This company was 100 years old in 2003, and is a proud example of a British success story, largely because it has remained a family run, independent business. They started as a chauffeur driven car hire firm, diversified into catering when World War I started, went back into motor dealerships and flying when the war finished, and have never looked back since. Their first brush with aviation happened when the Army airship ‘Beta’ landed with engine trouble in the grounds of Jesus College in 1912, and their motor mechanics helped to repair it. Since then they have been involved with modifying, refurbishing and updating virtually every aeroplane ever made anywhere. For example, the drooping nose of Concorde is their creation and the modification of British Airways Tristars into flying tankers for refuelling was also done by them. And they have always kept a valuable side line going in manufacturing bodies for ambulances, black marias, buses, dustbin lorries and army lorries, as well as a large number of motor dealerships. When I add that they trained 17% of all the RAF pilots in World War II as well, it is no wonder that they are now a significant employer in the city where they started. A proud company done justice by this excellent book.