Many families will have relatives who have worked at Bryan Donkins, Tube Investments, Dema Glass,Trebor Bassett, Markham Engineering.
Those big-name businesses may have disappeared from town now but recollections of team work and enduring friendship remain for their employees.
Here’s a look back at factories in Chesterfield over the past century.
Here’s a look back at factories in Chesterfield over the past century.
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13. Factory focus
Timber control manger Jonathan Gibson at Timberline products in Chesterfield in 2010. Photo: Sarah Washbourn
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