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Mote French Petrol: Increased sales of French petrol in Britain by Total Oil Products, Ltd., are planned. The company are owned by the Carupagnie Franeaise de Petroles.
Office Move: The Guildford branch office of United Dominions Trust, Ltd., has moved to new premises at Norfolk House, Upper High Street, Guildford.
Schedule Strike: New schedules based on a 42-hour basic week caused a token strike on Monday of employees of W. Alexander and Sons. Ltd., at Stepps, Larbert, Grangemouth and Kirkintilloch,
Engineers' Pay Claim: Discussions on a wage claim for 3m. engineering workers will he opened between the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions and the employers on September 28.
High-speed Tyre-test Track: An 81-milelong test track has been built in Texas by the General Tire and Rubber Co. for tyredevelopment purposes. The track is banked and is suitable for speeds up to 200 m.p.h.
Plastics Air Filters : A new type of air filter has been developed in the U.S.A. by the A.C. division of General Motors, The filtration medium is a urethane foam plastics which is oil impregnated. The material has been named Skeletal Foam.
New Sales Office : A branch sales office has been added to the Cardiff depot of the Michelin Tyre Co., Ltd. It will serve Glamorgan, Breeknock. Monmouth, Carmarthen, Pembroke and Cardigan. The address is Garth Street. Adamsdown. Cardiff.
Swedish Registrations Up: Registrations of new commercial vehicles in Sweden during the first seven months of this year, up by nearly 10 per cent., totalled 8,237 units. Of these, over three-quarters were of Swedish make, Volvo accounting for 3,450 and Scania-Vabis for 2,857.
U.S. Austin Taxis Save Fuel: Several Austin oil-engined taxis are in use in Detroit and , the American distributors for the model state that the vehicles are averaging 25 m.p.g. (U.S.) compared with no more than 10 m.p.g. from American cabs. Austin's hope to export up to 200 taxis per month to the U.S.A.