MEMBER COMPANY AND BRANCH NEWS


A Complete 'Packaged' Deal


Like Eeyore in Winne the Pdoh with his empty pot and burst balloon, When you're in lubricants you are either putting it in or taking it out of a container.


Blagden Packaging, an assdciate mem- ber of BLF is part of Blagden Industries with factories in the UK, France, Bel- gium, Germany, Holland and Spain, form- ing one ofEuropes largest industrial pack- aging companies.


Here in the UK, the breadth of activities makes Blagden Packaging unique. As


. manufacturers and reconditioners of steel and plastic containers the company is the largest supplier of its kind.


Unlike usual manufacturing techniques using only 'virgin' materials, the recon- ditioning procedures incorporate many client services. These include launder- ing clients identifiable used dirty drums under contract, as well as reconditioning drums for various sources for general retail sales. It is here that strict proce- dures and manufacturing integrity is of vital importance. The analysis of previ- ous contents and the identification of original design, manufacture and classi- fication will determine the correct meth-


/ ods of reconditioning to be used, all this under BS5750 approval.


In previous years reconditioning was seen as only suitable for steel containers. At Blagden's most recently BS5750 ap- proved plant at Manchester they have successfully completed and proven an on-line reconditioning line for 210 litre plastic containers.


For further information contact: Mr. Bob Brown, Blagden Packaging Ltd.


R.S. Clare & Company Limited -240 Years On


The UK's longest-established lubricat- ing grease manufacturers, and British Lubricants Federation Member, R.S. Clare & Co. Ltd. of Liverpool has just cele- brated their 240th Anniversary since being founded in 1748.


Initially drysalters, the company were turpentine distillers when evicted from the centre of Liverpool in 1770 since they were a fire hazard. They moved to a greenfield site adjacent to the ancient Toxteth deer park, and have witnessed and survived over two centuries of his-


tory. The industrial revolution - the 1989 BRANCH ACTIVITIES


The arranged and proposed Branch functions for 1989 are as follows:


London Friday


Thursday


3rd March 1989 11th May 1989


Yorkshire & North East Tuesday


Wednesday Friday Tuesday


Midlands Friday


Thursday Wednesday Thursday 14th March 1989 3rd May 1989 Annual Luncheon


Golf Match v Wholesalers Spring Luncheon


Golf Match 29th September 1989 Dinner/Dance 3rd October 1989 20th January 1989 20th April 1989 lOth May 1989 22 June 1989


Manchester & North West Monday


6th March 1989 May 1989


Thursday Wednesday 6th July 1989 Luncheon!AGM Dinner/Dance Oilmans Lunch


Ladies Skittle Evening


Golf Match


Annual Dinner Technical Visit


Golf Match 12th October 1989 AGM


heyday of the port - devastating bomb- ing - the Toxteth riots - and now the re- generation of the City of Liverpool.


Lubricants based on tallow were manu- factured from the outset, although tar distilling formed the main business for a hundred years, once coal gas was intro- duced for streetlighting in the first half of the 19th Centu~y. Derivatives included cresylic acid and phenols for cutting oils. With the advent of mineral oils around 1890, more sophisticated oils and greases were introduced. Since then, R.S. Clare has concentrated on supplying a wide range of greases to oil companies, both major and minor, throughout the world.


240 years on, the company· now also market a range of highly sophisticated lubricants under the Clare brand. They serve niche markets throughout the industry where conventional lubricants are inadequate.


A fascinating booklet, describing the history of the company and the growth of Liverpool throughout the ages can be obtained from Ian Meadows, who repre- sents the fifth generation of his family to run the business.


Cafe Royal, Regent Street, London WI


Royal Mid Surrey


GoifClub, Richmond, Surrey


Wharfedale Suite, Penguin Hotel, Wetherby.


Harrogate Golf Club. Starbeck Harrogate.


Parkway Hotel, Otley Road. Leeds.


Wharfedale Suite. Penguin Hotel, Wetherby .


Park Hall, Wolverhampton.


Botanical Gardens, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Terrace Suite


Lea Marston. Nr. Kingsbury, War.wks.


Hawkestone Park, Hodnet, Shropshire


Manor Hey Hotel, 130, Stretford Road, Urmston, Manchester. ·


Date and Venue to be advised


Country Club, Wittle-le-Woods, Chorley, Lanes.


Sawhill Golf


Lord Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire.


APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP


The Branch Committee is charged with processing applications for membership, and much time is spent in trying to ob- tain details of applicants.


Letters from proposers and seconders are often scant and do not enable a con- sidered view to be formed.


In future if, as a Member of the Federa- tion, you are asked how Membership is obtained, you should request the indi- vidual, or Company enquiring to contact the Secretary John Glenister (Telephone 024 541 2104) who will send them an ap- plication form, together with the Rules for Membership. John will also advise the relevant Branch Chairman who should make it his business to meet the applicant, ascertain appropriate category of membership, and then send "full and meaningful" correspondence to the Sec- retary in support of the application form. In this way, the Branches Committee, which meets in February and Septem- ber', can deal with the vetting process properly. All Member Companies are urged to assist in this process by making detailed enquiries prior to supporting applications for Membership.


The views expressed in the Review are not necessarily shared by the Council of the Federation. Articles and all information are printed without responsibility on the part of the publisher or authors for loss occasioned to any persons acting or refraining from action as a result of any view expressed or information contained therein.


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