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George Macbeth Menzies 21 Aug 2013 16-34_Grange (SE Quarter)
Newspaper report of the time....
GEORGE MACBETH MENZIES was one of the last survivors of a remarkable breed of men now virtually extinct - steel-foundry owners who appeared for work before 8am every morning, knew all their employees by name, and had the skills of metal casting in their blood...Personally, he was familiar with the highest standards of metal casting and patternmaking. Few employees knew their craft better than the boss. The products of Menzies's, later the North British Steel Foundry, went all over the globe, hugely to the advantage of the British Balance of Payments. They made castings for the engines of the liner QE2, for the Forth Road Bridge and for the North Sea oil industry. Menzies - Macbeth to his friends and business associates - was extremely proud that he was appointed OBE in 1978 for services to export.
George Macbeth Menzies 21 Aug 2013 16-34_Grange (SE Quarter)
Newspaper report of the time....
GEORGE MACBETH MENZIES was one of the last survivors of a remarkable breed of men now virtually extinct - steel-foundry owners who appeared for work before 8am every morning, knew all their employees by name, and had the skills of metal casting in their blood...Personally, he was familiar with the highest standards of metal casting and patternmaking. Few employees knew their craft better than the boss. The products of Menzies's, later the North British Steel Foundry, went all over the globe, hugely to the advantage of the British Balance of Payments. They made castings for the engines of the liner QE2, for the Forth Road Bridge and for the North Sea oil industry. Menzies - Macbeth to his friends and business associates - was extremely proud that he was appointed OBE in 1978 for services to export.