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 the in-house manufacturing of radiators.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\6\ Scan078 | |
| Date | 4th May 1920 | |
| To HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hr/M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 4th May 1920. MINUTES OF DAILY CONFERENCE. 4TH MAY 1920. Present:- Copies to:- Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} R.{Sir Henry Royce} EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Hr. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} CJ. Hr. Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} -------------------------------- RADIATORS. Re making radiators at our own Works:- Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} proposed the following three alternative schemes:- (a) Dealing successfully with all our repairs only. (b) Dealing with all our repairs and ten new radiators. (c) Dealing with all our repairs and fifty new radiators. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} proposed that he, BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} and Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} get together to see what could be done to get this radiator job started. The conference were all of the opinion that we ought to make our own radiators and they were very willing that the above three gentlemen should start the job. | ||