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3 unusual facts about Morris Engines


Courthouse Green

Morris Engines purchased a 45-acre (180,000 m2) site at Courthouse Green in 1927.

Morris Engines

The Hotchkiss company of France, who were makers of the famous machine gun, hurriedly transferred production to England during World War I when it looked as if their St. Denis factory near Paris was going to be overrun by the Germans.

Having re-organised engine production from batch to flow, Woollard introduced a 24 hour working day, by introducing a 3 shift system of 8 hours each, for a 5 day week.



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