Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,257 pages of information and 244,498 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Leonard George Oxford

From Graces Guide

Leonard George Oxford (1913- ) M.I.P.E.

1913 Born in Enfield, Middx.

1928-33 Apprentice with The Blackstock Engineering Co., Ltd.

1933-34 Machine Shop Foreman

1934-37 Further training in Production Control, Plant Layout, Administration, etc., at several large companies

1937-38 Assistant Works Manager, Simmonds Aerocessories, Ltd.

1938-40 Works Manager, Simmonds Aerocessories (Western), Ltd.

1948-49 Works Manager, Simmonds Aerocessories, Ltd.

1949-50 Technical Director

1950 Joint Managing Director

Between 1951-59 appointed Director, Firth Cleveland, Ltd., Joint Managing Director, Firth Cleveland Tools, Ltd.; and Firth Cleveland Steel Strip, Ltd.; Director. The Firth Co., Ltd.; British Lead Mills, Ltd.; R. E. Roberts and Son, Ltd.; Landmaster, Ltd.; Stenor, Ltd.; The Tenuous Steel Co., Ltd.; Keeton, Sons, and Co., Ltd.

1959 Director, Firth Cleveland Ltd., and Group Companies, since 1955

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