§ Sir W. Smithersasked the President of the Board of Trade to what use the buildings at Rochester lately occupied by Messrs. Short Brothers and now leased by his Department from the Ministry of Supply are being put; and how many men and women, respectively, are now employed there.
§ Mr. BottomleyThe factories lately occupied by Messrs. Short Brothers at 25W Rochester, which were finally vacated on the 8th October, 1948, have now all been allocated with the exception of one small building. The following is a list of the occupying firms, who were employing in total at the end of October 2,137 men and 816 women. In addition, other firms introduced by the Board of Trade into the Medway Area since the war are employing a further 1,500 workers.
Name of Firm and Type of Manufacture
Hobourn Aero Components, Ltd.—Car components, braiding machines, radiators.
Le Grand, Sutcliffe & Gell, Ltd.—Oil well pumps.
Elliott Bros., Ltd.—Scales, domestic equipment, etc.
C.A.V., Ltd.—Fuel injectors.
Berry, Ede & White, Ltd.—Stationery and engineering.
W. Palfrey, Ltd.—Paper sacks.
Burnett & Rolfe, Ltd.—Dairy and food plant.
Ozonair, Ltd.—Ventilating and heating equipment, etc.
Blaw Knox, Ltd.—Earth shifting equipment (graders, bulldozers, etc.).
Disabled Persons Employment Corporation, Ltd.—A variety of light trades.