A reactor vessel base being shotblasted for a new chemical production plant in Northumberland for Boots. Metabrasive and Star Wars are mentioned.

A greenhouse made of tubular steel and perspex, that could be put up in five minutes.

The firm had won an order to supply British Steel with new bandsaws. Alexander Machinery in Dudley and Roy Cameron are mentioned. The photograph shows Peter Knight (left) and Bill Hughes.

New public toilets which were built in vandal-proof stainless steel were opened in a shopping precinct. The photograph shows Councillor Matt Redmond opening the new super-loos, with Beatrice Clemson alongside.

The Round Oak steelworks is mentioned. The photograph shows (left) Mike Harper of Kingswinford and Dave Green of Brierley Hill learning roof tiling techniques.

Bilston shopkeepers were worried that the town and their businesses would not survive into the new year, because of the high rates, the recession, and the closure of the British Steel plant. The photograph shows Frank Greaves.

Workers went on strike after three of their colleagues (Khan Ustar, Joginder Pal and Khan Alais) were sent home as a result of a pay dispute. George Worsey is quoted and Ralph Taylor is mentioned.

After a personal plea to Bill Sirs of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC) by Jim Doig at the TUC conference in Brighton, striking miners received a donation of cash and food. The Cannock Chase Miners Hardship Fund is mentioned.

The firm had continually expanded and developed. Geoff Fellows and Welded Products are mentioned. The photograph shows steel shelving complete with mezzanine floor and access staircase.

The firm was celebrating its 40th anniversary with higher sales and a growing workforce. Thomas Marshall Sambrook and Derek Sambrook are mentioned. The photograph shows Richard Hyde with a set of old English antique keys.