Lynette sutton
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My dad is in that photograph! He was there until his death in 1967 anyone remember him, Mortimer Sutton or Monty as they used to call him! It would be good to hear from anyone who remembers him! I think he worked in the office, accountant. Lynette SuttonOliver Rix Ltd,
Sculthorpe was formed in in 1862 after being bought from James Blackett a wagon builder and iron founder in 1891 Oliver Rix bought the company in 1862 and carried on until his death in 1933, it then continued to trade under Archie Filby his nephew, selling M-F and all makes of farm equipment.
It was bought by John Riches Agricultural Ltd in 1973 who later went on to create the Oliver Rix Group of companies, selling Rolls Royce cars, with multiple car franchises across the UK, a haulage business, farm equipment manufacturing companies, and various other companies.
The farm machinery business was sold to Cargill Tradax in 1979, who then sold it to Cowies Eastern Tractors in 1981 the who later sold it to Boston Tractors in 1994.
In 2000 Norfolk Farm Machinery purchased the company from Boston Tractors which later merged with Randell Farm Machinery to form Randell NFM Ltd ...who sold out to Thurlow Nunn Standen
in 2012.
I worked at Sculthorpe from 1961 to 2011, in which time I saw so many changes in the farm machinery industry,
Sculthorpe staff picture at in 1959