Author: Great Britain. Ministry of MunitionsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Defense industries
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The Ministry of Munitions Journal
Author: Great Britain. Ministry of MunitionsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Defense industries
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Official History of the Ministry of Munitions Volume V: Wages and Welfare
Author: HMSOPublisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 178149407X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 813
Book Description
Volume V of XII. The foundation of the Munitions Ministry was a revolutionary step, coinciding with the 'shells scandal' in which the failure of a series of British attacks: Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, Festubert and Loos - was blamed on inadequate supplies of munitions. A press outcry was followed by questions in Parliament which threatened to bring down the Government. The Ministry was set up in response. Previously, the War Office had been responsible for designing, ordering and inspecting ammunition factories and stores. But a year of war on a scale never foreseen, the creation of armies larger than ever contemplated, and the demand for unprecedented quantities of matériel showed the absolute necessity of providing centralised direction of mass war production. The Great War completely upset normal industrial conditions. Preparing this history of the Ministry of Munitions was started during the War itself. It was felt that consulting the officials concerned whilst they were still in post was vital, particularly as many such posts were temporary, and while the questions with which the history would deal were vividly present in their minds. Volume V concerns: * Control of Men's Wages * Control of Women's Wages * Welfare: The Control of Working Conditions * The Provision of Canteens * Provision for the Housing of Munition Workers
History of the Ministry of Munitions: Wages and welfare
Author: Great Britain. Ministry of MunitionsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial mobilization
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
The Electrical Journal
Author: The Solicitors' Journal & Reporter
Author: The Liberal Magazine
Author: The Chemical Trade Journal and Chemical Engineer
Author: G Kelville DavisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Horological Journal
Author: Journals of the House of Commons
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Alfred Herbert Ltd and the British Machine Tool Industry, 1887-1983
Author: Roger Lloyd-JonesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351959565
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
At the beginning of the twentieth century Britain was amongst the world leaders in the production of machine tools, yet by the 1980s the industry was in terminal decline. Focusing on the example of Britain's largest machine tool maker, Alfred Herbert Ltd of Coventry, this study charts the wider fortunes of this vital part of the manufacturing sector. Taking a chronological approach, the book explores how during the late nineteenth century the industry developed a reputation for excellence throughout the world, before the challenges of two world wars necessitated drastic changes and reorganisations. Despite meeting these challenges and emerging with confidence into the post-war market place, the British machine tool industry never regained its pre-eminent position, and increasingly lost ground to foreign competition. By using the example of Alfred Herbert Ltd to illuminate the broader economic and business history of the British machine tool industry, this study not only provides a valuable insight into British manufacturing, but also contributes to the ongoing debates surrounding Britain's alleged decline as a manufacturing nation.