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ENJOYING her work on a smocking machine in the main sewing room is Mrs Doreen Johnson, of Grindleton.


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MICHAEL ISHERWOOD prepares to cut out patterns for children's dresses.


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r ff /S staff group includes machine-room supervisor Mrs Rita Cowell, mechanic Frank Richards and work study engineer Peter Jackson.


firm — which manufac­ tures children’s wear — is hoping to increase produc­ tion still further with the r e c ru i tm e n t of more


s inc e Ribblesdale Fashions moved into the former Trutex fac­ tory at West Bradford, the company’s order books have swol len rapidly. Now this fast-expanding


A HIGH-FLYING success story lies behind the calm stone walls of a former village mill. In the short time


provides free transport to and from work, currently has 110 employees and most of the labour force is women. The workers travel from places such as Clitheroe, Chipping, Whal- ley, Chatbum, Longridge — and even Blackburn.


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ing conditions in a friendly company where.everyone, including managing direc­ to r Mr Malcolm Gauk- roger, is on first-name terms. As well as good rates of


They enjoy good work­ cSii


pay and a four-and-a-half- day week, the company provides a non-profit mak­ ing canteen and the oppor­ tunity to buy from the fac­ tory at trade price.


; strides since it started pro­


Ribblesdale Fashions has made remarkable


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duction at the end of last1 year. More than 6,000 girls’ dresses are produced each week and production manager Mr John Ains­ worth says that the com­ pany is aiming for a target nearly treble that figure.


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AT work in the pressing, packing and warehousing department are Linda McKenna, Edith Ingham, May Birch, Betty Adcroft, Margaret Alker, Connie


has resulted from the adv­ ance orders already won by sales director Mr Garry Gregson, who is now becoming involved in the export market as well as home sales. >


The drive for more staff


dresses is sold to .major chain stores and multiples throughout the U.K.


Most of the range of


the designs, but Mr Gauk- roger and Mr Gregson are also part of the team invol­ ved in selecting the range.


Several people work on


of the children’s wear • speaks for itself in the


The quality and design


machinists and overloc­ kers. The company, which


orders flooding into the company, and the staff, from the managing direc­ tor down, share the opin­ ion of customers on the a t tra c t iv en e s s of th e clothes being produced. The employees a re


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proud of the company’s success and pleased to be part of a winning team, which on Monday opens a second factory at Bar- noldswick to help cope with the demand for its clothes. The machinists at the


West Bradford factory are now working on this autumn’s dresses, while the design team is looking ahead to autumn, 1980. The company is already fully-booked with orders for next spring. The firm uses mainly


.despatched in the one plant. A dozen school-leavers


polyester material for its clothes. The fabric is printed, cut, machined, p r e s s e d , p a c k e d , w a r e h o u s e d an d


have already started train­ ing for some jobs, but now the company would prefer applications from men and women with previous experience of the industry. Ribblesdale Fashions is


LAYING-UP the cloth are David Parker and Malcolm Johnson, watched by cutting-room.supervisor Mrs Joan Hickling.


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Kurt Salmon Associates, gives expert help and advice to many, many com­ panies. He had .this to say of


Ribblesdale Fashions: "The company’s achieve­ ments in a very short time have been really remark­ able. The all-round per­ formance is outstanding.” So if you want to join a winning team, why not


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TIME for a break — employees enjoy lunch in the staff canteen.


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FOR INTERVIEW PLEASE CONTACT JOHN AINSWORTH ,


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