Octel Amlwch people and photographs
Octel Works Managers
Cliff Rees 1953-1955
Stan Doble 1955-1967
John Kennerley 1967 to Jan 1970
Arthur Fairhurst Jan 1970 to Sept 1973
John Fogarty Sept 1973 to early 1978
Mike Lord Early 1978 to April 1983
Fred Watson April 1983 Nov 1985
Dr Bob Young March 1986 to June 1997
Graham Hewitt Aug 1983 to March 1986
Great Lakes (Europe) Works Managers
Mike Bick
Brian Macconnachie
Octel Works Engineers
Jim Bushell Up to April 1964 (Ex Hayle)
Tom Truss May 1965 to 1985
Ben Sealey 1985 to 1997
Bruce Gibson 1997 to 2004
Works Staff
Amlwch Work’s Council 1956
(Can you name them?)
Amlwch personnel 1979
(Can you name them?)
Alec Beech with Clive Rees (Right) and John Kennerly
Tren Newydd
Walker Greaves Octel MD signing Brtish Rail agreement outside Amlwch main gate 6/6/1978
Do you know when this picture near the sulpur store was taken or for what occasion?
An open day perhaps? Can you name any of them?
Please get in touch if you know!
Octel Sea Fishing Club 1985
Left to right,Stewart Bates, John Huw Williams (glasses), John Davies (white jumper), Alun Hughes, David O’ Hare, Bob Bates,??
Phil O’ Hare, Dave Livingstone and the one with the trophy is Shan Bates, Tony Bates
Tom came to Amlwch from the Potteries whilst construction was in progress, so the early 50s, employed as a fitter. Later a maintenance foreman and by 1978, Maintenance Superintendent.