The Jewel in the Crown
The Story of the Rolls-Royce Rodney Works Factory at Filton, Bristol
Mike Low
Paperback
What factory life is really like!
- ISBN 9781800420199
- Published Oct 2020
- Paperback
203 x 146mm (128 pages)
This is a story about the life of a factory – the Rolls-Royce Rodney Works in Filton, Bristol – a factory that manufactured metal fabrications for use in Bristol aero engines. The history stretches from the factory’s opening in 1937 until its final closure in 1993. During that time many thousands of workers were employed within its walls. The narrative is one of hard work, endeavour and triumph, especially during World War Two, the Falklands conflict, the Cold War and other times documented herein.
The Rodney Works was always deemed a family business to many of those who were employed there. If you were an employee you were part of that family, as I was, with all the ups and downs that implies. Consequently, there is an amount of humour in the following pages. This is an uplifting tale, which, I believe, demonstrates the maxim ‘Those who work hard, play hard’.
Mike Low spent most of his career involved in the manufacture of engines for the aerospace, marine and nuclear sectors of Rolls-Royce plc. Later in his profession Mike travelled the world auditing the manufacturing and service facilities of many Rolls-Royce suppliers, an activity that contributed greatly to his knowledge of the industry. Also consider...
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