Whales are safe at last
10th October 1981, Page 17
10th October 1981
Page 17
Page 17, 10th October 1981
— Whales are safe at last
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AT LEAST one "Save the Whale" campaign has succeeded. A virile animal that has been hunted for 12 years by the Solihull planning authority is safe at last. Whale Tankers have finally been granted the security of full planning permission to produce their offspring in a former granary.
Just as Sir Douglas Bader, who opened the company's new offices, conquered the handicap of two artificial legs, so Whale overcame a 12-year fear of eviction and has built tankers to the value of £20m since 1969. That is equal to more than £70,000 per production worker per year, which, I am assured, "makes the national average for engineering companies look sick".
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