How Rose got Central Wagon rolling again

Abstract

With managers stifled of initiative and head office decisions based on wrong information, Central Wagon — the steel processing and engineering group — used to be a classic example of how not to run a company, says its present chairman, Geoffrey Rose. Now, having got the group out of debt and on to a profitable footing, Rose is looking for ways to accelerate Central Wagon's growth — including a joint venture in Spain to produce oil pipes for the North Sea and the Middle East. Ken Gooding reports.

Citation

(1975), "How Rose got Central Wagon rolling again", Industrial Management, Vol. 75 No. 7, pp. 24-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb056541