12-07-2020, 12:16 AM
Until about 20 years ago fabric couplings were made by a firm in Glasgow and lasted pretty much fo ever.
Then the company was taken over and “rationalisation” took over and all the machinery needed to make to make them was sent to the new companies HQ in the west midlands.
Unfortunately no one at the new company had the skills to operate the machines and for whatever reason the Glaswegians didn’t move to the West Midlands.
At the time I was involved in a small way in trying to find a firm to replace them and it proved very difficult.
This is pretty much the recent history of Britain in miniature.
Then the company was taken over and “rationalisation” took over and all the machinery needed to make to make them was sent to the new companies HQ in the west midlands.
Unfortunately no one at the new company had the skills to operate the machines and for whatever reason the Glaswegians didn’t move to the West Midlands.
At the time I was involved in a small way in trying to find a firm to replace them and it proved very difficult.
This is pretty much the recent history of Britain in miniature.