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Progress At Motor Assemblies Factory
The work of converting the former cotton mill building into a motor assembly plant is going on space and reconversion and constructional work is right up to schedule. The firm, Motor Assemblies, which at present has its plant in Christchurch, does not expect to be producing until early next year, but much of the equipment at present in Christchurch will be shipped to Nelson and installed by September. Biggest job in the 100,000 sq ft building has been the assembling of the paint plant. So complex and important is this plant, that the contractors, Dryss and Co, sent out to New Zealand four technical experts.
Our picture here shows a portion of the extensive paint plant during its erection.
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John O'Donnell and supervising engineer, Richard Mansbridge, check up on the progress of the paint plant (both came out from England).
The other two experts from England, Martin Clare and Billy Mills.
A close-up of one of the paint bays, showing in the foreground a dip tank into which the motor body is dipped.
Addo Mulders behind a cutting torch
He also serves who only sits.......Doug Hall lends a foot while Merv Gaelic welds a truss