Always under Pressure
A History of North Thames Gas since 1949
Published on 18. June 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 219 pages
978-0-333-46819-7 (ISBN)
Description
This non-technical, readable book traces the history of North Thames Gas from the nationalization of the gas industry in 1949 until privatization in 1986, a period which saw the industry change form a position in the 1950s where its survival was threatened.
More details
Edition
1988 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XII, 219 p.
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
331 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-46819-7 (9780333468197)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-10316-4
Schweitzer Classification
Content
North Thames Gas - history and tradition; the new enterprise; the struggle for survival; new technology and new markets; the Canvey experiment and the beginnings of conversion; the conversion of central London; organizational change and the time of troubles; a headquarters at last; the Staines era - renaissance and reformation.