British Productivity Council

The British Productivity Council was a body that aimed to increase Britain's industrial efficiency. It was formed in 1951 and superseded the earlier Anglo-American Productivity Council, which was formally dissolved the next year.[1][2] The Council was dissolved in 1999.[1][3]

Organisation

The Council's chairmanship alternated between a representative of the trade unions and one from the industry.[4] It had many notable directors including Ewart Smith, Sir Lincoln Evans, William Carron, Thomas Jacomb Hutton, Bertram White (a director of Albright and Wilson) and Lord Williamson.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Until 1973, it was funded by the UK government before it was reorganised into smaller Local Productivity Associations and renamed as the British Council of Productivity Associations.[3]

Activities

The Council produced many films and distributed a publication called Target aimed at educating workers and employers about better workplace practices and adapting to changing markets.[4][12][13] It also started the National Productivity Year and the Quality and Reliability Year campaigns in 1962 and 1966 respectively.[14][11]

References
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  4. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Commons official report. H.M. Stationery Office. 1959. p. 1007.
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  8. Carron, W.J. (1960). "Apprenticeship and the Trade Unions". Education + Training. 2 (2): 4–6. doi:10.1108/eb014783. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  9. "HUTTON, Lt Gen Sir Thomas Jacomb (1890-1981)". JISC Archive Hub. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  10. "Bertram White". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  11. "Quality And Reliability Year 26 October 1966 Volume 277". House of Lords Hansard. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  12. "British Productivity Council". British Film Institute. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  13. "Time and Motion Study Volume 5 Issue 2". Work Study. 5 (2): 11–59. 1956. doi:10.1108/eb048085. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  14. "NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY YEAR". Parliament.uk. 12 July 1962. Retrieved 13 July 2019.


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