More Piston Rings
5th July 1963, Page 42
5th July 1963
Page 42
Page 42, 5th July 1963
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A N important step in the continued .r1 expansion. of Hepworth and Grandage Ltd., the well-known manufacturers of components for internal combustion engines, was the opening by Lord Hailsham last Friday of the new piston-ring factory at Sunderland. The factory is built on a 22-acre site, with a working area in excess of 250,000 sq. ft., and is part of the current £10m. expansion scheme of Associated Engineering Ltd.
The new Sunderland site allows longterm planning for expansion, and the first phase, now opened, is a self-contained piston-ring production unit employing 450 people. It is estimated that production will have increased to one million piston rings per week by 1964, providing work for 1,000 people.