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 left-hand steering and a new foundry for the Springfield works.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\6\ Scan176 | |
Date | 31th August 1920 | |
Hr/M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} MINUTES OF DAILY CONFERENCE. 31ST AUGUST 1920. Present - Copies to - Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Hr. CJ. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} C. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} En. Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hr. Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} -------------------------------------------- (1) LEFT HAND STEERING. The question was raised today at the Conference and as it involved so many changes the Technical people of the Committee are going into the question more fully and will report to this Conference a week today. (2) FOUNDRY FOR SPRINGFIELD. "We think it essential that Springfield start a small aluminium and brass foundry as early as they possibly can, for the following reasons - Firstly - They will be able to produce much better castings, than they could buy, and will have at all times the benefit of Derby's experience, and we shall have the benefit of Springfield's experience. It will be remembered that even when we were a very small firm we found it very advantageous to have a foundry even when we were on a smaller output of chassis than Springfield proposes. Secondly - They would have less delay in obtaining castings, by having it under their own roof, and will find it of infinite value in getting rush jobs through quickly. Our business generally is peculiar and different to other works, because we are always striving after the best and changes take place and the foundry has to jump into these changes from time to time very quickly. It is impossible to get outside firms to take the same interest in these changes. For instance, possibly Springfield would not have said it would take them three to four months to fit the Thermostat if they had had a foundry of their own. | ||