Nine Japanese students delayed their journey home from a conference in Frankfurt to visit Bilston steelworks to see the Ruhrstahl – Heraus degassing plant (shown in the photograph).

For the second week running, the open hearth plant’s steel ingot production reached record levels. The photograph shows the coggin mill being conttrolled by Mr G. Lowe and Mr A. Fellows.

Part of the F. H. Lloyd Group, the firm had manufactured steel frames for a hydraulic press producing concrete slabs, which was being installed for at the Building Research Station, Watford.

The firm was expanding its production of steel golf club shafts and other tubular sports goods. The photograph shows the finished shafts being packed at the factory.

Checking a set of steel components for John Thompson’s pipework and ordnance division and destined for Hinkley Point and Hunterston nuclear power stations.

The firm announced that the works was due to shut, blaming losses, and said it was not connected with a national steel strike. The photograph shows Pat Osborne of Crewe Road, Wednesbury.

50 inch wide cut-to-length line.

Cutting girders to length.

One of four overhead cranes lifting mild steel angles.

New blanking line at Bilston. David Ashwell is mentioned.