The Drawing Office was located within the building Fletch North.
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Albert Bates
A fascinating series of photographs and details have just arrived through our front door from Marilyn Bates relating to her late husband Albert.
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Factory Correspondence
We love to see paperwork relating to the factory and we are constantly amazed that it has survived over the years.
Keith Hopkins
PR chief is appointed to top post at Leyland
30 August 1974, By Clifford Webb
Mr Keith Hopkins, the 44- year-old head of British Leyland’s public relations department, is to become managing director of the group’s Austin-Morris division. This announcement was greeted with considerable surprise in the industry last night. It is unusual for PR personnel, at any level, to move into general management, and to become managing director of a large operating company in one step must be rare.
Recognising Faces – Engineering Development Department
We love to see your photos and this one was sent through with a couple of names. We’ve now managed to name some more…
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British Leyland and BMC Merger
14 May 1968
Britain’s biggest motor manufacturer, the British Leyland Motor Corporation, employing nearly 200,000 men with annual sales worth more than £800 million, comes into existence officially today. Leyland’s merger with BMC in January was described tactfully at first as a joining of forces, but the new operatng structure announced today is clearly dominated by Leyland management philosophies and Leyland men.
