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).
Contractual issues and dissatisfaction with electrical equipment from the Lucas Company.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 36\4\ scan 226 | |
| Date | 1st July 1921 | |
| X3014b To C.J. from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to Works Committee. c. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} & EFC. Rl/G1.7.21. X.4165 RE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARAGRAPH 5 & LONG X.3014b. PARAGRAPH OF MINUTES OF WORKS' COMMITTEE X.4352. MEETING OF 27.6.21. X.4349. There seems nothing for you and I to decide until the Works Committee are satisfied that they have the best working arrangement and terms with the Lucas Company, and I have suggested some time ago stopping the production and acceptance of any parts of the Lucas equipment; this I understand has been done. The minutes of the Works' Committee held on the 22nd appear to me too amiable (note the presence of Mr. Lucas and other Lucas Director) but the conclusions of the Works Committee held on the 27th June, appear much more satis-factory, and it only seems necessary for us to uphold them. We must be extremely firm in saying that future contracts must be judged and compared on their merits of quality, performance and price, i.e. we must draw a line through the present contract now, and have new prices for an improved equipment. We consider that Messrs. Lucas have let us into a very bad position, and that we have been over-patient with them, giving them time and continued with their present equipment far longer than we ought to have done. They should have made a good profit from our order, and for our patience we are to be penalised for their shortcomings. It must be clearly understood that even now I Contd | ||