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CWS FLOUR
The Spillers version
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FLOURPOWER:
CWS FLOURThe Spillers version
Foster & Seddon Ltd claimed that the the diesal engine is,with few exceptions,by far the the most economical power unit to use for road transport vehicles.The early disadvantage under which diesal users laboured in the greater weight of their engines in comparison with a petrol engine of similar power,has been largely overcome in the Seddon chassis incorporating the Perkins P6 Mark 11 diesal engine.They also state that “This is the lightest diesal engine in general use,on a weight per B.H.P. basis,and it is actually lighter than some petrol engines of comparable power output”
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Foster & Seddon Ltd claimed that the the diesal engine is,with few exceptions,by far the the most economical power unit to use for road transport vehicles.The early disadvantage under which diesal users laboured in the greater weight of their engines in comparison with a petrol engine of similar power,has been largely overcome in the Seddon chassis incorporating the Perkins P6 Mark 11 diesal engine.They also state that “This is the lightest diesal engine in general use,on a weight per B.H.P. basis,and it is actually lighter than some petrol engines of comparable power output”
Done a few miles in one of those with the old chap, reg number JMO 1, owned by LAWS TRANSPORT, Reading.
Pete.
W.Vernon &Sons of Birkenhead date back to the 1770s.They built the famous Millenium Mills at Silvertown in 1905 & operated a fleet of steamers (mainly Fodens). In 1920 they were taken over by Spillers but continued to trade as Vernons as this 1950 Atkinson shows
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W.Vernon &Sons of Birkenhead date back to the 1770s.They built the famous Millenium Mills at Silvertown in 1905 & operated a fleet of steamers (mainly Fodens). In 1920 they were taken over by Spillers but continued to trade as Vernons as this 1950 Atkinson shows
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W.Vernon &Sons of Birkenhead date back to the 1770s.They built the famous Millenium Mills at Silvertown in 1905 & operated a fleet of steamers (mainly Fodens). In 1920 they were taken over by Spillers but continued to trade as Vernons as this 1950 Atkinson showsAnother great photo cracking 8 wheeler cheers flourpower
The Vernon family were the dominant people in Spillers and Michael Vernon was the last member of the family to be chairman of the group, stepping down when Dalgety acquired Spillers circa 1980. The descendents of Joel Spiller, who started out as a West Country miller in the early 1800s, had all gone by the end of the 19th century when Spillers was a publically quoted company managed by non-family executives. Because Spillers was the bigger concern when the merger with Vernons took place the Spillers name was retained, but in effect Vernons took over Spillers. As was common in Ranks and Allied, if an acquired miller had a good reputation and “goodwill” then its name was retained for several years, and financially there were tax advantages in having separate companies under the umbrella of group ownership.
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