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30th November 1989
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BUSINESS MOVES

MOTORWAY'S SERVICES

• Motorway Tyres has opened a 465m4 depot at Leith in Edinburgh.

From January, the company will offer an MoT, wheeltracking and balancing service, and supply and fit tyres, exhausts and batteries.

Contact Motorway Tyres at Salamander Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 7LE, phone 031-554 0301.

NEW SPARES SHOP • CV Spares opens for trading next week (Monday 4 December) as a newly-appointed distributor for Rubery OwenRockwell, Bendix Westinghouse, Gates Rubber Co, Jost, Clear Pass and Stemco.

Its range also includes Girling, Lucas. Rubbolite, Lockheed, Borg & Beck, Duron and Bella products.

CV Spares will offer a delivery service in Heathrow and surrounding areas. The new branch is at Unit 13, Trident Industrial Estate, Blackthorne Road, Colnbrook, Slough, Berkshire SL3 OAX, phone (0753) 68404 • Suzuki dealer IIGL lirading of the Isle of Wight has moved to New Road, Brading. For details contact Suzuki headquarters on (0293) 545314.

NEW BASE FOR T&B CLOTHING • Tibbett & Britten National Division has moved its head office from Tottenham to Ross House in Enfield.

The clothing distribution company employs more than 500 staff, has a fleet of 270 collection and delivery vehicles and trucks and five depots throughout England and Northern Ireland. Ancillary services include storage, pick and pack, and labelling. It also provides shortand long-term contract hire.

Contact Ross House. 1 Shirley Road, Windmill Hill. Enfield, EN2 6SB, phone

01-366 9595.

• Seddon Atkinson has appointed a new distributor and three Approved Service and Repair Agents (ASRAs).

Direct Commercial Vehicles Services of Brigg, South Humberside is responsible for new vehicle sales, parts and service in Lincolnshire and South Humberside. Based at Island Carr Industrial Estate, it can be contacted on Brigg (0652) 56885/57505.

The new ASRAs are LCB Engineering, Abbey Park Road, Leicester (0533) 514793/ 516691; Chesterfield Commercials, Dunston Road, Chesterfield (0246) 454250: and CA&DM Burr Commercials, York Road Industrial Estate, MaIton, North Yorkshire, phone (0653) 695675/697096.

• European Truck Parts has become the official UK distributor for Lemforder Metallwaren — manufacturer of original equipment steering and control parts for MCW buses — following the demise of MCA.

ETP will hold £200,000 worth of Lemforder truck and bus replacement parts. Contact ETP on Dudley (0384) 455079.

• One of the UK's largest waste management exhibitions, Wasteman '90, will be held between 20 and 22 February at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre. Seminar projects will include the environment in the 1990s, clinical waste and changes in municipal waste management.

Contact (07072) 75641.

TANKER CODE • A code of practice outlining what to do in a petroleum tanker accident which affects a third party or the environment, has been drawn up by the Institute of Petroleum.

The code deals with the responsibility of the in-house oil company, the police, fire brigade, water authority, ambulance service and vehicle recovery contractor.

Code of Practice for the De'velopment of a Response Plan Jr Serious Incidents Involving Petroleum Product Road Tankers is available for 210.00 UK (.213.00 overseas).

Contact The Institute of Petroleum, 61 New Cavendish Street, London W1M 8AR, phone 01-636 1004.

CHANGING STANDARDS 111 liSI has released two publications for tankers.

BS7122 is the latest BS specification for welded steel tanks for the road transport of liquefiable gases. It applies to steel tanks with manually and/ or automatically welded circum ferential and longitudinal seams, and for portable tank of more than 1,000-litre calm ity. Price is £30.60 (215.30 BSI-subscribing members).

13S3441: 1989 concerns tan for the transport of milk and liquid milk products. It super sedes the 1977 specification. Copies are 218.20, or 29.10 members.

Contact BSI at Linford Wood, Milton Keynes MK14 6LE, phone (0908) 220022.

RENTAL INDUSTRY DIRECTORY

• The British Vehicle Rent; and Leasing Association has produced a glossary of indusl terms: In Industry A to Z. Copies are available free fror all BVRLA member compank or send an SAE to The Secretariat, The British Vehi Rental and Leasing Associati 13 St John's Street; Chichester, West Sussex P019 WU.

ANNIVERSARY HANDBOOK OFFER • l'he latest version of The

ransport Managers' and opi ators"llandbook is now avail able, and to celebrate the pul lication's 20th anniversary, publisher Kogan Page is givir away a free watch with the first 750 orders.

Contact Kogan Page, 120 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JN, phone 01-278 0433.

ATS.

• Associated Tyre Specialisi has launched Flatmate, an allin-one fire extinguisher and tyre inflater, which can be usi on vans or trucks.

It is available from ATS's 535 UK depots, and the cylin der can be re-filled with carlx dioxide for £2.50 at 80 of the depotS. The standard sized Flatmate costs 234.00 (exVAT), large size 237.00 (exVAT).

Contact Associated Tyre specialists, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 3RR, phone (0543) 414959.

• Filobox. for yuppy' lorry drivers, has been launched by Automobile lnparts.

Made of ABS and designed to be fitted to the dashboard of a vehicle, the Filobox includes a notepad, pen and small storage drawer. It is fitted by adhesive pads.

Contact Automobile Inparts at 7 Old Chapel Mews, Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 8RN, phone (0525) 382713.

GRIPPING SNOW • Tantield has introduced Snowgrips which, the company claims, can be fitted to wheels in situ without having to use special tools or a jack.

They are AA-approved and available for 205/70 14, 205/65 14, 205/70 15 and 200/60 390 tyre sizes. They cost 267.85 per pair for tyre sizes 135-195; and 295.45 per pair for tyre sizes 200-205.

Contact Tanfield at Guildford Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1LT, or phone (0403 61393.


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