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Phil, I worked in the press shop at Fords, Halewood for 3 years in the early 80s and it was at times mind numbing.
I was on the three shift system mornings, afternoons & nights.
It was recommended we wore ear defenders so talking was a non starter.
I was on Line 36 turning out Transit grills and doors. Escort inner wings and other tiny bits.
Transit doors were the best job, 280 per hour was the target but we could knock them out in 35 minutes so had the rest of the hour off.
It was a rubbish job but amazing wages
Keith
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The picture below is from the back cover of a 1912 issue of Bibby's Farm & Dairy Notes.
This was a quarterly trade journal Bibby sent out to their customers.
I picked up a bound copy of the 1912-1915 issues a couple of days ago.
I'll print some more pictures over the next few days.
The building with the J Bibby & Sons sign is the boiler house. To the left is Neptune Street, to the right is Formby Street.
The animal feed plant was on the right side of Formby Street..
The London & North West goods station is on the far right. The Waterloo Dock warehouses were still to be completed.
The journal address was that of the head office in King Edward Street, with the mill and refinery in Great Howard Street.
This was a quarterly trade journal Bibby sent out to their customers.
I picked up a bound copy of the 1912-1915 issues a couple of days ago.
I'll print some more pictures over the next few days.
The building with the J Bibby & Sons sign is the boiler house. To the left is Neptune Street, to the right is Formby Street.
The animal feed plant was on the right side of Formby Street..
The London & North West goods station is on the far right. The Waterloo Dock warehouses were still to be completed.
The journal address was that of the head office in King Edward Street, with the mill and refinery in Great Howard Street.
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J Bibby & Sons trade journal. Bibby's Farm & Dairy Notes.
Some covers from the 1912-1915 period when Bibby Agriculture feed manufacture was based in Formby Street, Liverpool.
The magazine was in A3 format. The landscape view gives an idea of the size of the publication.
Some covers from the 1912-1915 period when Bibby Agriculture feed manufacture was based in Formby Street, Liverpool.
The magazine was in A3 format. The landscape view gives an idea of the size of the publication.
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Evening Phil.
Conti Soya was operated by Continental Grain and was based in the Gladstone Dock.
It was bought by Cargill in about 1986 and became Cargill Seaforth.
Bibby was based in King Edward Street (head office) and Great Howard Street (factory).
Bibby Edible Oils was bought out by Bunge around 1983, becoming Beoco.
Beoco moved from Great Howard Street to the Brocklebank Dock late 1985-early1986.
Cargill bought the Brocklebank site from Beoco in 1995.
So I guess the answer to your question, in a round about way is yes, both the old Conti Soya and the old Bibby's are now owned by Cargill.
Cargill is essentially a commodity trading company. It is the largest privately owned company in the US.
The company is 88% owned by the Cargill family, which is reputed to contain 15 billionaires. Imagine the birthday parties and Christmas presents.
Trading of agricultural commodities has historically been the domain of a group referred to as ABCD.
They are (A) Archer Daniels Midland, (B) Bunge, (C) Cargill and (D) Louis Dreyfus.
Conti Soya was operated by Continental Grain and was based in the Gladstone Dock.
It was bought by Cargill in about 1986 and became Cargill Seaforth.
Bibby was based in King Edward Street (head office) and Great Howard Street (factory).
Bibby Edible Oils was bought out by Bunge around 1983, becoming Beoco.
Beoco moved from Great Howard Street to the Brocklebank Dock late 1985-early1986.
Cargill bought the Brocklebank site from Beoco in 1995.
So I guess the answer to your question, in a round about way is yes, both the old Conti Soya and the old Bibby's are now owned by Cargill.
Cargill is essentially a commodity trading company. It is the largest privately owned company in the US.
The company is 88% owned by the Cargill family, which is reputed to contain 15 billionaires. Imagine the birthday parties and Christmas presents.
Trading of agricultural commodities has historically been the domain of a group referred to as ABCD.
They are (A) Archer Daniels Midland, (B) Bunge, (C) Cargill and (D) Louis Dreyfus.
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Earlier today I was looking through some old boxes and envelopes, and I found this
paper showing the top of a headed notepaper from Victor Horsman Ltd, a dealer of
motor cycles. Written by hand in blue ink on the rear of the paper was the following.
Received from Mr Smyth, 51 Buchanan Rd, the sum of six pounds, £6 - 0 - 0.
A signature was written across a two pence stamp which showed King George V.
This amount of money back in the early 1930s would have bought a decent 2nd hand motor cycle.
Because of my limited digital skills, I expect that the images will appear very small,
and I hope that one of the more skilled forum members could kindly expand them.
Many thanks.
Best regards, Ray Smyth.
paper showing the top of a headed notepaper from Victor Horsman Ltd, a dealer of
motor cycles. Written by hand in blue ink on the rear of the paper was the following.
Received from Mr Smyth, 51 Buchanan Rd, the sum of six pounds, £6 - 0 - 0.
A signature was written across a two pence stamp which showed King George V.
This amount of money back in the early 1930s would have bought a decent 2nd hand motor cycle.
Because of my limited digital skills, I expect that the images will appear very small,
and I hope that one of the more skilled forum members could kindly expand them.
Many thanks.
Best regards, Ray Smyth.
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Gardner 180 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:00 pm Earlier today I was looking through some old boxes and envelopes, and I found this
paper showing the top of a headed notepaper from Victor Horsman Ltd, a dealer of
motor cycles. Written by hand in blue ink on the rear of the paper was the following.
Received from Mr Smyth, 51 Buchanan Rd, the sum of six pounds, £6 - 0 - 0.
A signature was written across a two pence stamp which showed King George V.
This amount of money back in the early 1930s would have bought a decent 2nd hand motor cycle.
Because of my limited digital skills, I expect that the images will appear very small,
and I hope that one of the more skilled forum members could kindly expand them.
Many thanks.
Best regards, Ray Smyth.
Still from a 1955 Victor Horsman road safety course.
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Hi Dan, Thank you so much for expanding the 2 Victor Horsman pictures of my Dads receipt of £6 quid for a secondhandDan wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:06 pmGardner 180 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:00 pm Earlier today I was looking through some old boxes and envelopes, and I found this
paper showing the top of a headed notepaper from Victor Horsman Ltd, a dealer of
motor cycles. Written by hand in blue ink on the rear of the paper was the following.
Received from Mr Smyth, 51 Buchanan Rd, the sum of six pounds, £6 - 0 - 0.
A signature was written across a two pence stamp which showed King George V.
This amount of money back in the early 1930s would have bought a decent 2nd hand motor cycle.
Because of my limited digital skills, I expect that the images will appear very small,
and I hope that one of the more skilled forum members could kindly expand them.
Many thanks.
Best regards, Ray Smyth.
Still from a 1955 Victor Horsman road safety course.
motorcycle. Also, thank you for adding some more pictures. I will have a look for a picture of Dad on his motorcycle, taken
somewhere in North Wales when he was on a day out with his motorcycling mates. One of his close motorcycling friends
was a chap called Dave Hannah who also lived in Buchanan Road, Walton. Dave had his own business called " AIRZERO "
which involved the repair and maintenance of mainly industrial fridges and cooling systems.
Cheers, Best regards, Ray Smyth.
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The 3 motorcycles in Dans first picture are...from left to right,
A Velocette LE ( Water cooled ), a Norton, and a Sunbeam.
Cheers, Ray Smyth.
A Velocette LE ( Water cooled ), a Norton, and a Sunbeam.
Cheers, Ray Smyth.
- Dan
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Two of the most depressing graphics I've seen in a while.
How seriously do you think the Chinese are taking their carbon footprint?
Ravenscraig, Port Talbot, Shotton, Redcar, Stockport....
An awful lot of jobs, production, export and taxes that still need to be replaced.
Heartbreaking to see kids lined up outside McDonalds waiting on Deliveroo and Just Eat deliveries.
How seriously do you think the Chinese are taking their carbon footprint?
Ravenscraig, Port Talbot, Shotton, Redcar, Stockport....
An awful lot of jobs, production, export and taxes that still need to be replaced.
Heartbreaking to see kids lined up outside McDonalds waiting on Deliveroo and Just Eat deliveries.
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Some photos posted by larklanered on the Skyscraper City site, taken by one of the Bibby demolition crew.
The last time I was at the site was February 1986 when it was being manned by a skeleton crew, the bulk
of the staff having transferred to Brocklebank.
Demolition would have commenced in the Spring/Summer of 1986.
Picture below shows the Waterloo Dock warehouses to the left and the 9-storey Trex building to the right.
Waterloo Road ran between the two buildings.
On the left side of the Trex building is an elevated walkway crossing Dundee Street, connecting to the soapery building .
It saved walking down 7 flights, crossing Dundee Street, then walking up 7 flights.
1986 Waterloo Dock warehouse, the ground floor of which was used to store rapeseed.
Frank's Cafe, where some of the lads would go of a weekend, though a few said it was too expensive.
1986 King Edward Street industrial estate. To the left, St Paul's Eye hospital on Old Hall Street.
Bibby car park with the staff entrance in the Mill Office Building to the right. The slope is about right.
Clarence Dock power station.
Looking towards Bootle, Seaforth and Crosby.
Pity there are no photos from the roof of the Mill Office Building.
The views over the city centre and up towards Everton were exceptional.
The last time I was at the site was February 1986 when it was being manned by a skeleton crew, the bulk
of the staff having transferred to Brocklebank.
Demolition would have commenced in the Spring/Summer of 1986.
Picture below shows the Waterloo Dock warehouses to the left and the 9-storey Trex building to the right.
Waterloo Road ran between the two buildings.
On the left side of the Trex building is an elevated walkway crossing Dundee Street, connecting to the soapery building .
It saved walking down 7 flights, crossing Dundee Street, then walking up 7 flights.
1986 Waterloo Dock warehouse, the ground floor of which was used to store rapeseed.
Frank's Cafe, where some of the lads would go of a weekend, though a few said it was too expensive.
1986 King Edward Street industrial estate. To the left, St Paul's Eye hospital on Old Hall Street.
Bibby car park with the staff entrance in the Mill Office Building to the right. The slope is about right.
Clarence Dock power station.
Looking towards Bootle, Seaforth and Crosby.
Pity there are no photos from the roof of the Mill Office Building.
The views over the city centre and up towards Everton were exceptional.
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The last photograph looking towards Bootle has the infamous " Oil Street " ( Gypsy ) Traveller caravan site in the foreground, it looked a mess then !!Dan wrote: ↑Fri Aug 13, 2021 12:29 pm Some photos posted by larklanered on the Skyscraper City site, taken by one of the Bibby demolition crew.
The last time I was at the site was February 1986 when it was being manned by a skeleton crew, the bulk
of the staff having transferred to Brocklebank.
Demolition would have commenced in the Spring/Summer of 1986.
Picture below shows the Waterloo Dock warehouses to the left and the 9-storey Trex building to the right.
Waterloo Road ran between the two buildings.
On the left side of the Trex building is an elevated walkway crossing Dundee Street, connecting to the soapery building .
It saved walking down 7 flights, crossing Dundee Street, then walking up 7 flights.
1986 Waterloo Dock warehouse, the ground floor of which was used to store rapeseed.
Frank's Cafe, where some of the lads would go of a weekend, though a few said it was too expensive.
1986 King Edward Street industrial estate. To the left, St Paul's Eye hospital on Old Hall Street.
Bibby car park with the staff entrance in the Mill Office Building to the right. The slope is about right.
Clarence Dock power station.
Looking towards Bootle, Seaforth and Crosby.
Pity there are no photos from the roof of the Mill Office Building.
The views over the city centre and up towards Everton were exceptional.
Regards
John
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Just some charts and numbers from an article on the Zero Hedge site.
2019 Total metals mined
2019 tonnage of ores mines. (British Geological Survey)
2019 Industrial metals mined
2019 Technological metals mined
The bulk of the tin mined is for use in solder.
"According to Circle Economy, the world consumes 100.6 billion tonnes of materials annually. Of this total, 3.2 billion tonnes of metals produced in
2019 would account for just 3% of our overall material consumption. In fact, the world’s annual production of cement alone is around 4.1 billion tonnes,
dwarfing total metal production."
Cue Cement Tax.
2019 Total metals mined
2019 tonnage of ores mines. (British Geological Survey)
2019 Industrial metals mined
2019 Technological metals mined
The bulk of the tin mined is for use in solder.
"According to Circle Economy, the world consumes 100.6 billion tonnes of materials annually. Of this total, 3.2 billion tonnes of metals produced in
2019 would account for just 3% of our overall material consumption. In fact, the world’s annual production of cement alone is around 4.1 billion tonnes,
dwarfing total metal production."
Cue Cement Tax.
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I find most of the photos very interesting Dan, especially the Bibby ones!
Loretta
Loretta
A bit of Bootle in Wales