bamber 128 Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Nottingham based Experian is to shed 200 jobs. Some of the jobs will be moving to lower-cost places like India. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/notting...ire/7191821.stm It can't be too long before Capital One starts announcing similar job losses as they are another company that has expanded on the back of Britain's bullshit economy. But don't panic, film and tv production brought £4.5 million (peanuts) into the Nottingham economy last year. I can't wait for the Evening Post Micawbers to start blathering on about the new Hollywood. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Remember when Nottingham had the lace industry, Cycle manufacture, British Rail, engineering works all over, soap makers, a large coal industry, Rolls Royce at Hucknall, hydraulic and knitting frame makers, cast iron products that were exported around the world from companies like Beeston Boiler Company, telephone products from Erricsons. I'll bet the unemployment rate when I was a teen was in the single digits, one could always look forward to an apprenticeship when leaving school. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 386 Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Don`t forget that 90% (yes 90%) of Nottingham`s employment comes from `servce industries',(producing what ,paper?), and in your list, don`t forget agriculture,Ayup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 13 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 When I was in my last year at school (1966) we went on a visit to Manlove Elliot on Ilkeston Road who used to manufacture laundry equipment. I was offered an apprenticeship but opted for the gas board on Woodborough Road/Huntingdon Street instead. Glad I did as they closed down a few years later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 13 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Remember when Nottingham had the lace industry, Cycle manufacture, British Rail, engineering works all over, soap makers, a large coal industry, Rolls Royce at Hucknall, hydraulic and knitting frame makers, cast iron products that were exported around the world from companies like Beeston Boiler Company, telephone products from Erricsons.I'll bet the unemployment rate when I was a teen was in the single digits, one could always look forward to an apprenticeship when leaving school. You forgot Players and Boots John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bip 88 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Nottingham based Experian is to shed 200 jobs. Some of the jobs will be moving to lower-cost places like India.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/notting...ire/7191821.stm It can't be too long before Capital One starts announcing similar job losses as they are another company that has expanded on the back of Britain's bullshit economy. But don't panic, film and tv production brought £4.5 million (peanuts) into the Nottingham economy last year. I can't wait for the Evening Post Micawbers to start blathering on about the new Hollywood. Just watched a program which showed you how they constructed the Queen Mary 2 from the keel up and all that went between, guess what! "it was made in France. We are fast becoming a nation of user's not producers. Bip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 You forgot Players and Boots John They still have them Frank Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Cheers Beef !! Wondered if I'd got up @ this godly hour on saturday for nowt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Remember when Nottingham had the lace industry, Cycle manufacture, British Rail, engineering works all over, soap makers, a large coal industry, Rolls Royce at Hucknall, hydraulic and knitting frame makers, cast iron products that were exported around the world from companies like Beeston Boiler Company, telephone products from Erricsons.I'll bet the unemployment rate when I was a teen was in the single digits, one could always look forward to an apprenticeship when leaving school. Also a major printing industry. I worked in local printers for 27 years at various companies including one of the oldest and best-known Howitts. Howitts remains, now up in Sutton-in-Ashfield but so many have now disappeared. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Not forgetting the big employers in Colwick now gone, ie Trent Concrete, British Sugar,and the gas cylinder people (Can't for life of me remember their name) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 I also noticed on my last trip over that a lot of the big fuel containers ,at what was Texaco's terminal, were being cut up for scrap Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,601 Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Not forgetting the big employers in Colwick now gone, ie Trent Concrete, British Sugar,and the gas cylinder people (Can't for life of me remember their name) Hi Beefsteak, Luxfor or Luxfer was the cylinder makers, Concrete plant still there but under a different name next to Tarmac readymix plant Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Hi Beefsteak,Luxfor or Luxfer was the cylinder makers, Concrete plant still there but under a different name next to Tarmac readymix plant Rog Luxfor thats it .Thanks Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 And another 100+ jobs are being lost at another IT firm linked to financial services. news Another nail in the coffin of those that argued that we don't need to make things we can concentrate on financial services. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Yes...financial services been consistently going down the drain for the last 10 years, or so. On the domestic front, most of the major names have now disappeared, merely servicing existing business. Some are still 'represented' by a dubious bunch of 'independent financial advisors', who all purport to be whiter than white but who, in reality, are even bigger crooks than their 'broker' predecessors. Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted April 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Nottingham based Experian is to shed 200 jobs. Some of the jobs will be moving to lower-cost places like India.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/notting...ire/7191821.stm It can't be too long before Capital One starts announcing similar job losses as they are another company that has expanded on the back of Britain's bullshit economy. But don't panic, film and tv production brought £4.5 million (peanuts) into the Nottingham economy last year. I can't wait for the Evening Post Micawbers to start blathering on about the new Hollywood. And now Capital One have indeed announced 750 job losses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Weren't they the ones who just recently were refusing people credit cards ,if you paid them off on time and never incurred any charges ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Six Button Waistband 0 Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 On 1/19/2008 at 11:00 AM, .... said: Also a major printing industry. I worked in local printers for 27 years at various companies including one of the oldest and best-known Howitts. Howitts remains, now up in Sutton-in-Ashfield but so many have now disappeared. I used to work at Howitts. Started at the old factory in Basford, then it moved to Bulwell. I remember most people who worked there at that time had nick names. I can remember Bones, Greeny, Fozzy, Tace and me Dickie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 Did you know Tony Howarth ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,161 Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 Had a couple of good do's at Howitts Barlock road,,with Park Tavern football club in the early 70s,, was the Tace' Mick Tacey by any chance ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Anyone? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 491 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 I'll take a guess, it's an old machine identity plate (working on more helpfull response now) http://www.ournottinghamshire.org.uk/page/manlove_alliott_co_ltd Lots of chatter on here from former employees; https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=315340.0 Instructional film /video video of one of their ironing machines; i Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,298 Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Alexander Alliott invented the centrifugal drying machine. The 1851 census shows him living with his wife Mary, daughter Mary and son James Bingham, with three servants at Chancery? Cottage, Arnold The 1861 Census records him living at Western Terrace, Nottingham with his wife Mary, daughter Mary, one visitor (Mother in Law?)and four servants He went into business with Edward Manlove in 1837 He died in 1870 at Biarritz His son made many improvements to the dryer and was instrumental in the company making equipment for the sugar industry. One of their products was Fryer's Destructor, a machine for destroying refuse used in many UK cities at the time to incinerate household rubbish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,421 Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 More about Manlove and Alliot here: http://www.ournottinghamshire.org.uk/page/manlove_alliott_co_ltd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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