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Albions Deliver. Confectionery Over a Wide Area
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THE name " R. S. McColl " is familiar throughout the length and breadth of Scotland, appearing, as it does, on numerous attractive confectionery shops. R. S. McColl, Ltd., is, however, not only an extensive retailer . of confectionery, but also a large manufacturer of a bewildering variety of sweetmeats. McColl shops are to be found not only in Scotland, but also in the North of England and Northern Ireland.
All these branches, of which there are more than 200, are fed from the factory in Glasgow, and for this purpose the company operates a fleet of seven smart boxvans, all of Albion manufacture. The first vehicle of this make was purchased in 1919 and the concern's present machines range in capacity from 30-cwt. to 2i-ton, whilst the latest addition (which, incidentally, is exhibited at the Scottish Show) is a 4-tonner.
Although several of the vehicles have been on the road for some years—the oldest machine was delivered in 1924a considerable pride is taken in their appearance, and some of the oldest chassis have been fitted with new bodywork of more shapely lines than the originals.
The bulk of the work on which this D2,8
fleet is engaged is the delivery of finished goods to the various branches. Each van is given a round of shops to cover every day and all rounds are completed in one day, with the exception of the vehicle working up to Aberdeen, which operates. on a two-day round. , The average number of shops worked per day per vehicle is eight.
In addition, there are deliveries to the Glasgow railway stations of goods consigned to the extreme north of Scotland and the north of England, whilst goods for Northern Ireland and the Clyde resorts have to be delivered to the docks for shipment.
Naturally, with such a varied delivery programme the vehicles are called upon to operate under widely differing conditions. Dense traffic is met in Glasgow and on long-distance journeys to country districts a good road speed has to be maintained. Mileages, accordingly, vary considerably as between one vehicle and another, hut a good average may be taken as 500 per week.