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Laporte Newslink. House newspaper of the Laporte Group of Companies.

Oct 1971

From: 1971 To: 1971

- Boat made from chemicals produced at Warrington is sailed single-handedly across the Atlantic by Nicolette Milnes-Walker. - George Maddra appointed to new post as technical director, With photo. - Interview with Jack Yates, Group Personnel Director, about Trades Unions. - Letter from Mrs Harriett Potkins with details about the working life at Luton of her husband Alfred Potkins who worked there 1915 – 1954. - Photos of Stallingborough Gala Day, with photos including Linda Johnson, Shirley Orpen, Chris Orpen, Michelle Rouse. - Report on success of Alan Scruby of Ilford and Stallingborough of finding a hydrogen source for the production of sorbitol. With photo. - Extension to Laponite plant at Stallingborough. - Staff committees at Widnes. - Staff news – Chris Orpen moves to Sentrachem in South Africa, replaced by Harry Smith. W.E.MacAllister appointed manager of the public affairs department at Hanover House. Mathematical Services Group started at Stallingborough. - Obituary for Mr G.T.Dyball of Luton. - Report on company drivers, including a photo of Edgar Townsend of Stallingborough. - Articles regarding the likely impact of Britain joining the European Economic Community. - Report on the distribution of exports. - Photos of locomotive on the mineral railway at Eyam c.1920; Dick Thompson’s cabin cruiser; Eric Hill becomes joint owner of Cessna 150 aircraft. - Report with 3 photos of Warrington Sports Day. - Retirement of Charlie Shepherd of Stallingborough with details of his career and photo of presentation. - Photo of Widnes Bowling winners including F.Littler, G.Forrest, A.Chatterton, David Cutler, J.Spencer, E.Potter & N.Draper. - Widnes Cricket Teams; Preventative Maintenance department; T.Nicholls, G.Conway, C.Pritchard, E.Lines, B.Houghton, K.Rowles, E.Taylor, J.Jones, J.Brown, T.T.Harrison, G.Illidge; research department; K.Pemberton, A.W.Miller, J.Burbridge, P.Bridson, A.Gommersall, M.Burnell, B.Jones, D.Renshaw, N.Clarke, G.Jackson, M.Wells, D.Abbott. - Widnes Netball team; photo including Angela White, Pam Johnson, Janet Yates, Norma Kempson, Linda Boyle, Susan Beck, and Christine Doran. - Report on Howard Ewing of Widnes, water skiier, with photo. - World professional snooker champion John Spencer visits Widnes. Photo includes John Cleary, Gordon Allen, Alan Davies, Jimmy Keeley, Gerry Jackson, Geoff Parker, John Spencer, Jimmy Gregory and Dave Forshaw. - ‘Rallying for fun’ by Eric Scholfield of Castleford. - Golf trophy presentation photos, Luton, including Carl Brunton, Jack Yates, John Dunderdale, Geoff Hyde, George Maddra, Dennis Millen.

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Laporte Limited,
Laporte Industries Limited,
Milnes-Walker, Nicolette,
Maddra, George,
Yates, Jack,
Potkins, Harriet,
Potkins, Alfred,
Johnson, Linda,
Orpen, Shirley,
Orpen, Chris,
Rouse, Michelle,
Scruby, Alan,
Smith, Harry,
MacAllister, W E,
Dyball, G T,
Townsend, Edgar,
Thompson, Dick,
Hill, Eric,
Shepherd, Charlie,
Littler, F,
Forrest, G,
Chatterton, A,
Cutler, David,
Spencer, J,
Potter, E,
Draper, N,
Nicholls, T,
Conway, G,
Pritchard, C,
Lines, E,
Houghton, B,
Rowles, K,
Taylor, E,
Jones, J,
Brown, J,
Harrison, T T,
Illidge, G,
Pemberton, K,
Miller, A W,
Burbridge, J,
Bridson, P,
Gommersall, A,
Burnell, M,
Jones, B,
Renshaw, D,
Clarke, N,
Jackson, G,
Wells, M,
Abbott, D,
White, Angela,
Johnson, Pam,
Yates, Janet,
Kempson, Norma,
Boyle, Linda,
Beck, Susan,
Doran, Christine,
Ewing, Howard,
Spencer, John,
Cleary, John,
Allen, Gordon,
Davies, Alan,
Jackson, Gerry,
Parker, Geoff,
Gregory, Jimmy,
Forshaw, Dave,
Scholfield, Eric,
Brunton, Carl,
Yates, Jack,
Dunderdale, John,
Hyde, Geoff,
Millen, Dennis

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