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).
Potential cost savings on wheel hubs and seeking alternative supplier quotations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\5\ scan0185 | |
| Date | 6th December 1937 | |
| 12D/ 200B To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} 1159 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}6/AP.6.12.37. WHEEL HUBS In order to get the benefit of a saving of £2. 5. 0. per set of hubs we sent the attached memo to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} for his agreement. The piece numbers concerned are:- Hubs GB.3174/5 FB.3304/5. Wheel Nuts GB. 3176/7. At the moment we buy from Dunlops the spare wheel hub and nut and spanner. We have not ouselves asked Alford's for a quotation for these, having merely dealt with the major items. We think we should buy the whole B.III. equipment from one firm. We have asked Alfords for a quotation at 500, 1000 and 5000 sets to compare with the attached figures. We have not yet received this. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||