Bigger burdens for young shoulders
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DAt the annual prize-giving ceremony 'or Leyland Motors' apprentices last week, Ard Stokes said he was concerned that other iciople might take away what BLMC had ichieved. Lancashire had had the cotton ndustry taken away from it and he did not vish to see the same happen in respect of the tusiness built up by British Leyland. Those rying to destroy the present society should lot do so unless they had something to int in its place, he warned.
Mr. Ron Ellis, managing director of the ruck and bus division, said that 35 per cent if the British population was now under !LI but within the next 20 years this per:entage might reach 50. Responsibility vould therefore begin to fall on younger boulders with less time available between leaving formal training and holding a responsible post; older people would have to bring their thinking closer to that of the young, he believed.
In addition to the presentation of prizes to the apprentices, Leyland Motors also gave four special awards to the value of £575. Mr. James Wilding of Leyland received £250 for his suggestion which led to the "deletion of brass elbows". Mr. Wilding proposed that the oil return pipes on 0.600/ 680 horizontal engines should be replaced by similar assemblies substituting a brazed steel flange for the existing brass elbows. This considerably reduced the cost. Mr. Wilding was told by Lord Stokes to come up with a few more suggestions. Said Lord Stokes: Its good for both of us".