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The Tainton Period (1971–1983) with an uncanny ability to select the right man to solve the right problem� At the same time as Earnshaw was appointed Chief Engineer, two certificated engineers, Ben Curtis and Deon Hughes, were engaged� The engineering department reorganised as follows: Frank Rhodes became Divisional Engineer Pulp Finishing (bleaching and drying), with Giorgio Natali as his assistant� Deon Hughes became Divisional Engineer Pulp Preparation (up to bleaching) with Piero Mian as his assistant, and Ben Curtis was Services Engineer (including workshops and training) with Gino Salotto as his assistant� Frank Rhodes was an engineer in the merchant navy before joining Saiccor at the beginning of 1962 as Services Engineer� In August 1963 he became Mechanical Engineer in charge of the workshops, and in January 1966 Divisional Engineer for the drying plants, workshops and transport� In October 1971 he was appointed Divisional Engineer for Pulp Finishing (bleaching and drying)� From 1977 he worked on remodelling the stores� A man with a sharp sense of humour and fun, Frank enjoyed everything he did� He retired at the end of February 1981 and died on 24 December 1997� Deon Hughes resigned at the end of August 1972 and was replaced by Mike Brull from 15 January 1973� Mike worked tirelessly as Divisional Engineer until 1979 and then on special projects, including being the competent person for all statutory boiler inspections, until he retired on 31 March 1994� Graham Mortimer retired at the end of April 1973, leaving Bruno Trevisan to run the electrical department until Jimmy McFeat was engaged from 1 September 1973� Jimmy was a sound graduate engineer who never allowed anything to disturb his equilibrium� He remained electrical engineer until he retired on 1 October 1989� The recruitment of artisans was still a major problem and it was agreed to put more emphasis on training artisans� An apprentice training scheme was set up and in July 1973 Ado Magrin was transferred from the mechanical workshop to take charge of apprentice training, which he did until he retired at the end of February 1976� Attilio Segatto succeeded Magrin as Workshop Superintendent in July 1973� Attilio, a ‘Godfather’-type character, soon became known as Mr Modificato because of his penchant for altering equipment that came into the workshop� Most of these modifications worked, and some were extremely innovative� Attilio remained Workshop Superintendent until he retired on 31 March 1989� During this period, a close working relationship developed with two outside engineering companies that eventually became extensions of Saiccor’s engineering department� Durban Engineering was set up by Elio Rossi in Durban to service the paper industry before Saiccor started� He did some workshop work and much 73 Frank Rhodes Mike Brull Jimmy McFeat
The First Fifty Years construction work for Saiccor� Many of the contractors working at Saiccor today are siblings of Elio Rossi’s Durban Engineering (which became ND Engineering), namely EMV, AE, Gordeen and Kenren� The other company was Spare Parts, a machine shop set up by the two highly innovative Davidson brothers, David and Fred� Spare Parts adapted themselves to meet Saiccor’s requirements and became largely a Saiccor workshop� To deal with the processing difficulties experienced with the new plants (No 2 continua rebuild and No 2 bleaching), the process investigation department was set up in May 1971 under Bryan Thomas (who was replaced as Chief Chemist by Attie du Plooy)� Two chemical engineers, John Thompson and John Fletcher, were transferred to the department but both resigned soon after� They were replaced in June 1971 by Tony Butler and in May 1972 by me� In October 1972 Alec Thomson was appointed Assistant to the Managing Director, Don Campbell Cost Accountant and Jimmy McInnes became Works Accountant� Don, a dour Scot and a CA, joined Saiccor on 1 May 1971� In September 1971 he was booked off IOD for injuries sustained at the Saiccor gate when a car driven by his wife knocked him down� Don was appointed Company Secretary on 6 January 1978 and retired at the end of September 1986� Jimmy McInnes joined Saiccor on 1 September 1955 as an accountant� He was a reserved man who always seemed to have a pencil in his mouth� He surprised everyone when he married one of Saiccor’s first nursing sisters, Heidy von Wartburg� A competent accountant, a keen hiker and an avid home beer maker, Jimmy retired on 28 February 1989� Alec Thomson, who was appointed to the Management Committee in July 1973, found it difficult to work with Tainton and resigned at the end of September 1973� In September 1971 Dr D Lapping, Saiccor’s first medical officer, retired� He was replaced by Dr Ken Wemys� Kier Murray joined Saiccor as a Buyer on 10 May 1954� On 1 January 1970 he was appointed Chief Purchasing Officer after Stan Gay retired, and held this position until he retired on 30 June 1991� Kier was a man of immaculate appearance with never a hair out of place and a calm manner that could never be ruffled� Frank Turner was Shipping Manager until he retired on 30 April 1977� He was responsible for all in and outward bound traffic� His 74 Ado Magrin (LEFT) and Attilio Segatto Don Campbell Jimmy McInnes
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