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Engineering Conference
• PD11/1 96, a conference and exhibition looking at technical and engineering advances in product data management, will be held at the NEC on Wednesday 21 February 1996. Cost:......
Iru Conference
• The third annual International Road Transport Union (IRU) east-west road haulage conference will take place in Stockholm on 22-23 February 1996. Accommodation at the Stockholm......
Gas Powered
• The future of liquid petroleum gas as an alternative fuel will be addressed at The Autogas Conference at the Commonwealth Centre, London on 27 March 1996. Safety, engine......
Welsh Links
• A new partnership between the Retail Motor Industry, trading standards authorities and local government has been launched in Mid-Glamorgan. The Fair Trading Charter is......
New Depots
• Vehicle rental group TLS is to add two new depots to the 14 it has nationwide. The two depots, in Leeds and Stirlingshire, will enable TLS to operate more than 6(X) more......
Vehicle Weighing
• An on-board vehicle weighing company has been set up for tippers and trailers. Wiltshire-based Premier Weighing Systems will offer a range of after-sales service and customer......
Bigger Drums
• Industrial waste collection company. Safety Kleen has added larger collector drums to a number of its collection services in the UK. Customers can now order 205-litre as well......
Statistics Book
• The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SIVElfIT) has published the 1995 edition of the Motor Industry of Great Britain— World Automotive Statistics. It covers 1994......
The Bible...
• The revised and updated edition of the Transport Managers and Operators Handbook will be published on 18 January 1996. The 558-page handbook provides a guide to most aspects......
Budget Review
• The SMMT has also compiled a review of the 1995 Budget. The Review summarises new legislation, changes to taxation and the impact of these measures on the economy. Cost: £15.......
Course Extension
• The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has developed a light commercial vehicle paper to extend its City and Guilds qualifications. Staff at LGV rental......
Block-aid • Leeds-based Rema Tip Top Uk Has Introduced A
failsafe moisture block that is said to protect air tool supply tubes from moisture while in use. The Block comes in 6.35mm and 12.7mm sizes and can be fitted on the air line......
London
• A240 Kingston Road, Tolworth: Roadworks between Tolworth Broadway and Jubilee Way. Delays around the Worcester Park area and the A3.......
The South-east
• A5 Buckinghamshire: Lane closures at Milton Keynes, between the Abbey Hill junction and Kelly's Kitchen Roundabout.......
The South-west
• M5 Somerset: Bridge repairs with lane closures both ways between J21-22. Until mid-February.......
The Midlands And East Anglia
• M50 Hereford and Worcester: Roadworks and lane closures in both directions between J1-2 will cause regular delays up until Christmas.......
The North
• Ml West Yorkshire: Roadworks and a contraflow at the end of the motorway at J47 until summer 1997.......
Wales
• A449/A40 Gwent: Roadworks continue between Newport and Monmouth.......
Scotland
• A768: Lasswade Bridge in Edinburgh closed.......
Northern Ire Kind
• County Tyrone: Roadworks on the Omagh Bypass at the junction with Derry Road will continue until May 1996.......