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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
1 ton press, c.1940
18/02/2019
for Manu Marble Ltd., Gloucester
70 ton Cartridge Case Tapering Press, O/No. 8272, c.1938
18/02/2019
for E. Curran & Co. Ltd., c.1938
125 ton Vertical Shell Heading Press, O/No. 8180, c.1938
18/02/2019
for the War Office, c.1938
100 ton Shell Drawing Press, O/No. 8136, c.1937
18/02/2019
for I.C.I Metals, Ltd., for Swansea, c.1937
ELSIE LANE
08/02/2019
It is with sadness we report the death of another of our former employees, Elsie Lane. This occurred on January ...
400 ton Three Mould Stone Press, O/No. 6868, c.1933
06/02/2019
for Croft Granite Co. c.1933
1000 ton Vertical Extrusion Press, O/No. 6896, c.1933 Views taken in the works)
06/02/2019
for Manganese Bronze Co. Ltd., c.1933
350 ton Radiator Press, O/No. 6878, c. 1933
06/02/2019
for Serck Radiators Ltd., c.1933
1000 ton Vertical Extrusion Press, O/No. 7082, c.1934
06/02/2019
for Serck Radiators Ltd., c.1934
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An £800 Christmas Prize
06/12/2019
That explains why Dave went for the cash then !!!
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STEVE BAKER. From Work Experience to Mechanical Design Engineer 1988 until 2000.
27/11/2019
I used to sit between Steve and Ray Cayless in the drawing office. I can remember often walking past his...
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Spare Extrusion Press Main Cylinder, for a 5000 ton Loewy Press, O/No. 30-65850, c.1994
27/11/2019
I remember producing the drawings for the replacement casting working alongside John Davis. Together we visited the site in Hereford...
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John Davis
27/11/2019
I was the last apprentice to be taken under John's wing. I have great memories of working alongside him and...
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