"Only one or two days of training happened and since then, no one has come here. This machine could benefit the community, but it's been gathering dust while coconut waste piles up," rues Chandan ...

Ripping yarns: Kent ropemaker Fred Cordier threads yarn through a die before it is formed into strands Credit: Photo: HEATHCLIFF O'MALLEY Fred Cordier goes to work by bike. Unlike those who pedal to ...

Rope making was on Tyneside as far back as the late 18th Century Fifty jobs have been created on Tyneside with the opening of a new factory that houses the world's largest rope making machine. The ...

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Fifty jobs have been created on Tyneside with the opening of a new factory that houses the world's largest rope making machine. The Bridon Group factory was officially opened by the UK Minister for ...