Franchise Scheme Folds

• A Coventry-based company which advertised for hauliers and parcel firms to set up a nationwide distribution network based on franchises (CM 17-23 August) has folded.......

Selling Seats

• Bostrom, the Northampton vehicle seating manufacturer and specialis engineering group, increased its pre-tax profits by 68%, to .£1.45 million i: the six months to 30 June......

Airport Maintenanc

• Gatwick Airport has opened AutoSky, a 24-hot transport department for maintaining and refurbishit all sizes of fleet, repairing specialised equipment and hiring vehicles.......

Econocruise Quality

• Rugby-based Econocruise, manufacturer of automotive cruise control systems, has achieved the British and international quality system award BS5750 (ISO 9001-1987).......

Leyland Daf Wins Two-year Pay Deal

• Leyland Daf has just secured its second successive two-year pay deal, giving the 2,000-plus hourly-paid employees at Leyland and Chorley in Lancashire a 6% increase this year......

Hays Staff Set For Special Share Deal

• Business services group Hays, which came on the Stock Market last week, has earmarked £2 million of shares for its employees. The 60% of staff expected to take up the offer......

Man F90 Trio For Wf

• Western Freight of Bristol has added three more MAN F90 22,362 tw-steer tractors to its fleet under a contract hire deal with Gulliver's Travel Self Drive. The company, mainly......

Reed Study Shoi Freight Expange

• Despite the recent slow down, the UK haulage inchn will continue to grow, movit 123 billion tonne/kilometres 1992, according to the lates Road Transport Trends and Forecasts......