British Productivity Council
The British Productivity Council was a body that aimed to increase Britain's industrial efficiency. It was formed in 1951 and superseded the earlier Anglo-American Productivity Council, which was formally dissolved the next year.[1][2] The Council was dissolved in 1999.[1][3]
Organisation
The Council's chairmanship alternated between a representative of the trade unions and one from the industry.[4] It had many notable directors including Ewart Smith, Sir Lincoln Evans, William Carron, Thomas Jacomb Hutton, Bertram White (a director of Albright and Wilson) and Lord Williamson.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Until 1973, it was funded by the UK government before it was reorganised into smaller Local Productivity Associations and renamed as the British Council of Productivity Associations.[3]
Activities
The Council produced many films and distributed a publication called Target aimed at educating workers and employers about better workplace practices and adapting to changing markets.[4][12][13] It also started the National Productivity Year and the Quality and Reliability Year campaigns in 1962 and 1966 respectively.[14][11]
References
- ^ a b "British Productivity Council". National Archives. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Anglo-American Council on Productivity Pamphlets Collection Number: 5334". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ a b "British Productivity Council". Warwick University. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ a b Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Commons official report. H.M. Stationery Office. 1959. p. 1007.
- ^ "Sir Ewart - A leader in the art of good management". New Scientist: 1076. 14 May 1959. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ Bellamy, Joyce; Martin, David; Saville, John (eds.). Dictionary of Labour Biography, Volume 9. Springer. ISBN 9781349078455. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ Cook, Chris, ed. (2012). The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives. Routledge. p. 35. ISBN 9781136509629. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Apprenticeship and the Trade Unions". Emerald Insight. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "HUTTON, Lt Gen Sir Thomas Jacomb (1890-1981)". JISC Archive Hub. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Bertram White". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Quality And Reliability Year 26 October 1966 Volume 277". House of Lords Hansard. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "British Productivity Council". British Film Institute. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Time and Motion Study Volume 5 Issue 2". Emerald Insight. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY YEAR". Parliament.uk. 12 July 1962. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
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