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 from The Chatwood Safe Co. Limited outlining business conditions during wartime.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 176\2\ img280 | |
| Date | 7th November 1940 | |
| ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. LONDON. E.C.4. LAURENCE POUNTNEY HILL, TELEPHONE 9471 MANSION HOUSE. MANCHESTER. ROYAL EXCHANGE TELEPHONE 3018 BLACKFRIARS. SCOTLAND. 26, WEST NILE STREET, GLASGOW. TELEPHONE 2359 CENTRAL. ON ADMIRALTY AND WAR OFFICE LISTS. THE CHATWOOD SAFE CO. LIMITED. BANKERS' ENGINEERS, TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS. CHATWOOD SHREWSBURY. TELEPHONE NUMBER. SHREWSBURY 3001 3 LINES. HEAD OFFICE & WORKS, SHREWSBURY. ENGLAND. WAR CONDITIONS In the present state of National Emergency we feel that it may be helpful to you if we say it is our intention, notwithstanding the difficulties of the position, to supply the requirements of our customers for The Chatwood Products so long as circumstances permit. We shall endeavour to maintain prices, but as conditions may make increases inevitable orders can only be accepted on the understanding that prices are subject to increase for advances in cost of labour, materials and transport rates. Acceptance and execution of orders are necessarily subject to labour and materials being available, in view of the increasingly stringent control of both by the Government, including the Iron and Steel Control Scheme. We shall continue to do all we can to help with regard to delivery, and it is in the interests of our customers to provide a Government Order Number whenever possible, for without this the delivery date is determined by the Limitation of Supplies Order. JLS/LV. 7/11/40. M.E. Lander, Esq., Experimental Department. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited. Clan Foundry. Belper. Derby. for THE CHATWOOD SAFE COMPANY LIMITED. | ||