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hammocity said:
Just ad an aside, the landlord of our local pub, the Sycamore in Ashton worked in the lab at Clayton Aniline for many years going back around the late 60’s, he’s called Dave Etchells, also one of my mates (bit younger than me) Nat Gallagher also started his career there around mid eighties, do you know either of them?
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I worked in one of the labs for two and a half years but when I was there every manufacturing building had at least one lab and 3500 worked there in total. It was like a small town. I don't recall the people you mention.

The money wasn't great but it was a fantastic place to start your working career as it was full of real Mancunian characters and a great laugh. The huge canteen was restaurant standard and the food was heavily subsidised too.
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
I worked in one of the labs for two and a half years but when I was there every manufacturing building had at least one lab and 3500 worked there in total. It was like a small town. I don't recall the people you mention.

The money wasn't great but it was a fantastic place to start your working career as it was full of real Mancunian characters and a great laugh. The huge canteen was restaurant standard and the food was heavily subsidised too.
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I was offered a job there 1978 in the Cost Accounts Department, I told my gaffer at Glynwed In Audenshaw I was leaving for better money, 3,500 up 500 on my existing salary, I was then offered 4,000 to stay, snapped their hand off, redundant 18 months later :-).
 
hammocity said:
I was offered a job there 1978 in the Cost Accounts Department, I told my gaffer at Glynwed In Audenshaw I was leaving for better money, 3,500 up 500 on my existing salary, I was then offered 4,000 to stay, snapped their hand off, redundant 18 months later :-).
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Life's a gamble :)

The oil price crisis from 1974 onwards did for Clayton Aniline. As the price of oil quadrupled then most of their business became loss making overnight. It limped along with 500 employees for years and was down to around 300 when it finally closed.

It then was transformed into the Campus so at least something great followed it!
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
Life's a gamble :)

The oil price crisis from 1974 onwards did for Clayton Aniline. As the price of oil quadrupled then most of their business became loss making overnight. It limped along with 500 employees for years and was down to around 300 when it finally closed.

It then was transformed into the Campus so at least something great followed it!
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Yep, Clayton on Ashton New Road and Openshaw on the Old Road had had a huge manufacturing base, mostly all gone now, didn’t realise Aniline was now a Campus and pass it every home game!
 
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