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<strong>Ford</strong>News<br />
Monthly magazine for <strong>Ford</strong> people in the UK <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
Ready for<br />
business<br />
British Gas orders 520 Transits
Editorial<br />
<strong>Ford</strong>News<br />
Editor<br />
Kelvin Brown<br />
kbrow139@ford.com<br />
01277 252102<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> of Britain chairman<br />
and managing director<br />
Mark Ovenden shares<br />
his news and views<br />
We had another stunning month in<br />
April, with <strong>Ford</strong> car and commercial<br />
vehicle sales in Britain up yet again on<br />
2012 figures for both the month and the<br />
year to date.<br />
We sold 1,557 more cars this April<br />
than last, with a total 3,056 more car<br />
sales for the first four months.<br />
The acclaimed B-MAX has provided<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> with yet another success story,<br />
gaining leadership of its segment in April<br />
with a 24.6 per cent share.<br />
It means that we now lead in four<br />
categories, as B-MAX has joined Fiesta,<br />
Focus and Galaxy at the top of their<br />
segments.<br />
The Fiesta continues as overall best<br />
seller and also best selling car in the<br />
retail market – largely thanks to groundbreaking<br />
EcoBoost technology which<br />
has driven a surge in demand for low<br />
emission, fuel-efficient petrol engines.<br />
As a further illustration of the success<br />
of EcoBoost, we have to look no further<br />
than Formula <strong>Ford</strong>, which now uses a<br />
tuned 200PS version of the Bridgendbuilt<br />
1.6-litre EcoBoost engine to power<br />
cars in the UK’s fastest junior singleseater<br />
racing series. The championship<br />
provides exciting racing that is easily<br />
accessible because every three-race<br />
meeting is televised live.<br />
Accessibility is also a keynote of what<br />
we are offering customers with <strong>Ford</strong><br />
BlueService, a range of new aftermarket<br />
services that will transform the aftersales<br />
experience for customers at <strong>Ford</strong><br />
dealerships.<br />
As <strong>Ford</strong> customer service division<br />
director Jon Wellsman confirms, we are<br />
providing customers with a package<br />
including servicing, roadside assistance<br />
and annual vehicle inspections that<br />
offers excellent value and – by using a<br />
single contact number – unrivalled<br />
convenience. <strong>Ford</strong> BlueService has been<br />
launched with a £7.5 million investment<br />
from <strong>Ford</strong> and its dealers, and a commitment<br />
from us all that anyone visiting<br />
a <strong>Ford</strong> dealership will enjoy the very best<br />
customer experience.<br />
Journalists driving the new Fiesta ST<br />
certainly enjoyed their experience; the<br />
response to the EcoBoost-powered car<br />
has been outstanding and, as one who<br />
has fond memories of Fiesta XR2s in the<br />
late 1980s, it has been great to see the<br />
fantastic reviews for the Fiesta ST. It<br />
confirms once again that Britain is the<br />
spiritual home of fast <strong>Ford</strong>s in Europe.<br />
In closing, I would like to thank the<br />
entire <strong>Ford</strong> team in Britain for what you<br />
are all doing to ensure our continuing<br />
success in a tough market.<br />
Transit deal<br />
British Gas has<br />
renewed a fleet<br />
supply deal with<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> which will see<br />
520 signwritten<br />
Transit vans being<br />
used by the utility<br />
company’s central<br />
heating installation<br />
engineer teams who<br />
operate across the<br />
country.<br />
See page 11<br />
Budding engineers<br />
Dunton plays host to the<br />
Greenpower Goblins<br />
See page 11<br />
Sub-editor<br />
Julian Kirk<br />
jkirk40@ford.com<br />
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01446 742905<br />
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fnews@ford.com<br />
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<strong>Ford</strong> maintains clear market<br />
lead with strong retail sales<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> increased its car and commercial<br />
vehicle (CV) sales in April and for the year to<br />
date, compared with 2012.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong>’s retail car sales were also up for<br />
April and for the year to date, compared<br />
with 2012.<br />
The Fiesta was the retail sales leader,<br />
continuing to outsell its nearest rival by<br />
more than two to one.<br />
According to the official sales figures<br />
from the Society of Motor Manufacturers<br />
and Traders (SMMT):<br />
•<strong>Ford</strong> leads UK car and CV sales in April<br />
and for the year to date<br />
•Fiesta and Focus are the UK’s number<br />
one and two best sellers<br />
•<strong>Ford</strong> extends its April retail car sales<br />
lead by 89 per cent over its nearest rival<br />
•B-MAX takes segment leadership in<br />
April<br />
•<strong>Ford</strong> CV sales and share up in April and<br />
for the year to date<br />
•Transit is now the UK’s sixth best-selling<br />
vehicle in April.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> of Britain chairman and managing<br />
director, Mark Ovenden, said: “April provided<br />
more positive news for the UK market<br />
and has seen <strong>Ford</strong>’s car and CV models<br />
sustain their impressive sales record<br />
through <strong>2013</strong>. Our best-ever vehicle range<br />
has proved attractive to private customers,<br />
helping to drive up our share of more<br />
profitable retail sales.<br />
“The quality of the <strong>Ford</strong> model range is<br />
underlined by the B-MAX securing segment<br />
leadership as well as the successful launches<br />
this year of the new Fiesta, the Transit<br />
Custom, the Kuga and the headline-grabbing<br />
new Fiesta ST.”<br />
The official figures released by the SMMT<br />
show that total car sales in April were up<br />
14.8 per cent to 163,357 units, compared<br />
with April 2012. <strong>Ford</strong> car sales of 22,178<br />
were up from 20,621 in April 2012.<br />
Fiesta remains the number one best-selling car in the UK, with Focus in second place<br />
For the year to date total UK car sales<br />
were 768,555, up 8.9 per cent compared<br />
with 2012, while <strong>Ford</strong> car sales for this<br />
period were 106,525, up from 103,469 in<br />
2012. With a total of 8,083 registrations the<br />
Fiesta was the UK best seller in April –<br />
1,999 sales and 1.2 percentage points of<br />
market share ahead of its nearest rival.<br />
On retail sales alone the Fiesta’s lead is<br />
even more significant at 2,733 registrations<br />
and 3.3 percentage points of market share.<br />
In April the B-MAX secured leadership of<br />
its segment with 1,441 sales, accounting for<br />
a 24.6 per cent segment share. The B-MAX<br />
joins the Fiesta, Focus and Galaxy, which<br />
also lead their respective segments.<br />
CV sales rocket by 25 per cent<br />
UK CV sales in April were up over 25 per cent, compared with April 2012. Total sales of <strong>Ford</strong> CVs in<br />
April were up from 3,822 to 5,900, compared with the same month last year, with share up from<br />
18.5 to 22.8 per cent. For the year to date (end April), <strong>Ford</strong> CV sales are up from 20,628 to 24,659<br />
with share up from 20.6 to 22.5 per cent, compared with the same period last year.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> medium commercial sales, headed by the industry-leading <strong>Ford</strong> Transit, were up from<br />
3,096 to 5,013 and <strong>Ford</strong>’s share of MCV sales was 32.2 per cent up from 27.0 per cent in April<br />
2012. The <strong>Ford</strong> Transit is the sixth best-selling vehicle in the UK, outsold in <strong>Ford</strong>’s model range only<br />
by the Fiesta and the Focus.<br />
Transit leads all CV segments in which it competes, with its share of the one tonne segment<br />
bolstered by the introduction of the Transit Custom and the Tourneo Custom. <strong>Ford</strong> Fiesta van also<br />
leads its segment by a clear margin, taking 60.8 per cent of its segment for the year to date.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong> 5
<strong>Ford</strong> BlueService is set to<br />
transform customer service<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> is to transform its aftersales experience<br />
for retail customers with the introduction<br />
of a range of new services launched<br />
under the “<strong>Ford</strong> BlueService” name.<br />
With a joint investment of £7.5m by <strong>Ford</strong><br />
and its dealers, <strong>Ford</strong> BlueService is being<br />
rolled out across <strong>Ford</strong>’s 650-strong service<br />
network – the UK’s largest.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> BlueService includes a free electronic<br />
vehicle health check (<strong>Ford</strong> eCHECK),<br />
online service booking, <strong>Ford</strong> Assistance,<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> Accident Management and a <strong>Ford</strong> One<br />
Call helpline. <strong>Ford</strong> customers will also have<br />
the chance to boost their Nectar point<br />
balance with servicing offers rewarding two<br />
points for every £1 spent.<br />
In the coming months <strong>Ford</strong> BlueService is<br />
set to expand with new customer benefits<br />
covering fixed pricing for parts, jobs and<br />
servicing, security and operating system<br />
upgrades and other online innovations.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> BlueService joins the latest aftersales<br />
services nnounced for commercial<br />
vehicle customers under the Transit24<br />
name, offering convenient appointments,<br />
while-you-wait servicing and extendedopening<br />
service appointments.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> customer service division director,<br />
Jon Wellsman, said: “This combined servicing,<br />
roadside assistance and annual inspection<br />
package offers <strong>Ford</strong> customers driving<br />
cars of any age and with any mileage<br />
excellent value. On top of that the ability to<br />
access services through a single contact<br />
number ensures unrivalled convenience.”<br />
“The <strong>Ford</strong> UK dealer network accommodates<br />
over one million customer visits a<br />
year, and it’s the company’s aim to make<br />
sure they receive the very best experience.”<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> eCHECK<br />
A safety inspection and report carried out<br />
by <strong>Ford</strong>-trained technicians using the latest<br />
diagnostics equipment allowing customers<br />
to see a detailed overview of key components<br />
on their vehicle. Colour coded safety<br />
ratings - green (no attention required),<br />
amber (requiring attention soon) and red<br />
(requiring urgent attention) are included to<br />
provide the customer a clear assessment of<br />
the vehicle’s safety and to point out any<br />
items requiring urgent attention.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> Assistance<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> customers who have a scheduled<br />
service carried out at a <strong>Ford</strong> authorised<br />
repairer automatically receive free UK and<br />
European roadside assistance through to<br />
the next scheduled routine maintenance,<br />
usually 12 months or 12,500 miles. As well<br />
as the peace of mind provided, this saves<br />
the customer the inconvenience and cost of<br />
buying third-party roadside assistance.<br />
One of the promotional posters for the new <strong>Ford</strong> BlueService programme<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> <strong>Online</strong> Service Booking<br />
The new way to book a <strong>Ford</strong> service and<br />
MOT online can be accessed on www.ford.<br />
co.uk/OSB. It enables customers to book a<br />
service appointment anywhere in the UK<br />
and is available 24 hours a day, seven days<br />
a week.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> One Call 24/7 helpline<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> is offering a single point of contact for<br />
customers through the new One Call<br />
customer hotline (0203 564 4444), whether<br />
their call is regarding a technical issue,<br />
roadside assistance or a request for product<br />
information and services.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> Accident Management<br />
This service is free to all <strong>Ford</strong> owners<br />
through the One Call number. The entire<br />
claim process is managed from vehicle<br />
recovery through completing the claim form,<br />
liaising with the insurance company, arranging<br />
vehicle repair at a <strong>Ford</strong> accident repair<br />
centre and providing a courtesy car.<br />
Transit24<br />
The <strong>Ford</strong> network of premium CV authorised<br />
repairers is conveniently located<br />
across the UK and has specialised staff,<br />
workshop equipment, tools and training to<br />
meet customer demand. It offers first-class<br />
assistance minimising fleet customer<br />
vehicle downtime and provides priority<br />
treatment for urgent cases, aiming to<br />
complete vehicle off-road repairs on the<br />
same working day.<br />
Every Transit carries a three-year/<br />
100,000-mile warranty and with <strong>Ford</strong><br />
Assistance, a premium roadside assistance<br />
package which includes ‘load-continuation’,<br />
so that in the event of a breakdown the load<br />
can be delivered before the vehicle is taken<br />
to a repairer. <strong>Ford</strong> also offers a free Fleet<br />
Accident Management service to business<br />
customers.<br />
Future developments<br />
Over the next months, <strong>Ford</strong> will be rolling<br />
out further <strong>Ford</strong> BlueService benefits<br />
including a national fixed pricing system for<br />
common service work on older vehicles to<br />
make <strong>Ford</strong> aftermarket pricing more transparent<br />
to customers before and during their<br />
dealer visit. Additionally <strong>Ford</strong> will announce<br />
web and software-based service innovations<br />
for its car and CV ranges.<br />
6 <strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong>
Host of<br />
awards<br />
for new<br />
models<br />
The all-new B-MAX and latest Fiesta have<br />
earned a pair of top awards from Diesel Car<br />
magazine. Recognition was also given to<br />
the Mondeo, S-MAX and Focus estate, all of<br />
which were highly commended in their<br />
categories.<br />
The segment-leading B-MAX was<br />
crowned Best MPV ahead of the <strong>Ford</strong><br />
C-MAX, while the new Fiesta fought off<br />
strong opposition to win the Best Small Car<br />
title.<br />
Diesel Car editor, Ian Robertson, said:<br />
“From the moment you get behind the<br />
wheel of a Fiesta, you just know that <strong>Ford</strong>’s<br />
engineers have got this car spot on.<br />
“The B-MAX is friendly and fun, clever<br />
and capable, with zippy performance and<br />
really good economy.”<br />
<strong>Ford</strong>’s medium and large car range also<br />
received praise, with the <strong>Ford</strong> Mondeo,<br />
S-MAX and Focus Estate being commended<br />
in the large car, large MPV and estate<br />
car classes.<br />
• <strong>Ford</strong> has won five awards in the <strong>2013</strong><br />
Fleet World Honours. The B-MAX has won<br />
the Design of the Year award and Transit<br />
The Mondeo has been praised by several awards judges<br />
Custom has won the awards for both Best<br />
New Van and Best Medium Van, while <strong>Ford</strong><br />
was named Van Manufacturer of the Year<br />
and also won the Innovation Award.<br />
• <strong>Ford</strong> has won two awards at the <strong>2013</strong><br />
Vehicle Dynamics International (VDI)<br />
Awards: the Dynamics Team of the Year<br />
and Dynamicist of the Year.<br />
The <strong>Ford</strong> vehicle dynamics department<br />
won for the development of vehicles including<br />
the new B-MAX, all-new Kuga, Focus ST<br />
and new Fiesta ST. <strong>Ford</strong> Team RS vehicle<br />
dynamics specialist David Put won for his<br />
work on the Focus ST and new Fiesta ST.<br />
The jury of automotive journalists from<br />
around the world hailed the team’s work<br />
“stand-out in all segments”, with vehicles<br />
that are “subtle, responsive, and an absolute<br />
pleasure to drive”.<br />
The awards recognise the best ideas,<br />
technology innovation and achievements in<br />
vehicle dynamics development.<br />
Bridgend helps launch new Fiesta ST<br />
Bridgend engine plant became centre of<br />
attention for Britain’s top motoring writers<br />
when it was the venue for the launch of the<br />
Fiesta ST, which uses the most powerful 1.6<br />
EcoBoost engine made on the lines.<br />
Over three days at the end of April, the<br />
writers from all over the country and whose<br />
opinions are poured over by millions of<br />
paper, magazine and website readers every<br />
week, visited for a detailed briefing.<br />
It is the first time the plant has played a<br />
lead role in a new model launch of a product<br />
it builds.<br />
Plant manager Martin Everitt led the<br />
presentations before the journalists toured<br />
part of the 1.6 EcoBoost assembly lines.<br />
The visitors were also able to test the<br />
Fiesta ST over varied roads through the Vale<br />
of Glamorgan and put it through its high<br />
Employees get a closer look at a Fiesta ST, left, while plant manager Martin Everitt<br />
shows <strong>Ford</strong> of Britain chairman and managing director Mark Ovenden around the plant<br />
speed paces at nearby Llandow racing<br />
circuit. The launch coincided with the latest<br />
£24 million investment announcement for<br />
the plant which will build a new 1.5 Eco-<br />
Boost engine on the same lines as the ST<br />
unit from 2014.<br />
• Read about the new Fiesta ST on pages<br />
12 and 13<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong> 7
Employees<br />
get behind<br />
the wheel<br />
As the complete all-new Transit range made its debut<br />
at the CV Show in April, CV sales personnel from UK<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> dealers received a special preview of the new<br />
models at a training event organised by <strong>Ford</strong> College.<br />
As the complete all-new Transit range made its debut<br />
at the CV Show in April, CV sales personnel from UK<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> dealers received a special preview of the new<br />
models at a training event organised by <strong>Ford</strong> College.<br />
As the complete all-new Transit range made its debut<br />
at the CV Show in April, CV sales personnel from UK<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> dealers received a special preview of the new<br />
models at a training event organised by <strong>Ford</strong> College.<br />
As the complete all-new Transit range made its debut<br />
at the CV Show in April, CV sales personnel from UK<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> dealers received a special preview of the new<br />
models at a training event organised by <strong>Ford</strong> College.<br />
As the complete all-new Transit range made its debut<br />
at the CV Show in April, CV sales personnel from UK<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> dealers received a special preview of the new<br />
models at a training event organised by <strong>Ford</strong> College.<br />
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True Blue training on all-new CV range<br />
As the complete all-new Transit range<br />
made its debut at the CV Show in April, CV<br />
sales personnel from UK <strong>Ford</strong> dealers<br />
received a special preview of the new<br />
models at a training event organised by<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> College.<br />
More than 400 delegates attended the<br />
True Blue Truck training programme,<br />
splitting their time between the show and<br />
attending sessions with product experts<br />
learning about the features of the models.<br />
“The CV Show gave us a great opportunity<br />
to provide our dealers with an early<br />
insight into the new range of Transits,” said<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> district sales manager, Terry Rayner,<br />
who introduced the training sessions.<br />
“Delegates not only got to hear in detail<br />
about the new products, but also to see<br />
them in the metal, which is a huge advantage<br />
for our sales personnel.”<br />
The training session began with a review<br />
of <strong>Ford</strong>’s recent performance in the commercial<br />
vehicle market, and a look forward<br />
to the future as <strong>Ford</strong> rolls out its most<br />
comprehensive ever range of products<br />
under the Transit brand name – from the<br />
compact new Transit Courier, through the<br />
Transit Connect and Transit Custom, up to<br />
the large two-tonne Transit.<br />
•Customers attending the show were<br />
able to discuss any queries or concerns on<br />
the spot, with <strong>Ford</strong> engineers and product<br />
specialists, together with representatives<br />
from the Daventry customer relationship<br />
centre (CRC) who were available on the<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> stand for all three days.<br />
“It is always great to have the opportunity<br />
to meet customers in person and to hear<br />
their comments and feedback, and it<br />
provides the ideal chance to reassure<br />
people directly about any concerns that<br />
they have,” said Claire Hayden, operations<br />
executive at the CRC, who attended with<br />
colleague Jodie Farrell.<br />
“Following the show, we came back with<br />
a number of queries which have all been<br />
handled speedily and picked up by the CRC<br />
team.”<br />
8 <strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong>
The 100 Centenary Blue Oval Scholars gathered together at Dunton to see the latest <strong>Ford</strong> technologies, such as the Evos Concept<br />
Centenary<br />
scholars<br />
at Dunton<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> invited all 100 of its Centenary Blue Oval Scholars to<br />
Dunton, to engage with their mentors and to experience the<br />
latest automotive technologies.<br />
The Blue Oval Centenary Scholarship programme was<br />
announced in May 2011 to encourage a new generation of<br />
engineers, scientists and innovators, and to mark 100 years<br />
of <strong>Ford</strong>’s operations in Britain.<br />
Through 12 leading universities, 100 undergraduate<br />
students on a selection of engineering, science, manufacturing<br />
and technology courses, were awarded scholarships<br />
worth a total of £1 million over a three-year period.<br />
The students met with <strong>Ford</strong> engineers and technical staff<br />
to gain an in-depth understanding of product development,<br />
as well as an insight into working at a multi-national bluechip<br />
company.<br />
In addition, students experienced the all-new <strong>Ford</strong> Fiesta<br />
ST around Dunton’s test track.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> of Britain chairman and managing director, Mark<br />
Ovenden, and Graham Hoare, global director, vehicle evaluation,<br />
were both on hand to welcome the scholars and university<br />
staff to Dunton.<br />
Mark Ovenden said: “<strong>Ford</strong> is encouraging students<br />
through the scholarship programme to engage in courses<br />
which deliver the highest quality science and technology<br />
skills that are fundamental to our future industrial base in the<br />
UK. It is just one of the ways <strong>Ford</strong> hopes to inspire the next<br />
generation of engineers and scientists.”<br />
Above: a scholar<br />
chats to a <strong>Ford</strong><br />
technician<br />
Right: <strong>Ford</strong> of Britain<br />
managing director<br />
Mark Ovenden with<br />
two of the scholars<br />
The scholars had the chance to try the new Fiesta ST at Dunton<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong> 9
Preparing for the future<br />
Equipping colleagues with skills and confidence to embrace change when the plants close is a<br />
key focus for the team at Southampton and Dagenham Stamping and Tooling Operations. While<br />
manufacturing continues, there is equal emphasis on helping colleagues prepare for the next<br />
chapter in their life, with a host of training opportunities available and advice on hand in plant<br />
Scores of potential recruiters from across<br />
the south visited Southampton plant in two<br />
recent jobs fairs.<br />
Many participating companies which<br />
attended the first fair commented on how<br />
well organised it had been and how professional<br />
the employees they met were.<br />
Plant manager John Oldham said: “I was<br />
very proud of the feedback I got from the<br />
employers who were very complimentary<br />
about the skills, knowledge and attitudes of<br />
our people. I was also very proud of the way<br />
employees had embraced the change, were<br />
so positive on the day and were presenting<br />
themselves in a very professional manner.”<br />
The HR team at the plant will work closely<br />
with potential employers to facilitate them<br />
as they work through the selection process.<br />
Some companies have, for example, already<br />
conducted job interviews in the plant itself.<br />
Plant manager John Oldham, above, is enthusiastic about the jobs fairs<br />
• Equipping colleagues with skills and confidence to embrace change is a key focus for the team at Southampton<br />
plant. Outplacement and career specialist Lee Hecht Harrison have a suite on site where employees can<br />
receive help to prepare for the next step, from identifying retraining options to preparing for job interviews.<br />
The support being offered through the plant’s social plan is wide-ranging – from meetings with financial<br />
advisers to health checks. Many have completed training courses at Eastleigh College or through EDAP.<br />
In considering what new skills they may need to acquire, it is just as important to help colleagues recognise<br />
the skills they already have, said human resources manager Geoff Glover. To this end, every <strong>Ford</strong> employee now<br />
has a skills passport, a binder in which their experience, skills and knowledge are set out.<br />
“Our Southampton team members have very many competences but they may not always realise this or have<br />
confidence in their abilities,” said Geoff. “We wanted our colleagues to be as organised and professional as<br />
possible so that they can maximise their opportunities. The skills passports represent their marketability and are<br />
testimony to our team’s professionalism.<br />
He said: “Plant closure is difficult but we have been trying to do everything we can to provide employees with<br />
an alternative life plan.”<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> is part of a multi-agency task force set up to ensure appropriate support is in place for employees and the<br />
plant’s local suppliers, including skills, training and help finding new work.<br />
DSTO supporting change in various ways<br />
The team at Dagenham Stamping and<br />
Tooling Operations (DSTO) are supporting<br />
the change in a number of ways.<br />
Outplacement and career specialists, Lee<br />
Hecht Harrison, have met with all DSTO<br />
employees to discuss options and provide<br />
support through the transition.<br />
They have already delivered a range of<br />
support workshops, including:<br />
• Retirement planning and financial<br />
advice<br />
•Assisting employees’ search for external<br />
opportunities, with classroom-based<br />
training on CV writing, filling out job application<br />
forms, interview skills and where to<br />
search for jobs.<br />
This is being followed up with one to one<br />
support, helping employees in whichever<br />
direction they choose to go.<br />
Lee Hecht Harrison have contacted<br />
potential recruiters and have advertised<br />
more than 100 opportunities on noticeboards<br />
within the plant.<br />
Like Southampton, DSTO has been<br />
running job fairs in May, and there has been<br />
keen interest from employers.<br />
The interested parties showing interest<br />
include organisations such as BMW, Jaguar<br />
Land Rover, DP World Thames Gateway,<br />
UK Power Networks, Euro Springs and<br />
Pressings, Amtech Aluminium Castings and<br />
Arriva.<br />
“With workshops and one-to-one support<br />
being run, DSTO and Lee Hecht Harrison<br />
aim to give employees the best possible<br />
chance to present themselves to the recruiting<br />
organisations,” said Dagenham Stamping<br />
and Tooling Operations HR manager<br />
Amy Lewis.<br />
10 <strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong>
The Greenpower<br />
Goblins at Dunton<br />
Budding young engineers-to-be showed off<br />
their green credentials at the second Dunton-based<br />
Greenpower Goblin event for<br />
children.<br />
The eco-vehicles competition is the junior<br />
version of Greenpower (which will be held in<br />
July) and introduces primary school students<br />
to mechanical engineering with environmental<br />
awareness, specifically focusing around<br />
electric power.<br />
Seven teams from six local primary schools<br />
took part in their self-built electric vehicles,<br />
proving that interest in the event is growing<br />
year on year, with the teams competing over a<br />
slalom, drag race and laps of a small oval<br />
circuit throughout the day.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> volunteers Ed Berry, Gabrielle Baines, David<br />
Woods, Joanna Papamargaritis and Vipul Saxena<br />
Hannah Enticknap, from Greenpower, said:<br />
“It takes each school about 15 hours to build<br />
their vehicles and we assist by offering kits for<br />
them to develop the cars.”<br />
A total of 11 <strong>Ford</strong> volunteers took part,<br />
including Dunton exhaust engineering employee<br />
Vipul Saxena, who explained: “I love doing<br />
things like this and seeing the excitement on<br />
the kids’ faces, it is great to encourage young<br />
engineers.”<br />
<strong>Ford</strong>’s event co-ordinator Nicola Gregory<br />
said: “It was a fantastic day and we have seen<br />
more interest this year, we hope to have even<br />
more teams taking part in 2014.”<br />
The main Greenpower event will be held at<br />
Dunton on 6 July this year.<br />
British Gas in<br />
huge fleet order<br />
for Transit<br />
British Gas has ordered 520 Transit<br />
vans for use by its team of central<br />
heating installation engineers.<br />
The company chose the Transit<br />
primarily for its class-leading economy<br />
and the low emissions from its Dagenham-built<br />
125PS 2.2-litre TDCi diesel<br />
engine.<br />
The choice of Transit also enabled<br />
British Gas to achieve significant cost<br />
savings by recycling the bespoke<br />
racking systems fitted to their existing<br />
Transits.<br />
Another advantage was the superior<br />
security offered by the Transit’s large<br />
load capacity, which enables awkward<br />
loads to be accommodated inside the<br />
van, rather than on external racking.<br />
British Gas fleet general manager<br />
Colin Marriott, said: “It was a no-brainer<br />
really: the vans used by our central<br />
heating installation engineers are a vital<br />
resource for them and they love the<br />
Transit.<br />
“When we asked, they said: ‘Give us<br />
the same again, please’. On top of that,<br />
by sticking with the same body shape,<br />
we have been able to take fantastic<br />
advantage of being able to recycle all<br />
the racking systems, saving tonnes of<br />
steel, energy and money.<br />
“The Transit can also carry three<br />
metres of copper piping inside the<br />
vehicle, rather than on the roof, and that<br />
is a major security advantage point for<br />
us.”<br />
The vans also meet the company’s<br />
sophisticated vehicle whole life cost<br />
model, which determines the replacement<br />
timing for its vehicles.<br />
All the vans being supplied are 330<br />
medium wheelbase, medium roof<br />
models, equipped with air-conditioning,<br />
speed limiter and winter tyres, enabling<br />
the engineers to carry out their work in<br />
the toughest of environments.<br />
Thirty-two will be four-wheel-drive<br />
versions, which will be located strategically<br />
around the country by British Gas,<br />
for use in the most severe weather.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> direct sales manager Stephen<br />
Gafson, said: “It is with good reason<br />
that the <strong>Ford</strong> Transit is known as<br />
Britain’s favourite van, and this new<br />
order from British Gas underlines the<br />
affection in which the vehicle is held,<br />
not only by the end user, but also by<br />
fleets who are looking for versatility and<br />
value.”<br />
The new Transits will be delivered<br />
throughout this year replacing half the<br />
fleet used by British Gas engineers.<br />
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<strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong> 11
A great<br />
start for<br />
Fiesta<br />
ST<br />
Car buyers and motoring<br />
journalists are impressed<br />
with <strong>Ford</strong>’s latest hot<br />
hatchback model<br />
The new <strong>Ford</strong> Fiesta ST is just now reaching<br />
dealer showrooms, but more than 1,000 customers<br />
had already placed an order in the three<br />
months from prices being announced in January.<br />
Priced from just £16,995 – up to £2,000 less<br />
than segment competitors – and receiving praise<br />
for its engaging and entertaining drive, the Fiesta<br />
ST is already in strong demand at the head of the<br />
new Fiesta range.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> of Britain chairman and managing director,<br />
Mark Ovenden, said: “Our Fiesta ST offers<br />
the winning combination of accessible pricing,<br />
exhilarating performance and outstanding<br />
economy.<br />
“Expert commentators have described the car<br />
as sensational, praising its agility, responsiveness<br />
and addictive fun - yet with every-day practicality.<br />
The rush of early orders proves our customers<br />
agree with this assessment too.”<br />
More than 90 per cent of customers have<br />
opted for the Fiesta ST-2 which adds partial<br />
leather Recaro seats, Sony DAB radio, <strong>Ford</strong><br />
keyless start, privacy glass and LED daytime<br />
running lamps to the standard specification of<br />
17-inch alloy wheels, ST front fog lights, SYNC<br />
connectivity, Thatcham CAT 1 alarm and My Key.<br />
The same is true for Focus ST which has seen<br />
the majority of customers opting for the highly<br />
specified, technology-rich models.<br />
More than three in five new medium hot<br />
hatches in the UK is a Focus ST, with sales to<br />
date exceeding 3,000, outselling the Volkswagen<br />
Golf GTi by more than two to one.<br />
What the press says...<br />
• Andrew English described the Fiesta ST to Daily Telegraph readers as: “the best fun you can<br />
have for the money….this is the best of this year’s B-segment hot hatches and it’s £2,000 cheaper<br />
than its rivals. Why would you pay more for less?”<br />
He said: “It just monsters roads and is the kind of car that drives supercar owners crazy<br />
wondering why they spend all that money. The grin hasn’t left my face all week.”<br />
• Autocar tested a Fiesta ST-2 head-to-head against a Renault Clio RS 200 Turbo LX and Peugeot<br />
208 GTi and declared: “We’ve become accustomed to <strong>Ford</strong> delivering class leaders right out of the<br />
gate, and the ST is no exception.”<br />
Although costing £900 less than the Peugeot and £2,000 less than the Renault, the Fiesta ST-2<br />
won the test comfortably, with Autocar commenting: “The ST proves an object lesson in familiar<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> development – namely, giving us exactly what we want.”<br />
• Jack Rix told Auto Express readers: “<strong>Ford</strong> has called up every ounce of its hot hatch knowhow<br />
to deliver a car that does exactly what a hot hatch needs to do – excite. Instant performance, a<br />
fantastic exhaust note and great agility make the Fiesta fun in town and on track, while it costs<br />
much less than rivals.<br />
“We had big expectations and the ST more than meets them.”<br />
12 <strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong>
Road test<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> News reporter<br />
Robin Roberts, who<br />
also edits the<br />
Wheels Within Wales<br />
automotive website,<br />
put the Fiesta ST to<br />
the test on the roads<br />
of south Wales<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> has restored its image for making<br />
dynamic hot hatches as it rolls out the<br />
Fiesta ST.<br />
It is visually and dynamically very different<br />
to its stablemates and its Team RS tuning is<br />
immediately apparent.<br />
The 1.6 litre engine is a compact fit under<br />
the bonnet and delivers very willing acceleration<br />
from rest and through the gears. On<br />
motorways it cruises with nonchalance at<br />
the legal limit.<br />
But it’s on twisting roads that the Fiesta<br />
ST comes into its own.<br />
The figure-hugging Recaro seats really<br />
hold you securely in place and there is an<br />
immediate response to the steering and<br />
immensely powerful brakes which include<br />
all round discs for the first time on Fiesta.<br />
You can tell the suspension has been<br />
firmed up a lot and the ride lowered because<br />
it corners in a much flatter manner<br />
and it does transmit a lot of bumps back<br />
into the cabin.<br />
Handling is agile and the roadholding very<br />
good with a good safety margin built into<br />
the set-up.<br />
A side effect of this is much more road<br />
noise too from the bigger wheels and tyres<br />
but there is no complaint about the deliberately<br />
intruding exhaust note.<br />
Access is easy in front, more of a<br />
squeeze to slip behind, but the boot and<br />
oddments provision is good. Once seated<br />
there is fairly good leg and headroom in<br />
front but less behind.<br />
Visibility is reasonably good at the back<br />
when parking and clear to front and side.<br />
Instruments are decently sized and easy to<br />
read.<br />
I liked the flowing nature to the powertrain<br />
and gearbox, the agile steering and confidence-inspiring<br />
brakes underfoot.<br />
Over a mixture of roads I managed to get<br />
into the low-30s economy but the engine of<br />
my test car was barely run in and I would<br />
expect this to improve.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong> 13
Southampton<br />
plant shows its<br />
community spirit<br />
Community spirit has always been<br />
strong in Southampton plant – and that<br />
extends to its links with the local<br />
community.<br />
So when Hampshire Cricket Club<br />
approached the plant to ask if its front<br />
car park could be used to help accommodate<br />
the crowds at the England vs<br />
New Zealand international at the Ageas<br />
Bowl this month, the plant was happy to<br />
oblige.<br />
And, in the spirit of reciprocity, the<br />
cricket club offered the plant 50 free<br />
tickets for the match which is to be<br />
played on 2 <strong>June</strong> – which have been<br />
distributed through a free-entry prize<br />
draw.<br />
This is just one of many examples<br />
where <strong>Ford</strong> Southampton has allowed<br />
local community groups to use its<br />
facilities or its grounds.<br />
A local animal rescue charity, for<br />
example, has used part of the plant’s<br />
rear car park every year for a summer<br />
fundraising sale.<br />
The plant also set up an IT suite for<br />
community use.<br />
Southampton plant HR manager<br />
Geoff Glover, said: “This is all part of<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> Southampton being a ‘good<br />
neighbour’ to others in our community,<br />
as we have been over many a year.<br />
“We feel it is important to try to give<br />
something back to the local<br />
community.”<br />
The plant has recently held talks with<br />
the cricket club to share learning about<br />
engaging with the wider community.<br />
The club has recently established its<br />
own community trust and was keen to<br />
learn from the plant and initiatives such<br />
as the <strong>Ford</strong> Britain Trust.<br />
Cycling team help<br />
raise £800 for BEN<br />
Five sets of ‘somewhat ageing legs’ from<br />
Southampton plant came second in a gruelling<br />
cycle challenge, clocking up an impressive 406<br />
miles in 12 hours.<br />
The five-strong team from Southampton<br />
took silver by completing 211 laps in the Le<br />
Mans-style challenge at Rockingham Motor<br />
Speedway in Northamptonshire in March. The<br />
team comprised Bryan Palmer, Mike Scott,<br />
Mark Mole, Ian Summerville and Kiomars<br />
Brink, a former Ironman Wales competitor.<br />
In the process, the team raised about £800<br />
in aid of the charity BEN, which provides care<br />
and support for past and present employees of<br />
the automotive and related industries.<br />
The annual challenge is usually held over 24<br />
hours but poor weather prompted the organisers<br />
to halve the duration – making the endurance<br />
test shorter but sharper.<br />
“That meant we squeezed 24 hours of<br />
cycling into a 12-hour window so it was one<br />
hour on and one hour off,” explained vehicle<br />
evaluation senior engineer Bryan Palmer.<br />
“There was just enough time to throw a bit of<br />
pasta down your throat and then it was back<br />
on the bike.<br />
“We drove through two hours of fog to get<br />
there and when we arrived the track was<br />
frozen. Because they were concerned about<br />
safety, they decided we’d race from 9am to<br />
9pm.<br />
“We’re all in our 40s and 50s. The next day I<br />
just slept... but it was a good day.”<br />
Bryan’s enthusiasm for cycling inspired the<br />
ongoing On Your Bike campaign at Southampton<br />
plant which has involved a series of<br />
promotional and practical events to encourage<br />
colleagues back into the saddle.<br />
Cyclist Bryan Palmer recovers after the bike ride<br />
Dunton mentors see pupils succeed<br />
Dunton employees who have been mentoring<br />
primary school pupils within the Basildon<br />
area as part of the Primary Engineer<br />
challenge were delighted as the schools<br />
took two wins and a second in the event’s<br />
regional national final in April.<br />
Primary Engineer is designed to get<br />
children interested in design and engineering<br />
and <strong>Ford</strong> was involved with 24 employees<br />
mentoring 12 schools.<br />
A regional final was held in February at<br />
James Hornsby secondary school, with<br />
pupils having to create model vehicles – infant<br />
schools were classed as ‘apprentices’<br />
and made theirs from shoe boxes, while<br />
junior schools were ‘engineers’ and made<br />
wooden-chassis vehicles that were battery<br />
powered.<br />
Judging at the event was carried out by<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> employees who had not been involved<br />
in the mentoring programme, and the best<br />
designs were carried forward to the Southern<br />
England final, held on 19 April at Wilmington<br />
Grammar School – where pupil<br />
teams from Ryedean Primary School won at<br />
apprentice level 1 and apprentice level 2,<br />
and came second in engineer level 1.<br />
South Basildon and East Thurrock MP<br />
Stephen Metcalfe said: “I was delighted to<br />
attend the regional final of the Primary<br />
Engineer competition and particularly<br />
pleased to see the five schools from Basildon<br />
do so well, taking two firsts and a<br />
second.<br />
“However, every single participant was a<br />
winner. The experience gained from taking<br />
part, I hope, has opened the students’ eyes<br />
to the enormous possibilities engineering<br />
has to offer and also shown them that it’s<br />
fun! Congratulations to everyone who took<br />
part and to the organisers.”<br />
At the regional final held in Basildon in<br />
February, Phoenix School won apprentice<br />
level 1, Greensted School won apprentice<br />
level 2 and Northlands School and Kingswood<br />
School shared first for engineer level<br />
1. Ryedean was invited to the Southern<br />
England final as a runner-up.<br />
14 <strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong>
Southampton safeguards<br />
future of historic plaque<br />
Southampton has added another chapter<br />
to the history of a plaque whose past is<br />
every bit as colourful as its own.<br />
The plaque is the roll of names of the 52<br />
people killed in an air raid during the Battle<br />
of Britain on the Cunliffe-Owen aircraft<br />
factory which occupied the site<br />
The roll of honour has been lost, replaced,<br />
damaged, salvaged and restored,<br />
then relocated several times – and has now<br />
been given a new home at a local .aviation<br />
museum.<br />
Surviving relatives of those killed in the<br />
raid on 11 September, 1940, were keen that<br />
the plaque should be safeguarded and it will<br />
now be re-housed at the Solent Sky<br />
museum.<br />
When the original roll of honour went<br />
missing, the plant organised for a replacement<br />
to be made – an oak plaque, which<br />
now hangs in the chapel in the memorial<br />
garden marking the factory hit in the air raid.<br />
And when the original plaque resurfaced<br />
in a storeroom a few years ago, it was<br />
restored and resited – first in the visitors’<br />
room and then in the main foyer. It is this<br />
older plaque which has been moved to<br />
Solent Sky.<br />
Helen Corben and Audrey Davey, whose<br />
father Fred Burnet died in the raid, are<br />
appreciative that <strong>Ford</strong> has always accommodated<br />
their annual visit to the chapel –<br />
and to the plaques.<br />
They returned this April with Audrey’s<br />
daughter Caraline Whittenham, to receive<br />
the original plaque on behalf of all the<br />
From left: Audrey Davey, Doug Twogood (who safeguarded the plaque), plant manager<br />
John Oldham, Helen Corben and squadron leader Alan Jones<br />
relatives – and to hand it over to Squadron<br />
Leader Alan Jones of Solent Sky museum.<br />
Helen said: “Everyone at <strong>Ford</strong> has been<br />
most helpful and respectful of me and my<br />
sister over the years, and it has meant such<br />
a lot.”<br />
HR manager Geoff Glover said: “We have<br />
always been aware that this plaque is more<br />
than just a plaque. It represents the sacrifice<br />
of those who were killed at the factory<br />
during the war. It is a symbol of the deep<br />
roots of this site and the important role it<br />
has played in the history of Southampton.<br />
“We were delighted to give this plaque a<br />
new home where it can be viewed by a<br />
wider population, but can also be there to<br />
provide a private moment of thought and<br />
reflection for those family members who<br />
have cherished the memory of their loved<br />
one with such dedication.”<br />
Hannah takes the plunge for JDRF<br />
Hannah Jarrett has fallen into the record books at Bridgend engine plant.<br />
The 16-year-old daughter of engineer Neil Jarrett sky-dived from 13,000ft to<br />
raise yet more money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).<br />
Hannah set herself a target of £660 for the tandem jump, which would have<br />
taken her to £6,000 in total over three years for JDRF. But the plucky parachutist<br />
actually pulled in £1,000 from the jump over Swansea aerodrome.<br />
Before she leapt out of the plane attached to an instructor, Hannah completed<br />
a zip wire descent from Newport Transporter Bridge, as well as<br />
walking in events which brought personal recognition when she was asked to<br />
carry the Olympic torch through South Wales.<br />
Politicians have also asked for her observations and input into diabetes<br />
research and treatment in Wales and she has visited the Houses of Parliament<br />
to meet MPs and peers who want to develop resources and better<br />
treatments.<br />
Hannah has type 1 diabetes, and said the jump was “an amazing<br />
experience”.<br />
Dad Neil added: “You wouldn’t catch me jumping out of a plane like that.<br />
She’s a very brave young woman and we are immensely proud of her.”<br />
Her feet had barely touched ground before she went into training for her<br />
next fund-raising event, a sponsored assault course with the Army.<br />
Hannah Jarrett during her skydive in aid of JDRF<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong> 15
In the<br />
pink for<br />
charity<br />
Dunton and Warley have been in the pink as<br />
part of a fund-raising drive to help beat<br />
breast cancer that has raised more than<br />
£9,000.<br />
A team of 16 people – including <strong>Ford</strong><br />
employees from Dunton, Warley and Cologne,<br />
and their families and friends – took<br />
part in the London MoonWalk <strong>2013</strong>, an<br />
annual event which sees people in decorated<br />
bras walking either a half-marathon or<br />
marathon in London overnight to raise<br />
money for breast cancer research.<br />
As part of that fund-raising effort, a Pink<br />
Day was co-ordinated by Jackie Beenham,<br />
from Dunton HR, when employees were<br />
encouraged to dress in pink for a £1<br />
donation,.<br />
An enormous bake sale saw a variety of<br />
tasty goodies sold, while more than 300<br />
pink roses were sold in the restaurant.<br />
Some employees went even further with the<br />
theme – Terry Boucher and Tony Adams<br />
donned pink ‘onesies’, wigs and bunny ears<br />
to collect money, while Arvinder Marway<br />
wore a pink tie and pink turban on the day.<br />
Overall, £2,250 was raised at Dunton, with<br />
another £1,526 at Warley from cakes and a<br />
bucket collection (and including £610 from<br />
selling roses), with the MoonWalk sponsorship<br />
and pledges taking the total to £9,000.<br />
Jackie Beenham described the Dunton<br />
Pink Day as: “a truly incredible day and so,<br />
so many people kindly volunteered to help<br />
– we are grateful to every one of them.”<br />
Warley organiser Jayne Miles added: “I<br />
think that is just an amazing response for<br />
such a good cause.”<br />
16 <strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong>
<strong>Ford</strong> Land’s Paul Wynne, Karl Griffin, Ava McGregor and Neil<br />
Samuels<br />
Warley energy<br />
saving team<br />
People in Warley are being urged<br />
to switch off lights, computers and<br />
electrical equipment when not<br />
needed to save some of the<br />
£830,000 spent every year heating<br />
and lighting the building.<br />
“We use £200,000 of that energy<br />
at evenings and weekends when<br />
the building is empty,” said <strong>Ford</strong><br />
Land facilities manager Neil Samuels.<br />
“Probably half of those lights<br />
and heaters can’t be turned off, but<br />
we believe half can, and that means<br />
a big potential saving.”<br />
In line with the global energy<br />
efficiency strategy to reduce energy<br />
consumption by 25 per cent by the<br />
end of 2016, Neil’s team is developing<br />
energy efficiency initiatives<br />
including installing staircase and<br />
escalator lighting sensors which will<br />
save around £12,000 a year, car<br />
park lighting timer controls reducing<br />
the number of hours car parks are<br />
lit and specifying `power-save’<br />
printers and copiers when replacement<br />
units are required.<br />
With the annual £75,000 water<br />
bill added, the total cost of utilities<br />
works out at around £650 for every<br />
person in the Warley building – and<br />
next year it will be even more, as<br />
costs increase by around 10 per<br />
cent a year.<br />
According to figures from the<br />
Carbon Trust:<br />
• Air conditioning an office for one<br />
extra hour a day uses enough<br />
energy in a month to power a TV for<br />
more than a year<br />
• A 2degC increase in office<br />
temperature creates enough CO2 in<br />
a year to fill a hot air balloon<br />
• A computer left on overnight for a<br />
year creates enough CO2 to fill a<br />
double-decker bus<br />
Don’t forget:<br />
• Switch off screens during prolonged<br />
periods of inactivity (lunch,<br />
meetings etc) and before you go<br />
home each evening<br />
• Only boil the water you need<br />
• Unplug chargers when not in use<br />
and do not overcharge mobile<br />
phones or PDAs<br />
• Have your computer and screen<br />
go on standby after five minutes<br />
and do not use screen savers.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong> 17
Apprentices<br />
volunteer at<br />
Upminster<br />
Two teams of second year Essexbased<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> apprentices volunteered to<br />
help Hall Mead School at Upminster<br />
as part of National Apprenticeship<br />
Week.<br />
The school needed assistance with<br />
getting equipment that had been<br />
unused for many years in running<br />
order again. The school wanted to<br />
develop more metal working capability<br />
and did not have the maintenance<br />
experience to undertake this work.<br />
The tasks involved the recommissioning<br />
of four lathes and two mechanical<br />
hacksaws that had not been<br />
used for at least 10 years.<br />
The apprentices designed and built<br />
a work bench that complemented an<br />
existing bench to create a bigger<br />
workspace.<br />
They also identified some safety<br />
issues with other machines and<br />
resolved a long outstanding issue with<br />
a wood storage area.<br />
“Work is still ongoing as they have<br />
taken away some items to work on<br />
which will be returned to the school<br />
soon,” said training co-ordinator Andy<br />
Johnson.<br />
“The apprentices were a credit to<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> Motor Company.”<br />
The lathe team, from left: David Balin (instructor), Dan Tapp, Dan Hammond, Oscar Leigh,<br />
Dan Smith, Bradley Rose, Luke Mulholland (ex-pupil of the school) and Mathew Burchett<br />
The bench team,<br />
from left: Richard<br />
Hepworth, Tom<br />
Appleton, Jack<br />
Baker, Tyler Powell<br />
and Jake Gray<br />
Police train Dunton EDAP motorcyclists<br />
Motorcyclists at Dunton can learn to be safer on the roads thanks to a new<br />
scheme arranged through EDAP.<br />
The inaugural Bike Safe training course was the first time such an EDAP course<br />
has been held at a <strong>Ford</strong> site, rather than at an external venue.<br />
Essex Police motorcyclists, as well as an Essex County Fire and Rescue Service<br />
rider, helped 10 Dunton employees to improve their road safety awareness when<br />
on their bikes.<br />
The day involved classroom theory sessions, an assessed ride and then an<br />
audio-assisted ride in which a police motorcyclist led the way, pointing out all the<br />
dangers and informing the group how best to read the road as a biker.<br />
Bike Safe is a drive by Essex Police to help improve the safety of motorcyclists<br />
on our roads, from education to practical advice and tips.<br />
Mark Bird, a motorcyclist of three years who is a purchasing manager at Dunton,<br />
said it was a superb course and recommended it to fellow motorcyclists .<br />
Mark, who with his purchasing colleagues was instrumental in getting the<br />
Dunton-based course accepted by EDAP, added: “It was mentally tiring, believe it<br />
or not, as you are concentrating throughout the day on taking in the information.<br />
“When we went out later with earpieces on, listening to how the police rider was<br />
assessing the road and the risks, it was a real eye-opener – he was taking in so<br />
much more than your normal motorcyclist would.<br />
“It is a very valuable course and they pair two riders of equal ability with one<br />
police assessor, so you can get the most out of the day no matter what level of<br />
skill or experience you are at.”<br />
Dunton will also be able to do the Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) bike test in<br />
the visitors’ car park area in the coming weeks, following approval from the DVLA.<br />
•For more on the <strong>Ford</strong> course, contact Dunton EDAP<br />
Above: Riders<br />
and instructors<br />
involved in the<br />
Bike Safe day<br />
line up outside<br />
Dunton<br />
Left: a biker<br />
gets some<br />
advice<br />
18 <strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong>
Dagenham’s jetty<br />
gets a spring clean<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> and river charity Thames 21 came together<br />
in the early part of May to perform a clean-up<br />
of the shoreline at the Company’s Dagenham<br />
estate.<br />
A team of 30 <strong>Ford</strong> volunteers were advised by<br />
two members of Thames 21 about safety before<br />
accessing the River Thames foreshore area via a<br />
scaffolding staircase at the south west end of the<br />
jetty.<br />
The volunteers removed a number of waste<br />
items from the shore during the clean-up operation<br />
at low tide, including a Christmas tree that<br />
had been dumped in the river.<br />
Brian Hargis, the estate environmental specialist<br />
for Dagenham, said: “The operation shows<br />
that <strong>Ford</strong> as a company makes a big effort to look<br />
after its environment across all of its sites. We are<br />
delighted that Thames 21 assisted us on the<br />
day.”<br />
Thames 21 is the voice for London’s waterways<br />
and works with more than 9,000 volunteers<br />
annually to keep the city’s 400-mile network of<br />
rivers and canals clean for people and wildlife to<br />
enjoy.<br />
• For more information, please visit www.<br />
thames21.org.uk<br />
FSID event<br />
for Archie<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> employees are invited to be<br />
part of a fund-raising dinner in<br />
July in aid of the Foundation for<br />
the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID).<br />
The event is being organised<br />
by Dagenham Diesel Centre<br />
worker Bob Morris and comes<br />
just over a year after a similar<br />
fund-raiser was held in memory<br />
of his grandson Archie, who died<br />
of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome<br />
in August 2011.<br />
A three-course dinner, with<br />
live band, singer and a raffle are<br />
being lined up on Saturday, 20<br />
July, at the Chigwell Sports and<br />
Social Club, with all proceeds<br />
going to FSID.<br />
Bob said: “It will be a great<br />
evening and we are looking to<br />
sell the last few tickets.”<br />
Tickets are £50 for adults and<br />
£15 for children under 12. You<br />
can contact Bob on 0208 595<br />
7701.<br />
Football<br />
fund-raiser<br />
The clean up team at Dagenham jetty<br />
Football fans in the Daventry<br />
customer relationship centre<br />
(CRC) proudly wore their colours<br />
during a themed fund-raising day<br />
which raised £60 for the Bobby<br />
Moore Fund in aid of bowel<br />
cancer research.<br />
More than 30 CRC team<br />
members spent a Friday sporting<br />
their favourite football kit, and<br />
the football theme was continued<br />
during the day with a number of<br />
fun challenges including a<br />
keepy-uppy competition.<br />
“The day provided a great<br />
chance to have some fun with<br />
the team while collecting some<br />
money for a worthwhile cause,”<br />
said CRC team leader Jo Rowley.<br />
Plant reunion<br />
Darren Wetherald and Geoff Bores Jamie Willis Paul Masterson, Darren Baldwin<br />
A reunion for Southampton plant<br />
colleagues past and present will<br />
take place at the <strong>Ford</strong> Sports and<br />
Social Club in Southampton, on<br />
the evening of Friday 5 July.<br />
Contact the organisers if you<br />
would like to attend: Michael<br />
Needle on 07777610173 or<br />
michael.needle@sky.com or Edi<br />
Bega on 023 8073 7474 or<br />
vbega@yahoo.co.uk<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong> 19
A marathon<br />
effort from<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> people<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> employees across Essex have gone<br />
further to raise more than £17,500 for<br />
charity at this year’s London Marathon.<br />
And one Dagenham security guard<br />
completed his tenth London Marathon,<br />
raising another £2,200 towards his total of<br />
around £21,000 across all of his epic runs.<br />
Mark Mathurin, who works for plant<br />
protection at Dagenham, entered his first<br />
London Marathon in 1995 – and has run it<br />
another nine times since.<br />
He said: “I used to be a good runner<br />
when I was a youngster, doing half-marathons<br />
in around 1hr 18m, but as you get<br />
older these marathons just get longer and<br />
longer! My best time at the London Marathon<br />
was 3hrs 25m, but this time I took just<br />
over five hours, I was exhausted!<br />
“I entered my first in 1995 and at that<br />
time, a family member had motor neurone<br />
disease so I decided to raise money for that<br />
charity. Each time I’ve entered it since then,<br />
I’ve raised money for different charities –<br />
such as Breast Cancer Research, St Luke’s<br />
Hospice, Leukaemia Research and also<br />
Cancer Research UK, for which I raised<br />
£2,200 at this year’s run.<br />
“I want to say a huge thank you to my<br />
colleagues in plant protection, the vehicle<br />
holding compound and jetty operations, all<br />
of whom have supported my fundraising<br />
efforts across these 10 marathons. And also<br />
to my mum – she is a fantastic fundraiser<br />
and a bit of a bully, making sure that people<br />
sponsor me!”<br />
Mark says he has already been challenged<br />
to enter the 2014 event by his son<br />
Luke, 22, with both hoping to be selected to<br />
run in the marathon’s annual ballot.<br />
Dunton runners, from left: Catherine Rodgers, Craig Caves, Simon Rawlings, Rob<br />
Argles, Tony Riordan, Andrew Fletcher, James Blackshaw and Alistair Baxter<br />
Meanwhile, nine runners from Dunton<br />
finished the <strong>2013</strong> marathon – raising<br />
£15,500, with more still to be collected.<br />
The nine runners were (in the order they<br />
finished): Simon Rawlings; Aaron Paterson;<br />
Rob Argles; James Blackshaw; Tony<br />
Riordan; Andrew Fletcher; Alistair Baxter;<br />
Craig Caves; and Catherine Rodgers.<br />
They raised money for nine charities,<br />
including Great Ormond Street Hospital,<br />
Macmillan Cancer Support, the British Heart<br />
Foundation and the National Blind Children’s<br />
Society.<br />
Simon finished in 3hrs 26m 29s, while<br />
Catherine completed the team’s effort at<br />
5hrs 58m 13s.<br />
“I struggled at the end and had to walk<br />
the final six miles – but I was happy to<br />
finish,” said Aaron, who finished in an<br />
excellent time under three-and-a-half hours.<br />
James added: “It was tougher than I<br />
expected – it’s not just two half-marathons.”<br />
Tony said: “I did it, but only just – it was<br />
the best of times and the worst of times; it<br />
was agony and ecstasy!”<br />
Lone female runner Catherine exclaimed:<br />
“I’m back and I survived!”<br />
Mark Mathurin with his 10 medals<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> and Schaeffler develop eWheelDrive car<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> Motor Company and automotive<br />
component manufacturer and supplier<br />
Schaeffler have demonstrated the Fiestabased<br />
eWheelDrive car, a driveable research<br />
vehicle that could lead to improvements<br />
in urban mobility and parking by<br />
making possible smaller, more agile cars.<br />
Powered by independent electric motors<br />
in each of the rear wheels, eWheelDrive<br />
technology offers space under the bonnet<br />
that in conventional cars is occupied by the<br />
engine and transmission, and in electric<br />
cars by a central motor.<br />
This technology could in the future<br />
support the development of a four-person<br />
car that only occupies the space of a<br />
two-person car today. At the same time,<br />
eWheelDrive steering system designs could<br />
enable vehicles to move sideways into<br />
parking spaces – a potential breakthrough<br />
as cities become more populated and<br />
congested.<br />
“This is an exciting project to work on<br />
with Schaeffler because it potentially opens<br />
new options for the development of zero<br />
emission vehicles with very efficient packaging<br />
and exceptional manoeuvrability,”<br />
said Pim van der Jagt, <strong>Ford</strong>’s director of<br />
research and advanced engineering in<br />
Europe. “Looking forward, we have the<br />
opportunity to scope out the vehicle’s<br />
capabilities and how we might overcome<br />
some of the challenges presented by<br />
implementing the technology.”<br />
With in-wheel motors, the components<br />
required for drive, deceleration and driver<br />
assistance technologies are installed in an<br />
integrated wheel hub drive – including the<br />
electric motor, braking and cooling systems.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> joined the project to investigate the<br />
potential for future vehicles that also could<br />
offer zero emissions, and more space for<br />
features such as protection zones.<br />
In-wheel electric motors are seen by<br />
many experts as a potentially important<br />
technology enabler for city cars as the world<br />
becomes more crowded. It is projected that<br />
by 2050 the number of people living in cities<br />
globally will have increased from 3.4 billion<br />
to 6.4 billion, and the number of cars<br />
worldwide will have increased fourfold.<br />
20 <strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong>
Big-hearted Rob hits<br />
fund-raising milestone<br />
Bridgend’s big-hearted charity fund-raiser Rob<br />
Buckley has celebrated donating more than<br />
£120,000 to local good causes.<br />
The Sigma line worker founded Neath Sportsmen’s<br />
Society in 2005 and uses it to hold regular<br />
dinners and evenings attracting top celebrities to<br />
pull in hundreds of paying guests each time.<br />
Neath Sportsmen’s society recently met at the<br />
Glyn Clydach Hotel, Neath when the guest<br />
speaker was former world snooker champion<br />
Dennis Taylor.<br />
Over 250 guests gave Dennis a standing<br />
ovation after his varied and amusing talk on the<br />
game and his career and showed he has lost<br />
none of his skills when he cleared the balls on a<br />
snooker table within minutes.<br />
“We raised over £5,000 on the night with<br />
YMCA, The Wooden Spoon and Neath ATC all<br />
getting £1,000 each and many others over the<br />
past few weeks getting £250 each,” said Rob.<br />
In 2012, Rob passed £120,000 he has raised<br />
for worthwhile causes and now he’s pressing on<br />
towards £250,000 over the next few years.<br />
“I could not have achieved this figure without<br />
the support of the club and the enthusiasm from<br />
guests over the years,” he added.<br />
The next evening is 4 October at the Glyn<br />
Clydach Hotel in Neath with former Bath, England<br />
and Lions prop forward Gareth Chilcott.<br />
• If you want to go or join Neath Sportsmean’s<br />
Club, contact Robert on 07979693018 or email rfbuckley1963@gmail.com<br />
From left:<br />
charity beneficiary<br />
Glyn<br />
<strong>Ford</strong>, Dennis<br />
Taylor, Rob<br />
Buckley,<br />
charity representative<br />
Chris<br />
Brown and<br />
WRU referee<br />
tutor Clive<br />
Norling<br />
Goodwood FoS ticket offer<br />
<strong>Ford</strong>’s FF1, a Formula <strong>Ford</strong>-inspired 1.0-litre<br />
track car, will make its public debut in the UK at<br />
the 20th Goodwood Festival of Speed, taking<br />
place from 11-14 July.<br />
The three-cylinder EcoBoost-powered FF1 sits<br />
side-by-side with some of the world’s most exotic<br />
supercars following its astonishing pace around<br />
Germany’s famed Nürburgring Nordschleife<br />
circuit.<br />
The FF1 will tackle the famous Goodwood<br />
hillclimb and it will also be on display in the<br />
FoS-TECH area during the festival.<br />
In addition, <strong>Ford</strong> will be showcasing the all-new<br />
Fiesta ST at the Moving Motor Show on Thursday,<br />
11 July. The show allows car enthusiasts the<br />
chance to see the industry’s latest models, with<br />
manufacturers using Goodwood Hill to demonstrate<br />
their newest products.<br />
Legendary <strong>Ford</strong> GT40 models, pictured, from<br />
the Company’s UK heritage collection will take<br />
part in the Goodwood Revival on 13-15 September,<br />
supporting the 50th anniversary of the start<br />
of development of the classic endurance racer.<br />
• Tickets for the Goodwood Festival of Speed are<br />
on sale now, and <strong>Ford</strong> people can buy up to four<br />
single day adult tickets at a 25 per cent discount<br />
by calling 01243 755055 and quoting ‘<strong>Ford</strong>13’.<br />
Under-12s get in free if accompanied by a paying<br />
adult. For details go to www.goodwood.com<br />
ForDivas go<br />
fund-raising<br />
The ForDivas are walking,<br />
jogging and running on 23 <strong>June</strong><br />
in Basildon’s Gloucester Park to<br />
join other women from the area,<br />
in the fight against cancer.<br />
The 5k Race for Life event,<br />
hosted by Cancer Research UK,<br />
is a family fun day where women<br />
come together to take on the 5k<br />
challenge raising sponsorship for<br />
the charity.<br />
The team is formed with<br />
women who work at <strong>Ford</strong>, or are<br />
friends, family or colleagues of<br />
someone who does.<br />
The team will be supported<br />
by the <strong>Ford</strong> events team who are<br />
showing their support by<br />
providing useful amenities such<br />
as tables and chairs for<br />
spectators.<br />
The ForDivas are veterans in<br />
dressing up in raising money for<br />
the charity and ensuring they<br />
have fun while they do it.<br />
Donations are invited and more<br />
team members are always<br />
welcomed.<br />
•For more information,<br />
contact jbelling@ford.com or<br />
visit www.facebook.com/fordivas<br />
League seeks<br />
new players<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> Sunday Football League<br />
(FSFL) is looking for new<br />
members for the <strong>2013</strong>/2014<br />
Season.<br />
This is an adult 11-a-side<br />
league with two divisions and<br />
three cup competitions.<br />
All matches are played at either<br />
Basildon or Newbury Park <strong>Ford</strong><br />
Sports and Social Club grounds.<br />
•For information, contact<br />
Derek Green on 0208 594 2645,<br />
07851 466731, green453@<br />
btinternet.com or Chris Hart on<br />
01277 653312 07733 332727,<br />
chart7@ford.com<br />
Warley VED<br />
Don’t forget: Warley Vehicle<br />
Enthusiasts’ Day will be on<br />
Friday, 26 July. If you want to<br />
bring along an interesting,<br />
historic, classic or unusual<br />
vehicle, register your interest by<br />
emailing fnews@ford.com and<br />
we will send joining instructions.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> News <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong> 21
Classifieds<br />
Personal<br />
Lily Wallace and family sadly announce Robert Wallace (Wally to<br />
his colleagues) died peacefully on 19 March at the age of 81.<br />
Robert worked in fire and security at Dunton for 26 years. His<br />
wife Lily and children Paula, Robert, and Richard would like to<br />
thank <strong>Ford</strong> Motor Company for their floral tribute. Also thanks<br />
go to his colleagues, friends and family for their donations to<br />
the cancer charities. He will be sadly missed.<br />
The family of Horace "Horry" Exley are sad to announce that he<br />
passed away on 21 March, aged 82. He worked at stamping<br />
and body plant in Dagenham for 37 years and retired in 1990.<br />
He will be sadly missed by his family and friends. Thank you<br />
to <strong>Ford</strong> for the floral tribute.<br />
The family of Paul Hibberd are sad to announce his passing on<br />
28 March after a short illness. Paul worked in the accounts<br />
department of <strong>Ford</strong> in Swaythling for over 35 years before<br />
retiring to Devon in 2006. He will be missed enormously by his<br />
wife Miriam, children Marc and Jackie.<br />
Former <strong>Ford</strong> of Britain chairman Sir Terence Beckett died on 2<br />
May, aged 89. Obituary next issue.<br />
To place a personal notice email fnews@ford.com<br />
Accommodation<br />
Activities / Clubs<br />
Announcements<br />
John Farringdon, who worked for <strong>Ford</strong> from 1935 until 1974,<br />
celebrates his 100th birthday on 7 <strong>June</strong>. He started at<br />
Dagenham as a resident typewriter mechanic and moved to<br />
Leamington foundry in 1942 in the employment department,<br />
where they were recruiting staff to help with the war effort.<br />
John, who still drives, has no surviving family, but his friend<br />
Mike Durant sends him congratulations on his centenary.<br />
BILLERICAY, double room to<br />
let, shared bathroom, kitchenette,<br />
Internet, tv, laundry,<br />
parking for 3 cars. £130 a<br />
week (including bills), extra<br />
if breakfast and dinner<br />
required. Patel, 01268<br />
710856.<br />
BADMINTON club for <strong>Ford</strong><br />
players. Brentwood area.<br />
Friendly atmosphere.<br />
Intermediate to advanced.<br />
Thursdays 8-10.30 pm. Four<br />
courts. Please call Peter,<br />
01708 473997.<br />
FORD Basildon Rendezvous<br />
Club, Gardiners Lane,<br />
Basildon, is now able to<br />
accommodate new members.<br />
<strong>Ford</strong> retirees can<br />
apply. Meetings take place<br />
on Tuesdays from 1.30 to<br />
3.30. Day trips, short<br />
breaks. Further information<br />
from 01268 289763 or<br />
01268 420822.<br />
FORD Sports (Basildon)<br />
Bowls club would welcome<br />
new members. We have an<br />
all-weather green, playable<br />
throughout the year. Novice<br />
and experienced bowlers<br />
welcome. Qualified coaching<br />
available. Please contact<br />
Christine, 01268<br />
419831.<br />
Camping /Caravans<br />
ATLAS Florida caravan, 2001,<br />
static, small residential site<br />
in Little Clacton, Essex, fees<br />
paid for <strong>2013</strong>, season is<br />
March to October, close to<br />
Frinton-on-sea and Waltonon-the-Naze,<br />
close to<br />
Morrisons and Tesco supermarkets.<br />
£7000. Altringham,<br />
07751 027549.<br />
GROUND sheet, maroon,<br />
suitable for caravan awning<br />
or tent, 16ft x 8ft, soft and<br />
warm under foot, used<br />
twice, paid £100. £55 ono.<br />
Thomas, 01702 547274.<br />
Cars<br />
FORD Focus ST2, 5 door in<br />
Electric Orange, 58 plate -<br />
registered Nov 2008, one<br />
owner since new, 49,000<br />
miles, excellent condition<br />
with full <strong>Ford</strong> service history,<br />
road tax & 6 months<br />
MOT, mini spare wheel<br />
included. £9,200. Emma,<br />
07736 283401.<br />
KA Zetec Climate, 1.3i, 2008<br />
reg, 26,000 miles, 2 female<br />
owners, Oyster Grey, 12<br />
months MOT, taxed till<br />
September, FSH, Alloy<br />
wheels, Radio/CD Player<br />
MP3 Adapter, height<br />
adjustable drivers seat, rear<br />
headrests, remote central<br />
locking, electric door mirrors,<br />
heated front and rear<br />
windscreen, PAS, immobiliser,<br />
air conditioned climate<br />
control, body coloured<br />
bumpers, cloth seats,<br />
airbags, electric windows,<br />
petrol, manual. £3,000 ono.<br />
Lovell, 07423 456965.<br />
PRIVATE plate, K200 JES.<br />
£450 ono. Osborn, 07872<br />
329284.<br />
RENAULT Megane Coupe<br />
Cabriolet, 2005, 1.9 DCi<br />
Turbo, 46,000 miles, black,<br />
manual, Renaultsport<br />
extras, DVD/CD/radio, full<br />
red leather, chrome pack,<br />
excellent condition, tax and<br />
MOT, full Renault service<br />
history. £6,495 ono. Regan,<br />
01708 458660.<br />
VAUXHALL Zafira Breeze<br />
Plus, 1.6i, Silver, 57 Reg,<br />
MOT, Taxed, 4 new tyres,<br />
excellent condition. £4625.<br />
Vickery, 07734 083684.<br />
WIND Deflector for Mini<br />
Convertible, 2007, as new,<br />
unused still in case, worth<br />
£200. will accept £50.<br />
Orme, 01702 520211.<br />
PLANS DRAWN<br />
Extensions /<br />
loft conversions,<br />
including calculations.<br />
01268 412431<br />
0791 354 1382<br />
Holiday Property<br />
CYPRUS, North (Non EU),<br />
large detached bungalow in<br />
2 acres of land, 3 large bedrooms,<br />
fully furnished, private<br />
pool (10m x 5m).<br />
£130,000. 01277 656559.<br />
Holidays<br />
COSTA Blanca, Denia. Luxury<br />
2 bed, 2 bath house. Sleeps<br />
4-6. A/C, heating & pool. 5<br />
mins walk to beach restaurants,<br />
bars. Suit families,<br />
couples, golfers. From<br />
£200pw.<br />
sandanoyce@hotmail.co.uk<br />
Sylvia or Alan 01425<br />
616497.<br />
COSTA del Sol, Calahonda.<br />
Gr-floor 2 bed 2 bath apt.<br />
Sleeps 5. Beautiful quiet<br />
location close to all amenities.<br />
Ken, 01245 322191 or<br />
www.jardinesdelsol.co.uk<br />
DEVON / Cornwall border.<br />
Three cosy cottages sleeping<br />
2, 4 and 6. Situated in<br />
flowered courtyard with 11-<br />
acres of gardens and river<br />
meadows. B&B also available.<br />
Eight miles from<br />
beaches and coastal paths.<br />
Brochure 01409 271298.<br />
www.carpenterstinneycotta<br />
ges.co.uk<br />
DISNEY, Florida. Executive<br />
villa. 5 beds, 4 baths, pool /<br />
spa. Disney 10 mins.<br />
www.stayinourvilla.com<br />
Brochure 07766 403375.<br />
PORTUGAL, Praia da Luz,<br />
W.Algarve. 5 bed, 4 bath<br />
villa. Sleeps 10. Private<br />
pool, gdns. Fully equipped<br />
kit, utility. Sea and country<br />
views. Nr beaches, golf.<br />
07803 922223.<br />
Miscellaneous<br />
CAR trailer, fitted with leaf<br />
springs, mini wheels with<br />
spare, new tyres, tailgate<br />
and a cover, suitable for<br />
any job. £145. Gordon,<br />
01708 521475.<br />
GRINDER, Clarke international<br />
bench grinder 6"<br />
(150mm) £20. Office, home<br />
swivel chair, fully<br />
adjustable. Chesnut brown<br />
/ mottled. £25. Brand new.<br />
Roof rack for Frontera. £25.<br />
Floor tiles, Welsh quarry x<br />
32. New, heather brown, 6"<br />
square. £20. Garden table<br />
Umbrella, large, oblong,<br />
blue/green floral design,<br />
excellent condition. £12.<br />
Howe, 01708 340274.<br />
SUITCASES, 2 x brand new,<br />
soft, black, large, 4 wheels.<br />
£30 each. Cooke, 01279<br />
723081.<br />
Outdoors<br />
FRESHWATER fishing tackle,<br />
£1000 worth of equipment,<br />
everything you will ever<br />
need. £200 ono. Hopper,<br />
01268 2812865.<br />
GOLF clubs, bag and trolley.<br />
£50. Claude Butler, mans<br />
bike. £50. Fishing rods<br />
including beachcaster. £50.<br />
Nash, 01702 714354.<br />
MAZUNA clubs in good condition,<br />
irons<br />
3,4,5,6,7,8,9,wedge & bag.<br />
£60. Morris, 01708 788668.<br />
Property<br />
BUNGALOW 3 bed,<br />
detached, cul de sac, field<br />
views. £230,000.<br />
Woodhams, 01206 272743<br />
Wanted<br />
BATTERY charger for Nu-tool<br />
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John Regan, 01708 852438.<br />
Freebies<br />
GARDEN Pond, fibreglass,<br />
(L) 2m x (W) 1.5m x (D)<br />
0.5m, Free to collect.<br />
White, 07731 662783.<br />
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NEW FIESTA<br />
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BEST SUPERMINI <strong>2013</strong><br />
NEW FIESTA TITANIUM<br />
1.0 ECOBOOST 5DR 100PS<br />
PRIVILEGE SAVING £1,700<br />
CUSTOMER SAVING £750<br />
DEALER CONTRIBUTION £500<br />
SAVE AT LEAST £2,950<br />
FORD OPTIONS REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLE<br />
Cash Price<br />
24 Monthly Payments of<br />
£12,595.00<br />
£173.10<br />
Customer Deposit<br />
Deposit Allowance<br />
Total Deposit<br />
Amount of Credit<br />
Purchase Fee<br />
£1,730.00<br />
£250.00<br />
£1,980.00<br />
£10,615.00<br />
£10.00<br />
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£10.00<br />
Charge for Credit<br />
£880.40<br />
Total Amount Payable £13,495.40<br />
Optional Final Payment £7,341.00<br />
Mileage per Annum<br />
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OFFICIAL FUEL CONSUMPTION FIGURES IN MPG (L/100KM) FIESTA TITANIUM 1.0 ECOBOOST: URBAN 53.3 (5.3), EXTRA URBAN 76.4 (3.7), COMBINED 65.7 (4.3).<br />
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