Photograph from The News Magazine of F Hills & Sons Ltd. Edition No 6 Summer 1974. Firemen get their just rewards – Very few firms can claim to have their very own Fire Brigade, but Hills was one of the few. Six firemen received an award in recognition of their services – Left to right Les Marran, Trevor Bryan, Lionel Hindmarsh Dr R Humphreys presenting the medals, Brian Huggins, Tommy Ingram, Maurice Connor, Ted Davison and Ronnie Jackson. Medal awarded by the Industrial Fire Protection Association. Photograph courtesy of Roy Connor 
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Thats my dad Ronnie Jackson on the last right, I think he drove the fire engine.
His Dad was the Security Officer.
I worked in Cubicle section offices on the first floor and the fire department held a ‘drill’ one very warm afternoon. All our windows were open and the water from the hydrant
drenched us and all the office/paperwork. In ’65 Mr Blake sent me to the Outward bound instead of Tommy Ingram. Believe his dad worked at Hills.
My wife and I met in 1957 while both working at F. Hills. Dorothy (nee Brown) was a shorthand typist and I was a draughtsman. Next year we celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. People we remember from Hills were Valerie Hides (who introduced us) Pam (Spam) Malcolm Pack. It”s good to see F.Hills & Sons appearing on screen in our home in Australia.