From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Minutes of a daily conference discussing Warland rims, rubber connections, radiator repairs, and wood wheel repairs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\6\ Scan084 | |
| Date | 8th May 1920 | |
| Hr/M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 8th May 1920. MINUTES OF DAILY CONFERENCE. 7TH MAY 1920. Present:- Copies to:- Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Hr. CJ. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hr. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} ------------------------------------------------ WARLAND RIMS. Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} proposed that instead of his going over to Warland people that they should come over to these Works, as they could kill two birds with one stone. Mr. Bailey wants to interview the Warland people at the same time as Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Meeting agreed that Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} should write and get the Warland people over here as soon as possible. He is going to try and get them to come on Monday next. RUBBER CONNECTIONS. Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} read a letter which he had written to CJ. with a view to arranging a meeting with Gen. Bagnall Wild. Mr.Mann, of the Ministry, is asking us whether we can accelerate delivery of Falcon engines, and we have 19 engines we cannot despatch because of these rubber connections. RADIATOR REPAIRS. The question of repairing radiators and making new radiators was again brought up. Mr.Whitehead was waiting for a statement from Mr.Bailey as to what sort of supplies would be needed and how many. Material for new radiators Mr. Whitehead said we could get in about three months. WOOD WHEEL REPAIRS. Mr. Holmes in Paris so cannot get really settled at | ||