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Clifford Duckworth, Process Consultant, Mather & Platt Ltd, Manchester.

Experienced as a dyer on jigs, winches and various types of continuous dyeing machines; several years of process development work followed by managerial posts to director level; in the last 15 years he has been an independent technical consultant in U.K and overseas.