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from events and traffic blackspots to theft and fuel prices. If you have information for inclusion send it to Cammervidlister, Reem HOS, Quadrant New The Quadrant, Sutton, Sway= 5A5, or fax us on ow 1152 111171.
EVENTS 19-20 June
Gardner Engine rally, National Waterways Museum, Llanthony Warehouse, Gloucester Docks, Gloucester.
Contact 01664 464863.
20 June
Regional heat for the Truck and Van Driver of the Year competition, Albert Dock Complex, Liverpool.
Contact Ron Boyce on 01928 733631.
20 June Swansea Festival of Transport, Singleton Hospital Car Park, Sketty Lane, Swansea. More than 300 exhibits are expected, from early cycles to new 38tonners. New and old trucks are also wanted for display. Note correct date; previously published in error as 30 June. Contact Ashley Levering, 5 Clos Clynan, Killay, Swansea SA2 7DL (inc SAE).
21 June Getting and Keeping Good Lorry Drivers (code B), Transco Offices, Solihull. Organised by road safety campaign group Brake. Contact 01306 741113.
21-22 June iiltegrated transport conference, University of Plymouth. Contact 01752 204182. 26-27 June Banbury Steam Society, annual rally, Bloxham, nr Banbury. Contact 01538 756956.
27 June
Regional heat for the Truck and Van Driver of the Year competition, Granada Service Area, Wooley Edge, Ml.
Contact: Bob Turnbull on 01484 605474.
29 June
University of Huddersfield seminar, Manager Development: Improving Transport Safety, London.
Contact 01484 472135.
29 June London Chamber of Commerce and Industry conference, A Transport Vision for London, BAFTA Centre, London. Contact 0171233 7600.
29-30 June Best Practice Logistics conference, Woburn Abbey. Contact 01234 750323.
30 June Conference, Priorities for the Strategic Rail Authority, Le Meridien Waldorf Hotel, London.
Contact 0171 233 7600.
11July
The Leyland Society, first annual rally, Leyland Trucks Assembly Plant, Croston Road, Leyland, Lancs.
Contact 01772 621400.
14 July Community Transport Association conference, Rural Transport For All-From Dream to Reality, Lancaster University Conference Centre. Contact 0161366 6685.
25-27 August
TransAsia '99, Achieving Supply Chain Efficiency, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Contact 0171453 5309.
30 August
South Staffordshire Town and Country Fayre, Weston Park, Shifnal, Shropshire.
Contact 01785 253768.
3-4 September
IRTE '99 Scottish Truck Show, Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow.
Contact 01786 880255.
5 September Truckex 1999, Airfield, The Duke of Gloucester Barracks, South Cerney, nr Cirencester, Glos. Contact 01225 755712.
5 September Historic Commercial Vehicle Society, Bournemouth to Bath run. Beginning at King's Park, Bournemouth. Entry fee £5. Contact HCVS, !den Grange, Cranbrook Road, Staplehurst, Kent, TN12 GET, 019E15 214910.
11-13 October
European Biofuels Forum, international conference and trade show, Palais des Congres, Brussels, Belgium. Contact 00 313 06 93 34 89.
12-15 October
TransEurAsia exhibition and conference, Uzexpocentre, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Contact 0171 286 9720.
23 October
Roads and road transport History conference, Getting into Research, Museum of British Road Transport, Hales Street, Coventry.
Contact 01372 458396. BUSINESS MOVES Blue move Cement company Blue Circle is to invest Elm in the development of a state-of-theart depot on the quayside at Salford. The site, next to the Manchester Ship Canal, will store and distribute cement made at Hope Works in the Derbyshire Peak District. Contact 01373 828400.
Castle move
From 26 May 1999 Frigoblock UK began operating from new premises: Stowe Castle . Business Park, Buckingham, MK18 5AB.
Contact 01280 824933.
Training move The Vehicle Inspectorate is to switch its HGV and PSV Inspection Standards and Procedures training courses to The Birmingham Test Station at Garretts Green. Subjects covered on the three-day course include the testable items on a vehicle, pass/fail criteria, inspection procedures, operation of test equipment and possible courses of action when a defect is identified. The five-day course adds participation in routines of inspection and correct use of equipment. Courses are also run in Bristol, London, Manchester and Scotland. Contact 0117 954 3310.
SERVICES
Exel net
Exel Logistics has launched a web site where browsers will find information on the global organisation, case studies of Exel's Solutions, news and archives of the company's activities, information about career opportunities and a contact area.
Contact 0117 9824541. ht:// www.exel.corn.
P&O stte P&O Trans European has gone on line in both English and German. One of the site's key functions is to offer customers the chance to confirm the status of their cargo via a tracking and tracing system in the network section. Other facilities include company history, listings of offices, details of services and news releases. Visitors to the site can send feedback and comments to P&O Trans European via its contact page. Contact 01892 542488. www.potranseuropean.com.
TRUCK RACING Racing results
Points table after four rounds:
1: F Kreutzpointner (MAN): 201.
2: A Ferte (Dar): 150.
3: H Luostarinen (Cat): /18.
4: L Faure (M-B):117.
5: A Albacete (MAN): 113.
6: G Korber (Daf): 99.
7: M Oestreich (M-B): 93.
PEOPLE Fullers Pat %ion has been appointed managing director of Sloughbased Fullers Logistics.
BAR Gerald Sweeney has been elected president of the British Association of Removers at the BAR's conference in Dublin.