Continuous Venture ; the story of a steel works : Andrew Reid : John Summers & Sons, Hawarden Bridge Steelworks, Cheshire : 1948
Another beautifully produced publication from steel and product manufacturer's John Summers & Sons Ltd. This from 1948 tells of the story of the Harwarden Bridge Steelworks at Shotton, on the Dee estuary, in Cheshire and is written by Andrew Reid. It tells of the development of the works, its production process and products and is lavishly illustrated. The book was printed by the well known printers of Andrew Reid & Co Ltd., at Strawberry House Press in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
The cover is from a painting the company commissioned from Terence Cuneo entitled "Continuous hot strip mill" showing the Mesta equipped strip mill that had been imported from the Pittsburgh, USA, based company in 1939 and that arrived 'in the nick of time' for the outbreak of war. The decision to invest in such technology had been taken in 1937 and Summers had obtained additional investment for the plant from the United Steel Companies Ltd. Cuneo (1907 - 1996) was an acknowledged painter of industrial subjects and was commissioned by many companies as well as British Railways for illustrations and poster work.
The company was founded in 1851 in Stalybridge and Dukinfield, then in Cheshire, and moved to the new green field site at Hawarden Bridge in 1896. The company was known for the manufacturing of steel strip - and particularly corregated iron sheets. At its peak the company employed 13,000 people - the Shotton plant, much reduced, still is in operation.
Continuous Venture ; the story of a steel works : Andrew Reid : John Summers & Sons, Hawarden Bridge Steelworks, Cheshire : 1948
Another beautifully produced publication from steel and product manufacturer's John Summers & Sons Ltd. This from 1948 tells of the story of the Harwarden Bridge Steelworks at Shotton, on the Dee estuary, in Cheshire and is written by Andrew Reid. It tells of the development of the works, its production process and products and is lavishly illustrated. The book was printed by the well known printers of Andrew Reid & Co Ltd., at Strawberry House Press in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
The cover is from a painting the company commissioned from Terence Cuneo entitled "Continuous hot strip mill" showing the Mesta equipped strip mill that had been imported from the Pittsburgh, USA, based company in 1939 and that arrived 'in the nick of time' for the outbreak of war. The decision to invest in such technology had been taken in 1937 and Summers had obtained additional investment for the plant from the United Steel Companies Ltd. Cuneo (1907 - 1996) was an acknowledged painter of industrial subjects and was commissioned by many companies as well as British Railways for illustrations and poster work.
The company was founded in 1851 in Stalybridge and Dukinfield, then in Cheshire, and moved to the new green field site at Hawarden Bridge in 1896. The company was known for the manufacturing of steel strip - and particularly corregated iron sheets. At its peak the company employed 13,000 people - the Shotton plant, much reduced, still is in operation.