Alvero Hollowday
Alvero Holloway (1876-1935)
1935 Obituary [1]
ALVERO HOLLOWDAY was sales engineer to Messrs. Ruston-Bucyrus, Ltd. He had been connected with the firm for twenty years, except for the War period, joining Messrs. Ruston, Proctor and Company, of Lincoln, in 1914, and later becoming supervising engineer for outside work, including the installation of excavators, boilers, and structural work. The firm was reconstituted as Ruston and Hornsby, Ltd., and still more recently assumed its present title.
Mr. Hollowday was born at Ravensthorpe, Yorks, and received his technical education at Salford.
In 1891 he commenced a four years' apprenticeship at the Pump Engineering Works, Salford, and later worked in the office of the chief mechanical engineer of the Manchester Ship Canal.
He joined Messrs. Price and Wills in 1898, and was engaged on their Barry Docks contract as foreman in the machine and fitting shops of the Plant Department until 1902. He then became assistant foreman for his firm on their Heysham harbour contract, and was later promoted to be chief plant engineer.
In 1906 he took charge of the mechanical plant for the construction of Immingham Docks, holding the position of chief mechanical engineer to the contractors.
On completion of the works he joined Messrs. Ruston, Proctor and Company, Ltd., but was recalled to Immingham on the outbreak of the War to assist in the defences at the mouth of the Humber.
He then returned to Messrs. Ruston, Proctor and remained with the firm until his death, which occurred on 13th February 1935, in his fifty-ninth year.
He was elected to Associate Membership of the Institution in 1913.