Railways Lose in • Archbold Case
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STATING that it was an exceptional case, the Appeal Tribunal, last week, dismissed the Railway Executive's appeal against the granting of licences for 22 vehicles and four trailers to Archbolds (Transport), Ltd. A full written itatemeht. .of the Tribunal's decision will be published later.
The 'company was under notice of acquisition while the case was sub judice and is due to be taken over by the Road Haulage Executive in January.
For the Railway Executive, it was submitted that the purchase in 1943 of a number of haulage companies by the Archbold Company, which had previously been a clearing house, entailed no purchase of goodwill. The take-over was contrary to the guidance the Tribunal had given as to the rules to befollowed in cases where there was no evidence of need.
The case for the respondent,it is reported, was that a special company was was formed to take over the haulage concerns at the request of the Yorkshire Licensing Authority.
LABOUR TROUBLE REDUCED PROFIT
IN the report covering the year to 1 September 30 last, the directors of J. Broekhouse and Co., Ltd., explain that the reduction from £299,237 to £169,665 in profits was primarily caused by labour troubles at the new Scottish factory. These prevented the expansion of turnover to the profit-making stage. The directors hope that these difficulties have been overcome, but it is not expected that satisfactory profits can yet be made at Clydebank.
RECORD BRUSSELS SHOW: 16 U.K. MAKES
FROM the final offiCial list of exhibiU tions, it is clear that next year's Brussels Show, taking place from January 14-25, will be the biggest ever. Moreover, five more British commerclat-vehicle manufacturers will join the
list of exhibitors forecast in " The Commercial Motor" last week.
In all there will be 58 makes of commercial vehicle on show, of which 16 will be British. The additions to the list of British exhibitors are Dodge, Forclson, Leyland, Scamrnell and Standard. An analysis of makes shows that out of a total of 58, 16 are British, 14 American. 13 French, six German, three Belgian and three Czechoslovak, and one each Italian, Dutch and Swiss.
TYRE PRICES UP
AS from Monday last, prices of tyres have been raised by 5-12i per cent. This increase is a result of the devaluation of sterling, in consequence of which the cost of staple materials used in the manufacture of tyres has risen. Rubber now costs 22 per cent, more, cotton 25 per cent. more and carbon black about 30 per cent, more.
Prices of giant commercial and agricultural tyres have been increased by 10 per cent. Tubes for commercial tyres now cost 7i• per cent, more, and those for agricultural tyres are 5i per cent. up. Solid tyres for industrial trucks and trolleys will in future cost IN per cent. more.
Makers' remoulded tyres have risen in price by 71 per cent., but charges for remoulding covers will for the present be unchanged.