Norman Birch (65), a fitter in Engine Test, Canley, retired after 29 years’ service. Continue reading “Norman Birch – Engine Test”
Go On – Get Involved…
It has occurred to us we have so much info from the early days (pre war, fifties and sixties) history from the Standard Triumph factories we don’t actually have that much info from those employees from the latter days. Continue reading “Go On – Get Involved…”
First Aid Course – Can You Help?
A photograph from a First Aid Course featuring the Standard Triumph Fire Service and a number of other attendees. Can you help identify anyone? Continue reading “First Aid Course – Can You Help?”
Martin Burke – Maintenance
Martin Burke, (70), a fitter’s mate in Maintenance Department, Canley, retired (in 1972) after 29 years of valuable service. Continue reading “Martin Burke – Maintenance”
Florence Cross – Trim
Florence Cross (60), an inspector in Trim and Finish at Canley, retired after 31 years’ service with Standard Triumph. Continue reading “Florence Cross – Trim”
Charles and John Macartney
The story of two men who both worked for the same company – by one of them. The book is divided into two parts.
The first part deals with the life and career of Charles Macartney, who joined The Standard Motor Company in 1921 as a mechanic in the Coventry Service Department. After two years, he became ‘mobile’ on his 1915 Triumph motorcycle, visiting customers around the country and repairing or servicing their cars at their homes. This was long before the days of a franchised dealer network to undertake such work. By 1928, Charles became the Company’s Service Manager.
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