When the Personal Touch is Lost
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" IN any manufacturing organization 'employing more than 1,500 to 1,600 people, one loses that personal touch which is so necessary for harmonious working, and for obtaining the highest possible degree of efficiency." That is the belief of Mr. Sydney S. Guy, chairman and managing director of Guy Motors, Ltd., as expressed in the foreword to "Over a Third of a Century," a publication that tells the story of the Guy company's foundation in 1914 and
• its subsequent development.
The Guy factory at Fallings Park, Wolverhampton, employs about 1,500 people and its buildings cover an area of 14 acres. The company does not attempt mass production in its usually accepted sense.
The book contains some excellent illustrations that bring back memories. One of them is of a Guy six-wheeled double-deck sleeper coach which was built in 1928 for operation between London and Manchester by Land Liners, Ltd.