| AdminHistory | The Marketing Department was responsible for advising the National Coal Board and carrying out its decisions on marketing policy as well as negotiating major sales agreements with customers such as the Central Electricity Generating Board, the British Steel Corporation and other major coal users. It also had a regional marketing organisation and supplied the NCB membership of the Coal Utilisation Council. [Information taken from The National Archive Catalogue, COAL 28, accessed 24 Feb 2021.] |