Binns Road closes the gates for the last time.

Terry Thank you for your words, especially on A.C.Gilbert & Company. I am not sure why Meccano changed distributors, but A.C.Gilbert and Co must have only held the distributorship for a very short time as the last distributor was AVA, unless ACG became known as AVA. In 1965, the distributor was Tri-ang so I presume this was when H Hudson Dobson relinquished their association with Meccano, no doubt due to the take-over by Tri-Ang in 1964. I must read TGBoD again in case anything I have just written requires extracting my foot out of my mouth! Kind regards Bruce (150) #623 11 June 2015

Hi all, Great posts Bruce, truly a sad time for British industry. It is easy to forget now just how clearly the battle lines were drawn between Unions and Management in the 70's. British industry tore itself apart during this period, and many great companies were lost. I can't imagine the left wing Liverpool council putting up a plaque to the 'Arch scabs' at Meccano, but maybe one commemorating the sit in after closure would be more likely? Chris Warr.

Greetings All! Thanks Chris for responding so nicely to my post. Most appreciated. One would hope that the sentiments that prevailed while the company was in existence would have by now dissipated somewhat and that clearer heads would prevail! Further to my previous post dated 8 June 2015, wherein I mentioned that I would be posting a copy of the letter signed by Ray McNiece, Managing Director, Meccano Ltd dated 30 November 1979 that went out to all of Meccano's clients advising that Meccano Limited would cease manufacturing as of 30 November 1979. Herewith is a copy of a copy of the letter in question, extracted from my DINKY NEWS dated March 1999, hence the poor quality of the image. I am also including a copy of the entire page from Dinky News that included my thoughts at the time. Kind regards Bruce (150) #628 12 June 2015

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