1974 JOHN HUNTER (Day in the Life of John Hunter, Site Director at South Ruislip Head Office)
1974 New Grand Met photo of John Travers Clarke (Express News Spring)
1974 New Grand Met photo of Tony Good (Express News Spring)
1974 Key Milk Division figures (Express News Spring)
1974 GEOFF STONE Chief Engineers Department
1974 ERNEST SHARP, JOHN TRAVERS CLARKE (Official opening of North Tawton)
1974 GORDON CLIFFORD, JOHN CLIFFORD, C.R. ZIMMERMAN, T.S. REID, G.P GALE (History of Clifford's Dairies. Thornbury was purchased by Express in June 1987(Courtesy David Montgomery, posted on Bygone Bracknell FB Group March 2016)
1974 Tony Good announces Foods Division reorganisation (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1974 Tony Good announces Foods Division reorganisation (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1974 Peter Ohlson appointed Sales and Marketing Director for Foods Division. (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1974 Ernest Haynes, Keith Airey, Villi Andreason, Arthur Glass, Leslie Henly, John Pennington, Jim Gebbie, Dennis Reynolds, Peter Wood, George Way, Bernard Watkin, Peter Slimmon and Frank van Hoof. Manor Hotel, Yeovil 27th March. (Express News Summer)
1974 John Travers Clarke presented with his 20-year award by Eric Robarts. (Express News Summer)
1974 Tim Barnett, new Personnel Director for London Region Milk Division
1975 Four Express Chairmen over the previous 20 years. (Express News Christmas)
1864 TO 1989 EXPRESS CHAIRMEN (Express 125 Year Anniversary Review)
1975 JOHN TRAVERS CLARKE, SIR MAXWELL JOSEPH, TONY GOOD (Lockerbie opening by the Queen)
1975 Hugh Vinson appointed as Chief Engineer, Foods Division. (Express News Spring)
1975 Derek Gray was Distribution Director, pictured with Barbara Shammas. (Express News Spring)
1975 Jim Hodges, Milk Division MD. (Express News Spring)
1975 Andrew Paterson addressing the FDT ITB, with Philip Saxon, ex-Work Study on the right. (Express News Spring)
1975 Job Evaluation Steering Committee. (Express News Summer)
1975 KEITH AIREY and BILL LOCKHART (Priestdykes, Lockerbie Creamery Opening p12)
1975 Roy Fiske of Thorpe Lea Nursery with Ken Northover of Petersham Farm
1975 Mike Broadhead appointed Express Products Director. (Express News Autumn)
1975 Chris Nelson appointed Director of Eden Vale Retail. (Express News Autumn)
1975 Geoff Christiansen appointed Northern Region Personnel Director. (Express News Autumn)
1975 VIC POORE, KEN HUNT, ARTHUR STONE, JACK WOODCOCK, JOHN ROBERTS (Didcot Managment Meeting)
1975 VIC POORE, KEN HUNT, ARTHUR STONE, JACK WOODCOCK, JOHN ROBERTS (Didcot Managment Meeting)
1975 DON KIRBY, RON BORDE, KEN HUNT (Bottled Milk Buyers at Hunt's Dairies, Sherborne at the Saffron House Hotel)
1976 30-year Long Service Award-Beryl Purslove and John Travers Clarke (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1976 KEITH SANDERS with ALLEN SHEPPARD (Processing Director Keith Sanders with Allen Sheppard of Grand Met)
1976 'MICK' DOWSE, STAN LONG, Arthur Collins and John Mitchell judging the 'Opportunity Knocks' safety competition.
1976 DENNIS WATSON, VIC POORE - Exeter and Dawlish celebrate darts competition. The caption mis-spells Jim's name, it should be Jim Reid (correction thanks to his son Jimmy.
1976 JOHN TRAVERS CLARKE, MAXWELL JOSEPH, ERNEST SHARP, TONY GOOD, ALAN SHEPPARD, STANLEY GRINSTEAD, CLIFFORD SMITH, ERIC BERNARD (VIP visit to North Tawton)
1976 Profile of Dr Martin Sandbach, new Head of R&D (Express News Spring)
1976 London Region management conference - Steve Lorton asks a question
1976 London Region management conference - Stan Long asks a question
1976 John Travers Clarke announces personnel changes-Tony Gardiner resigned to join Associated Dairies, to be temporarily replaced by Jim Hodges until Andrew Paterson returns from the USA. Bill Grisenthwaite is appointed Milk Resources Director, while Paul Pegden Smith becomes Commercial Director. David Good moves to GrandMet, Finance Director John Redman and Technical Director Tom Ashton retire. Fred Battle (EVM) joins the NDBI. (Express News Summer)
1976 Dr Bertholt Deutsch retires after 22 years, following a career at Mitcham Foods and head of Research and Development at South Ruislip
1976 Paul Pegden Smith is appointed Commercial Director. (Express News Summer)
1976 Bryan Beaumont appointed Finance Director for Foods Division, Jack Evans for Milk. John Gordon will replace Tom Ashton as Technical Director. (Express News Autumn)
1976 Keith Airey and John Travers Clarke celebrate the retirement of Dr Tom Ashton as Technical Director. (Express News Autumn)
1976 John Redman retires. (Express News Autumn)
1976 Roger Matthews is appointed Director of Bulk Products marketing. (Express News Christmas)
1977 Express Dairy Milk reorganisation. (Express News Christmas)
1977 Express Dairy Milk reorganisation. (Express News Christmas)
1978 John Travers Clarke presents Fred Eastwood on his retirement. (Express News Spring)
1978 Biography of Tony Close, Milk Divison personnel head. (Express News Spring)
1978 John Travers Clarke announces the death of Walter Nell. (Express News Summer)
1978 Grand Met executives attend a reception at the Monte Carlo Palace, including Tony Good and John Travers Clarke. (Express News Summer)
1978 Tony Good in Cannes, with other Grand Met executives. (Express News Summer)
1978 Charles Lamont retires after 30 years, with John Travers Clarke. (Express News Summer)
1978 Purchasing Dept senior staff: David Lemon, Brian Gray, Michael Townsend, Gerrard Hayman, Sybil Wood, Howard Pain, Ted Rogers and David Townley. (Express News Summer)
1978 Keith Airey's appointment (Express News, Autumn)
1978 NORMAN LEVOIR and MIKE DOWSE at South Ruislilp - Norman Levoir and Mike Dowse.,London Region Personnel Manager
1978 BERNIE CAHILL (Carbery Milk Products starts alcohol production from whey)
1978 Derek Gray appointed as Operations Director, Milk Division
1978 Joe Lyons receives 25 Year award for service at Minsterley Creamery (Joe Lyons Collection)
1978 RON BORDE (left) retires from Hunt's Dairies after 51 years, 30 with Hunt's as MD.
1978 Walter Nell obituary. (Express News Autumn)
1978 Walter Nell obituary. (Express News Autumn)
1978 Peter Ohlson interviewed by Edward Bishop. (Express News Autumn)
1978 Peter Ohlson interviewed by Edward Bishop. (Express News Autumn)
1979 Woodhouse Hume's operations
1979 Bromley Processing-Bill Costick, just before his retirement. (Express News Summer)
1979 Jim Hodges receives his 30 year award from John Travers Clarke. (Express News Summer)
1979 Exel Project at Drax. BRIAN GRAY (Express Foods Director) with Malcolm Taylor (CEGB) (Courtesy Tim Gray)
1980's CALUM MACLEAN's retirement
1980's EDDIE BARNES AND DENNIS WATSON (Retirement party with Dennis Watson presenting to Ron Trudell at South Morden)
1980 JIM HODGES (Princess Anne, Peter Roper and Jim Hodges signing the visitors' book in reception before the tour at South Morden)
1980 JIM HODGES AND KEITH FARRELL (Waiting for Princess Anne to arrive, outside the front entrance at South Morden)
1980 PAUL GILLIAM, KEITH FARRELL, Peter Roper, John Tait - Princess Anne visit October 1980)
1980 ARTHUR WEST and PETER OHLSON (Prince Charles visits North Tawton)
1980 Keith Airey and Dennis Watson took part in a Society of Dairy Technology Far East visit. Here shown with a milk bottle cap and wrapper from China. (Express News April)
1980 Express Creameries feature, with Chris Nelson now Executive Director. (Express News April)
1980 Express Creameries feature, with Nigel Salsbury as Business Development Manager. (Express News April)
1980 Express Creameries feature, with Brian Hough as General Sales Manager, and Chris Noonan as Overseas Development Director. (Express News April)
1980 Apple Juice Hiccups at Maidstone with John Ellis, Sue Hunter and Tony Reid
1980 Joint dairy industry management/ union conference. John Roberts, Express Western Personnel Director speaks. (January Express News)
1980 John Travers Clark on a mini milk float, before taking over as Chief Executive of Grand Met's Hotels and Catering Division. (Express News October)
1980 Obituary of Fred Eastwood MBE, previously Express Director of Industrial Relations. (Express News October)
1980 JIM HODGES (Princess Anne visit to South Morden as reported in Express News in January 1981)
1980 TONY CLIMPSON (Princess Anne visit to South Morden as reported in Express News in January 1981)
1981 PAUL GILLIAM (Milk Industry' article about Express Morden by Dina Chase and Paul Gilliam)
1981 35-year Long Service Award-Beryl Purslove with Mary (40 yrs), Win and Mabel (20 yrs) with Steve Lorton, Bob French (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1981 35-year Long Service Award-Beryl Purslove, Steve Lorton on left (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1981 Maxwell Joseph receives a knighthood. (January Express News)
1981 Guy Wilkinson profile on appointment as Trade Relations Director. Chris Austen remembers "He retired, and took holy orders to become a priest". (January Express News)
1981 Mike Stevenson appointed Food Ingredients commercial director. (January Express News)
1981 KEITH AIREY (Arthur Court retires after 50 years in Kent)
1981 BRIAN GRAY, Technical Services Director
1982 BRIAN GRAY “Taking shape for the 80’s” Brochure (Courtesy Tim Gray)
1982 JIM HODGES “Taking shape for the 80’s” Brochure (Courtesy Tim Gray)
1982 PETER OHLSON “Taking shape for the 80’s” Brochure (Courtesy Tim Gray)
1982 CHRIS NELSON, KEITH AIREY, PAUL WILKINSON “Taking shape for the 80’s” Brochure (Courtesy Tim Gray)
1982 “Taking shape for the 80’s” Brochure (Courtesy Tim Gray)
1982 “Taking shape for the 80’s” Brochure (Courtesy Tim Gray)
1982 MIKE STEVENSON, CALUM MACLEAN, ALAN SAVAGE “Taking shape for the 80’s” Brochure (Courtesy Tim Gray)
1982 TONY GOOD “Taking shape for the 80’s” Brochure (Courtesy Tim Gray)
1982 Directors featured in “Taking shape for the 80’s” Brochure
1982 DENNIS WATSON (Reg Potter retirement, with Dennis Watson and Jim Beesley)
1982 MIKE HODGES, EDDIE BARNES, DENNIS WATSON (Bill Dilley retirement)
1982 Bill Grisenthwaite celebrates his retirement at Appleby. John Gibson comments "There’s a sad end to this story as Bill did his “grand tour” around SE Asia.. where he had been a POW and returned to Northwood but died not long after... barely a year’s retirement. When he left, i took over Milk Movements and Milk Purchasing and so we worked together for some time...he had had a rough time in POW camp which he didn't like to discuss but it left him very bitter with Japanese." (Express News February)
1982 TONY GOOD (Harry Searle retirement at Melton)
1982 Profile of Peter Ohlson, recently appointed MD of Expess Dairy Group. (Express News Summer)
1982 Profile of Peter Ohlson, recently appointed MD of Expess Dairy Group. (Express News Summer)
1982 Profile of Peter Ohlson, recently appointed MD of Expess Dairy Group, with Dennis Watson and David Hamilton, Cricklewood Manager. (Express News Summer)
1982 Profile of Peter Ohlson, recently appointed MD of Expess Dairy Group. (Express News Summer)
1982 Express Dairy UK Directors, Front Row: Peter Ohlson and Keith Airey, Second Row: Chris Nelson, Brian Gray, Calum Maclean, ??, Back Row: Bill Grisenthwaite, Charles Lamont, Alan Savage, ?, ? (Courtesy Tim Gray)
JOHN TRAVERS-CLARKE with BRIAN GRAY, possibly at cheese awards (Nantwich?)(Courtesy Tim Gray).
1980's BRIAN GRAY portrait. Brian Gray worked at Ruyton Work Study from 1966, then from 1973 at South Ruislip as Technical Services Manager. Retired in 1986. (Courtesy Tim Gray)
1980's night out? Brian Gray lower left, Bill Grisenthwaite right (Courtesy Tim Gray)
1980's BRIAN GRAY. Brian Gray worked at Ruyton Work Study from 1966, then from 1973 at South Ruislip as Technical Services Manager. Retired in 1986. (Courtesy Tim Gray)
1981 BRIAN GRAY (Eden Vale Golf Challenge at Wentworth-Brian Gray (Courtesy Tim Gray)
1982 DENNIS WATSON and PETER OHLSON (Cricklewood visit)
1982 Doug McGrath appointed Eden Vale Sales Director. (Express News April)
1982 John Lovell appointed Express UK Export Director. (Express News April)
1982 Allen King appointed London Region Personnel Manager. (Express News April)
1983 Jim Hodges retirement, plaque made by Ron Purslove and presented to Jim (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1983 London Region Conference Ron Purslove and David Musgrove (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1983 London Region Conference Dennis Watson (enjoying himself!) and Keith Reid (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1983 London Region Conference, Alf Bellwood centre and Richard Yeoh right (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1983 Olive Clifton's 20 year award Alan King saying a few words (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1983 Olive Clifton's 20 year award, Don Kirby presents to Olive Clifton (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1983 South Morden 'Mac' Sennett's retirement Mac Sennett, Don Kirby, Peter Roper (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1983 South Morden 'Mac' Sennett's retirement Keith Reid, Olive Clifton, David Musgrove, Mabel (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1983 South Morden 'Mac' Sennett's retirement David Musgrove, Alf Bellwood, Mike Hodges and Richard Yeoh (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1983 Joe Lyons receives 25 Year award for service at Minsterley Creamery. Ric Maurice comments "It's great to see Joe Lyons credited for these lovely photos. I remember Joe as an important member of Rea Valley Camera Club in the 90s. I have a few papers from my membership of RVCC in those days, including a very brief biography that Joe had written with emphasis on his photographic interest." (Joe Lyons Collection)
1983 Peter Roper in his office at South Morden Processing
1983 Express Long Service Dinner- Eddie Barnes and his wife, Dennis Watson.
1984 TONY GOOD WITH DON KIRBY (receives 40-year award from Tony Good)
1984 JIM HODGES (Edna Leuenberger receives 40-year award from Jim Hodges)
1984 JIM HODGES and TONY GOOD ( receives a presentation from Tony Good)
1984 TONY GOOD, BILL LOCKHART, CHRIS CHAMBERLAIN (North Tawton Tour)
1984 COLIN WARWICK and MIKE MORROW (Operations Manager) discuss a printout at South Ruislip computer centre
1984 Profile of Paddy O'Flynn, newly appointed Express Foods Operations Director. (Express News Winter)
1984 Profile of Paddy O'Flynn, newly appointed Express Foods Operations Director. (Express News Winter)
1984 Steve Keeling, Employment Relations Director (Express News Winter)
1984 Profile of Dr Alistair Morton, Director of Quality Assurance. (Express News Winter)
1985 DON KIRBY (Exeter 'The Rougemont Hotel' Jimmy Reid comments "Don Kirby presenting my Dad with his long service award circa 1985.)
1986 40-year Long Service Award-Beryl Purslove with Mike Hodges, Ron Purslove, Beryl Purslove, Peter Prickett and Howard Stanworth (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1987 DR ALISTAIR MORTON, DR JOHN GORDON (Research and Development Department at South Ruislip)
1988 New roles for John Moore, Greg Hunt, Frank van Hoof and Kevin Redmond. (August Express News)
1988 Bill Rance retires from Wembley depot after 47 years, with help from Derek Woodhall, Mike Hodges, Les Collins, Brian Roberts, Alf Nicholson, David Rowling and Sid Martin. (August Express News)
1988 Pillsbury UK chose Express as its 'Preferred Supplier' and Nigel Salsbury (EFI business manager) accepts an award with Raymond Leighton (Minsterley production manager). (August Express News)
1988 Don Kirby and Keith Airey both retire after long careers with Express. Hilary Bowyer/ Mccluskey comments "Don always called me 'Girl' which was an expression my Granddad always used. I was in our local Farm Shop after Keith Airey retired and bumped into him. It seems that he lived not far from me. Chris Austen adds "Both great colleagues!!" (January Express News)
1988 Dr Tom Ashton writes to mention those involved in the production of 'Royal' milk and cream. (January Express News)
1988 Express Foods Group reorganised. (January Express News)
1988 Low Fat Milk promotion launched (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1988 NEVILLE AND GRIFFIN MANAGEMENT join Express(Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1989 DENNIS WATSON, PETER CHAPMAN (20 Year Long Service awards, with Peter and Jackie Chapman with Dennis Watson (centre) doing the presentation.(Picture courtesy of Peter Chapman)
1989 TERRY STOCKLEY puts forward plans for the 1990's
1989 TERRY STOCKLEY, ROSALIND BLACKBURN, JURIS GRINBERGS, DOUG McGRATH, MIKE HODGES, CHRIS AUSTEN, DENNIS WATSON (July re-organisation of Express Dairy (milk)
1989 management changes involving Juris Grinbergs, Bob Trott, Chris Austen and Mike Hodges
1989 ROGER DAVENPORT appointed as MD of Express Foods Group (International). Judging by the last paragraph he was clearly an optimist!
1989 HUGH VINSON (Ruyton and Minsterley win awards at Nantwich, and Oswestry win award for electricity saving)
1989 MIKE HODGKINSON and JIM BELL (Lockerbie manager Jim Bell being presented with BS5750 Certificate by MD Mike Hodgkinson)
1989 Roger Davenport appointed as MD of Eden Vale, with John Gibson taking over his role as MD of Express Foods, and many other management changes. (March Express News)
1989 staff joiners and leavers (Tops Magazine-First Edition)
1989 Terry Stockley joins Express as MD in October 1988 (Tops Magazine-First Edition)
1990's South Ruislip, with David Salkeld and Austin Lockwood and his wife. (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1990 BOB TROTT, NIGEL SALSBURY (Express Foods Ingredients staff, led by Nigel Salsbury, on the steps at South Ruislip)
1990's National Sales Team, at South Ruislip. Front L-R: Tony Cunningham, Steve Hedges, Gordon Martin, Adrian Wilson, Back: Geoff Warby, George Chant, Roger Freer. (Courtesy Gordon Martin)
1991 TONY MOXON and ROGER DAVENPORT (Long service dinner for North Tawton and Honiton, includng retirement of Derek Ostler and Tony Moxon.)
1991 Harrow roundsman 'Dick' Tyler remembers horse-drawn days (from Express Foods Pensioners News) Courtesy Beryl Purslove
1991 West Hampstead roundsman Charles Wyman, and Bob Lunnis from Putney retire (from Express Foods Pensioners News) Courtesy Beryl Purslove
1991 Cuddington Fruit Prep dept closes (from Express Foods Pensioners News) Courtesy Beryl Purslove
1991 Hemel Hempstead milkman Bert Boyce awarded a Care Code honour (from Express Foods Pensioners News) Courtesy Beryl Purslove
1991 Mr R Taylor recalls Wakefield Mews, later Bloomsbury Depot (from Express Foods Pensioners News) Courtesy Beryl Purslove
1991 Minsterley photographer Joseph Lyons was famed for his pictures of Minsterley (from Express Foods Pensioners News) Courtesy Beryl Purslove
1991 Arthur Dade, recalls his wartime experiences in West Hendon (from Express Foods Pensioners News) Courtesy Beryl Purslove
1991 Bournemouth pensioners reunion (from Express Foods Pensioners News) Hilary Mccluskey (Bowyer) comments "Great to see Don Kirby. He always used to address me as ‘Girl’. This was something women were addressed as in the ‘old days’. A term my Grandfather often used." Courtesy Beryl Purslove
1991 J Steadman recalls early days at Appleby (from Express Foods Pensioners News) Courtesy Beryl Purslove
1991 Shop Manageress Dorothy recalls her time at Stanmore Broadway shop (from Express Foods Pensioners News) Robin Fraser Bell comments "My mum worked in an Express shop in 1955, her and her co-workers used have a bit of a giggle. She used to tell us a story of an elderly lady who would come in weekly to buy currant buns, and always said "are those currants in that bun?". One day my mum answered "no they're dead flies". Courtesy Beryl Purslove
1991 Charles Kirby obituary by Don Kirby (from Express Foods Pensioners News) Hilary Bowyer comments "Charlie Kirby was responsible for the purchase, on behalf of Express Dairy, of my families business of Bowyer’s Dairy. This was negotiated by my father and uncle in our board room accompanied by a bottle of whisky and pints of milk to top it up! Don Kirby constantly reminded me of this when I later met up with him." Courtesy Beryl Purslove
1991 DAVID MUSGROVE after retirement in York, courtesy Nikki Doyle, who comments 'My Mum Jenny Spurling worked at Express Dairy for Mr Musgrove. Although his name was Joseph David, I knew him and his wife as Uncle David and Auntie Elsie and they were as good as grandparents to me, my son is named Joseph after him. He was truly the most amazing man and I miss him very much. He ALWAYS wore a suit and tie, even when cooking me dinner when I stayed with them and doing gardening!'
1992 June - Beryl Purslove's retirement - Alf Bellwood and David Finch
1992 June - Beryl Purslove's celebrating 46 years, around a year before retirement
1992 June - Beryl Purslove's retirement - Dennis Watson and David Musgrove with Elsie, David's wife.
1992 June - Beryl Purslove's retirement party (30th June) Chris Austen, Dennis Watson, ?
1992 June - Beryl Purslove's retirement party (30th June) Beryl with Steve Lorton with video camera
1992 June - Beryl Purslove's retirement party (30th June) Dennis Watson right
1992 June - Beryl Purslove's retirement party (30th June) Chris Austen with Beryl
1992 June - Beryl Purslove's retirement party (30th June)
1992 June - Beryl Purslove's retirement party (30th June) Marian Morgan centre. Gordon Martin comments "Tony Cunningham on the right and Adrian Wilson on the left. Tony was made redundant from National Sales at the same time as myself"
1992 June - Beryl Purslove's retirement party (30th June) Don Kirby, John Summerlin, ?, Alf Bellwood
1992 June - Beryl Purslove's retirement party (30th June) Don Kirby, Richard Monk in the background, Ruth Lupton holding a glass of wine.
1992 June - Beryl Purslove's retirement party (30th June) David Rowling right
1999 Management Appointments for David Earps, Andrew Simkins, Colin Josephs, Grenville Hawney, Joanne Hamer, Jonathan Lill, Steve Crutchley, Lynn Roberts and Jeff Bynoth. (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
2003 Management Appointments for Terry Mason, Ray Loader, Paul Coleman and David Floodgate. (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
2000 Express Food Service launched, Terry Ziton Director. Anne Anderson comments "I loved working for Express Foodservice and Terry and Geoff were great to work for. Stayed until sold to Dairy Crest 😫". Gordon Martin comments "I remember Terry Ziton when he was area manager, got on with him well-great man. Terry was manager at Wycombe during the mid 80’s. We called him El Tel 😂." (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
2022 John Travers Clarke Obituary 1924-2022, published by Trinity Hall, Cambridge. John lived at 6 Ashley Gardens, Ambrosden Avenue, London, SW1P 1QD
