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K-C History Part 3

By 1957 expansion was steady, with many new lines added including, in 1961, Kleenex Dressing Towel consolidating presence in hte medical field.
The second machine from Bertrams was started in Oct 1959, same deckle as No.1 at 3.25 m but output up to 50 tn/day with speed up to 920 m/min (3000 ft/min).
No. 3 Machine was started 1964 ; 4.1 m 60 tn/day speed 1200 m/min (170″ @ 3000 ft/min) but the Board of Trade would not allow a fourth so it was chosen to put it in Workington.
In Larkfield a secondary Fibre plant was added in July 1965.
Production of some grades dropped during the 1960s – Toilet Tissue, market saturation and Sanitary Towels due to new production in previous export areas.
Personalities:
Derrick Croxon, Colonel Rodney Sheldon, Syd Emerson, Bob Carpenter, Rudy Moravek, Ernie Porter, Ben Boorman, Oxie Burr, R.C.M. Marston, William W. Cross, Denis Vidler, Sydney Thomas (Don) Ryder, Hector G. Paul, D.T. (Squire) Wilkins, Guy Minard, Roy Sutcliffe, John Allen