KEEPING THEM RUNNING
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with Ron Cater Sir William Black, who 10 years ago opened the then new workshops of Commercial Vehicle Repairs Ltd. at Basildon, Etsex, recently returned to Basildon to perform a second official opening, that of a substantial extension to the company's original workshops.
Difficulties in getting reliable repairs carried out in a reasonable time are not unknown to hauliers in general, certainly not to the founder and present chairman of CVR, Mr. Harold Wood of tanker fame. And the best buildings and locations are useless if not backed up by the right people with adequate spares to hand.
These facilities are just those provided by CVR (including £250,000 worth of spare parts in its stores), so most jobs can be tackled as soon as a sick vehicle arrives.
In his opening address Mr. S. V. Gray, managing director, said the firm had a reasonable amount of spare capacity in its shops at present and would welcome additional work. This did not surprise me—after all the latest buildings add 44,000 sq. ft. to the 21,000 of the old building. A main Leyland Group distributor, with its parentage centred in the bulk liquid haulage industry, the company has extensive facilities for the cleaning, degassing and repair of tanker vehicles.
Operators based in south east Essex and north Kent who, perhaps, find thir own facilities rather stretched, could do worse than contact Mr. Ivor Wheeler, general manager of CVR, with a view to contracting out some of their requirements. Phone number is Basildon 20223, the address, Cranes Close, Basildon, Essex.