• McPherson, the Edinburgh-based Transport Development Group subsidiary, has won
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a 12-month contract with The Caledonian Brewery to deliver its bulk beers.
Bosses warned • Bosses who flout health and safety laws could be banned from taking up directorships and face heavy fines, say employment lawyers Hill, Taylor Dickinson.
Building up II Yardley Commercials, based at the Hoobrook Industrial Estate in Kidderminster, has expanded to take on a Mercedes-Benz dealership.
Tax plea I The RHA has called on the Chancellor to reduce diesel fuel tax. In its annual pre-budget submission, the RHA also appealed for vehicle excise duty to be frozen until plans to harmonise taxes across Europe have been resolved.
Gas crash • The Health and Safety Executive is looking into an incident in which a tanker carrying 10,000 miles litres of liquid petroleum gas overturned on a minor road near Canterbury.
Tacho change • The EC Commission has overhauled its rules on tachograph seals to allow operators to fit speed limiters and other safety aids more easily. Seals may now be broken to fit such devices, as long as they are replaced within seven days. Previously, seals could only be broken in emergency.