Tom Kelly’s account of his time on Cooper’s sand carrier 1937 built Elizabeth Cooper, recorded in Euan Corrie’s “Tales from the Old Inland Waterways”, gives an insight into conditions on board in the late 1930’s when Tom was a teenager “….I went to Coopers carrying sand. The Sandmail herself was lost with her crew of three on 23rd February 1923 when en route from Brunswick Dock, Liverpool to Widnes with a cargo of sand. He had previously sailed on the steam flat Sandmail & Severn having left both a week before they were involved in serious accidents. Another crew member lost was 49 year old Ashley Yates who had been working on Cooper’s sand vessels for some 13 years. Tragically, 13 years before a daughter of Issac Rathbone perished when the RMS Lusitainia was sunk by a German submarine. Her engine room telegraph was at “ Full Speed Ahead” and both her lifeboats were missing, as were all six members of her crew, including her engineer Isaac Rathbone and his 38year old son John. She was en route to West Bank Dock at Widnes when she foundered off the Oglet where she was found lying on her side partly submerged the following day. of St Helens in the manufacture of Glass. In a “ great storm” on Friday 17th February 1928 she loaded a cargo of 400tons on Eastham Sands which was largely used by Pilkington Bros. You will report to the Category Manager Building and Material Handling Equipment and work from our HQ in Zwijndrecht, Belgium.William Cooper & Sons purchased the 41metre long steam driven “sand grabber” Grinkle in 1926. You will take the lead in the procurement process and tendering of Machinery Equipment needed in the execution of projects within the activity lines of our DEME group. The team's main objective is to ensure that the right resources are available at the right time, in the right quantity, and at the best possible cost, while adhering to quality and safety standards.Īs a Category Buyer Machinery Equipment for DEME Group, you will implement sourcing strategies, take the lead in managing a portfolio of preferred suppliers, build up extensive market knowledge, work together with internal stakeholders to strive for best fit solutions and be an advocate of procurement best practices within the organization. Procurement and Logistics is a critical department within DEME Group, responsible for managing the sourcing of goods and services required for the company's projects and operations.
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