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1. Timeline – Elder Dempster

   Browse through the dates on the Elder Dempster timeline to learn more about the history of the Elder Dempster Lines shipping company.

2. Conferences

   Find out more about the Research Network on Emergency Resources Supply Chain group conferences.

3. About the Elder Dempster project

   The Homeward Bound: A Liverpool-West Africa Heritage Project documents the lives and memories of Elder Dempster’s seafaring and office staff. As part of the project, we recorded 25 oral testimonies.

4. Harry Madden interview – Elder Dempster

   Harry Madden was a Junior Engineer for Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to Harry Madden's interview.

5. Graham Austin interview – Elder Dempster

   As a Printer for Elder Dempster Lines, Graham Austin sometimes worked 18-hours a day and was responsible for printing the menus, programme of events and stationery for the ship’s various departments. Listen to Graham's interview.

6. About Human Resources

   About Us

7. Meet the Team

   Meet the People and Organisational Development Team

8. PRIVSEC and DPAG reps

   PRIVSEC and DPAG reps

9. Alfred William Thomas interview – Elder Dempster

   Alfred William Thomas was an engineering with Elder Dempster in the early part of the twentieth century, read the account of his experiences with the company.

10. ILM Level 4 Certificate in Leadership and Management

    ILM Level 4 Certificate in Leadership and Management