An Industrial Odyssey. Memoirs of an engineer and textile industrialist in a career extending from 1936 to 1995

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Memoir of his life and, in particular of his business career. Has chapters: 'Apprenticeship, 1935-39'; 'War service, 1939-46'; 'Rehabilitation, 1946-50'; 'From manager to director, 1950-55'; 'Production director, 1955-60'; 'General Manager to Group Managing Director, 1960-68'; 'Courtaulds Northern Weaving Division, 1968-70'; 'The Frame Group, South Africa, 1971-80'; 'Cotton Printers (Pty), Bulawayo, 1980-82'; 'Kirsh Industries Ltd, 1983-92'; 'Ormerod Textile Associates Ltd, 1992-95'; 'In retrospect'. The writer was variously employed as development engineer, mill manager, general manager, production director, technical director and managing director. Between 1946 and 1970 worked for Ashton Brothers and afterwards Courtaulds. From 1971 worked in South Africa for Consolidated Frame Cotton Corp and from 1980 worked as an industrial consultant in southern Africa