My mother worked at Pullars Instruments and her best friend was Pam Cresdee - any relation Dave? If so, my Mum (Kay Fuller, formerly Lang) and her friend Jane Mathews would love to get in touch with Pam. Please contact me: sharon@spaced8.plus.com

My dad worked for Gross Cash Registers, I think it used to be Smiths, or maybe it was the other way round. It would have been in the late 1960's early 1970's because he went there to help them change over to the metric system.

Josie - you've got it in the right order: Gross took over the Smith's factory when they pulled out. Prior to that the factory was owned by Pullars Instruments Ltd. They moved in when the building was new from their old premises off Roedale Road.
Sharon - Pam is my sister and she worked at both Pullars' sites. I will pass your message on.

Can anyone help me get some information? My Dad converted cash registers during decimalisation, and has a few old cash registers from that period. He is trying to get as much information as possible in any way, about Gross/ Universal/Gledhill and National. The companies, the people, the cash registers. Anything will do. You guys seem like the best people to talk to. Please email me bexms@hotmail.co.uk. Any information will be gratefully received.

Josie - When I commented before (12/11/2006) your surname didn't register with me. Is your dad's forename Bernie? If so I worked with him previously when the factory was Typewriter Sundries Ltd, this then changed to TS Precision Engineering Ltd. When I applied for the draughtsman vacancy after leaving Pullars Instruments, it was Bernie who called on me to advise me that I had got the job.

Can anyone remember a young girl called Sandra Carlsson, she worked for Gross Registers and would be about 63 now. Her mother was a green grocer. She would have been in her twenties when she worked there.

I found this site today and the comments about Gross Cash. I did my apprenticeship there from 1976 up to the time it shut down. I worked in the tool room and Bernie was the boss at one time. I think he moved with the company to St Albans? I moved from the tool room just before they shut it to the goods-in department.

I worked for Gross Cash during decimalisation in the press shop when Bernard Campbell, I think was the tool room manager. I also remember Jerry Lovegrove who started cash bases with Brian Stavley, Dave Robinson (Maintenance dept and was my father in law), Bert George, Harry Chile, Ricky Marshall who I still work with, Bert Dove, Stan and Phil Hill, Colin Hills worked in Ireland for Gross Cash and came back to work in Brighton in the press shop, Fred Funnell, Bernie Brown, Brian Carter, Peter Bollinbrooke, Ronald Friend, Ann Williams, Peter Williams, George Chaplin, Micky Ford, Johnny Powell, Derek Walker, Fred Montigue, Peter Beck, Bob Dunsmoore, Bob Later. Well theres a few names for people to see if they remember.

Bill - You've missed off my mate Phil Benzie and me.

My father Ray Davis worked there and later my brother Malcolm. I do remember the fantastic Christmas parties for the children (Bob Latter was Father Christmas!).

My dad worked for Gross Cash and my sister Allison and I would go to the Christmas parties. Most probably late 60s / early 70s.

I remember most of the names that Bill posted. I had a motorbike accident in 1977 when I was in the toolroom. We had our engagement party at the social club. We have just had our silver wedding anniversary. I remberber S. Green, L. Green, Spanish Steve, S.Pannett. I'm not too good with names.

Well what a funny old world we live in. I worked as a sales rep for Gross Cash Registers from 1964 to 1969 covering the Coventry/Warickshire areas. The Cotswolds was my favorite and what a great time I had competing with the National Cash register Company, always seeming to come out on top. Very proud of Gross Cash Registers being British. I remember Sam Gross, Mr Bloom, John Adams and several other of the sales staff. It was a sad day when the company went out of business. Happy days