Renold Chains Railings

By The Burnage: a place called home team

Hans Renold was the inventor of the roller chain. Having found great success in smaller premises, he sought to build a larger factory and began work building in Burnage in 1906.

An early champion of worker’s rights, he was one of the first employers to institute a 48-hour week and made work life more bearable with a sick fund and a canteen, as well as a social club and golf course!

Here Arthur remembers the impact of Renold closure and also alludes to some mystery railings, have a look next time you go to Tesco...

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“Renold Chains Railings,” Burnage: a place called home, accessed December 22, 2024, http://burnagehome.co.uk/stories/items/show/56.
Published on Jul 9, 2020.