30% More Vehicles Built
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DURING the first quarter of this year. 30 per cent, more commercial vehicles were -built and 234 'per cent. snore were -exported than in the first three. Months of 1954; Production for the home 'market has risenby 33.3
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per cent. New' feiords have, been set
up. • _ •
• From. January .to _March this year, 83,869 commercial vehicles Were built, of.,which 41,237 were for export and 42,632-for_honte Use. In the last quarter of 1954, 82,149 Vehicles were built, and in the first quarter of .1954, some 64600. s..
CORNISH HAULIERS BUY 12 LORRIES FROM B.R.S..
r LVE lorries (561 tons) have gone 'TWELVE Heavy Transport Co., Ltd., East Hill, St. Austell,' Cornwall, in a first purchase of a transport unit from British Road Services.
Details of other purchases, for which the Western and Northern Licensing Authorities announced on Tuesday the granting of special A licenoes..are: . ,
Western Areal Spitler and Wilkins. La, Chil
mark, three vehicles .cons):. MrJ. •Costelloe. Oakland Court, Presthury • Road. Cheltenham, three (9 tons 18 cwt.,and Wright Bros. (Wolverhampton); Ltd., Crown Street, Wolverhampton.
No articulated outfits (9inns 'It cwt.). , Northern Area:. Mr. A. Cusick, 282 Frederick Street, Oldham, one (4 tons .7 cwt.) based at Newcastle upon Tyne, assigned to H. Petcock. Ltd., 49-50 John Street, Sunderland: Maws. Adamsonand Sons, 11 Union Street, Carlukc. two (13 tons 7 cwt.) assigned by Northern'(Allied) Transport and Trading Co:. Melkinthorpe, near Penrith; H. B. Helton, Lid.. Woodend. Bigriga. Cumberland one f3 tons 7 cwt.) assigned by Mr. T. Johnston, Ivy Green, Oilerux, Aspatria: A. W. Johnston (Hauliers), Ltd,. The Glen. Westlingion, Carlisle, 'two •vehicles and two containers{9 tons 8 cwt.) assigned by Mr. A. W. Johnston, of the same address; Mr J. 1. Johnston, HIIIeresi. Westlington. Carlisle. one (7 tons 2 cwt.) and a trailer: R.A.H. Transporters, Ltd.. 28 The Side, Newcastle upon. Tyne, one (4 tons 12 cwt.) assigned by Mr. M. D. Hunter, 28 The Side. Newcastle upon Tyne; Mr. H. E. Towe. Mansion House Chambers, Close. Newcastle upon Tyne. one (2% tons) assigned by R.A.H. Transporters; Messrs. White's Transport, 105 Dana Castle, Tow Law. one (554 tons) assigned by T. A. Balmer and Co.. Ltd.. Middlesbrough; Mr. E. Waters. 13 WoodLeigh Road, Monkscaton, 12 (35 tons 3 cwt.) and seven containers, some of which have been assigned as follows: two vehicles (5 Ions) and two containers to Mr. T. A. Metcalfe, 80 Carmel Road. Darlington; three vehicles (9 tons 6 cwt.) and two containers to Mr. S. Spink, Middleton ryas. Richmond; one vehicle (2 tons 19 cwt.) and a container to Mr. G. Bright, 153 Walker Road, Newcastle upon Tyne; a vehicle (2 tons 19 cwt.) to Messrs. W -C. arid G. Halliday, Palnackle, Dalbeattie; one (.3 Ions, 1 cwt.) to Mr. J. F. Stamper, Culgaith. Penrith, one (3 tons) to Mr. M. L. Stamper, Rose Bank, .Culgaith, Penrith: and one (2 tons 18 'cw(.) to Mr. A. M. Moat, 105 Queens Court, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Many other successful tenderers are named on pages 422-423.
A.E.U. WANT 40-HOUR -WEEK
A T their annual committee' meeting at Blackpool . on . Tuesday, the Amalgamated Engineering Union decided to press for a reduction fram 44 hours. to 40 hours in.-the' working week for the same "rate Of pay. 'They are also to 'claim three weeks' holiday with pay, instead of li,vo weeks. • • Further 'efforts are to be made to secure a limit of 30 hours a month on overtime, double time for workat night and outside normal hours, and treble time on Sunday.