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N ADDITIONAL layer of anagement for Leyland's nnmercial vehicle activities as announced this week with ie creation of BL Commercial ehicles Ltd as an overlord 7ganisation.
Three Coventry-based subdiaries of SP Industries - iilitary vehicle builder Alvis, )rklift builder Coventry limax, and heavy transmision maker Self-Changing rears — have been transfer2..c1 to the new company along rith Leyland Vehicles.
All of the BLCV companies etain their separate legal xistences and are under the lanaging directorship of Drmer SP Industries Mr David ripen.
A Leyland employee of 10 'ears' standing, 35-year-old /1r Abell is also taking over he position of chairman and nanaging director at LV, a iost which has been vacant ince Des Pitcher's departure ast summer.
BLCV is an international )rganisation and includes ndian subsidiaries Ashok _.eyland and Ennore, and Afrian subsidiary Leyland ■ ageria in its structure. This is the second new Ley and commercial commercial vehicle name this year, as LV was created aarlier this year from the Former Truck and Bus division after Michael Edwardes took over the chairmanship of the entire British Leyland organisation.