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Programme of events 2020 (Revised)
04/07/2020
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is with regret that the 2020 Annual Reunion in August has had to be ...
1500 ton Forging Press at IFA Precision Forge, Sheffield, Part 3
01/07/2020
60 years on and still going strong!
PETER SKELTON
26/06/2020
It is with sadness we have to make known that Pete passed away on Friday 12th June 2020. He was ...
Centenary Film
10/06/2020
A film made to commemorate the centenary of the company in 1966
KEITH BULLOCK
01/05/2020
Sadly, we have to record that Keith passed away on the 20th April 2020, at the age of 85. A ...
TERENCE OWEN DIX
18/04/2020
Known affectionally asTerry by all his colleagues at F & P. It is with sadness that we report that Terry ...
GRAHAM GWILLIAM
06/04/2020
Graham started his apprenticeship in 1953
ANOTHER REUNION
10/03/2020
On Saturday morning, 7th March 2020, a reunion for former F&P employees took place. This was in the form of ...
MIKE HEWLETT
21/01/2020
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. Sadly,Mike passed away on December 29th 2019 at the age of 84. BUT, due to the sad demise of Mike’s ...
Fielding & Platt Football Team
20/11/2019
Click on the photograph to enlarge the image. What memories does this photo bring back? Perhaps you played in this side ...
PETER L SIMPSON 1942-2019
11/11/2019
An epitaph compiled by Simon Marshall of the Severn Valley Railway. Grateful thanks to Simon for giving his permission for ...
REUNION of ex F & P colleagues and their partners 5th October 2019
09/10/2019
Once again the venue was Hardwicke Village Hall. Just over 60 attended. Ollie Taylor opened the proceedings by welcoming everyone ...
Updated Fielding & Platt pension scheme details
20/09/2019
The Fielding’s (Redman Heenan Group) Pension scheme was run by a company by the name of St.Modwen and is currently ...
ROY ORGAN
30/08/2019
Roy passed away peacefully on the 20th August 2019 at the age of 82. Whilst at F & P, he ...
Bill Hoult
22/08/2019
My father, Bill Hoult, worked at Fielding & Platt from approximately 1940 until he was made redundant in around 1986. ...
ARTHUR RIGBY
08/08/2019
Tuesday 6th August saw the demise of yet another of our well-known and respected colleagues, Arthur Rigby. Arthur’s funeral has been ...
ERIC PENNING
06/06/2019
Today we have to report the death of yet another former colleague, Eric Penning. Eric joined the Company in 1938 as ...
DONALD BLAKE
15/04/2019
Today we have to record the death of another ex-colleague, Donald (Don) Blake, on the 23rd of March 2019. He was ...
Reunions
06/03/2019
THE FIRST REUNION OF 2019 took place on Saturday 2nd March at Gloucestershire Archives. It took the form of a ...
60 ton Vertical Press, O/No. 9369, c.1941
06/03/2019
for Impregnated Diamond Products Ltd., c.1941
80 ton Shell Heading Press, O/No. 9646, c.1941
06/03/2019
for the Ministry of Supply, c.1941
50 ton Horizontal Reducing Press, O/No. 8498, c.1939
18/02/2019
for Rubery Owen Ltd., c.1939
100 ton Six-Station Tile Press, O/No. 8306, c.1938
18/02/2019
for Turners Asbestos Cement Ltd., c.1938
90 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press, O/No. 8182, c.1938
18/02/2019
for Magnesium Castings Products Ltd., c. 1938
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Chris Farley
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Fielding Hydraulic Pumps
14/07/2020
As an apprentice, in about 1963, I worked on reconditioning an H15 pump with a fitter who taught me a...
Alan Wakefield
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Cricket team photograph
02/07/2020
Roy Wakefield is my dad - long gone now. Had a bit of a Clark Gable look about him, but...
Chris Farley
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Wayne Roberts
02/07/2020
I remember the names that Wayne has listed. The only addition I can think of is Terry Cooper. I started...
Graham 'Chippy' Aston
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PETER SKELTON
30/06/2020
A very familiar face around the works, sad to hear this news. RIP Pete.
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