Company timeline: 1960s
Lots of news of the company, people and products
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Click here to see a list of high-value orders taken by the company in the 1960s.
Date | Event | Significance | Source |
25/04/1960 | Birmingham Post:Glos City Fire brigade fought 3 hours to quench fire at F & P. Extensive damage caused. | Company news | D7338/8/2/7 |
10/11/1960 | Citizen: Heenan Group final dividend 8% for 1960. | Company news | D7338/8/2/7 |
15/11/1960 | Citizen: Eight man team from Fieldings wins annual relay race around factories. | People news | D7338/8/2/7 |
10/12/1960 | Citizen: Mr S H Davies, technical advisor with F & P drowns whilst attempting rescue in Cornwall. | People news | D7338/8/2/7 |
1961 | Licence with General Dynamics, USA, for rights to manufacture Dynapak machines. | Product news | D5926/1 (Centenary Book) |
20/09/1961 | Citizen: Mr George Jackson retires from Fielding & Platt. | People news | D7338/8/2/7 |
18/10/1961 | Citizen: New Technical Training Dept. opened at F & P for senior apprentices. Mr H Hindle appointed Technical Training engineer in charge. | People news | D7338/8/2/7 |
10/11/1961 | Citizen: Heenan Group nett profits to year-ending 2nd Sept. up nearly £100,000. | Company news | D7338/8/2/7 |
18/12/1961 | Citizen: Heenan Group nett profit £663,742 surpassing all previous records. F & P achieves new peak. | Company news | D7338/8/2/7 |
10/01/1963 | BBC holds ‘Workers Playtime’ half-hour live radio programme in the canteen on 10th Jan 1963. (BBC Ticket No. 76) | People news | D13038 |
27/01/1964 | Sir Richard Pease resigns from the board after 6 years service. | People news | D7338/1/4/1 |
01/06/1964 | Article on first package-type extrusion press for Indalex, built in record time. | Product news | D7338/8/2/10 |
25/06/1964 | Metal Industry: Aluminium Plate Stretching m/c, built in 13 months for CEGEDUR, Issoire, France. | Product news | D7338/8/2/10 |
24/09/1964 | Design: High energy rate forming, sheets on F&P m/c | Product news | D7338/8/2/10 |
30/10/1964 | Financial Times: Article about F&P presses and recent orders for solder presses. | Product news | D7338/8/2/10 |
12/01/1965 | Citizen: Article about ‘Iron Shark’ scrap metal plant. | Product news | D7338/8/2/10 |
22/05/1965 | Citizen: Article about visit of Russian Delegation to Fielding & Platt | People news | D7338/8/2/10 |
04/11/1965 | Citizen: Fielding & Platt Centenary. Three-page article about F & P. | Company news | D7338/8/2/10 |
30/11/1965 | Metal Bulletin: Hydrostatic Extrusion. About links with atomic industry. | Product news | D7338/8/2/10 |
05/12/1965 | Steel Times: Article on high energy rate forming m/c installed at Armstrong Stevens. | Product news | D7338/8/2/10 |
1966 | Agreement with U.K.A.E.A to develop hydrostatic extrusion process. | Product news | D5926/1 (Centenary Book) |
06/04/1966 | Echo: Announcement of new appointments to board of directors. J Baker, R H Green & F R Marx. | People news | D7338/8/2/10 |
26/09/1966 | Registration formalised for Fielding Plant Design Ltd. (FPD). | Company news | D7338/1/4/1 |
13/11/1966 | Daily Gleaner: Jamaican student with Glos firm; Mr lindon Dennis at F & P. | People news | D7338/8/2/12 |
21/11/1966 | Financial Times: Mr Robert Elkan joins the board of the design company FPD. | People news | D7338/8/2/12 |
03/12/1966 | Citizen: reporting the death of Ronald Platt. | People news | D7338/8/2/12 |
28/01/1967 | Citizen: reporting the retirement of Mr William Click after 50 years service. | People news | D7338/8/2/12 |
04/02/1967 | Citizen: reporting the retirement of Mr & Mrs Gill after combined service of 84 years. | People news | D7338/8/2/12 |
10/04/1967 | Citizen: reporting the death of Harry Bedford, former Works Manager. | People news | D7338/8/2/12 |
01/05/1967 | Citizen: Dynapak high energy rate forming press praised on BBC1 television. | Product news | D7338/8/2/12 |
05/05/1967 | Metals: article on hydrostatic extrusion press developments. | Product news | D7338/8/2/12 |
24/05/1967 | Machinery: article on examples of high energy rate forming on a Dynapak machine. | Product news | D7338/8/2/12 |
1967 | Steel Times: article on 1220D high energy rate forming press. | Product news | D7338/8/2/12 |
08/09/1967 | The Engineer: illustrated article on hydrostatic extrusion. | Product news | D7338/8/2/12 |
25/09/1967 | Garfield James appointed Sales Director with immediate effect. | People news | D7338/1/4/1 |
04/11/1967 | Citizen: F J Fielding warns of tough times ahead, at apprentice dinner. | Product news | D7338/8/2/12 |
1967 | Citizen: notice of 3,000 ton press order for Kilmarnock (Barr Thompson), value £100K | Product news | D7338/8/2/12 |
23/12/1967 | Citizen: reporting on childrens party for F & P employees. | People news | D7338/8/2/12 |
31/01/1968 | Citizen: reports E G Bollen appointed Service Manager as F N Shelley emigrating to Australia. | People news | D7338/8/2/12 |
1968 | The Link: Adrian Thomas Morgan receives the James Fielding Trophy for apprentices. | People news | D7338/8/2/12 |
13/03/1968 | Metalworking Production: Photo of the 14th package-type extrusion press. | Product news | D7338/8/2/12 |
31/05/1968 | Gloucester Echo: Article on Mrs Fielding, mother of F James Fielding. | People news | D7338/8/2/12 |
30/07/1968 | Citizen: Heenan Group looking to merge with Redman Tools Holdings. | Company news | D7338/8/2/12 |
1968 | Light Metal Age: Californian report on Glos invention, hydrostatic extrusion press, E J Averill and D Green. | Product news | D7338/8/2/12 |
30/09/1968 | Heenan Group bought by Redman Engineering, to form Redman Heenan International. | Company news | St Modwen website |
12/10/1968 | Citizen: F J Fielding resigns as MD of F & P. Reappointed Deputy Chairman of Heenan & Froude. | People news | D7338/8/2/12 |
21/11/1968 | Machinery Market: quart accumulator fitted to H3 pump to eliminate pulsations. | Product news | D7338/8/2/12 |
05/03/1969 | F J Fielding retires as director, with effect from Jan 1st 1969. | People news | D73381/4/1 |
21/03/1969 | Citizen: report of a small fire at Fielding & Platt. | Company news | D7338/8/2/12 |
24/03/1969 | Bournemouth Echo: FPD working with the Japanese. | Product news | D7338/8/2/12 |
17/04/1969 | Death announces of C M A Whitaker, former director. | People news | D7338/8/2/12 |
11/05/1969 | Sunday Times: article on the Redman Group. | Company news | D7338/8/2/12 |
19/07/1969 | Financial Times: F & P provides anode press for Invergordan smelter. | Product news | D7338/8/2/12 |
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