▁was ▁subsequently ▁sold ▁by ▁Lith gow ' s ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Fair field ' s ▁Che p st ow ▁works ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁M ab ey ▁Group ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁marine ▁engine ▁building ▁subs idi ary ▁Fair field ▁Row an ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁but ▁the ▁modern ised ▁ship building ▁operation ▁was ▁reconst it uted ▁as ▁Fair field ▁( G las gow ) ▁Ltd , ▁in ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁famous ▁Fair field ▁Ex periment , ▁into ▁new ▁ways ▁of ▁impro ving ▁product ivity ▁through ▁new ▁re forms ▁to ▁industrial ▁relations ▁and ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁scientific ▁management ▁methods ▁to ▁improve ▁product ivity . ▁The ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁Fair field ▁experiment ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁Se an ▁Con n ery ▁in ▁his ▁document ary ▁The ▁Bow ler ▁and ▁the ▁Bun net . ▁ ▁Then ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁made ▁part ▁of ▁Upper ▁C ly de ▁Sh ip build ers , ▁which ▁col lapsed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁when ▁a ▁strike ▁and ▁work - in ▁received ▁national ▁press ▁attention . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁recovery ▁deal , ▁Fair fields ▁was ▁formed ▁into ▁G ovan ▁Sh ip build ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁which ▁was ▁itself ▁later ▁national ised ▁and ▁sub sum ed ▁into ▁British ▁Sh ip build ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁On ▁the ▁break - up ▁of ▁British ▁Sh ip build ers ▁under ▁den ational