6 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, May 31st, 198U


B R OW N ’S B U S IN E S S EQ UIPMENT


EXHIBITION


TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY June 5th and 6th


VAUXHALL/OPEL


HOLDEN &HARTLEY THE FINEST SELECTION OF NEW AND USED


CARS IN THE AREA Cavalier Estates


In the Cavalier Estate, Vauxhall has created a fine blend of comfort with practicality, style with roominess, and innovation with value. ■ The Cavaher Estate can certainly take really heavy payloads — well over 1,000 pounds — but it also has plenty of power to move them. The advanced 1600S overhead camshaft engine with 4-speed gearbox powers the Cavalier and Cavalier L, with the GL taking the 5-speed gearbox, or there’s the new 1600 DL Estate introducing diesel power to the Cavalier Estate range.


/ 1600S 5-door 1600 SL 5-door 1600 DL 5-door 1600 SGL 5-door


£JL 1 ■! lIMIWIJ —


As suppliers of vehicles to F. H. BROWN


we wish them continued success.


ACCRINGTON ROAD BURNLEY


TELEPHONE 27321 Open 7 days a week


Heywood 624184


Unit 21, Hooley Bridge Mill, ■ Hooley Bridge,


Bamford Road, Heywood OL10 4AP


Clitheroe 22321, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


F. H. BROWN, the office and business equipment firm, is opening its doors to the area’s-business and professional men and women next Tuesday and Wednesday. On display at the Caldervale Road,


But the Centrepieces will undoubtedly be those products gleaned from the mas­


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THE PICE OF THE WORLD’S NEW BUSINESS EQUIPMENT GOES ON SHOW launch them here. .


Brown staff. It means the area’s business people will


sive Hanover CEBIT Fair by F. H.


Burnley, showroom will be the pick of the world’s word processors, typewriters, photocopiers^ dictation machines, cal­ culators and a, host of other office equip­ ment.


have direct, access to the very latest tech­ nology from the fair,— without the ex­ pense of trayelling to it and the stamina needed to tackle an event larger than the National Exhibition Centre. . Said joint managing director Mr David


bute are still the tops. We looked at all the competition.” More than 4,000 invitations to the F. H.


Brown: “A lot of new products were launched at the fair, and we felt holding our own exhibition was the ideal way to


-Key to F. H.


as a rising star of the local business world has been built on three firm ' founda­ tions:


F. H. BROWN Ltd has a convincing claim to be the largest office equipment distributors in Lancashire. • The firm’s position


Advertising


• Adoption of the very latest technologies in office equipment. • Tailoring that technolo­ gy to customers’needs. • Service through a second-to-none staff. It may come as a sur­


• It was the sons’ early recognition of the import­ ance of the microproces­ sor and the office revolu­ tion to come that has en­ abled the firm to reach the premier position it enjoys today.


H. Brown is run by using the very methods and technology they advocate to customers — not a bad advert!


It also ■ means that F.


prise, therefore, to learn that the firm has a history going back to 1929, being founded as a printers by the father of the present managing directors, Mr David and Mr Andrew Brown.


INQUIRIES


equipment comes second to the primary task of getting the job done. It is but a means to an end. “When customer in­ quiries come in, we go in


At F. H. Brown the A range of machines for every self-service catering need. Vending to order


I ♦ Sales • Lease • Rental • Operating and Valeting Service


• Quality Ingredients


FOR ALL TYPES OF . MACHINES • Qualified Engineers on Call


feature by Graeme Fort


and find out what they want to ,do; We provide an answer to their busi­ ness needs, using the best technology.


of manufacturer’s goods we carry, we can provide the ideal piece of Wt.'It is this service which is vital, especially .with today’s technology. We offer a solution to problems in ways which improve the efficiency of their - busi­ ness.” ^ One illustration of this


“Because of the-range , /


'people spend together while things are dictated, ■ the secretary then goes • away and spends more time typing it. It is very


them, rather than sec­ retaries with shorthand. With shorthand, not only is- there the time two


wasteful.. With a d ic ta t io n


system, a letter is dic­ tated on to tape and then passed to the secretary for typing. “It is' the most cost-


F; H. B R OW N . LTD. ^Business Equipment


is the use of dictation machines. “It is still amazing how many people do not use


effective investment any company can make, in my opinion,” said Mr David Brown. “It would cost less than £2 a week — one hours wage. Yet it generates a great deal of time.”


SUCCESSFUL


vices a band of commerce and industry stretching from the Fylde Coast to the East Coast, taking in all the major cities of Lancashire and York­ shire. A, quick-look at the map shows just what a prime central position Burnley is to service this region. It was to further im­


F. H. Brown now ser­


prove this service that the firm made “a very suc­ cessful move” last De­ cember in taking over Bernard Hope and Co., of


existing management, sales team and engineers and added to them. We are now able to offer cus­ tomers in this area the same service our other customers have been en­ joying. “It has also given us a


serviced the Fylde,” said Mr Andrew Brown. “We have kept in the


Blackpool, now a wholely* owned subsidiary. “This was a small office equipment dealer which


9,000 sq. ft. warehouse as well, which helps with furniture stocks. Delivery times for furniture from manufacturers are getting longer and longer at( the moment, so we need to be able to hold good stocks to satisfy customers.”


H. • Brown are brothers David and Andrew. Their mother, Mrs Jean Brown, also does valuable work as a director. The rest of the management team are Mr Ron Sykes, who looks after administration and purchasing; Mrs Donna Bridge, the company sec­ retary and accountant; Mr Terry Routh, service manager; Mr Frank Clean, assistant service manager; and Mr David Wigan, general manager of the Blackpool opera­ tion.


Heading the team at F.


MR STEPHEN RICHARDSON, area sales manager for Burnley, with the neiv Canon PC 15 ■ . ■


team of 20 salesmen and 14 engineers, all in radio- controlled vehicles and manufacturer-trained.


EXCELLENT


gineers care for more than 1,000. copiers and a whole host of other equip­ ment.


Between them, the en­ Backing them up are a


“Recruiting that team has been a key to our


success,” said Mr David Brown. “We have some excellent people; ■ that is, in fact, the difference bet­ ween success and failure.” F. H. Brown'now em­


JOINT managing directors Andrew, left, and David Brown outside the smart head . offices


pieces of equipment which we felt would- offer the best value to our customers — plus the fact that it gave! us a chance to discover, that the manufacturers we distri­


“We brought back from the fair the 1


Brown exhibition have already gone out but, if you haven’t received one, don’t think for a minute you are not welcome!


Clitheroi ' A feature of the exhibition will be a


professional eyening between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the Tuesday. This will give F. H. Brown’s staff the opportunity to _ discuss the slightly different needs of bodies such as solicitors, estate agents and architects for office equipment. The exhibition wilt be open between 10


a.m., and 6 p.m. each day. It’s an oppor­ tunity to experience tomorrow’s office technology today — at prices that will surprise you!


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CAN( Adler the lal will be Brown I In ad|


existing f ters. It storage c • The memorl which stil


iow-cost the first be link Canon people them, t f based 1 system. I £2,500 cl erythingl board, c l you alref writer,” | Brown.I superb.”! • The unit. Thi


ploys nearly 70 people. In recent years they, have been able to give perma­ nent jobs to several young people who did Youth Training Schemes with the firm.


YTS I bowrA typed


so do our electronic typewriters.


Because typing problems come in all shapes and sizes


Vi The World of Sharp offers micro-computer controlled


copiers that set new standards in cost-efficiency, performance and reliability. Ultra-compact machines incorporating Sharp’s exclusive


A P 5 0 0


As the 400 plus 20 character screen, memory 16 or 32k. global search and replacement unlimited memory and storage with disk drive. Interfaccable.


simulation function and automatic toner control for consistently perfect copies. Self-diagnostic electronics and‘clamshell’ construction for .


easeof maintenance. Plus'add-on’featuresforoptimumefficiency. The world of Sharp, looking further ahead.


I £


AP300 Alt the features of the 200 and in addition IS character display, centering between tabs as well as margins, right hand margin justification.


At.Canon we understand the many


typing problems fating today's secretaries. That's why our range of electronic


typewriters include an impressive display of features designed to help a secretary and the business she works for become


AP350 AH the features of the 300 plus 8k memory. RS 232C interface capability, memory protected by lithium battery.


more efficient So why not find out how your local


Canon dealer can help solve your typing problems? I Please send me detaf s of the Canon AP range of Electrons: Typewriters


\ To F. H. Brown Ltd, Freepost, Burnley, Lancs SF-815 -_____


Sharp’s advanced features combine to ensure efficient copying work. •


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500 character correction memory.-20 cps print speed. 10.12.15 and PS Line framing feature, format memory, capable of up to 4 formats Interfaceable.


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miiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniiuuiimti tjt v/ ^ i c t a t i c « v m a 3 M n ^ t o cut dictation time. Philips desk and portable machines enable your .


secretary to be doing other tasks while you’re dictating. They’ve sophisticated features too— for instance


some of ourdesk top machines have a visual device that ■marks where a letter begins and ends.


It’s just one example of how Pliilipsean increase


' your business efficiency.;'. But for further information contact:—


F. H. BRW td


\ Caldervale Showrooms t | | Burnley, Lancs


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Available from


F. H. BROWN LTD \ : ■ A 5FICER5 P R O D U C T


• -- -‘' ;V e’ll help you lookgoodonpaper_


SPICERS CAMBRIDGE an.


Man uf actu rers Specialists in Fleet maintenance and all


other Motor vehicle repairs, would like to wish


F. H. BROWN LTD. continued success ■


For all yoiir. bodywork/mechanical repairs


Telephone: Burnley (0282) 58206 , - CHAPEL YARD, HELENA STREET, BURNLEY, LANCS.,' BB10 4AP •


AshwortH & SimmonS 'Motor Engineers


...........— F. H. Brown Ltd.,


Caldervale Road, Burnley. Tel: Burnley 26622


SF-755 If you are looking for a really easy-to-use copier,


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then Sharp’s SF-755 is the one to satisfy your need. It is compact and lightweight yet packed with user- orientated features.


The world of where great ideas come to life -


SF-900 The new high-speed copier SF-900 produces 40 copies per minute and gives one enlargement and three reduction modes.


SF-760 Simplified reduction/enlargement with automatic features streamline your copying jobs.


SF-780 Two reduction Mode Plain Paper Copier. If you have problems with paper work, consider Sharp's SF-780.Two mode reduction conveniently standardises paper size. And that reduces filing space and increases economy.


SF-825 Two mode reduction and one enlargement, offer enlarged efficiency and reduced waste.


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your own. ■.. the road leading you on. Great at the way you can feel the road. The steering almost talks to you. The sleek Sierra shape just slips through the wind. How quiet it is too.


It’s just you and a Ford Sierra. . . out for the day on , Man and machine inperfect harmony.


"We 'are pleased to be suppliers of vehicles to F. H. BROWN LTD”


Let us quote you — purchase/lease/ contract-hire


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