The decline of the British tyre industry - Newcastle University
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(Engineering); Association <strong>of</strong> Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs; Union <strong>of</strong> Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers; and<br />
Transport and General Workers Union.<br />
35 John Cousins was a full-time <strong>of</strong>ficial <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> TGWU for 12 years. In 1975 he was appointed Manpower and Industrial Relations<br />
Director at NEDO. He replaced Mr Asher as chair <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Rubber Processing SWP in February 1978. Cousins was appointed<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Personnel at Plessey Telecommunications in 1980.<br />
36 Fishwick, Evolution <strong>of</strong> Concentration, vii.<br />
37 Rhys, “Motor vehicles,” 186.<br />
38 Bhaskar, Motor Industry, 119.<br />
39 Rubber Statistical Bulletin, various issues.<br />
40 Tyres & Accessories, Nov. 1976, 40.<br />
41 Tyres & Accessories, Jan. 1980, 24.<br />
42 Rubber Statistical Bulletin, various issues.<br />
43 NEDO/RP/IS (77)18, “Market objectives for <strong>the</strong> UK <strong>tyre</strong> <strong>industry</strong>,” Rubber Processing Sector Working Party, 23 June 1977: 1.<br />
44 Ibid.<br />
45 Ibid.<br />
46 NEDO/RP/IS (77) 5 th Meeting, para 4.7.<br />
47 NEDO, Industrial Strategy, 14 December 1977, paras 1.10-1.12.<br />
48 Ibid, para1.12.<br />
49 Ibid, para 2.16.<br />
50 Ibid, para 2.26.<br />
51 NEDO/RP/IS (77)18, “Market objectives for <strong>the</strong> UK <strong>tyre</strong> <strong>industry</strong>”, paras 6.2-6.3.<br />
52 Ibid, paras 5.2-5.3.<br />
53 NEDO (80)60, “Sectoral Report: Tyre Industry,” Note by <strong>the</strong> Secretary, 19 September 1980: 5.<br />
54 NEDO, Progress Report 1979, 19.<br />
55 NEDO, <strong>The</strong> <strong>tyre</strong> <strong>industry</strong>, 1.<br />
56 Ibid.<br />
57 NEDO, Efficiency dialogues, 17.<br />
58 HM Treasury and Department <strong>of</strong> Industry, Industrial Strategy, 8.<br />
59 Ibid, 6.<br />
60 NEDO, Efficiency dialogues, iv.