Hi Astonian,
Thanks for this info; Emily must have been some amazing lady, I'm sure I must have met her in my time there, but I was so shy of everybody then, I was too nervous to take much in. I worked for Gerard in the export dept. and sometimes had to go the comp girls to ask them to do calcs for the quotes and orders; I remember some of the ropes, sisal, jute, hemp and went into the factory a few times, & learnt quite a bit about exporting, but have forgot most of it after all this time. I think Gerry was a bit tetchy with most people, me included, I only stayed for about a year but i remember it quite fondly as it was my first job. I think they were taken over by British Ropes after I left.
all the best,
Millie