to fill. Jeffrey Hawkins, Andrew Hoare*, Timothy Hunt, Graham Jones, Stirling Jordan, Max Intermediate Tech. Certificate A vice-president of the Long Service Linke*, Paul Mason, Graham Morris*, Mechanical—Gary Hopkins, Timothy Hunt, Association, he was elected to Robert Murreil, David Poyner, Wayne Paul Mason; Electrical— Kevin Beard, succeed Bernard Smith in April this Ruddy, Brian Stephens, Stephen Clive Cooper, Wayne Davies, Gary Knight, year, and his decision to retire at the Wozencroft (who was inadvertently Leslie Meek, Alan Thomas, Derek end of June acquired him the included under this heading last year), Wood-Jenkins. distinction of being the only LSA Philip Wynn *. president ever to hold office for two Ordinary National Certificate Higher National Diploma months! Final— Philip Davis, Stephen Gwynne, Stephen Hill, Martin Hughes, Spencer His leisure-time interests have Johnson*, Martyn Jones, Martin Lee, Tom Hart. centred mainly on cricket. He Nicholas Mason, Wayne Ruddy, Mark Mechanical Craft Studies Slater, Philip Turner. regularly captained the Management Final—Stephen Beard, Robert Evans, side in their annual match against Neil Harrison, Graham Morris; First Year Training Certificate the Apprentices and he has been Intermediate — Christopher Clayson, Gary Aston, David Barrel!, Philip Birch, considered by some to be the best Gerald Drain, Keith Evans, Kevin Grey, Colin Cackett, Shane Cherry, John Curtis, wicket-keeper in the . Jeffrey Russell*, Gary Ryder*, Martin Martin Edwards, Neil Ellis, William Latterly he has taken up bowls, Wyman ; Part I — Kevin Grey, Colin Harris, Greenman, Colin Harris, Alan Holdaway, which he emphatically denies is an Richard Jones, Adrian Lewis, Graham Richard Jones, Adrian Lewis, Debbie Lowen, Read, Martyn Wilks. old man's game I Jeffrey Morgan, Timothy Orson, Simon And now there's the greenhouse for Electrical Craft Installations Powell, Richard Pudge, Graham Read, Andrew Tempest, Stephen Thorpe, Andrew raising generations of other young Final— Andrew Hoare; Intermediate — Walford, Martyn Wilks. things which will need Frank's help Anthony Walding ; Part I — Gary Dade, in realising their potential. Anthony Gittings. *Plus EITB certificates Continued on page 8 7 LSA LETTER continued

Stan Wheeler In 1947 Stan Wheeler was looking To assist him in for a job. He wanted to join the a 'productive technical side of the BBC but they second career', hadn't a vacancy immediately so he his colleagues took a 'temporary job' at Shepherds marked Stan's Bush with British Acoustic Films (as retirement by our Company was then). giving him a woodworking Last June, after 32 years with us, tool, presented Stan, Manager Technical Staff & by Engineering Optics (Engineering), decided to Manager retire early and carve out a second Tony Burke, career. Say his contemporaries, Jeff Kew Bob Luffman Mitcheldean — among them Steve and Ken Fox: 'We will always The Model Shop will not be such a Ferriman (now retired from the associate him with the amplifiers melodious place now without the Supply Centre), Don Elliott, Graham and electric eyes of the cine rich baritone of Bob Luffman. Linley and Frank Whinyates (in Production) and, most recently, equipment manufactured at He came to us some 26 years ago David Monaghan, Manager of Mitcheldean during the 'fifties when from Coventry (where he was much Business Services. Stan joined us from Woodger Road, in demand as a semi-professional bringing with him his electrical singer) and was first employed here Our dramatic turn of speech is expertise, which in those far-off as a setter in the former Bell & Howell prompted by the fact that Daisy was days was viewed as black magic by Machine Shop. secretary of the Variety Club during the predominantly mechanical the flourishing '60's when it was Then, during the run-down of Bell engineering design teams.' guided by Primrose McCormick. & Howell production. Bob assisted As Engineering Manager Tony Burke in supervising the shop while this, Her particular interest was the drama commented, 'Variety is the life of an and all the other various machine group which used to feature in those engineer, and Stan has seen four shops, were being centralised in enjoyable variety nights along with significant technologies in his field — Building 29 under Phil deal's the RX Showband, and the Xeroettes valves, transistors, integrated circuits management. who provided some attractive and microprocessors — and has been During the 1960's Bob moved into legwork. ('Now where did Louis responsible for the electrical aspect the Model Shop and he remained Colwell get that hat?'). of a great variety of products, from there until last June when he opted Another supporting role that Daisy the cinema projector and sound for early retirement, having enjoyed has fulfilled has been that of first- equipment, domestic cine cameras at Mitcheldean 'some of the happiest aider since 1966. 'I have nothing and projectors of earlier days years of my life.' but praise for the present standard through the whole range of set by the Medical Centre, both as xerographic machines from 914 to Daisy Bullock regards personnel and equipment', those we can't yet talk about.' A member of that cast of supporters says Daisy. (Aside: 'Remember the Over the years our engineers have on whom leading players could old blood waggon of yore? How learned a lot from Stan, not only in always rely, Daisy Bullock retired at grateful I was for the strength of Lil a professional technical sense but the end of June after 21 years' Howell's right arm which saved me also from his loyalty to his staff, service. from making a hurried departure and he leaves behind the reputation During that time she has been from the rear directly after entering of being 'one hell of a nice chap'. secretary/right arm to many at from the front end ! They don't

Above: Laden with gifts. Bob Luffman of the Model Shop says Above: Daisy Bullock receives gifts, handed over by Manager goodbye. Below: Ben Harper, who started in Heat Treatment in John Huckett, and a bouquet of flowers on her last day at work. 1957, has worked for most of his 22 years at Mitcheldean in Below: Another June retirement— that of Bert Smith who Production Stores where for the last 10 years he has been a during his 18 years with us has worked on the assembly of most chargehand. Our picture, taken in the club house, shows Ben of our products. Bert's great hobby is gardening and here he (centre front) at a farewell party with his colleagues. receives a gift of a spray from Manager Graham Linley to help him get good results. 'You're an Inspiration' That's how Don Elliott spoke of our guests returned to the ballroom to chat and dance when welcoming pensioners to the annual until teatime. It was great to see so many luncheon and reunion on May 19. It was familiar faces and hear how our pensioners the eighth such event and many rated it the are faring. The man with the mostest to best yet. There were some 180 people report was George Starkie. 'This time last present, including those acting as hosts, year I was in Nepal', said George who, on members of the Pensioners Committee and retirement, had set off with his wife to RX Pensions representatives. Don gave a travel halfway round the world by car quick run-down on the current situation at and caravan. (He's letting us have a Mitcheldean and Jack Benbow responded story for VISION on his trip, we're on behalf of the guests, after which they delighted to say).

Continued from page 8 waste any time on these exercises, you know I). Change in LS>I rules In recent months, Daisy has acted as At a recent meeting of the LSA minutes secretary of the Long committee the question of early Service Association, a post which retirement was discussed, and it was Kathy Knight is now taking over, and decided that, in order for early she looks forward to meeting retirees to qualify as retired members retired members at future LSA of the association, they must: functions. • be at least 60 years old (men) or 55 (women) and have completed More Retirements 20 years' service with the As we went to press, we learned Company; or that the following members had • be at least 57 years old (men) or decided to take early retirement: 52 (women) and have completed Ron Bullock (Assembly) 17 years; 25 years' service; or Hubert Hancocks (Works Laboratory) 25 years; Phyllis Lewis (Supply • have been granted early retirement Centre) 20 years; Bill Meek by the Company on grounds of (Production Control) 18 years; health, but would have completed Jack Osborne (Assembly) 19 years; 20 years' service at normal retirement age. Horace Vanston (Piece Part Arthur Mason, one of the LSA's Recovery) 16 years. The present constitution of the retired members, and his wife recently Two more long-servers who retired association does not allow the celebrated their golden wedding and Bill Austin took this happy picture of on the due date in July were Doris committee to grant honorary membership, should there be any of them cutting the cake at a Boseley (Cleaning Services) who celebratory party. Arthur, who was has been with us for over 20 years, circumstances outside these criteria; with the Company for 27 years, is a and Bernard Cheadle (Supplier the subject of honorary membership former chairman of the FIX Amateur Quality Assurance) with more than is, however, to be considered at the Photographic Club and is currently 18 years' service. next meeting of the committee. one of its vice-presidents. They all have our very best wishes for the future.

ANY NEWS FOR VISION?

If you have, then please — mail it to me c/o Public Relations, Bid 23/1, or leave it at any Gate House for Viv James came to the end of his 17-year-long association with Production Control collection by me, when he took early retirement at the beginning of July. He had supervised the or post it to me at Tree Tops, Piump Hill, provisioning of parts for our machines from the 813 onwards and in the last couple Mitcheldean, of years was Customer Liaison supervisor dealing with Fuji Xerox, Xerox Corp and or ring me — ext. 566 or 542415. Venray. His leavetaking was marked by the presentation of a silver goblet, handed over /\/lyrtle Fowler, Editor by Manager Ernie Wood, and our picture shows him (front row, fourth from right) with his colleagues in Demand Entry and Customer Liaison at a party in the club house. Above left: Don Peates, Ray Camp, Fred Wickstead and Henry Ptiillips talk about sporting times past. Above right: Fred receives his club tie from Don Elliott; on the far right is club chairman Barry Barton.

him from the race after that, even though he was a director!' Those old The improvements in camera techniques and film stock became evident as the show moved into the 1950's, and when one film changed family films suddenly from monochrome to colour, someone was heard to say It was just like viewing family films- and Fred was able to see these in 'They must have signed the expense no recorded sound but a lively the company of those who either sheet I' commentary from the audience as appeared in the films or knew those One thing was obvious — English they recognised faces on the screen. who did. summers then were no better than they are today! The Sports & Social Club had Events ranged from tug-of-war to invited Fred Wickstead and his wife putting the shot, from obstacle and The films over, Don Elliott presented to see round the club house on relay to children's races. For many, Fred with a club tie, and Fred July 10 (they had been unable to the highlight was a walking race congratulated the committee on attend the official opening last year). with a kind of John Cleese character 'this magnificent club house'. Happily some old films of Company ('That was Trader Home, remember?') He thanked them for 'giving us sports days taken in the years sauntering way out in front of the old-timers a wonderful and 1944-55 had been discovered in the rest of the field — he literally walked memorable evening. It really was former club house after the move. away with the prize. 'We banned great.'

Hockey Squad of their opponents, however, the Acute Dialysis Unit within Gloucester team felt justifiably proud of their Royal Hospital. Like most other sports, hockey display. suffered from the onslaught of the The cheque will be handed over at a winter weather. A handful of games The squad has remained stable over social evening in September, with was completed early in the season the season but, with so small a the proceeds of that also going to but numerous other matches were number to pick from, injury and the appeal fund, so obviously we cancelled because of frozen pitches non-availability can cause problems. hope for another sell-out. and/or frozen players. So the club are extending an In the meantime, thanks to Pete As only three or four of the Mixed invitation to both male and female Blake (DJ Extraordinaire), Hawkwell Hockey Club squad play regularly (especially female) players to play Copying and Rank Xerox for their for other teams, there was a lack of during the summer season. donations. match practice for the majority of Anybody who is interested is asked Wednesday, May 23, saw Stuart the team, but this did not stop them to contact either Colin Mason, ext. Harrold of Engineering and Graham competing in the Tournament 249, or Paul Dean/Nigel Ward, Elsmore at a rally evening in the on April 1. ext. 774. function room. Between film shows, The day was dull and windy but the The Squad — Ken Ambury, Stuart gave a faultless talk on hockey fast and exciting. Placed in Gordon Cruickshank, Paul Dean, rallying which revealed what an the strongest league, the team were Bruce Ellis, Bev Fletcher, Colin important part a navigator plays in in the company of top Gloucester Mason (capt.). Sue Morgan, assisting the driver on a rally. and Bristol mixed teams. Undeterred Lynne Nash, Nora Powell, Dave Only 30 people present at this by this, they played with flair and Powell, Robert Ryder, Richard Trim, function, which, considering Stuart enthusiasm and soon showed their Nigel Ward. and Graham form one of the top skill by holding Old Bristolians to a rally teams in this country, was goalless draw. Motor Club Clocks 200 extremely disappointing. I only hope The next game was lost to the An absolute sell-out and very that should we ever ask Stuart to Gloucester Grasshoppers team by a generous support with the raffle, talk to us again, the response from solitary goal scored by Colin Mason, plus Rank Xerox paying expenses the Motor Club membership will be the team captain, who was guesting for the night, made Thursday, May 24, far greater. for Grasshoppers. a very special Disco Evening. Apart from three committee members, Now the lack of match practice was Another reason why it was so special only four people wanted to go on beginning to tell, the team losing was that all proceeds (£202) are the Panther cars trip on June 12. their final two games, both by a being used to launch a brand new What's up with you lot out there? solitary goal. Considering the quality charity — an appeal fund for an Another good day you missed I

10 As well as Panthers, we included a Dave Robinson was hot on his heels look at Brooklands Race Circuit with a gross 77 net 66; Geoff Paton, (actually driving on the track) plus steady as ever off his 5 handicap, a conducted tour of Safir who are a produced a gross 72(! !) net 67, small engineering works — but what and Tony Knight (8 handicap) goodies inside! carded a gross 77 net 69. Morgan, Lotus, BMW, Ml, E-type The afternoon produced more good Jag, XK140, AC Cobra, Healey rounds with morning leaders holding Sprite — all being renovated, restored on. Scores were: Bill Price net 67, or rebuilt to customers' specifications. Geoff Paton net 70, Tony Knight If you want to see pictures of these net 72, while Graham Gardner made beautiful models you can beg a good run in the afternoon with a Adrian Richards on ext. 388. net 69. Safir, without doubt, was the Final placings were: 1st Bill Price highlight of the day, and our thanks (131 net); 2nd Geoff Paton (137 go to the Southboro Group, Byfleet, net); 3rd Tony Knight (141 net); 4th Dave Robinson (145 net). who arranged the two 'extras'. Steve Tfiorpe wearing his county badge. Thirty-two people enjoyed themselves on the London coach trip on June 23, The Big Conger I'm led to believe, and subjects as 'Help! Hang on to my shirt-tails — far ranging as the Natural History I'm going overboard !' came a cry Museum and strip clubs in Soho from club member Lyndon Michael Sporting Couple were looked into by different groups. when he hooked into a big conger eel on the Sea Angling Club's first Steve Thorpe, one of our second- The annual general meeting took wreck fishing trip aboard the Alton year apprentices, recently played place on Wednesday, July 4; apart from Brixham. cricket for Gloucestershire and has from John Hally who was elected a county badge to prove it. But chairman/transport secretary, and After fighting for some time to drag he doesn't fancy his chances of one new committee member — the big conger up from the wreck, being selected for a Test team. Dave Mills, whose post is road Lyndon's 401b line and the conger For the match, held on July 7 at safety/film secretary — the committee parted company. Alas, another one Gotherington, in which 18-year-old remains as before, namely: that got away. Steve played for the county against secretary — Adrian Richards; But numbers of good-sized fish Buckinghamshire, was not in the treasurer— Dave Budrey; public were taken on the trip — conger up big league — it was arranged by the relations officer — Pete Fisher; to 351b, ling up to 181b and the odd Gloucestershire Association of Boys' social secretary — Graham Jones: pout whiting. Clubs Youth Organisation. competition secretary — Alan Haines; Nevertheless, we're delighted to Club members feel they have found newsletter editor — Mark Parry; report that Steve's side made 200 a good deck-hand in their secretary membership secretary— Marion runs against Buckinghamshire's 99 who, much to everybody's amusement Thomas. Spotlight all out, and on July 11 Steve was and gratitude(!), did a great job on presented with his county badge by the way out in catching mackerel for the Rt Hon Lord Vestey, president bait and gutting the day's catch on Golfing Round of the association, at the Gordon the way back. For the second outing of the season League Club, Hempsted. on Monday, May 21, the Golf Unfortunately, though, he forgot to Society visited the Clevedon Golf actually catch anything when fishing US Tour Course. It was their first visit there over the wreck. Better luck next Wayne Davies, an electrical and much enjoyed by those who time, Rog ! apprentice in his final year, has went. Bookings are now being taken for already gone far. Two rounds were played, the the following trips: Sunday, August Last May he went across to the morning round being Medal and the 19, Brixham; Saturday, September 15, States — not on behalf of Rank afternoon Stableford scoring. Minehead ; Saturday, October 6, two Xerox but as scrum half for Bristol The morning round was won by trips — one to Brixham, one to Rugby Club. Des Gibbs who carded a gross 87 Minehead; Saturday, November 3, Dartmouth. The trip was an unexpected one. 'I giving a net 70. Second was Roy had been playing regularly for Taylor with a gross 87 net 71, and Bristol United, then lost most of last third was Mike Sawyer with a gross season through having to have my 89 net 73. appendix removed', Wayne told us, The afternoon Stableford was won 'so I was surprised to be asked to by Tony Hehir with 33 points; EYESHNUPETY join their tour to the States.' second was Ken Ellway with 32 Total number of Using his two weeks' holiday points while John Wigg came third accidents for period: entitlement, he flew with the party with 31 points. of 30 to Kennedy Airport and played The venue for the third meeting on IVIay/June '78 May/June '79 his first match the very next day. Friday, June 22, was Boughton Park ('We lost 12 :4 to a selected side which is the home of the Worcester from the East coast.'). Golf Club, the competition being a During the 10-day tour they were 36-hole Medal scoring for the hosted by members of the clubs they Summer Cup. played. Four days were spent in New Thirty-five golfers turned up to play; York, the next four in Philadelphia, once again we picked a warm sunny then there was a two-day stop in day, and to complement it some Washington before flying back home. very fine scores were returned. His comment that 'we're better than The morning round produced four they are at rugger' was borne out by clear leaders: Bill Price, off a 17 the fact that, out of the five matches handicap, carded a gross 81 net 64; played, Bristol lost only the first one !

11 Congratulations to: Brian Sole (Goods Receiving Inspection) who has been made a Serving Brother of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in recognition of his 43 years' work for the Ambulance Brigade.

A founder member of the Novacastrian (Newcastle) Division, he continued the good work when in 1952 he came to live in Cinderford. Brian, who will attend his investiture in the autumn, is the fourth Mitcheldean person Above: Harold and Jane Hale to be so honoured ; the others are Nurse Below: Martin and Susan Greenway Norah Miles, Works Fire Officer Tony Cale and Ken Hook (Technical Assurance).

Above: Stephen and Jacqueline Beard Retirements Below: Alan and Angela Essex Our best wishes go to the following who have recently retired or are about to retire: Keith Bennett (Piece Part Recovery) 11 years; Ralph Bradley (Assembly) 8 years; Arthur Brain (Assembly) 13 years; Eunice Brueford (Assembly) 8 years; David Buckwell (QA) nearly 16 years; Leslie East (Assembly) 6 years; Bert Fellows (Assembly) nearly 9 years; Jay Harris (QA) nearly 6 years; Beatrice Hewitt (Assembly) 8J years; Nancy Hodges (Engineering) 10i years; Vic Jones (Stores) 13 years; Frank Kear (Assembly) 9 years; Ivor Kibble (RX Cinderford) 16 years; Andrew Maurer (Assembly) 12 years; Cyril Meek (Materials) 10 years; Trevor Meredith (Tool Room) 13 years; Frank Merry (Assembly) 14 years; Kath Phillips (Cleaning Services) 6 years; Randal Rawlings (Stores) 12i years; Weddings Bernard Rowbotham (Assembly) 9 years; Jane Davis (formerly secretary to John Frank Rodway (Materials) 9 years; Malster, Engineering) to Harold Hale Jeffrey Short (Assembly) 8 years; Walter (Engineering) at St Mary's Church, Stubbs (Stores) nearly 12 years; Roy Voyce Ross-on-Wye, on May 12. (QA) 10 years; Gil Walford (QA) 15 years; Susan East (Electrical Sub-assembly) to John Woodward (Machine Shop) 8 years; Martin Greenway (fork-lift truck driver) at Eb Worsen (Supply Centre) 8 years. St Stephen's Church, Cinderford, on May 26. Jacqueline Burris (Supplier Quality Assurance) to Stephen Beard (Tool Room) at St John's Church, Cinderford, on June 9. Steve and Carole Hardcastle Service AwardsTony Tove y (RX Lydney) to Caroline Jelf at St Stephen's Church, Cinderford, on Awards for 20 and 25 years' service go to Engagement the following: June 9. Ron Ruck (Machine Shop) to Mary Jordan Carole Roberts (Finance) to Steve 25 Years on June 9. Hardcastle (Electrical & Electronic June— Bill Austin (Manufacturing Engineering) at Holy Trinity Church, Engineering). Drybrook, on June 30. July — Jim Allum (Tool Control), John Alan Essex (Shop Control Machine Shop Obituary Linley (Model Shop), John Wood N/C Section) to Angela James at St. Mary's We report with regret the following deaths: (Machine Shop). Church, Ross-on-Wye, on July 7. Dennis Barnard of Internal Transport on 20 Years July 9 at the age of 54 — he had been with June— Ron Lewry (Supply Centre), Births us for 13 years; Tony Gibbs (TED), Eddie Shermer (Manufacturing Engineering— Claire Annette, a daughter for Pete James aged 42, on July 17 — he joined us in Group Staff), George Stephens (Production (Supply Centre) and his wife Cheryl 1968; Jim Waythe (Press & Adhesives) Stores). (formerly Supply Centre), on June 24. on July 16 at the age of 57 — he had been Jo// —John Perry (SPAD), John Wilks Kathryn Jane, a daughter for Chris Saunders with us since January 1966. (Commodity Operations). (Finance) and his wife Wendy, on July 3.

Kath Shufflebotham, whose retirement we reported in our Another early retiree recently was Gil Walford, final inspector last issue, receives the gift of an electric fan from Manager on the 5400 main line. Here Ted Price, Manager QC (CBA), Graham Linley and the good wishes of her colleagues in hands over some goodbye gifts connected with Gil's Bid 24 Assembly. favourite hobby — gardening.

12 Printed in by Taylor, Young (Printers) Ltd. VISIONEXTRA Newsletter for Rank Xerox Mitcheldean Number 25, August 22,1979 ON A COMPETITIVE COURSE By bringing forward a development programme for some On August 20 the theme was, chiefly, methods of brief• 120 supervisors - underlining the competition that our ing and other forms of communication on site, followed machines are facing in the marketplace, and the need by group discussion on the subject. for better control of costs, greater dficiency and im- pra'ed communication - at least some benefit has been ether topics offered for discussion included the role of salvaged from the past two Mondays of non-production. the supervisor and industrial relations and the law. Introduced by Director Ron Morfee, the course began on The role of industrial engineering was also covered August 13 with a showing of a video programme 'Comp• within the two-day programme. etition is getting keener - are you ?' which everyone Our Training & Development people say they are very will have an opportunity to see in the near future. pleased by the constructive way in which the subjects Following a presentation on cost control and other sys• have been tackled and the enthusiasm shown, and a tems, the audience was divided into discussion groups number of ideas put forward are being considered for and asked to come up with ideas on how they felt things possible implementation at Mitcheldean. could be improved in relation to their particular areas. Just to Remind You Organisation Changes Recorded news and messages, regularly updated^ The following changes in appointment and organisation are available over the internal telephone system. have been made in recent weeks: 'Phone on these numbers for the info you need: Al Hagen, currently Director, Manufacturing & Supply 1460 - Mitcheldean performance - how we are doing. Staff, is now responsible for all manufacturing operat• 1461 - Mitcheldean key issues - problem areas ions in the UK, reporting to Dick Holmes, Director, Manufacturing & Supply Operations. The following now and how we wish to solve them. report to Mr. Hagen; Ron Morfee, Director, Mitchel• 1462 - Company and Mitcheldean general news - dean Manufacturing Operations: Roger Haggett, Director, product launches, VIP visits, market Welwyn Garden City Manufacturing Operations; Jim conipetition. Mitchell, Manager, Quality Assurance and Technical Staff; Nigel Fercival, Manager, Electronics Support 1463 - Other issues f eg. industrial relations). Operations; Mike Hook, Manufacturing Business Area Programme Manager (Special Businesses Division Social Service Products). A second employee at Mitcheldean has been granted J. (Rob) Robley Dixon, Manufacturing Business Area Social Service Leave this year. Programme Manager, Decentralised Products, and Lyndon Morgan, who works in the Component section Geoff Webster, Manufacturing Business Area Programme of Manufacturing Engineering, is spending six months, Manager, Centralised Products, now report to Mr. as from August 13, assisting the Cak House Trust in Morfee. their work for the mentally handicapped. Les Inskip, f ormerly Manager, Works Engineering, has His new project is a DIY affair - helping to maintain taken up an appointment in Programme Management; the existing Cak House at Newland in the Forest of Dean Graham Bunt, formerly Manager, Vendor Support Serv• (which accommodates 16 residents), and to convert a ices, is now Manager, Works Engineering. former private house into a residential home for a Gerry Lane, Controller, Mitcheldean Plant, has assum• further number of adults, bringing it into line with fire ed responsibility for the Business Planning & Control and other regulations and getting the large garden under function, in addition to his present respcr.?ibilities, and control. John Huckett, Manager, Business Planning & Control, Lyndon, who has already helped the Trust in his spare now reports to him. time over a number of years, tells us that the aim is to Time Checker services have been transferred to the involve the all-male residents in the work, within their Controller's function. Brian Woolf's responsibilities capacity, so as to give them a feeling of usefulness to in respect of Time Checking remain unchanged and he the community. now reports to Keith Garner, Manager, Cperations Alan 7/hiles of 9400 Assembly, already on social service, Analysis and Reporting. has had his three months' leave extended to six months The post of Field Operations Audit Manager, UK Manu• and he will not now return until after Christmas. facturing SPAD, formerly occupied by Erie Forth (now Alan, who is working with the National Children's Home, Euro-MP for Birmingham North), has been taken up by has already taken a group of eight children camping to John H. Kindt who comes to Rank Xerox from SPAD's Linton, Devon, this summer. counterpart in Xerox. Now based at the NCH centre at Ebley (Stroud), he is Tony Fleury has been appointed Project Manager XMP taking a further group for a fortnight's holiday at South• HI (the materials planning project), reporting to Dick ampton this month. Holcomb. David Sanderson succeeds Tony as Planning continued overleaf ORGANISATICM CHANGES continued Manager, Materials, and John Eastwood is now Manag• Sound of Music er, Commodity Planning & Administration, replacing On September 13, the function room of the club house David. will be filled with the sound of music - but not the usual As a result of increasing business through Inter Plant disco variety. On that night the RX Music Club is lay• Orders, Les Yemm has been appointed Manager, IPC, ing on a special event devoted to the electric organ, or reporting to John Eastwood as from September 3; Les rather organs, for there will be some half dozen types joins Commodity Cperations from Inventory Analysis. on display from the Sound Centre, Newport. The programme, which will commence at 7.45pm, will Chrio Saywood has been appointed Manager, Assembly be in two parts with an interval for refreshment. Shop Control (Centralised Minor Subs Area), and Bill Dalberth is assisting him in setting up CMSA as a site The first part will consist of a discussion and demon• strategy project. Chris remains as acting Progress stration: the second part will take the form of a concert Manager pending the appointment of his successor. given by a young professional organist from Newport who will play a variety of music ranging from classical John MacDonald has joined Peter Broomer's organis• to Latin American. ation as Shop Control Manager - Electrical Subs within Materials Management. His former responsibilities You don't have to be a Music Club member to get in, and within Manufacturing PCD have been allocated as you don't have to have a ticket (just bring your S&SC follows: recovery operations to Les Bullock, Product• membership card along on the night); but, if you want ion Control Manager: sub-contracted parts recovery to to take part in the ticket number draw, apply to any of Alec Jones, Production Control Manager, Sub-Contract. the following for free tickets: Phil Corin, Bid 44/4 (ext. 502 or 1326), Ted Lewis, Bid 51/2 (708), or John Graham Linley has been appointed Manager, Assembly Short, Bid 51/3 (677). Operations (Bids 11 and 24), reporting to Ralph Zimm- ermann. Tony Nurden has taken up a new appointment in 9400 Superstar Roger Assembly Operations (Bid 40) where he reports to Roger Finning is a Superstar - at least, in Brian Mould/Mike Perkins for day-shift activities. Information Systems; he won the pub/summer Cricket Score games marathon held by the department in • Management won 151 for eight in their annual crick• recent weeks. et match on August 15 versus Apprentices (29 all out). The 21 contestants had to compete in three out • The Sports & Social Club cricket team, having reach• of five games in each of the two sections - ed the quarter finals in the national Strongtww tounna- Roger scored 10 in one and 17 in the other. ment, had victory snatched from them by only six runs Runner-up was Dave Howells with 24, while in their match against Crosskeys, Lydney. Congrats Derek Robinson (22) and Brian Harper (20) anyway, cricketers, on having got so'far without having finished third and fourth respectively. had any previous experience as a team. Maybe next year,.,? Battle of the Sixes For the third year running. Supply Centre are holding HOME MARKET a charity Summer Sports, which this time is to be in For Sale aid of the mentally handicapped children's school at Mitoheldean - thxee-bedroomed detached house, central Cinderford. heating, car port, price to include carpets, £17,950 Instead of football, as in previous years, the sport (offers). I)."Wade, ext.558 will be slanted more in favour of the fair sex - it's to Tiled fireplace with back boiler, all night burner, be six-a-side hockey with four teams - Giggles Galore offers. Primatic tank and a radiator, offers. Pour and Better Halves (S^jpply girls and wives) versus night storage heaters, offers. Two kitchen benches, Other Rubbish and Unknown Qtiantity (Supply men and £5 each. White wedding dress, size l6, £50 o.n.o. managers). Mrs. S.Davies, ext. or Cinderford 1831 22253. The harrowing spectacle can be viewed at Harrow Hill Eacpack lockable luggage container, fitting as roof rack, on Sunday, September 2('bully off is at 2.30 pm); size 5f-t X 3ft X 1ft high, £35- ext. 1862 or Coleford 3677- please come along to support the team(s) of your choice MGB Bermuda hardtop with tinted roof panels, ideal for and take part in the raffle, so that a really good contri• those winter months, £50 o.n.o. I.Hale, ext.1865 bution can be made to the cause. Mitoheldean - detached house, open aspect, level gardens, excellent condition and decor, cavity wall insulation, Wanted large lounge (22ft), kitchen/diner, downstairs cloak• Lady's/gent's bicycle. Glan Jones, ext. 30. room, 3 bedrooms, attractive tiled bathroom, garage, 11 to include quality carpets, curtains, roller £25,000 Model trains and Dinky toys. C.Eeid, Drybrook 542855 blinds etc. A.J.Harrison, Glos.28666, ext.264 (business evgs. hours). Automatic slide projector with carousel magazine, auto- Morris Minor -door grey/red interior, MOT June 4 (1961), focus. J.Phillips, Bid 36, ext.559. 1980, £240, ext.1331. Child-proof safety gate for stair barrier, and large Hillman Hunter tow bar and spring assistors, £15. Fred folding fireg'j.ard. J.Wale, ext Meek, ext. or Drybrook .409. 578 542369. MGB/itLdget/Vitesse engine and gearbox. Bill Stephens, Lobster pot playpen, Nursery heater (with thermo• £8. ext.387. stat), £3. Oil-filled radiator, £12. Electric strip wall heater, J.Harris, Kit Stores, Bid /C, ext. Flat or digs, by buyer in Gloucester area; prepared to £6. 41 share; ext.112. 1231. WANT TO BE A EEF? Morris 1000-type wheels with tyres, good condition. Jim Watts, ext. Dave Markey wants to hear from anyone interested in 707. taking a football referee course - it's held in the Hoover semi-automatic twin-tub, £75. Jean Roberts, lunch break, lasts about two weeks and is free. Ring ext. 1300. him on ext.664. Mitoheldean - semi-detached cottage, no garden, large lounge, good kitchen and bathroom, all fully modernised/ vrSI3N iXTEA la proiucaci by •a-.o-eijjaa Public Helatlcna and edited by excellent decor, 2 bedrooms, gas heating Myrile Fowler. ::ew3 itama lor incluaion car. be sailed to her in the £15,950. uaual way or 'phoned through on e or Dr/brook ^2415. Diybrook 543228 after 6pm. -Tt.566 5