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Victoria County History - Oxfordshire
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 12, Wootton Hundred (South) Including Woodstock
Eynsham: Other estates
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 12, Wootton Hundred (South) Including Woodstock. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1990.
Other estates
Although some freehold estates were created before 1279 (fn. 45) most were small and the manorial estate was not much reduced until the 17th century. In 1609 Corpus Christi College, Oxford, bought an estate in Eynsham attached to houses in Thames Street, later the Elms on the Oxford road. The estate had been formed from several distinct holdings. The Thames Street houses, called in 1595 the old and the new building, (fn. 46) were on the site of tenements acquired by the Glover family in the 15th century. In 1414 Hugh Glover bought parts of a tenement on the north side of Thames Street, next to the site at the corner of High Street and Queen Street, later Lord's Farm. (fn. 47) In 1433 William Glover bought the rest of the tenement and in 1440 that on the east, which may have been the house on the ferry road granted to Robert Belgrave by Eynsham abbey in 1284. (fn. 48) The name Modyswell attached to a spring rising on the eastern tenement (fn. 49) suggests that an earlier occupant was John, son of William Mody, who granted his houses to the abbey after 1268. (fn. 50) By 1433 the Belgrave house had been pulled down, and the holding was described as a toft, close, and dovecot only. (fn. 51)
From 1440 the Glover tenements descended as a single holding, passing from William Glover's son Richard to Henry Busby in 1503, and, apparently through trustees, to Richard Barry of Eynsham, glover, in 1505. (fn. 52) The Barry family may long have been tenants; Barrys were in Eynsham in 1406 and in 1467 Edmund Barry was paying a quit rent on a garden next to Modyswell. (fn. 53) Richard's son John (d. 1546), also a glover, became an Oxford alderman but retained his Eynsham property. (fn. 54) At an unknown date before 1560 the estate was acquired by Richard Ruffin (d. 1563), (fn. 55) passing to his son-in-law Thomas Cheyney, from whom it was bought before 1595 by William Seacole. (fn. 56)
In 1517 the Seacoles of South Leigh had acquired Perch closes in Tilgarsley, which in the 15th century, as closes called Hobwilles, were owned by the Pierte family from which they acquired their later name. (fn. 57) In 1591 William Seacole sold Perch closes, then leased to Henry Jackson of Oxford, mercer, to Edmund Reynolds of Oxford university, and in 1595 Reynolds bought from Seacole the old and new buildings in Thames Street. (fn. 58) Reynolds and Jackson were evidently closely associated in the Eynsham estate, which they enlarged by several purchases before selling to Corpus Christi College in 1609. (fn. 59) Thereafter the college leased the estate, usually for 20 years, at a fixed rent of £33 6s. 8d. and a quantity of grain. The early lessees were Henry Jackson (1612), Edmund Reynolds (1621), Richard Reynolds (1633), and Thomas Hayward of Wytham, gentleman, (fn. 60) who may all have sublet to Eynsham farmers. Later lessees were themselves local men, the Wises (1657 until the 1760s or later), then the Wilsdens for over a century. (fn. 61)
In 1615 the estate comprised the Thames Street site, Perch closes (9 a.), Spare Acre close (1 a.), 15a. of meadow, and c. 60 a. of open-field arable. (fn. 62) At inclosure in 1802 the college was awarded 66 a. for its open-field land, making its total estate 77 a. (fn. 63) The Elms remained a working farmhouse until the early 1960s. In 1968 Perch closes were sold and in 1971 the Elms itself; its barn was converted into a house, and other land nearby sold for building. (fn. 64)
The Elms is probably the new building of 1595, shown with a prominent porch and two chimneys on a map of 1615 in the position of the present house. (fn. 65) It is built of re-used stone, some of it moulded, and incorporates a variety of re-used windows with four-centred heads. It was probably built in the later 16th century, but seems to have been reroofed and extensively remodelled about a century later. The porch was added in the 19th century. The 'old building' of 1595, which lay along the western boundary of the plot, seems to have been demolished before 1762. (fn. 66)
Oxford city corporation bought an estate at Eynsham in 1611 with the proceeds of the sale of the later Wadham College site in Oxford. (fn. 67) The estate, comprising a house in Acre End Street, 26 a. of inclosed pasture, 6 a of inclosed meadow, and 80 a. of open-field arable, had belonged to Thomas Blackman until 1610. (fn. 68) It was reckoned as only 95 a. in 1650. (fn. 69) It was enlarged in 1674 by the purchase from William Brent and others of a house in Mill Street, pasture closes called Hobjoans (9 a.), and c. 18 a. of other land, all part of a copyhold estate of Elizabeth Turrold in 1650 (fn. 70) and for long tenanted by the Hart family, chief lessees of the city's Eynsham estate. (fn. 71) The corporation sold its house in Acre End Street to the tenant in return for a surrender of common rights at inclosure. (fn. 72) In 1802 it was awarded 120 a. for its open-field land, which, together with its closes, made up a farm of 160 a.; an outlying farmhouse, City Farm, was built at that time. (fn. 73) The estate was enlarged in 1856 by the purchase of the adjacent fields, Oundhills and Vincents (c. 26 a.), (fn. 74) and later by acquisitions of c. 36 a. in Hanborough parish and c. 32 a. from the charity feoffees of St. Giles's parish, Oxford. In 1953 City farm, by then 258 a., was sold to the tenants, the Watts family. (fn. 75)
Part of Freeland east and south-east of Elm Farm seems to have formed an ancient freehold. About 1150 the abbot of Eynsham granted 'the land of Frith' to Nicholas of Leigh for 13s. 4d., and in 1279 John of Leigh had 1 hide freehold for that rent. In 1389 Thomas Paynel, knight, was holding the estate, said to have been William of Leigh's, presumably William of Leigh (fl. 1349). (fn. 76) The reversion of Paynel's estate seems to have passed before 1410 to the Wilcotes family, and in 1445 was held by Elizabeth Blacket, formerly Wilcotes. (fn. 77) By 1467 the rent of 13s. 4d. was paid to Eynsham abbey for Paynel's leys and Paynel's meadow by Sir Richard Harcourt, at whose death in 1487 the estate passed to Miles Harcourt. (fn. 78) Before the Dissolution it came into the possession of Abingdon abbey. (fn. 79)
The Frith was a wood, estimated at 10 a. in 1306, (fn. 80) and identifiable as the Thrift in later records. (fn. 81) Closes called the Frith and Frithland were referred to in the 1540s, (fn. 82) and in 1605 the fields immediately south of the wood were called Freelands. (fn. 83) At the Dissolution the former Abingdon abbey estate there was reunited with Eynsham manor, (fn. 84) and the Frith and Frithland were let. In 1540 John Barry, the prominent Eynsham glover, was lessee of both, (fn. 85) and in 1610 Sir Thomas Spencer of Yarnton bequeathed to his son Thomas his lease of 'certain grounds' called Freeland. (fn. 86) In 1595 the occupant of the 'Frith house' in Eynsham was John Willis, and in 1650 Freeland comprised a house and inclosed ground called the Thrift (46 ½ a.), let to Simon Busby, and pasture grounds (109 a.) let to Michael Craggs. (fn. 87) The Busby property was sold in 1682 to the trustees of a Witney charity, who bought adjacent land during the 18th century. (fn. 88) After inclosure in 1802 the trustees held the farmhouse (now Elm Farm) and 71 a. (fn. 89) The 109 a. of pasture, sold from the manor in the 1650s to John Dalton, came to John Salter (d. 1742) and was divided into moieties, bought by the vicars of Stanton Harcourt and Kirtlington with grants from Queen Anne's Bounty. (fn. 90) In 1762 the Stanton Harcourt share comprised c. 54 a. and the Kirtlington share c. 51 a., all divided into closes; inclosure in 1802 confirmed that arrangement. (fn. 91) Elm Farm is a large stone and slate house of c. 1800, extensively restored and remodelled.
Freeland west of the main village street formed part of Eynsham heath until absorbed at inclosure in 1802 into the Freeland Lodge estate. On the eve of inclosure William Elias Taunton (d. 1825), town clerk of Oxford, built up an estate in Eynsham. In 1801 he bought from the trustees of James Duberley, lord of the manor, a freehold farm of 164 a. (Blagrove's) worked from the later Redthorn House in Mill Street. He also bought freehold and copyhold land, including Home Farm in Mill Street, from several smaller proprietors. (fn. 92) At inclosure Taunton was awarded 63 a. near Mill Street and a much larger estate (256 a.) on the heath, where he built Freeland Lodge and laid out the park. He sold the Mill Street farms shortly afterwards. (fn. 93) Taunton's son William Elias (d. 1835) (fn. 94) enlarged the estate on the south and south-west in 1826-7. (fn. 95) His son William Elias (III) died in 1873, and in 1874 the estate was sold to James Malcolm, formerly a sheep breeder in Australia. (fn. 96) It then comprised Freeland Lodge and its park (c. 50 a.), a farm of 267 a. worked from a farmhouse north of Freeland church, and several other houses in the village. (fn. 97) In 1885 the estate was bought by James Mason of Eynsham Hall, (fn. 98) who thus created a coherent estate covering most of the north half of Eynsham parish. Freeland Lodge (later called Freeland House) was occupied by members of the Mason family (fn. 99) until let as a maternity home c. 1940. (fn. 1) It was a private home for the elderly in 1984.
The first Freeland Lodge, a stone, three-storeyed house, was under construction until 1807 or later, and was enlarged by W. E. Taunton (II). (fn. 2) In 1885-7 it was rebuilt to designs by C.H. Howell of London. (fn. 3) In 1903 it was extended on the north-east to the design of A.J. Wood, and in the 1920s the principal rooms were much altered by Michael Mason. (fn. 4) The park, laid out in the early 19th century, included a lake and large plantations. After the 1880s rebuilding James Mason redesigned the pleasure gardens, greatly extended the wooded area, and inserted a carriage drive linking Freeland House and Eynsham Hall. (fn. 5)
An estate called the Farm, in fact the demesne farm of Eynsham manor, (fn. 6) was in 1650 leased by Thomas Edgerley of Bletchingdon from James Stanley, earl of Derby; it comprised a farmhouse and buildings (1 ½ a.) on part of the site of the present Abbey Farm, and c. 332 a. of mostly open-field land. (fn. 7) In 1655 Edgerley's son, Thomas, acquired the freehold and appears to have let the estate in parcels to local farmers. (fn. 8) In 1682 he sold the whole to Sir Richard Wenman, later Viscount Wenman of Tuam (d. 1690). After a prolonged Chancery suit in the 1690s the Eynsham estate was sold to pay Wenman's legacies, and in 1715 it was bought by John Churchill, duke of Marlborough. (fn. 9)
In the same year the duke acquired Eynsham's rectory estate. The rectory had been held by successive lords of the manor until 1658, (fn. 10) when Thomas Jordan sold to John Knapp of Cumnor the parsonage (formerly the abbey) barn, the adjacent Farm Court (a 4-acre plot now partly covered by Abbey Farm), and all the tithes except vicarial tithes and those of the demesne. (fn. 11) Knapp was already lessee of the rectory under a grant of 1654. (fn. 12) In 1662 he settled it on his son Francis, who in 1691 settled it on his son John. In 1692 the property was mortgaged to Stephen Fry of Oxford university, who bought the freehold in 1704. On Fry's death in 1710 it passed to his nephew Thomas Penny, who in 1715 sold it to the duke. (fn. 13)
In 1762 the duke's Eynsham estate was c. 332 a., divided between several tenants, of whom Martha Chamberlain held the farmhouse and 99 a., and James Wastie the tithe barn, 49 a., and presumably the tithes. (fn. 14) From 1763 the lessee of much of the farm and the tithes was George Brown (d. 1782), an 'opulent farmer', (fn. 15) who was succeeded in the lease by James Preston, his former servant. (fn. 16) The estate was enlarged by small purchases near Freeland at Blowens and Little Blenheim in 1789. (fn. 17) At inclosure in 1802 the duke held the Abbey Farm site (5 ½ a.) and two small closes on the WitneyWoodstock road acquired from Robert Langford in 1785; (fn. 18) for his open-field land and tithes he was awarded c. 660 a., of which 21 a. was for the Blowens property and 215 a. for the tithes. The rest was awarded for glebe, which the Farm was thought to have been. (fn. 19) The Marlborough estate was slightly enlarged in the 19th century, notably by more land in the Blowens area in 1845. (fn. 20) In the early 1920s, when Abbey farm was sold to William Hoskins, it comprised 462 a. of the estate. (fn. 21)
For much of the 19th century the farm was leased to the Druces, but the farmhouse was not apparently occupied by them until the 1850s, when Samuel (d. 1874) moved there; his widow Mary continued there until the 1890s. (fn. 22) Early 19th-century maps show an L-shaped house, and the eastern and part of the southern ranges, both probably late 18th-century, survive at the eastern end of an enlarged and remodelled house of the mid 19th century, perhaps rebuilt after a fire in 1854. (fn. 23) Some 16th- and 17th-century timbers are re-used in the eastern service range. Outbuildings, including the former abbey barn, were rebuilt in the 19th century. (fn. 24)
An estate called Twelve Acre farm was sold in 1654 by Henry Pierrepont, earl of Kingston, and Charlotte, countess of Derby, to Stephen Brice of Witney Park. (fn. 25) The land was former manorial demesne, emerging as a separate unit in the later Middle Ages. (fn. 23) In the 16th century it was let by the lords of the manor, the lessees including the Seacoles of South Leigh and the Gunne family. There had been farm buildings there from the later Middle Ages, and by the later 16th century there were houses. (fn. 27) Before 1615 Twelve Acre was taken in hand by the lord, Sir Edward Stanley, (fn. 28) but in 1650, while still counted as part of the 'demesnes', was let to several tenants. When sold to Brice in 1654 it comprised 5 'grounds' (c. 170 a.), and two detached former demesne meadows, Bitterall and Wersey. (fn. 29) In 1655 Martha Brice and Lancelot Grainger of Witney bought from Isaac Swift a further 65 a. of former demesne called the Tiffens, adjoining Twelve Acre farm on the north. (fn. 30) Although no reference was made to buildings at Twelve Acre in deeds and surveys of the 1650s the Brices evidently had a substantial house near the centre of the farm in 1677. (fn. 31)
The estate passed to Stephen Brice, whose son Henry sold it in 1692 to William Gibbons. By will proved 1728 Gibbons left the farm to his wife Elizabeth, who in 1737 granted it to her grand-nephew Samuel Jones of Ramsbury (Wilts.). By will proved 1750 Jones left it in trust for various relations, and in 1781 the trustees sold it to James Duberley, (fn. 32) who shortly afterwards acquired Eynsham manor. Duberley's trustees sold Twelve Acre farm in 1800 to James Burr of Ditchley and Dr. Robert Bourne: the estate then comprised the farmhouse and c. 280 a. of closes. (fn. 33) From the earlier 18th century the farm was in the hands of tenants, the Arnatts, the Wilsdens (by the early 1780s), followed in the 19th century by the Colletts (by 1818 until at least 1831), and the Druces. (fn. 34)
In 1838 the Revd. Robert Burr Bourne bought from James Preston the adjacent Newfield farm, which at inclosure had comprised a farmhouse in Acre End Street and 126 a. south and east of Twelve Acre farm. (fn. 35) When settled in 1857 on Bourne's son Robert the estate, further enlarged, comprised Twelve Acre, Newfield, and Mill Moors farms (the last near Eynsham mill). In 1879 Twelve Acre farm (by then 462 a. including Newfield) was sold to John Deane of Newington, passing in the 1920s to the present owners, the Blakes, through marriage. (fn. 36)
Little remains of the late 16th- or early 17th-century house at Twelve Acre, described as a pretty place in 1604, (fn. 37) apart from a small range at the centre of the south front incorporating some re-used early stonework. The house was extended westwards in the later 18th century, and in the 19th was doubled in depth and enlarged on the east. The 19th-century work probably dates from shortly after 1871, when reference was made to a proposed new house at Twelve Acre. (fn. 38)
In 1671 charity funds from St. Giles's parish, Oxford, were invested in two closes in the north of the parish called Culworth or Chaworth (later Collets) and French croft or Shepherd's close, bought from Robert Butler and his son Robert. (fn. 39) Both had been acquired from the manor before 1662, when they were sold to the Butlers by Oliver, son of John and Elizabeth Green. (fn. 40) At inclosure the St. Giles's estate comprised c. 32 a. (fn. 41) In 1931 it was absorbed into City farm. (fn. 42)
In 1672 Merton College, Oxford, bought land in Eynsham from Thomas Keyleway, (fn. 43) who had acquired part of the estates held by the Greens in 1650. (fn. 44) The Merton estate comprised 95 field acres, much of it meadow in Oathurst, Trumpet mead, and the inclosed Turner's, the rest scattered closes. Local farmers were lessees, notably the Saywells in the later 17th century and the Lords in the late 18th century and early 19th. (fn. 45a) At inclosure the college was awarded its existing holdings, except for reduced meadow in Oathurst to compensate for exonerated tithes, a total of 95 a. (fn. 46a) In 1857 the college bought a farmhouse on the south side of Acre End Street, formerly John Blagrove's, and c. 1898 replaced it with the surviving large stone house, Merton Farm. (fn. 47a) Most of the estate, including the farmhouse, was sold off in 1978-9. (fn. 48a)
From the 1740s Edward Ryves, town clerk of Woodstock and steward of Newland manor, (fn. 49a) built up a large estate at Eynsham, mostly by foreclosing on mortgages. His first major acquisition was from the Knapps, who were in financial difficulties from at least 1722 when John Knapp died. (fn. 50a) In 1745 and 1747 (fn. 51a) Ryves bought from Knapp's widow Mary and son John a house, later the Shrubbery, (fn. 52a) 120 a. of arable, and numerous pasture closes. Much may be identified as an estate held of the manor in 1650 by Thomas King, and earlier by the Martin family, (fn. 53a) but some Knapp possessions such as Lower Park, suggest that the Jordans had sold off demesne which had been in hand in 1650, notably the former abbey site. (fn. 54a) In 1748 (fn. 55a) Ryves acquired an estate from Jacob Bobart of New Woodstock who had bought it a year earlier from the Jordans; it was based on a newly built house, the later Wintles Farm on Mill Street, (fn. 56a) and comprised 100 a. of arable and much meadow and pasture, including Ambury close (88 a.). The estate was partly that held on lease in 1650 by Mr. Hampshire and Mrs. Grainger; earlier it seems to have comprised two separate tenements, once called Ambury Hold and Gilbert's Hold. (fn. 57a) Of later acquisitions by Ryves the largest was a purchase in 1751 from John Knapp of an estate probably based on the later Newland Lodge. (fn. 58a)
By 1762 Ryves held c. 600 a. in Eynsham, including 114 a. of former demesne. (fn. 59a) At his death in 1767 the estate passed to his daughter Elizabeth, wife of the Revd. Benjamin Holloway of Woodstock, with reversion to his grandson Benjamin. (fn. 60a) Elizabeth died in 1769 and Benjamin in 1796. (fn. 61a) At inclosure in 1802 the Holloway trustees were awarded 511 a. for their open-field land, making their total holding in Eynsham 635 a. (fn. 62a) In 1803 the trustees sold 143 a. near Eynsham Hall to the Revd. John Robinson, to form the core of Little Green farm, (fn. 63a) and in 1812 partitioned the rest between Benjamin Holloway's three children, Benjamin, Edward Vere, and Elizabeth, wife of the Revd. John Stanton. (fn. 64a) Benjamin's share, the Mill Street house and 168 a., was let to the Day family from at least the 1830s; (fn. 65a) in 1845 the house and 85 a. were sold by his executors to the Revd. Robert Wintle and became the core of Wintles farm, sold by the Misses Wintle to Oxfordshire County Council in 1920. The council sold the farmhouse in Mill Street in 1955. (fn. 66a) In 1812 Edward Vere Holloway received the house now the Shrubbery and 212 a., including much of the Parks and adjacent meadows, and the large Holloway inclosure allotment later Ambury Close farm; he lived in the house but sold off much of the land. (fn. 67a) The Stanton family received the Newland Street house and 196 a., but most was sold soon afterwards; (fn. 68a) by 1836 Newland Lodge was owned by Samuel Druce (d. 1860). (fn. 69a)
45. Rot. Hund. (Rec.Com.), ii. 859-60.
46. C.C.C. Mun.,Twyne transcripts,ii, p.542.
47. Ibid. 402-6. For these tenements see Chambers, Eynsham, 79-84.
48. C.C.C. Mun.,Twyne transcripts, ii, pp. 408, 418,420, 422; Eynsham Cart. i,p. 316.
49. C.C.C. Mun., Twyne transcripts, ii, p. 422; ibid. Langdon Map 1. 9 (inset plan of college farmhouse).
50. Eynsham Cart. i,pp. 281-2.
51. C.C.C. Mun., Twyne transcripts, ii,p. 408.
52. Ibid. 456, 470, 472.
53. B.L. Harl. Rolls F6, F33.
54. V.C.H. Oxon. iv. 104, 111;S.L.Barry, Pedigree of theBarrys of Eynsham (1928), 7 sqq.; below, Econ. (Agric.).
55. P.R.O., C 142/274, no. 41; Chambers, Eynsham, 83.Ruffin was 'of Eynsham' in 1560: C.C.C. Mun., Twyne transcripts, ii, p. 498.
56. Cat. Anct. D. vi, C 7874; C.C.C. Mun., Twyne transcripts, ii, p. 542; Chambers, Eynsham, 83.
57. C.C.C. Mun., Twyne transcripts, ii, pp. 424-54, 482-6,488; Cal. Close, 1476-85, p. 389.
58. C.C.C. Mun., Twyne transcripts, ii, pp. 502, 542.
59. Ibid. 540, 562 sqq.
60. Ibid. lease ledgers. For a pedigree of the Reynolds fam.see Bodl. MS. Wood F 31, f. 51.
61. C.C.C. Mun., lease ledgers; ibid. F/1/50/3, nos. 127-8;ibid. MS. index to regs. 1798- 1966.
62. Ibid., Langdon Map 1. 14.
63. O.R.O., incl. award. For the estate in 1650 and 1788,ibid. Palm IV/1; C.C.C. Mun., An 1/6-8.
64. C.C.C. Mun., An 4/1; An 5/1-10; ibid. MS. index toregs. 1798-1966; ibid. bursarial files.
65. Ibid., Langdon Maps I. 9.
66. Ibid.; Blenheim Mun., E/P/9b.
67. Oxf. Council Acts, 1583-1626 (O.H.S. Ixxxvii), pp.
68. 68 Oxf. City Arch., F.5.8, pp. 266-73, 280-4. Part of theestate is shown on maps of 1615 as the holding of a tenant,George Watkins: C.C.C. Mun., Langdon Maps I. 7-14. Forlicence of alienation 1613, Oxf. City Arch., 1.22.6; Oxf.Council Acts, 1583-1626, 231.
69. O.R.O., Palm. IV/1.
70. Ibid., s.v. widow Turell or Tirrell.
71. Oxf. City Arch., F.5.8, pp. 344-52; ibid. L.2.3-4; Oxf.Council Acts, 1666-1701 (O.H.S. 2nd ser. ii), 82, 154, 316;ibid. 1701-52 (O.H.S. 2nd ser. x), passim.
72. Oxf. Council Acts, 1752-1801 (O.H.S. 2nd ser. xv),284-5. It was a butcher's shop, no. 119 on O.R.O., incl.map.
73. O.R.O., incl. award;Oxf.Council Acts,1752-1801,285.
74. Oxf. City Arch., L.2.5.
75. Inf. from Oxf. City Council, Director of Housing and Estates.
76. Eynsham Cart. ii, p. 103; Chambers, Eynsham, 10; Rot.Hund. (Rec. Com.), ii. 860; B.L. Harl. Roll E 32; Bodl. MS.Ch. Oxon. 718.
77. P.R.O., C 137/84, no. 5; C 139/122, no. 33; C 143/450,no.3. For the Wilcotes, below, North Leigh, Manor.
78. B.L. Harl. Roll F 33; Cal. Inq. p.m. Hen. VII, i, p. 78.
79. P.R.O., CP 25(2)/52/372, no. 36; L. & P. Hen. VIII, xiv (1), p. 417.liv-1v, 97.transcripts, ii, p. 498.
80. Eynsham Cart. ii, p. 212; Chambers, Eynsham, 50, 55.
81. e.g. O.R.O., Palm. IV/1; Blenheim Mun., Eynsham map(1762); O.R.O., incl. map.
82. O.R.O., MS. Wills Oxon. 180, ff. 37v.- 39; Dugdale,Mon. iii. 29-31.
83. C.C.C. Mun., Langdon Map I. 7; Chambers, Eynsham,51.
84. L. & P. Hen. VIII, xiv (1), p. 417.
85. O.R.O., MS. Wills Oxon. 180, ff. 37v.-39.
86. P.R.O., PROB 11/115 (P.C.C. 13 Wingfield).
87. Oxf. Univ. Arch., Hyp A 26, f. 7; O.R.O., Palm. IV/1.
88. O.R.O., Witney T.C. I/i-ii.
89. O.R.O., incl. award and map.
90. Woodstock Boro. Mun. 47/1/16; V.C.H. Oxon. vi. 229;Chambers, Eynsham, 51.
91. Blenheim Mun., E/P/9; O.R.O., incl. award.
92. Reading Univ. Arch., OXF. 22/5/27; O.R.O., Blake I/v/15; Bodl. MS. Top. Oxon. b 275, p. 142; O.R.O., incl.award; Blenheim Mun., box 76 (letter from Taunton,1801).
93. O.R.O., incl. award and map; ibid. Palm. IV/4-5.
94. Tauntons of Oxf. (1902).
95. Reading Univ. Arch., OXF 22/5/48.
96. Ibid. OXF 22/5/48-9; Bodl. MS. Don. b 34, f. 39v.
97. Reading Univ. Arch., OXF 22/5/48: sale cat.
98. Ibid. OXF 22/16: plans for new ho. 1885; ibid. 22/2/96,showing large expenditure by Mason in 1886.
99. Kelly's Dir. Oxon. (1887 and later edns.).
1. Reading Univ. Arch., OXF 22/15/7.
2. Blenheim Mun., B/M/287 (letter of W. E. Taunton,1803); Reading Univ. Arch., OXF 22/5/27(2), 48;P.O. Dir.Oxon. (1864).
3. Ibid. OXF 22/16/6 (plans of 1885-7).
4. Ibid. item 8; ibid. OXF 22/1/100.
5. Ibid. OXF 22/5/48 ( sale cat., 1874); OXF 22/16 (Freeland maps 1888 and later); OXF 22/2/196 (accts. of 1886-9).
6. Below, Econ. (Agric.).
7. O.R.O., Palm. IV/1.
8. Blenheim Mun., box 73 (deeds of 1655 and 1682).
9. Ibid. box 73, passim.
10. For early 17th-cent. tithe farmers see O.R.O., MS. Oxf. Dioc. c 29, ff. 69 sqq.
11. Blenheim Mun. box 72. The Farm Court mentioned in 1650 (O.R.O., Palm. IV/1, summary of demesnes) is the Abbey Court of 1762 (Blenheim Mun., E/P/9b), while the Abbey Court of 1650 (O.R.O., Palm. IV/1, plot 27 in Mill Street) is evidently the abbey precinct to the east: cf. above, Site and Rem. of Abbey.
12. Blenheim Mun., box 72 (recital in deed of 1662).
13. Ibid. box 72, passim; Par. Colln. 141.
14. Blenheim Mun., E/P/9.
15. Ibid. E/P/11; M.I. in Eynsham church.
16. O.R.O., MS. Wills Oxon. 9/4/26; Blenheim Mun., box 76, valuation of 1795.
17. Blenheim Mun., box 74.
18. O.R.O., incl. award; Blenheim Mun., box 74.
19. O.R.O., incl. award.
20. Blenheim Mun., box 75; ibid. undated estate map, late 19th-cent.
21. O.R.O., S.C. 45; Kelly's Dir. Oxon. (1928).
22. C. Gott, 'Druces of Eynsham' (Oxf. Univ. External Studies Dept., Local Hist. thesis, 1983); P.R.O., HO 107/809, 1731; ibid. RG 9/904; RG 11/1513; Kelly's Dir. Oxon. (1883 and later edns.).
23. Oxf. Jnl. 7 Oct. 1854.
24. Above, Site and Rem. of Abbey.
25. O.R.O., Blake 1/i/1-2; S.J. Barnes, 'Twelve Acre Fm.'Top. Oxon. xxi. 1-3.
26. Below, Econ. (Agric.).
27. P.R.O., C 142/274, no. 41. O.R.O., MSS. Oxf. Dioc. c 23, ff. 227V.-228, 230-4, 242-3V.; ibid. d 15, f. 21 and v.
28. P.R.O., STAC 8/92/9; STAC 8/257/14.
29. O.R.O., Palm. IV/1; ibid. Blake I/i/1-2.
30. Ibid. Blake I/ii/1-2.
31. Map in Plot, Nat. Hist. Oxon. (1677).
32. O.R.O., Blake I/i-v.
33. Ibid. i/v/15, 17; ibid. incl. award.
34. Ibid. Blake I/v/11; XIII/i/5;Oxf. fnl. 1 June 1782; P.R.O., HO 107/889.
35. O.R.O., Blake III/iv/2-27; ibid. incl. award.
36. 36 Ibid. Blake XIII/i/1-12; ibid. Reg. of Electors, 1929-31;Kelly's Dir. Oxon. (1881 and later edns.); Harris, From Acre End, 33.
37. P.R.O., STAC 8/92/9.
38. O.R.O., Blake XIII/i/5.
39. 6th Rep. Com. Char. 455-6; O.R.O., MS. d.d. Par. Oxf., St. Giles, c 33, nos. 3-5.
40. O.R.O., Palm. IV/1, showing the Greens as lessees in 1650; ibid. MS.d.d. Par. Oxf., St. Giles, c 33, passim.
41. Cf. ibid. CH. XIX/1; ibid. incl. award and map.
42. Char. Com. files.
43. Merton Coll. Mun., Reg. 1567- 1731, pp. 481-2; 'Cal. Oxon. Rec. at Merton Coll.' (TS. in Bodl.), iii, p. 183.
44. e.g. O.R.O., Palm. I/1, pp. 33, 62. The later Merton Coll. lands were leased by the Greens in 1650: O.R.O., Palm. IV/1.
45a. Merton Coll. Mun., Reg. 1567- 1731, pp. 481-2, 522, 532, 570, 694; ibid. 1731- 1822, pp. 360, 367, 453, 507; ibid. estate map (1798) by Thos. Pride.
46a. O.R.O., incl. award and map.
47a. Inf. from Merton Coll. Estates Bursar. For the Blagrove ownership, O.R.O., incl. award and map; ibid. Palm. IV/4-5. The site was cleared but the house unbuilt in 1898: O.S. Map ½,500, Oxon. XXXII.7 (1899 edn.).
48a. Inf. from Estates Bursar.
49a. Below, Woodstock, passim; O.R.O., Palm. I/1.
50a. Blenheim Mun., box 73, deed of 1751; O.R.O., MS. Wills Oxon. 94, f. 220v.
51a. Blenheim Mun., box 73.
52a. Ho. identified from e.g. O.R.O., photo. 13: map of Holloway estate 1769.
53a. O.R.O., Palm. IV/1; above, Intro.
54a. Blenheim Mun., box 73, deed of 1744; cf. O.R.O., Misc. Hac. X/v/1.
56a. Ho. identified from O.R.O., photo 13; above, Intro.
57a. O.R.O., Palm. IV/1; Blenheim Mun., box 73, deed of 1248; cf. O.R.O., Mor. IX/b/iv.
58a. Blenheim Mun., box 73. Identified from O.R.O., photo.13.
59a. Blenheim Mun., E/P/9.
60a. O.R.O., N.W.B. V/7. For her estate, ibid. photo. 13.
61a. Westgate Libr., Woodstock par. reg. transcripts.
62a. O.R.O., incl. award.
63a. Ibid. Misc. Su. LXV/i/4.
64a. Ibid.; cf. ibid. Mor. IX/b/iv.
65a. Ibid. Mor. IX/b/iv.
66a. Ibid.; ibid. S.C.50; ibid. CCE. 44.
67a. Ibid. Mor. IX/b/iv; ibid. Palm. IV/4-5; ibid. Welch XVI/1-16; ibid. Blake XI; ibid. Acc. 2361: Holloway's mortgage, 1812.
68a. Ibid. Mor. IX/b/iv; ibid. Misc. Su. LXV/ii/3; ibid.
69a. O.R.O., Palm. IV/4-5.


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HUD Addresses Concerns About Reverse Mortgage Foreclosures
According to the California Reinvestment Coalition and Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, of the nearly 600 non-borrowing spouses who requested aid from HUD to avoid foreclosure on their homes, 317 received assistance and 132 were denied.
San Francisco Launches High-Profile Public Bank Task Force
The California Reinvestment Coalition, which has traditionally focused on ensuring that banks reinvest in low-income neighborhoods, is also supporting the public bank effort. Executive director Paulina Gonzalez says that, "There's a real interest in cities and states to think about what they can do to ensure that there's…
Has Oakland's Fruitvale Neighborhood Ever Recovered From 'Redlining'?
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"It may be one of the most impactful laws people have never heard of," says Kevin Stein, deputy director of the California Reinvestment Coalition.
Flagstar commits percentage of DCB deposits to community development
The front lawn of LaTrae Lewis' modest home on Sepulveda Avenue might seem an unlikely spot for a press conference involving a bank, especially one that recently increased its California footprint through a High Desert acquisition.
Task force assembled to lead SF toward public bank launch
San Francisco has assembled a 16-member task force to study launching a public bank to fund affordable housing development, low-interest loans for low-income residents and cutting ties with the Wall Street banks that do not live up to The City's social responsibility principles.
Mulvaney could use Dodd-Frank to gut CFPB mortgage rules
"We would strongly oppose any efforts to undermine the historic ability of state legislatures to oversee the foreclosure process," said Kevin Stein, deputy director of the California Reinvestment Coalition. "It's outrageous, especially at a time when the CFPB is rolling back consumer protections."
Borrow $5,000, repay $42,000 — How super high-interest loans have boomed in California
Not long ago, personal loans of this size with sky-high interest rates were nearly unheard of in California. But over the last decade, they've exploded in popularity as struggling households — typically with poor credit scores — have found a new source of quick cash from an emerging…
Fearing Trump's Policies, the Undocumented in California Go Underground
"It appears there is a general feeling among families that they are in greater danger due to increased hate rhetoric and rumors of changes in policies and the heightened risk of deportation of detention," says California Reinvestment Coalition executive director Paulina Gonzalez.
Activists Push Los Angeles to Hold Its Bank Accountable
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Paulina Gonzalez, executive director of the California Reinvestment Coalition, said that, at a minimum, a city should choose a bank that does no harm to the community. "The city should also consider how much a bank is reinvesting in a community, through business loans and other products….
Trump's Treasury Pick Moves in Secretive Hedge Fund Circles
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The California Reinvestment Coalition's analysis of loans made that year alleged that only 8.4 percent of mortgages went to Hispanics, though they accounted for 43 percent of the region's population. It also alleges that the bank did not properly maintain foreclosed homes in minority areas.
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Q: Problem in finding whether function is one-one or many-one Let $f : \mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R} $, where $f(x) = 2^{|x|} - 2^{-x}$
How do we find whether is function is one to one or many to one?
Simplifying it we get $f(x) = \frac{2^{{|x|}+x} - 1}{2^x}$
It seems to be one-one, but the answer given is many-one. How to go about with this question?

A: Hint:
Consider what happens when $x<0$.
Also, we don't have to prove it generally, you can just evaluate at a few negative values.

A: HINT: When $f$ is equal to zero?

A: Take x=-1 and x=-2 and plug them into f.

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Palo Alto, CA-based GlobalMotion Media has raised $1 million in Series A financing from the Band of Angels and a group of domestic and international private investors.
Palo Alto, CA-based GlobalMotion Media has raised $1 million in Series A financing from the Band of Angels and a group of domestic and international private investors. The young company is probably best known for operating EveryTrail, a GPS travel community and interactive trip sharing service.
The startup is today also announcing the release of its latest iPhone application, EveryTrail 3 (iTunes link), which allows users to easily record and share their hiking, driving, skiing, motorcycling, running, skateboarding or other trips.


The January 2018 edition of the UK Customer Satisfaction Index said that retail businesses who consistently achieve higher levels of customer satisfaction benefit from stronger turnover growth, profit and employee productivity.
Customer service matters, particularly when it comes to small and medium sized retailers. The one thing that has always been so appealing about smaller retailers was the excellent level of personal customer service – your local butcher that knew your order the moment you came in the shop, the greengrocer that would deliver your veg personally to your door, or the haberdashery that would order a special piece of fabric just for you.
The rise of ecommerce leaves many small retailers struggling to fend of the popularity of sites like Amazon. Most retailers are never going to be able to have the same geographical reach or myriad of product listings that Amazon has, but there is one thing small retailers have in their favour – their level of care and personal customer service.
Research firm Gartner says that by 2020 the customer will manage 85% of its relationship with a retail business without any human interaction. Over the next couple of years, as ecommerce shopping continues to grow, the lack of face-to-face customer service will become much bigger problem for smaller retailers.
So, when customers increasingly shop online and interact less frequently with your staff, how do you make sure customers are looked after? I'll give you some ideas to get you heading in the right direction.
Keep customers in the loop at every stage after they purchase – inform them about their online order to reassure them (e.g. being packed, dispatched, delivery details etc). Customers like to know what's happening with their order, so by telling them where their order is you'll stop most of them contacting you to find out.
Make sure you have up-to-date stock information. If your website says something is in stock then make sure that is correct. If a customer orders a product and then finds it is actually out of stock they will end up being disappointed when you can't fulfil the order. This not only deters the customer from shopping with you in the future, it also means that they will probably leave you negative reviews on social media and review sites that other potential customers will see.
Give as many delivery choices as you can. One of the biggest stresses a customer has when ordering online is trying to make sure they are around when a parcel is due to arrive. Try to include options like: next day delivery, delivery at a specified date/time, click-and-collect, free delivery, delivery to a pick-up-point/locker. 45 percent of customers have abandoned a basket online because they had been faced with unsatisfactory or unavailable delivery options.
Shopping should be seamless and fast, customers are often short on time and patience these days – 75 percent of users expect sites and apps to perform faster than they did three years ago. Just as customers get frustrated if they are served slowly or incorrectly in a shop, they will feel the same if your website is slow and awkward. Make your website be the equivalent of best staff member you can imagine – helpful, knowledgeable, clear, accurate, and quick.
A good customer service system that has an up-to-date record of a customer's transactions. If someone has an issue with an order they have placed they want you to be able to sort it out quickly. Whoever is looking after customer service must have access to the customers real-time up-to-date record so that they can see what they bought and when.
Social Media is becoming an increasingly popular channel for customers to access a retailer's customer service department. Make sure your social media staff have customer service training and have the necessary access to your customer records, so that they can assist with any issues as quickly as possible.
Give as many customer service options as possible – email, online chat, phone, an in-depth FAQ/support section, and social media. Customers prefer different ways of interacting with retailers, by giving choice you are helping them to communicate with you easier and hopefully this will enable you to resolve any problems they have.
Look after customers even when you're not around. 51% of consumers say a business needs to be available 24/7 (Ubisend 2016). You might not be able to be around every hour of the day to help them out, if your ecommerce site isn't helping them then they are most likely to abandon their purchase and go elsewhere.


Luoyuan Guanlei Stone Co.,Ltd was founded in 2007, located at Xilan Stone Industrial Zone Luoyuan County, Fujian Province, China.
Our campany is mining stone processing and foreign trade into one comprehensive enterprise group.
We have own G664 granite quarry at Xilan, the factory have advanced equipments, class technical staff and service team.
Competitive products can be supplied including G664 Slabs, Cut-to-size, Tiles, Stairs, Countertops, Tombstones. Paving stones, Stone border and so on.
Our products have been sold abroad with a good reputation.
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[S17] BMD indices, Wandsworth, Surrey, Apr-Jun 1876, vol 1d 696.
[S1] Copies of B, M, & D Certificates, BXBZ890965 William Frederick JEFFERIES.
[S5] JEFFERIES nee STACEY, Gertrude Emma; 1959 Notebook, WFJefferies.
[S48] Parish Register, birth & bapt., William Frederick Jefferies, parents Peter Button & Sarah, St Leonard's, Streatham, no 1813, p 227.
[S17] BMD indices, Wandsworth, London Oct-Dec 1901, vol 1d 1173.
[S78] England & Wales Death Index 1916-2005, death, age 86, New Forest, Hants., Mar 1963, vol 6b 606.
[S82] Probate, England & Wales, date & place of death. probate to widow.
[S77] British Army records, No 37092, William Frederick Jefferies, 3/8 City of London Regt. In France May 19 to Jun 17, wounded in arm.
[S77] British Army records, No 37092, William Frederick Jefferies, 3/8 City of London Regt. In France May 19 to Jun 17, wounded in arm. Invalided out.


In April 2009 Gonçalo Leandro suggested to host a residence for european artists in Jiu Xian the following November.
Fernando Pessoa's words flashed in my mind.
From that day on, our DaST team, in charge of the Jiu Xian Garden Village project found the necessary energy to accomplish the task, even if that meant revising all its previous plans. It, suddenly, seemed urgent to mingle Jiu Xian's inhabitants with people from other countries, speaking different languages, living in an entirely different stage of development and with artists who would enable them to capture the beauty of their surroundings.
But above all I felt that launching these artists in the midst of a civilization so different from their own could but be a thrilling experience to them.
The whole DaST (Design a Sustainable Tomorrow) team set to work intensively. We succeeded in increasing the construction capacity at the different work sites by giving the carpenters, masons, electricians and bamboo experts, greater responsibility and by increasing the number of workers at each site.
We also had to adapt the program altering temporarily what the health centre was intended for, enabling it to shelter the artists in case of bad weather, modify the structure of the exhibition rooms and alter the design of the tea-house, Without compromising in quality the access paths to the site. We reviewed and improved the design allowing it to be used two ways, one lane for visitors and one for buffalos.
The DaST workshops became more and more frequent , all the drawings were updated in real time, the logos and the costumes were designed, executive summaries and three books describing the stages of the project were also written. Above all, Gonçalo proposal made us think more deeply,about some of the processes. Introducing more flexibility, Professor Bao, Professor Feng Shu, Professor Jia Yun, Gerhy, Gao Wei, Lee Ziruo, Li Bo, Li Ming Zheng, Ma Tian Tian, Maoeraichiyu, Su Yi, Captain Wu, Vena, Joyce, Ye Ziteng i. e. Gaston, Xiao Xiao, Sissi, Swordman, Hugo, Yiping, Sandiamano, Fat, Feng Da Da as well and many others were at their best.
In the end, a house from the Ming village, had to be restored to receive the visitors and to work as the exhibition room where the project was to be presented. In order to do so, old restoration materials had to be found, the roof and framework rebuilt, the walls cleaned and plastered with lime mortar tinted with natural pigments, electricity and the lighting system installed, the rainwater sewers cleaned and restored surveyed and Mr Li's permission granted to connect the installations to his water and electrical metre.
We were fortunate to have an English born architect, Ian, joining our reduced team due to the departure of Mr Lu and his foreman in July. It was a great pleasure to witness the community becoming fully involved even if it turned out to be difficult some days to manage the different teams working on the site as every villager wanted to help, but it was really impossible to have more than 45 workers at the same time.
Ian's great qualities – good listener, his amiable spirit and highly efficient common sense worked wonders. He managed to organize the teams to work in turns improving the quality of life and involvement in the project of a great many families in the village.
In the beginning of September there was a major meeting in Canton with the "Dasters" at the SCUT (South China University of Technology) to present a progress report and discuss the best way to organize the Residence. The following aspects were critical to the adaptation/integration/happiness of the artists and as a result the success of the residence.
The meals and the festivities had to be organized: fireworks, a play, a fashion show, a concert and the exhibitions. We had to inform the public authorities, invite the villagers and the officials, our friends and all those who supported the project and also make the most of the rain and the cold weather.
I must say that Yivi, Lizzie, Sissi and Wang Xi were fabulous, awfully efficient and always gentle. If it hadn't been for them and for Nicolas always present everywhere and ready to help, the residence wouldn't have been such a success.
A few days before the opening we were told that two of our friends, the piano Maestro Elisha Abas and the poet Howard Altmann were unable to join the group. The piano had to be cancelled!!!! and Professor Feng Shu suggested to replace the piano concert by a Guqin concert. Duma Siran joined us a few days later and our days were filled with her music.
Gonçalo's challenge was really hard to match but transformed our year in Jiu Xian in a fabulous one.


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This is issue #372 - 07 August 2008 of the weekly newsletter for industry professionals.
Mecano back in German market
• Financial results shape up
• Toyota heads Top 20 list
• Barloworld gets new leadership in US
• Mecano back in German market
• Barloworld invests in UK hire fleet
• Raymond Handling re-establishes Orlando presence
• New Kone ship-to-shore crane for Finnish port
• Materials handling machines go head to head
• EPA lists Nett catalytic reduction system
• Movers and Shakers
• Mitsubishi competition seeks tried and tested forklifts
• Freight transport and climate change report
• Customer satisfaction leads to new order
• Forklift training offers new hope
• Business confidence down, exports up
• Collaboration is key for NZ logistics companies
• A breakthrough for fleet management and OH&S: Linde FleetFOCUS
• Taiwan Dihshiang offers a complete range of Tie Rods for the Forklift Industry
• Ruyi Launches New Xilin QDD Electric Tractor
• Are you compliant for California Fleet Regulations on January 1, 2009?
• Grow your Business with Forkliftaction.com
SAFETY FIRST: Dave Hoover: Don't skimp on the practice
Emission controls are high on the agenda of many fleet managers, while some are also having to get their heads around carbon trading. Amid all the environmental panic, it's interesting to look at the views of Scandinavian "sceptical environmentalist" Bjorn Lomborg. He is not impressed with the European Union's commitment to cut its emissions by 20% by 2020. Interestingly, Lomborg points out that all this will achieve is postponing global warming by about two years at the end of the century. In effect, he says, Europe will spend EUR60 billion (USD95 billion) to slow the temperature rise by two years, meaning we'll reach 2100's predicted average by 2102. Surely, he argues, there are more effective uses for that money. Makes you think, doesn't it?
Financial results shape up
There have been indications of strong growth in most markets in the latest round of financial reporting by the major equipment manufacturers.
Komatsu Ltd recorded a 2% gain and JPY57.73 billion (USD534 million) in quarterly profit.
The gains are the result of sales of construction machines in China and other emerging markets even after delays in shipping.
Komatsu expects strong demand for excavators and mining machines to continue in China, Russia and Latin America, which it anticipates will offset the unexpected weakness in more developed economies, particularly Japan and Europe.
Hitachi Construction recorded a 41% gain in quarterly net profit helped in part by tax adjustments.
Caterpillar Inc reported a 34% increase in quarterly profits, a result of increased sales.
Net income increased to a record USD1.11 billion, up from USD823 million last year. Sales increased 20% to USD13.6 billion due to increased demand from road and power grid projects in Asia and the Middle East.
The Manitowoc Company reported an increase of 28% in net sales for the financial quarter ended June 30.
Net sales totalled USD1.3 billion with net sales from the crane business up 32% to USD1.06 billion.
Operating earnings of USD167.0 million were 39 % higher than the second quarter of 2007 in spite of rising material costs and delays in delivering products to areas of China affected by earthquakes and related natural disasters.
Manitowoc saw continued demand for high-capacity crawler, tower and mobile cranes.
Manitou reported an increase in first half revenues of 8.1% to EUR725 million (USD1.12 billion). Sales in France rose by 18% to almost EUR300 million (USD464 million) but fell by 2.4% in other EU countries to EUR330 million (USD511 million). Sales to other regions of the world were up by 19.3% to EUR98 million (USD151 million). Sales in Spain experienced a 70% fall from EUR55 million to EUR24 million (USD85 million to USD37 million). Sales in the UK were down 15%.
However, sales in Germany increased by 44% to EUR42 million (USD65 million).
Telehandler sales approached EUR500 million (USD773 million), a 9% increase on 2007 and aerial lift sales were flat at EUR52 million (USD80 million).
RSC reported first half rental revenues up 6.1% to USD777 million.
Rental rates were up by just under 1% from the first quarter but 0.5% down on a year ago. RSC said that it was deliberately slowing sales of used equipment to reduce capital expenditure and take advantage of its young fleet.
Capital expenditure for the first half of 2008 was USD115 million - 56% lower than in the first half of 2007.
The Liebherr group reported sales reaching new records for most regions for the financial year 2007.
Mobile crane sales increased by 18.4% to EUR1.6 billion (USD2.5 billion), construction cranes – largely tower cranes and duty cycle crawlers - and mixing group sales jumped 28.4% to EUR911 million (USD1.4 billion).
Western Europe produced the largest revenues with increases of 13% to EUR4.28 billion (USD6.7 billion) which is 57% of the company's business. Eastern European sales were up 32% to EUR751.9 million (USD1.16 billion), with the main growth coming from Russia.
However, sales fell in Asian and Australian markets by 3.5% to EUR724 million (USD1.12 billion) due to the lack of repeats of some major orders in 2006.
United Rentals reported an almost 11% decrease in first half revenues to USD$1.6 billion.
Rental revenues fell 2.8% to $1.2 billion, used sales fell 19%, and new machines sales dropped 27%.
Capital expenditure for the first half was almost 29% lower than the first half of 2007 at USD469 million.
Gehl reported first half revenues of USD193.2 million, a fall of 23% from last year, with gross margins down 25%, falling from 21.8% of revenues last year to 20.5% this year.
Telehandler production fell by 14%, in a market that Gehl claims was down by 23%.
Exports declined by 10% to USD58 million and now represent 30% of total revenues.
Bronto has reported first half revenues up by over 30% to almost EUR67 million (USD103 million) and operating income increased by over 19% to EUR6.3 million (USD9.7 million).
Haulotte announced its second-half results with revenues of EUR259 million (USD401 million), down 12% compared to last year.
The company attributes the decrease to slower sales of new machines in Western Europe, particularly in June. New machine sales were EUR226 million (USD349 million), a 14% fall, with Western Europe down by 23%. However, there was a 22% increase in Eastern Europe. The UK market dropped 7% to EUR15.6 million (USD24 million).
Net income did increase by 39.5% to EUR63 million (USD96 million), but half of this has been linked to the one-off capital gain on the sale of its French rental business, Lev.
Toyota heads Top 20 list
For the sixth year in a row, Toyota Industries Corp has been named the top forklift supplier in Modern Materials Handling's annual top 20 ranking list.
Toyota's dominance reflects a global industry that is experiencing steady growth, with worldwide orders increasing by 12% in 2007. Its revenue for 2007 is reported at USD7.8 billion - up 20% from USD6.5 billion in 2006.
The World Industrial Truck Statistics show Europe as the largest market, with orders growing by 16% in 2007 to 400,000 while Asia grew by 17% to 280, 000. The analysts note that they will be keeping an eye on the Asian market and expect many of the Chinese and Indian forklift suppliers to be in the top 20 next year.
The only region to experience a decrease in orders was the United States, with a 3.5% drop.
Commenting on the listing, Stan Simpson, president of the American manufacturers' peak body, the Industrial Truck Association (ITA), says his group expects order numbers in the US to continue their slight decline over the next two years.
"Compared to 10 years ago, it is still a really great market and US orders and shipments are expected to grow again by the end of 2009."
Africa experienced a 9% growth and Oceania 17%.
Globally, the number of orders placed in 2007 grew to 955,000 forklifts.
The Kion Group (formerly Linde) has maintained its number two position after recording an increase in revenue from USD4.5 billion in 2006 to USD6.35 billion in 2007.
To be eligible for Modern's top 20, companies must manufacture and sell forklifts in at least one of the association's seven classifications. The rankings are based on worldwide revenue in US dollars.
Jungheinrich moved up from the number four position to third after recording the biggest revenue increase of all of the top 20 companies. Sales revenue went from USD1.95 billion to USD3.18 billion.
NACCO Industries and Mitsubishi Caterpillar took the number four and five places, respectively.
The top five forklift suppliers have remained consistent over the past three years with NACCO, Jungheinrich and Mitsubishi Caterpillar battling it out for a place.
Toyota and Jungheinrich attribute much of their growth to the increase in sales in the Chinese and European markets.
The growth in the Chinese market helped The Hangzhou Forklift Truck Co. move up one place to 15th in the rankings. Hangzhou nearly doubled its revenue to USD414 million, up from USD242 million in 2006.
ITA's Simpson says while the US market is struggling, the world market continues to grow, with dramatic growth in Asia. "We are expecting a 25% increase from China," he says.
The full list can be found here.
Barloworld gets new leadership in US
The US materials handling operation of Barloworld Ltd has a new president, a restructured branch network and a mandate for growth as the south east region's exclusive dealer for Hyster forklifts. Barloworld has world headquarters in Sandton, South Africa, near Johannesburg.
Alwyn Smith became president of the Charlotte-based Barloworld Handling LLC unit on 1 July, succeeding Stan Sewell, who retired on 31 July after decades with the company and nine years in the top position. Smith and Sewell collaborated during July to transition functions.
In assignments with sister businesses in South Africa, Smith had been affiliated with Barloworld Logistics, a provider of logistics and supply chain management services, as finance director for three years and, earlier, with the Barloworld Steel Tube unit for 10 years as director of finance and then managing director of the stainless steel business unit.
Smith reports to South Africa-based John Blackbeard, who became chief executive officer of the parent company's handling division in October 2007.
Courts Holland continues as chief financial officer of the US unit.
In 11 contiguous south east states, Barloworld Handling owns and operates 30 full-service branches.
The business implemented four geography- and market-driven branch consolidations during early and mid-2007.
Barloworld Handling consolidated its Hickory, North Carolina branch with its larger Charlotte site; the Bartow, Florida branch with the Tampa, Florida location; the Columbus, Georgia branch with the Montgomery, Alabama site; and the Jackson, Tennessee branch with the Memphis, Tennessee location.
No official layoffs occurred, says Heather Cummings, Barloworld Handling marketing manager. "People could join other locations," she says. "Some did not do that, but there was not a layoff of any groups" relating to the forklift branches.
The consolidations followed a 2006 corporate directive to streamline operations. The goal: unlock shareholder value for the publicly traded parent firm.
During 2007, Barloworld's US industrial distribution division sold its Ditch Witch of Georgia dealerships to Ditch Witch manufacturer Charles Machine Works Inc of Perry, Oklahoma in April and its Freightliner truck dealerships to a consortium of three buyers led by the Texas-based Lonestar Freightliner Group in August. Some administrative layoffs occurred in the US and other workers were transferred to South Africa as a result of those sales.
Barloworld's US operations had operating profit of ZAR71 million (USD10.4 million) on sales of ZAR1.88 billion (USD275.5 million) for the fiscal year ended 30 September. In the previous fiscal year, the US operating profit was ZAR83 million (USD10.8 million) on sales of ZAR1.81 billion (USD234.8 million).
The US operations employ more than 1,000 persons including more than 400 road service technicians. In 1979, Barloworld Ltd acquired an existing Hyster dealership in Charlotte and began the process of establishing its presence in the US.
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After a rough start in the German market, Mecano Continental is set to reestablish itself with the introduction of a compact hydrostatic rough terrain forklift and a new base.
The Spanish company launched the new Micro-Range H13 and H16 forklifts at CeMAT in Hannover.
Rafael Wefers Verástegui, Mecano's market development manager, says the reception for these new machines was great.
"There was interest not only at an international level, but there was also big interest from German dealers and customers."
The Micro-Range is a compact hydrostatic-driven forklift that has similar benefits to a rough terrain machine but is smaller in dimension and turning radius.
This machine is intended for use in construction and agriculture. It can also be used as a semi-industrial forklift (uneven terrain) and for farming, landscaping, fruit and vegetable handling, open-air events, gardens, as well as for tradespeople.
The Micro-Range has a 1.3 to 1.6 ton capacity, is only 1,890 mm (6.2 feet) high and 2,470mm (8.1 feet) long.
Mecano originally entered the market in partnership with Fendt Fördertechnik as the sole distributor to sell the Mast Explorer.
According to Verástegui, the relationship was not as productive as the company had hoped.
"During the agreement with Fendt Fördertechnik, the sales numbers crashed," says Verástegui. "We asked how this could happen, and after a little bit of research we found out that it was not because of our product."
Mecano found the poor sales could be traced to numerous marketing errors because it did not apply the company's standard business concepts.
Verástegui says the type of forklift Mecano manufactures needed a local dealer and by signing an agreement with Fendt, they ignored processes Mecano had used successfully in over 45 countries.
"You have to introduce the product before you can sell it. You have to know the mentality of the customers and dealers," he says. "We thought to solve this problem, we would start with a unique distributor and it looked like Fendt was a good choice to start sales in Germany."
However, it did not pay off for Mecano.
"Our products needed a dealer that knew the needs of his clients and was not just a general distributor/importer," he says. "Rough Terrain Forklifts are specialist machines, not made for a mass-market."
Mecano has recently signed distribution agreements with 10 regional dealers: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Baden-Württemberg, Hessen, Oberfranken and Bayern.
Verástegui says Mecano will establish a base in Germany within the next two years
Barloworld invests in UK hire fleet
Berkshire, United Kingdom
Barloworld Handling has invested GBP10 million (USD19.5 million) in its short-term hire fleet over the past 12 months to meet growing demands for rental equipment.
The UK rental fleet company has recently purchased 340 new Hyster forklifts that will be incorporated into its short-term hire fleet. This purchase follows GBP4 million (USD7.8 million) spent in 2007 on replacements and fleet range extensions.
Barloworld is the exclusive distribution partner for Hyster in the UK.
Some of the equipment Barloworld has purchased to add to its range includes high-capacity 7-, 12- and 18-ton Hyster plant for port operations and heavy industry, and a range of electric warehouse equipment including pallet trucks.
Barloworld will also add low-level order pickers, high-level reach trucks for logistics and warehousing operations, specialist equipment such as high-level order pickers, four-way reach trucks and ATEX-compliant 'Pyroban' protected equipment.
Mark Ward, Barloworld's commercial asset manager, claims "when you consider the complete range of equipment we now stock, including our compact range of 5.5 and 7 ton units, we can genuinely boast to be the most complete provider of equipment in this sector".
"Much of the more specialist types of equipment such as big trucks are often unavailable elsewhere or in poor condition".
Barloworld believes increasing its short-term hire fleet will give its customers access to the latest equipment at short notice and help them be more efficient.
"Many of our customers make significant savings by running smaller core fleets and pulling in extra units during periods of seasonal demand," says Ward.
Raymond Handling re-establishes Orlando presence
Lakeland, FL, United States
Raymond Handling Consultants LC (RHC) has re-established a physical presence in Orlando, Florida, about 45 miles (72 km) from the equity dealership's headquarters in Lakeland.
Orlando has always been within RHC's territory, which covers central and northern Florida.
"Large customers need to know that we have a physical presence in, and commitment to, the Orlando market," says Joe Nenarella, RHC president. "Having a facility in their area gives the customers a better sense of our ability to help them keep their forklift equipment up and running."
At the Orlando branch, RHC will stock parts and industrial batteries and rent forklifts. The Lakeland site will handle refurbishing needs for the Orlando market.
In the near term, RHC expects to hire more road service technicians. "In spite of the sagging economy, we are continuing to grow our service base and need more technicians to handle the growth," Nenarella points out.
RHC employs 62 persons in Lakeland and at branches in Orlando and a full-service Jacksonville site that opened in 2000.
Raymond Corp. of Greene, New York established Handling Consultants in 1995 and changed to the RHC identity in May 2000 when Nenarella took charge. The business converted to an equity dealership in January 2003 when Nenarella acquired a majority interest.
RHC moved its headquarters to centrally located Lakeland from Tampa, Florida in August 2006 and closed the Tampa and Orlando facilities.
The new site "is centrally located in a dense (Sand Lake) industrial area of Orlando and is easily accessible from the major highways," Nenarella notes.
The Lakeland facility occupies 26,000 square feet (2,340 square metres), Jacksonville 13,000 square feet (1,170 square metres) and Orlando 5,000 square feet (450 square metres).
New Kone ship-to-shore crane for Finnish port
The first Konecranes ship-to-shore crane was delivered by barge to the new Vuosaari container terminal in Helsinki.
Terminal operator Steveco Oy purchased the multi-million dollar STS BoxHunter crane to unload Panamax class ships. The company will take possession of a second crane in the Northern spring.
Tomi Rautio, director of the Vuosaari business unit, says Steveco chose Konecranes because they are their preferred supplier.
"We operate their equipment at our Mussalo container terminal and in Kotka as well."
Juha Aatola, Konecranes director, says the Vuosaari port will have three container terminal operators and Steveco is one of those purchasing STS cranes.
"The others will use old cranes transferred from other ports in Helsinki, which shall be closed down, or will purchased cranes from other vendors," he says. "In total, there will be eight or nine STS cranes."
The crane has a lifting capacity of 50 metric tons (55 tons) and a reach of 38 metres (124 feet). It has the ability to be used for different terminal operating models depending on the needs of different shipping lines.
Rautio says the STS crane is the most suitable for this location because it is equipped with the latest automation systems.
"We expect to receive high efficiency for our vessel operation and short turnaround times for feeder vessels."
Aatola adds this STS crane is designed to handle maximum Panamax-size container ships up to 13 container rows wide.
"The crane is equipped with Konecranes' advanced crane controls and mechanisms designed especially for crane use. The crane trolley is a BoxHunter type with advanced load-handling control," he says. "The crane can store containers between the legs to allow fast unloading or loading. In other words, this is a flexible and right size crane for feeder terminal operations."
The crane was delivered fully erected and taking the crane to full operational mode will take up to four weeks.
Aatola notes that testing and customization will be required, together with local certification.
Rautio adds Steveco will be testing all the terminal operations, including cranes and all yard equipment as well as IT systems before actual operation starts in November 2008.
Materials handling machines go head to head
Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Organisers of the Dairy Event and Livestock Show have organised a duel between two players in the materials handling industry to see which is better.
A live demonstration of tractor loaders and telehandlers will feature for the first time at the show on September 17 and 18 at Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth.
This is the first time the Dairy Event and Livestock Show has staged a live demonstration of materials handling machinery.
Nick Everington, chief executive of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, says the RABDF has staged mixer wagon working demonstrations in a farm environment over the past five consecutive years at the event.
"Feedback from our event survey indicates they are extremely popular, therefore it was a natural progression to introduce a telehandler demonstration."
"Working machinery in a farm environment is now a firmly established and popular feature of the event," says Everington. "With machinery replacement long overdue on many farms, this new demonstration will help visitors make a more informed decision on what to buy."
The demonstrations will run twice a day on both days of the event and will involve up to 10 handlers and tractor-loader combinations from Alo (Quicke/Trima), Claas, John Deere, Kramer, Massey Ferguson, Merlo and New Holland.
The handlers and tractor loaders will perform a series of typical operations - moving straw bales, fertilizer bags, muck and road planings.
Visitors to the event will have the opportunity to observe the different machines and can short list those most suited to their own farm or circumstances.
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Stanley adds to ROBUR range
Stanley Handling has launched a new ROBUR reach truck designed to fit into tight spaces.
The ROBUR SBC-R compact counterbalance reach truck, manufactured in Italy, is aimed at small to medium-size warehouses where space is at a premium and watching the bottom line is a high priority.
Sarah Stanley, marketing director for Stanley Handling, says the new model can work in an aisle width of just over two metres.
The SBC-R's load capacity is 1,500 kilograms (1.65 tons) and its lift heights are 4,000mm (13 feet).
New mirrors give all-round view
Bohle Mirror Systems has increased its safety products range by adapting convex mirror technology so it can be applied to forklifts.
The Forklift Half Dome has a wide-angle 180-degree viewing area and is distortion free. The mirror allows the driver to see behind and either side of the forklift.
Attached with a bracket, the mirror is fitted through the cab roof or fixed to the cab upright supports. The back is moulded plastic with an adjustable ball joint, which makes it strong and flexible.
Easily adjusted to different angles, the mirror has an impact-resistant acrylic face and is easy to install and maintain.
New Flexi added to range
Narrow Aisle had added the Euro to its Flexi articulated trucks range.
The new model is a compact four-wheel forklift designed for low bay warehouses where there is little space.
The chassis is1,060mm wide (3.4 feet) and the new model can lift maximum of 1,500kg (1.5 tons) to a height of seven metres.
The narrow front axle can stack narrow continental pallets and work in aisles as narrow as 1,642mm-wide (5.39 feet), or 1,762mm-wide (5.78 feet) with an ISO pallet.
The Euro can be used inside or outside the warehouse facility.
Versatile rider/stacker ideal for small areas
Yale Europe recently announced the release of a new pedestrian controlled rider/stacker that can be used by employees without a forklift licence.
The MC10-15, manufactured in Masate, Italy, is useful in situations where counterbalance forklifts are too large.
This new addition replaces the old MC. The MC10-15 uses a new mast and AC technology - the old one used DC power.
EPA lists Nett catalytic reduction system
Emission control specialist Nett Technologies Inc has received regulatory approval for aftermarket use of its BlueMax-brand urea-based selective catalytic reduction system (SCR) on certain commonly used Caterpillar engines.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency placed the Nett system on the national clean diesel campaign's emerging technologies list on July 10.
The system is applicable for nonroad, four-cycle, heavy-duty diesel Caterpillar engine models 3306, 3116 and 3406 in the 75-450 kW (100-600 horsepower) ranges, originally manufactured from 1996 to 2008.
The system aims to control nitrogen oxide emissions from medium- and heavy-duty diesel engines. A urea control strategy relies on a nitrogen oxide concentration measurement by a sensor that is positioned upstream of the SCR catalyst. A control algorithm calculates the necessary urea-dosing rate.
Mississauga-based Nett has not set final pricing on the system.
Joseph Ginnetti was has been promoted to vice president of sales for the Raymond Corp. with responsibility to oversee all aspects of the firm's materials handling solutions through its network of dealerships.
Ginnetti has more than 30 years of sales and sales management experience in the industry and, most recently, was manager of Raymond's business development group. The corporation presented Ginnetti with a 2006 Circle of Excellence award for sales leadership.
Hertfordshire, UK
Following the appointment of two new sales engineers, the IMC Group has restructured its sales team.
Mike Lightfoot and Phillip Tomlinson will be responsible for sales of IMC products throughout the UK and Ireland.
They join Ed Elliott who has been with Lamerholm for over five years.
Elliott will concentrate on servicing customers in north east England and will remain the product specialist for Equipment Monitors.
Derek Richardson is the company's sales director and he will be responsible for sales in the south east and Ireland, as well as being responsible for IMC's international distributor network.
New Holland, PA, United States
John J. Stevenson has been named vice president, sales and marketing for New Holland Agriculture in North America.
Stevenson was the president and chief executive officer of American LaFrance LLC. Prior to that, he served in senior management positions at Freightliner, Volvo Trucks North America, and Mack Trucks.
He has extensive experience in organisational management, manufacturing, distribution, purchasing, logistics, product marketing, service, and sales.
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Dr Jenne K. Britell, Ph.D. was elected chairman of United Rentals' board of directors.
She has served on the United Rentals board as a director since 2006. Britell is also chair and chief executive officer of Structured Ventures, Inc.
From 1996 to 2000, she was a senior executive of GE Capital and from 1993 to 1996, Britell was executive vice president, chief lending officer and general manager, Mortgage Banking at Dime Bancorp, Inc.
She is the first American to be approved to run a Polish Bank when she served as the founding Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Polish-American Mortgage Bank in Warsaw in 1992.
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Mitsubishi competition seeks tried and tested forklifts
Normally there are no prizes for being old, but a new competition announced this month will give the owner of the oldest operational Mitsubishi forklift a new one.
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks' "Keeps on Running" contest is looking for the proud owner of the oldest 900-3,000 kilogram (2,000 – 6,500 pound) small, internal combustion, cushion tyre Mitsubishi forklift.
Eligible models include the entire FGC10-FGC33 model line-up, the current 'N' Generation, and all of its predecessors, and must be part of the contestants' current materials handling fleet.
The winner will receive a new FGC15N- FGC33N Mitsubishi forklift truck. Runners-up will get free Planned Maintenance (PM) services for up to one year.
"The Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks product line is known for providing reliable equipment that will keep our customers' operations moving," says Kent Eudy, vice president of marketing for Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks. "After decades of selling quality forklift trucks, we know there are going to be hard-working trucks out there that have outlived expectations, and we want to see them in action."
Competition details and the application form can be found online.
The application form asks contestants to upload photos and share fun facts about their forklift truck, including its company-given nickname and interesting details about how the forklift truck is used.
Entries close November 30 2008 and the winners will be notified in December.
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Freight transport and climate change report
Environmental protection campaign group Total Environment Centre (TEC) this week released its final report on the freight transport sector and climate change, pointing to the need for the sector to prepare for national efforts to combat climate change.
"Environmentalists and the industry can work together to get its house in order and be economically and environmentally sustainable. The community push to get effective policies is unstoppable," says TEC director, Jeff Angel.
The report, Freight Transport & Climate Change: Exposures & Opportunities, reveals that greenhouse gas emissions from trucks, light commercial vehicles, rail, coastal shipping and air freight are poised to double from 1990 levels by 2020. When considered alongside the emissions reductions that climate science is calling for, the proportion of national emissions produced by freight transport may more than triple by 2020 - increasing from 4.07% in 1990 to 13.46% by 2020.
"This report is designed to help transport companies understand what climate change means for them - their exposures to both climate change and climate policy, what they can do to manage these exposures, and how they stand to gain from efforts to combat climate change," explains Cameron Eren, co-ordinator of the TEC's Industry Partnership Program and author of the report.
"Rising costs are designed to penalise energy inefficiency. Transport companies that pursue appropriate fuel switching and modal switching opportunities and maximise energy efficiency will safeguard existing margins against rising costs and position themselves for growth in a carbon-constrained world," says Eren.
Customer satisfaction leads to new order
Kilsyth, Victoria, Australia
Local Aisle-Master distributor Adapt-A-Lift (AAL) has delivered two more of its narrow-aisle articulated forklifts to a satisfied customer, bringing their total fleet to six.
International technology supplier Henkel originally ordered four forklifts from AAL a few years ago when it required an innovative solution to its space challenges at its chemicals division in Australia.
The company needed to consolidate its raw materials from two facilities into a single complex at Kilsyth.
Having heard about the capabilities of Aisle-Master, the company requested a demonstration to see if the forklift's reputed advantages would solve their logistics problem.
Not only was the performance of the LPG AM20S exactly what they'd hoped for, Henkel asked Adapt-A-Lift to draw up a racking layout, a service AAL provides at no extra cost.
According to Henkel's engineering and maintenance manager, Peter Petrucci, the new racking plan gave the company a minimum of 25-30% more space. "And the three-way catalytic converter fitted to the machine takes care of any exhaust emissions," he adds.
The forklifts come equipped with 6,352mm lift height, side shift and fork positioners.
"Not only has the decision to go with Aisle-Masters saved space inside the warehouse but also outside," he explains. "The space we saved in one section enabled us to open up our pre-weighing area, giving us efficiencies and time saving improvements."
Forklift training offers new hope
A number of people made redundant by New Zealand mussel factory, Sealord, have turned to forklifts for a new start.
According to an article in the Nelson Mail, about 60 of the 343 employees made redundant last month have taken up the company's offer of forklift training.
Fifty-seven positions were made available at the Tahunanui factory for affected staff, while about 100 have taken temporary positions at Sealord's Vickerman St factory for the hoki season, with the possibility of being offered a permanent job in the future.
Business confidence down, exports up
The June quarter Commonwealth Bank – ACCI survey on business expectations in Australia released this week shows a significant fall in business confidence and reported business conditions.
The survey assessed business conditions and confidence among 2,121 businesses around the country over April, May and June.
Business confidence fell to its lowest level since the survey began in 1994 and general business conditions were at the lowest level for five years.
Among the survey's indicators, only export sales were sound and continued to grow over the quarter despite a stronger Australian dollar.
Growth indicators such as sales, profits, employment and investment all moved down over the quarter.
On a positive note, cost pressures eased moderately for business, with wage and non-wage labour costs growing at a slower pace.
Collaboration is key for NZ logistics companies
Supply chain collaboration is a key to success for New Zealand companies involved in manufacturing, distribution and logistics.
"External and internal cross-collaboration creates efficiencies and buy-in, says Alan Stenger, who recently completed his term as the Ports of Auckland Visiting Professor and Chair in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at The University of Auckland Business School.
"New Zealand companies have an advantage as many are relatively small and can more easily achieve cross-functional co-operation naturally. They can put the framework in place early and it's there as the company grows."
Involving key people across business functions helps to maximise organisational performance by avoiding potential conflicts in objectives, or domination by any one internal department
"Externally, vertical relationships need to be fostered with customers, suppliers and logistics providers, covering the sharing of information and even assets where possible. Collaboration helps avoid duplicated processes and redundant activities or inventories, and efficiencies can be achieved by working with others to avoid half-full vehicles and empty containers on back runs."
However, he warns that the small number of players in the New Zealand market can create commercial sensitivities. In addition, New Zealand conditions are challenging – for example, the topography severely constrains the transportation and ports network, particularly with regard to highway and railway infrastructure.
The Chair in Logistics and Supply Chain Management is funded by Ports of Auckland with a NZD1 million grant over five years.
Upcoming ICHCA Lunches
Two ICHCA state lunches are planned for coming months. In Adelaide, Gerard Anderson, CEO of Centrex Metals Ltd, will speak on Centrex Metals and Eyre Peninsula developments. The lunch will be on 27 August at The Lakes Resort Hotel.
In Brisbane, Brad Fish, CEO of Ports Corporation of Queensland (PCQ), will talk about future development plans for the port, including the emerging port of Abbot Point, now the location for Queensland's latest State Development Area. The lunch will be held at Ballymore on 5 September.
Freight decision-makers meet in September
The 8th Annual AusIntermodal takes place at Hilton on the Park in Melbourne on 3-4 September.
The summit brings together government officials, the CEOs of Australia's major ports, freight operators, shipping lines, rail companies, stevedores, and infrastructure companies to discuss the future of Australian freight.
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Ruyi Launches New Xilin QDD Electric Tractor
RUYI's newly designed Xilin QDD electric tractor varies from previous models, boasting three wheels, a compact design and a flexible steering system. The Xilin range is environmentally friendly: no pollution, low noise levels and frugal energy consumption.
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And taught me to sing the notes of woe.
And because I am happy, & dance and sing,
They think they have done me no injury:
And are gone to praise God & his Priest & King
Who make up a heaven of our misery.
"The Chimney Sweeper" Original Illustration by William Blake
"The Chimney Sweeper" Pen and Ink Illustration by Sara Barkat
Reading of "The Chimney Sweeper," by William Blake
Musical Interpretation of "The Chimney Sweeper," by William Blake
See Blake's companion poem "The Chimney Sweeper" from "Songs of Innocence"
William Blake (1757—1827) was a poet and engraver. He went to school long enough to learn to read and write, leaving at age 10. Beyond that, he was homeschooled by his mother, Catherine. Blake was inspired as a child by artists such as Raphael, Maarten van Heemskerck, Michelangelo, and Albrecht Dürer, whose work he was introduced to through books and prints. At the age of 10 his parents enrolled him in the drawing school at the Strand. At that time, Blake, who enjoyed reading, started to write his own poetry.
Blake was apprenticed to an engraver, and completed his apprenticeship at 21. James Basier drew in the older style, line-engraving (that looks similar to lineart) as opposed to the more popular painterly methods. Blake was sent to Westminster Abbey to sketch, and was inspired artistically by it; additionally, he experienced visions there. In 1779, Blake joined the Royal Academy, a school of art, where he met friends such as John Flaxman, Thomas Stothard, and George Cumberland, who shared his radical views. Blake ended up, perhaps accidentally, in a riot on Newgate Prison (the Gordon Riots).
Blake married Catherine Boucher, who he taught to read and write, as well as training her as an engraver. She became a partner in his work.
Blake published his first volume of poems, Poetical Sketches around 1783. He and his former fellow apprentice James Parker opened a printshop, and worked with Joseph Johnson (a radical publisher who worked with many dissidents such as John Henry Fuseli, Richard Price, Joseph Priestly, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Thomas Paine).
Blake used relief etching (or illuminated printing) to illustrate most of his writing. Instead of the usual intaglio style, where the plate is covered with an acid-resistant coating such as wax, and the lines scratched through the coating, so that the lines to be printed are cut into the plates; Blake would paint his pictures onto the plate in the acid-resistant medium and etch the rest of the plate, so that the parts to be printed onto paper would stand up in relief. He would then hand-color the finished prints with watercolors. (For this reason, there are many different colored versions of his various poems). This creates the "loose" effect of his hand on the page, present in his illuminated poems. For his commissions, however, he would work in intaglio.
In the books Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience Blake wrote lyric poetry that also served as scathing social commentary. He wrote some poems, such as The French Revolution that were never published.
In his poem America Blake explored the idea of revolutions, and in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell he satirizes both the state and the church. In 1790 he moved to Lambeth.
Blake created his connected mythology in a collection of illuminated poems known as his prophetic works, partially based on the events of his day, in which he continued to explore his philosophical and ethical ideas. Blake continued to make money through commissions from patrons, though sometimes he had issue with their lack of imagination. Around this time, he started his epic work, Jerusalem.
In August 1803, Blake and a soldier named John Scofield got into a fight, and the soldier accused him not only of assault, but of speaking seditious words against the king. Though Blake went to trial, it seemed clear that the evidence was invented, and Blake was acquitted.
Blake was interested in illustrating the Canterbury Tales but after bringing the idea to a publisher, the publisher chose another engraver for the piece, as Blake was known as too eccentric to be marketable. Instead, Blake set up an exhibition to promote his version. With that, he published the "Descriptive Catalogue" of his pieces, which included an analysis that became known as a classic of Chaucer criticism. But the exhibition did poorly, and sold nothing.
Blake began to illustrate The Book of Job, and was given a commission to illustrate Dante's Divine Comedy, a project he did not finish before his death; but the few watercolors he created for the project received praise. He was still working on that project the day he died; he stopped working on it only to complete a portrait of his wife (with the words "Stay Kate! Keep just as you are—I will draw your portrait—for you have ever been an angel to me.") After that, he sang hymns, and with his last words being that he would be with his wife always, he died. As for Kate, on the day of her death, a decade later, she called out to him "as if he were only in the next room, to say she was coming to him, and it would not be long now." (more)
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Fjords of Norway
View of Geirangerfjord in Norway, Scandinavia
Norway is a land of divine beauty that brings one closer to nature. It offers plenty for visitors to do including skiing and hiking. Norway has always been known for its scenic beauty highlighted by fjords, mountains and glaciers.
Fjords are defined as a very thin, long, and narrow bay in a valley made by the glaciers. Visiting the fjords of Norway is considered to be a great outing for tourists and locals alike. The best time to visit this place is from May through September.
Bergen, which was once the capital of Norway, is located between seven mountains that are called the Gateway of Fjords. Norway is very rich in its flora and has a storied historical past that attracts tourists from all across the globe.
Visitors come from many places to feel the thrill of traveling alongside cliffs as they pass by the fjords. The largest and most famous fjord in Norway is called the Sognefjord. It is 1,200 meters deep and 200 kilometers long. While visiting, one can see fresh waters, clear skies and bright vegetation.
3 responses to "Fjords of Norway"
wadi says:
sounds interesting! 🙂
It's a cool place.
nelita parris says:
Planning to trip to this Fjords by a cruise. Where do you suggest is a must see site tour?


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