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events and traffic blackspots to theft and fuel prices. if you have information for inclusion send It to Coninordal Motor, Roam H203, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, ?Array SM2 5AS„ or fax us on OM 652 Min EVENTS 21 September8 December
Drivers' hours and tachograph refresher seminars organised by the RHA Southern & Eastern Region.
Cost: Members, .£25 (ex-VAT); non-members, 235 (ex-VAT). Contact 01733 261131.
8-10 December I riterrnodal 99 (Integrating Intermodal Transport into the Global Supp(y Chain), Earls Court, London.
Contact 0171 453 5309.
2000 26 January The Waterfront Conference Company is organising a oneday conference, The Potential of Multi-modal Transport Corridors, at the London Marriott Hotel.
Contact 020 7233 7600.
26 January Tired and Emotional, a Brake one-day conference on tackling driver fatigue, at the Driving Standards Agency training centre, Cardington, Beds. Contact 01306 741113.
23 February
The Freight Transport Association's National Conference and Annual Dinner at The Hilton, Park Lane, London.
Contact: 01892 526171. 14-17 March
European Transport and Logistics show (SITU, ParisNord Vitlepinte exhibition centre, France.
Contact: mvw.itle.com or 00 33 1 47562457.
211-30 March The Commercial Vehicle Show 2000, incorporating iRTE and TipCon, NEC, Birmingham. Contact 0171235 7000.
11 June
The Anniversary Classic Commercial Motor Show, BP Truckstop, Watling Street, Rugby.
Contact Vehicle entries, 01327 879693; stall and trade enquiries, 01203 412509.
14-15 June ITS Focus Summer Conference: ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) for the New Millennium, The Scottish National Conference Centre, Glasgow.
Contact 020 7378 0113.
17 June
Swansea Vehicle Road Run and 5th Swansea Festival of Transport, Singleton Hospital car park, Swansea. More than 300 exhibits are expected, ranging from early bicycles to 38-tonners.
Contact (with SAE): Ashley Lovering, 5 Cios Cynan, Killay, Swansea SA2 7DL:
or Andrew Tucker, 28 Spinney Halt, Whetstone, Leicester LE8 6HU.
17-18 June
Truck & Motor Show South West 2000, Haidon RaceCourse, Exeter.
Contact: 01823 276143 for working truck entries and details of stands.
11-12 July Brakes 2000, A Brake Odyssey—Automotive Braking, Technologies for the 21st Century, Royal Armouries Museum and Conference Centre, Leeds.
Contact 0113 233 6106.
10-14 October
Road Haulage Association Conference 2000, Newport Bay Convention Centre, Paris, France. Coincides with the Paris Motor Show and includes a vintage vehicle run from London to Paris.
Contact 01932 838913.
2001 17-28 October
Motor Show, Earls Court, London.
Contact mmv.
londonmotorshow.co.uk.
BUSINESS MOVES
Volvo Budapest
Volvo Trucks has invested in a new truck centre in Budapest, designed as a "one-stop-shop" for truck owners. The centre offers the complete product range along with leasing and rental options, used trucks, maintenance and service contracts and Volvo Action Services.
SERVICES
Bubbly web Insurance firm FMW now has a web site, which also offers company directors a free bottle of champagne if they agree to a review of their commercial insurance before the end of 1999. To be in with a chance, leave your name, address and phone number on the company's email: p.blanc@ fmw.co.uk. The web site address is: www.fmw.co.uk.
Fl booth
Spraybrake has installed a 7mhigh spray booth at RH Bodyworks Paint & Accident Repair Centre—the Suffolkbased division of the Roy Humphreys car and commercial transport group. The booth's height is designed to accommodate the specialist vehicles used by Formula One Grand Prix racing teams to move their cars around the world.
24-hour site
Union Trucks, the Scania distributor for the North-East, is investing £1.5m in a purposebuilt commercial vehicle site at Washington, Tyne and Wear. Scheduled to open in April 2000, the truck sales, parts and service centre will operate 24 hours a day.
PEOPLE
Heil Trailer International David Smith has been appointed director of customer service worldwide for Heil Trailer International.
Echvards Logistics Ncll Wandby has become European manager for commercial operations at Hullbased Edwards Logistics.
Nippress Continental Alan Jones, whose past roles have included managing director of Eurocargo for Danzas UK and operations director of United Transport, has taken over as managing director of Nippress Continental.
Automotive Leasing There are three new appointments in Automotive Leasing's commercial vehicle division: Mike Darby has became business development manager, local authority; David Brophy hasjoined the company as vendor programme manager; and Geoff Yale is national sales manager, National Health Service.
Ricardo Dr Robin Landfills has joined European driveline and vehicle engineering technology specialist Ricardo as business development manager for fuels and lubricants.