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Kenwey Domestic Appliances

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of Weymouth

1976 Telerection Products Ltd changed its name to Kenwey Domestic Appliances Ltd

1977 'Weymouth firm Kenwey Domestic Appliances is planning to recruit at least 60 extra workers and is investing £250000 in plant and machinery to world demand for food mixers and blenders'[1]

1980 'WORKERS at a Weymouth factory facing closure offered to take a £10 a week reduction in basic pay. They hope their offer will enable Kenwey Domestic Appliances to stay open and save the jobs of 260 men and women. Union leaders offered the 18 per cent reduction in take home pay to managing director Mr Frank Dadak last night.'[2]

1980 'THE Thorn group yesterday stood by its decision to close the Kenwey domestic appliance factory at Weymouth even though the 260 workers offered to take a pay cut.'[3]

1985 Kenwey Domestic Appliances Ltd changed its name to Thorn EMI Small Domestic Appliances Ltd and then to Thorn EMI Kenwood Small Appliances Ltd[4]

Notes

  • 1981 'MR FRANK Dadak who saw his 260 workers join the dole queue before Christmas is hoping to build small factories in Weymouth. He was managing director of the Kenwey Domestic appliance factory which closed despite a deputation to Prime Minister Mrs Margaret Thatcher and the workers’ offer to take a pay cut. Now he has bought two and three-quarter acres and the press and moulding shop from the company he ran for many years He said yesterday: “I am hoping to build or create at least 25 mini factories and provide jobs for more than 100 “It is heartbreaking to see many of my former employees still without jobs” said Mr Dadak a former president of Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce.'[5]

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Sources of Information

  1. Western Daily Press - Friday 07 January 1977
  2. Western Daily Press - Wednesday 03 September 1980
  3. Daily Mirror - Saturday 06 September 1980
  4. Companies house filing
  5. Western Daily Press - Tuesday 15 September 1981