Installing a Men's Suit Factory in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China 1985/6

 Another nostalgic photo video of my time spent installing a Men's Suit Factory in No.2 Worsted Mill, Harbin in Heilongjiang Province of The Peoples Republic of China in 1985/6

Fishing on the Songhua River, Harbin.

Weekend Boating on the River.

Traditional Farming nearby.

An old Apartment Block originally intended for the factory, but rejected by me.

The previous Mill Theatre chosen for the new factory with some modifications.

Bricks stacked outside the new extension.

In the Harbin January Snow.

The Factory Production Area under refurbishment.

Chinese Scaffold for working on the ceiling.

An ancient looking  but effective Air Compressor.

Steam, Vacuum and Compressed Air pipework in place to my layout drawings.

Low Level Neon Tube Lighting and Power Points set over the Sewing Machine positions

Overhead Rail System for transporting the garments.

Six Trainees Travel to Europe

Arriving in Germany for their two week tour.

Lunch at the Pfaff Sewing Machine Factory, Kaiserslautern. 

Sewing Machine demonstrations in the Pfaff Showroom.

An afternoon visit to the home of our host Herr Peters and his wife.

Waiting for our train to travel southward.

In the presentation room at Veit Pressing Table factory.

In the city of Munich visiting the Octoberfest.

Visiting the Kannegiesser Fusing Press Factory.

At the Hoffman Pressing Machine factory in Cologne

At the Kuris Cutting Machine Factory.

In the UK at Windsor Castle.

Guarding the Castle.

At The Jaeger Factory Burgess Hill, Sussex.

At the Jaeger Factory in Ipswich, Suffolk.

Meeting with the Harbin Textile group for dinner in Yorkshire.

At the Jaeger Factory Kilmarnock, Scotland.

At The Jaeger Alloa, Scotland, Blouse Factory.

Arriving at Machrihanish, Kintyre on our way to Campbeltown, Kintyre.

At the Campbeltown Men's Suit Factory where we will spend training for the next six weeks.

Observing the Kannegiesser Fusing operations. 

The Suit Jacket Production Line.

Cutting their Sample Garments.

Studying the Assembly Methods...

The trainees busy making their Suits.

Weekend Sightseeing at Crinan Harbour.

Relaxing evening in the hotel.

It must be Guy Fawkes Night.

May with Hotel Owner Peter Moll.

Playing Monopoly with some visiting Jaeger staff.

Peter's son Simon posing with Mei.

At dinner in the local Chinese Restaurant.

Visiting the Spencer Dry Cleaning Machine Factory.

At the Boiler Factory in Dudley.

On the beach at the Putechan Lodge Hotel.

On the four mile beach at Machrihanish

The farewell dinner at the Putechan.

In London on the way home we visit the Tomb of Karl Marx in Highgate Cemetery.

The Factory Machinery Installation.

The Arrival Banquet.

A welcoming toast.

Mei Wong checking each machinery delivery against order & invoice.

Preparing the Store Room Shelves.

Building the Cutting Tables.

The Band Knife Machines Added.

Lifting the Fusing Press off of its Pallet.

Interpreter Lark and Wang Wen Ku testing the fusing press.

Preparing Patterns ans cutting sample garments.

Fitting the Hoffman Pressing Machines

Ready to use.

Building the Sewing Machines.

Machines tested and ready to use.

Planning the Cutting Process using paper plans.

Cutting Sample Garments.

Some of our team.

At the completion Banquet.

Production Begins.

The Day of The Opening Ceremony