Samuel Groves update: They have now relocated to Western Road Oldbury. The old factory is now some sort of Training Facility. Zero, the American Company, sold out to Metalrax of Kings Norton. Due to more and more imports of finished manufactured goods at a great saving to the company all but a small area of the manufacturing was made redundant, hence the need for smaller premisies. A lot of unrest was created when Metalrax amalgamated Buncher & Hassler and Groves at the Norton Road site. Mr Joynson retired and was replaced as COE by Roger Brain who owned Bunchers. They brought with them most of their workforce and office staff which ment duplication in most areas. Mr Roy Smith left shortly after Bunchers came, as they now seemed intent on promoting their own line of work over the better quality work of Groves's. Mr Joynson is sadly no longer with us. A few names I can recall are; Dennis Padley, press shop forman, Dave Pierre, maintenence, Brian Blakleway, Rene Evans, Sue, Rene's daughter, Hazel, Betty Whiter, Edna, Seesuie, Jan, Fred Ball, Arvinda, Darshan, Balbir, Nasib, Russel, Ron forman over the warehouse and in the offices, Dave Wooley, Graham Fieldsend, Jenny, Laurence and Dudley the computer wizz kid.
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