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).
Letter announcing the formation of a new subsidiary company, Smith's Jacking Systems, for the supply of jacks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 140\2\ scan0110 | |
| Date | 26th July 1938 | |
| 1166. DONALD SESSIONS & COMPANY LTD. PERMANENT JACKS DIRECTORS: A.{Mr Adams} GORDON SMITH, CHAIRMAN. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} W. SESSIONS, GENERAL MANAGER. C. W. NICHOLS. R.{Sir Henry Royce} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} SMITH. CRICKLEWOOD WORKS, CRICKLEWOOD, LONDON, N.W.2 TELEPHONE GLADSTONE 6671-2 TELEGRAMS "TOGGLE. GOLD" CABLEGRAMS "TOGGLE. LONDON" W.A.Rowbotham,Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd, D E R B Y. Goods to: SERVICE STATION, 906, HARROW ROAD, WILLESDEN, LONDON, N.W.10 26th July, 1938 Dear Mr.Rowbotham, It is my pleasure to announce the formation of a new Subsidiary Company of Messrs.S.Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd. to be styled Smith's Jacking Systems, and which I have the honour to represent as Director and General Manager. The aim and purpose of this Company is to offer to you at all times, jacks and jacking systems of the highest quality, to satisfy your most exacting requirements in this direction at a low cost and to follow this with excellent service arrangements. To attain this objective, the very best personnel, designs and production facilities have been acquired from three Companies leading in the jacking field, namely, Messrs.S.Smith & Sons (M.A.) Ltd, Donald Sessions & Company Limited and Stevenson Jacking System Ltd; these firms being well-known in the motor industry. From August 1st, Smith's Jacking Systems will take over entirely the commercial and technical administration of the jacking interests of the above firms. I sincerely hope the new Company will commend itself to you, prove worthy of its trust and receive the courteous co-operation and support which has been so appreciated by the separate interests in the past. Yours sincerely, Donald Sessions DWS/IKS | ||