I am always trying to remember the people I worked with at Guy. Here is a place to add the names and department of anyone that you remember who worked there.
Geoff
A G Jones – Managing Director
JJ Johnson – Sales Manager and then later Managing Director
Ken Cox- Personnel Manager.
Peter Mansell – Machine shop manager
Frank Boyden -Works Manager
Jack Hough-Machine shop supervisor
Harry Ryan -Site Engineer
John Macey – Jig and Tool Manager
Paul Johnson – External Progress chasing manager
Cliff Elliott – Chief Engineer Design
Jack Rogers – Drawing Office – Specifications
Graham Parkin – Drawing Office – Specifications.
Johnny Rickhuss – Fitting shop.
Harry Stocking – Machine shop – Grinders
I will add some more as I remember them
Geoff
Geoff,
Her are some names that I can remember for the moment.
Dave.
Alan Boyden – Diff Assembly – Fitting Shop
Ron Lucas – Forman Fitting Shop
Sid Hudson – Auto Electrician
Fred Scrivens – Fitting Shop
Geoff Hughes – Track 2 – Fuel Tanks and wheel Assembly
Cyril Smith – Propshaft Assembly
Sue Pinson – Wages
Joan Beckett – Loom Assembly – Fitting Shop
Fred Beckett – Sawmill
Les Jones – Diff Assembly – Fitting Shop
Trevor Wakefield – Propshaft Assembly
Gill Wakefield – Personal Dept
Derek Mallett – Service Dept Forman
Mike Pratt – Miller in Machine Shop
Sam Flavell – Axles Fitting shop
Jack Beadsmore – : : : : :
Melvin Pedder – Cab Trim
Bert Willetts – Road Test
Mike Joiner – Export Dept
Carol Joiner – Office
| Harry | Ake | Progress chaser |
| Brian | Barnes | Design Draughtsman |
| Jack | Beardsmore | Axle assembly |
| Fred | Beckett | Sawmill |
| Joan | Beckett | Loom assembly |
| Ray | Beresford | Fitter/Driver |
| Sandra | Bhylls | Clerk |
| Colin | Binnell | Fitter/Driver |
| Granville | Bowyer | Design Draughtsman |
| Frank | Boyden | Works Manager |
| Alan | Boyden | Diff Assembly |
| John | Bremner | Works Convenor – Machine shop |
| Ken | Bullock | Draughtsman |
| Steve | Burton | Managing Director |
| Jack | Colbourne | Foreman |
| Ken | Cox | Personnel Manager. |
| Clement | Davies | Training Officer |
| Cliff | Elliott | Chief Engineer Design |
| Gordon | Evans | Chief Engineer Design |
| Peter | Evans | Fitter/Driver |
| Sam | Flavell | Axles |
| Alan | Fletcher | Foreman |
| Sydney | Guy | Founder |
| Trevor | Guy | Sales Department |
| Henry | Hall | Fitter/Driver |
| Ron | Harris | Fitter/Driver |
| Joe | Hickman | Setter |
| Oliver | Hinett | Chemist |
| Jack | Hough | Supervisor |
| Ian | Hucklebee | Technician |
| Sid | Hudson | Auto Electrician |
| Geoff | Hughes | Fuel tanks and Wheel assy. |
| Jimmy J | Johnson | Sales Manager and then later Managing Director |
| Paul | Johnson | Progress chasing manager |
| Carol | Joiner | Office |
| Mike | Joiner | Export |
| A.G | Jones | Managing Director |
| Les | Jones | Diff assembly |
| Ron | Lucas | Foreman |
| John | Macey | Manager |
| Derek | Mallett | Foreman |
| Mollie | Mallett | Secretary |
| Peter | Mansell | Manager |
| Jerry | Miles | Draughtsman |
| Gerry | Mitchell | Fitter/driver. |
| Graham | Parkin | Specifications. |
| Melvin | Pedder | Cab Trim |
| Sue | Pinson | Wages |
| Doug | Portsmouth | Manager |
| John | Powell | Foreman |
| Mike | Pratt | Miller |
| Johnny | Rickhuss | Fitter |
| Jack | Rogers | Specifications. |
| Philip | Rogers | Technician |
| Lawrence (Lol) | Russell | Fitter/Driver |
| Harry | Ryan | Site Engineer |
| David | Sanders | Electrician |
| Fred | Scrivens | Fitting shop |
| Bill | Simpson | Designer |
| Gurmit | Singh | Draughtsman |
| Cyril | Smith | Propshaft assembly |
| David | Smith | Training Officer |
| Tim | Sproson | Fitter |
| Harry | Stocking | Setter |
| Philip | Tibbits | Apprentice – 1968 intake. |
| David | Townshend | Draughtsman |
| Gill | Wakefield | Personnel |
| Trevor | Wakefield | Propshaft assembly |
| Victor | Watson | Fitter |
| Richard | Webley | Fitter |
| Bert | Willetts | Road Test |
I have merged those names that Dave has provided, together with my list. More to come I hope!
Geoff
Geoff,
Jack Beardsmore worked on axles with Sam Flavell, and John Bremner was the main shop Stewart who worked in the machine shop.
Cheers Dave.
Thanks Dave.
Hi Geoff,
I’ve remembered some other people that worked in different departments.
George Trajkovic. Fitter Driver Experimental Dept.
Colin Bennett. Engine Assembly.
Graham Evens. Forman, Export Packing.
John Evans. Fitter. (Graham Evens’s Brother).
Billy Evans. Export Packing.
Patrick Donohue. Fitter (Nickname Doggy) Not sure if surname is correct.
Ian Stenner. Fitter.
Sue Stenner. Offices.
Just remembered, Roy Davis. Progress Chaser and trainer for Guys Football team
Hi Dave, Thanks for those names. I remember Roy Davis now, yes he was a good lad. I will add them to the master list.