Anyone out there work for E.M.G.B. Later Emgas

[brian@bnevin]

I Started at Shude Hill in 1959,as an apprentice gasfitter.Went to Burton on Trent,on gas conversion.7 of us went for 3 months,10 or so years later,I came back and went to work at Rotherham.Are there any of the old lads still out there?

[rkelly]

my mum was a radio operater at the sheffield depot she finished about 13 years ago

[Cynthia]

So you worked there at the same time as Joe Cocker, I think that his Supervisor was Eddy Langley. I worked on "Work Planning Section' then later was Section Head of Verification. I remember your name but not your face.

Have you looked on Friends Reunited ?. Barry Brown has asked for contacts.

[brian@bnevin]

Hi Cynthia,

Eddie Langley was the scourge of us fitters.We would go into the Market for our breakfast,and every so often he would raid it,if you were caught you were up before Seldon,the boss.There were six Snr Reps,Eddie Langley,Ken Race,Arnold Boyd,Roy Palfreyman and two others who I can't remember.Anyone help?

The clerks on our district,No.4,Were Dick Callaghan and Connie Price.

During his apprenticeship Cocker worked as my lad,as did Barry Brown.

When I went to Rotherham I worked for Ken Race again.

I remember David Blunkett working on the third floor as an audio typist,I wonder what he went on to do!!!

[Cynthia]

One of the other Rep's was Bill Armstrong. I worked originally in Accounts, over the Road on Commercial St. When the Accounts Dept. was transferred to Leicester I was offered a job in the Service Dept. Dick Callaghan was the section Head of work Planning at that time. A long time ago.

David Blunket worked as a Temp. his wife to be was still at school, Notre Dame, she used to come at night to escort him home. I think that he is still an MP.

 

Cynthia. Ontario.

[mh01]

i use to work there in the early 90s in the transport department, jim burke, use to tell me some right stories, he was there for around 50years, pete hemsley was the warehouse manager both cracking blokes

[hankhill]

I came to Upwell St in 1976 as an apprentice service engineer for six weeks as our training centre in Northampton wasn't for us. It was an interesting time for a a young lad from Wellingborough. Trevor Seeds was the guy in charge of the training at Upwell St. Happy days. After working in Wellingborough, with a couple of trips to the Sports and Social club at Malin Bridge, I moved to Renishaw in 1999. Small World

[Manxdeedah]

my mum was a radio operater at the sheffield depot she finished about 13 years ago

 

I knew a bloke who was in the radio room late 80s,I can't remember his surname but his first name was Dave,lived in Crookes.

[Ms Macbeth]

I worked for Emgas from 1978, in Doncaster til that depot closed. My first job was on the telephone bureau (the forerunner of call centres!) I also was a work planner, then worked for the District Engineer. When Donny closed, I moved to Upwell Street, and latterly to Rotherham. I left (redundant) in 1996 when most of the jobs were transferred to Leeds or Mansfield.