CARRYING ON

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24422, 7 October 1940, Page 8

CARRYING ON

INDUSTRIES PRODUCTION MAINTAINED EXPORT TRADE UNAFFECTED; (Bx'Hisll, Official:. VVirpless) (United Press : (By Electric Telegraphy-Copyright) RUGBY, Oct. -5. (Received Oct. 6, at 8 p.m.) London’s share in the export trade is not being affected by enemy action. This emerges as a result of careful inquiry made by the Board of Trade, n Reports from the member firms of export groups and from trade associations in' Greater London show conclusively that German air warfare has signally failed to interfere with these industrial enterprises or stop the despatch of their goods for export to the markets of the world. An overwhelming .majority of London firms Engaged on \york for the export market, are keeping up full production,* arid making deliveries to contract time for despatch to customers overseas. Even in the most heavily boriibed areas works which have bcen hit .have been able to adapt thepiselves quickly to frontline conditions, and make arrangements whereby production can go ahead;. ,• :iv.. \ v .■ ■ 1 :-Vr Business as Usual A typical example* works in East London, ernployirig 1200 people, where bombs have fallen on one or other section of the works. The big carpenters’ shop, the general stores a large paint shop, and the metalworking shop were damaged, stocks of raw materials were destroyed, and the principal generator put out of action, and yet the managing director was able to report only two days afterwards that as a consequence of resourceful organisation their output was already back to nearly 70 per cent, of normal, and mcreasing daily. This works, incidentally; has substantially increased its export trade since the war began by supplying its products, riot only to markets in the United States, the British dominions and colonies, and elsewhere which it supplied before the war, but to others, especially in South America, which formerly 6btained their supplies from Germany. Another.; tvol'ks in The same area reports that within 30 hours of the almosti’-total'idesfruction of its premises, the production for export orders had been transferred under a prearranged shadow plan to another factory: in another part of England, and the output is being fully maintained. i /. Mutual Assistance Schemes The Manufacturers’ Trade Assowith more than 600 works in the Greater London area owned by member firms, states that dess thapvi per cent, have suffered damage Trprii .bombs. „ Within a week arrangements: .'had been made whereby all works were able either to resume full production or to transfqr£ their operations to ; other premises, .under a mutual** assistance scheme similar to that worked out by most-export gfoups. The Lqqdpn) Chamber of Commerce has" a membership of some 9000 firms engaged in every branch of light and heavy industry, but fewer than 20 of these firms have notified the chamber of the necessity to move to temporary addresses owing to damage caused to their premises by bombing.. , In one industry, the chamber organised a mutual assistance scheme under which some 80 firms agreed to assist one another in the event of dislocation caused by bombihg. So far not one of the firms has found it necessary to call for assistance.

BRITISH DYESTUFFS ;; J‘ • ''"'l CAPTURING THE WORLD’S TRADE ~y' -(ißijitlsh, Official Wireless! -W? RUqß^. ; Oct; 5. (Received Oct. 6, at 8.10 p.m.) Month by month the production of British dyestuffs has, been increasing, and it is now approaching 125,000 tons, which is about one-half, of the world’s supply. Industrial' undertakings hitherto depended uppn Germany, France and Italy for their supplies are progressively increasing their purchases from Britain. In war-time, the actual figures cannot be given, but the increase is officially stated to be “ very substantia] indeed.” In 1914, Britain produced only about one-tenth of the dyes she used, but last year she made four-fifths, or £6,000,000 worth, of her needs for the home market. Germany, France and Italy recently produced between them 39.8 per cent of the world output, which is estimated at 250,000 tons, the United Kingdom’s share being 11 . per cent From these figures, it is possible to iudge the effort which the British dyestuffs manufacturers are now making In the export market.