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8th June 1989, Page 6
8th June 1989
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Expanding Waste-line

• Fast-growing waste disposal firm Leigh Interests recorded a 46% increase in pre-tax profits in the year to the end of March. Turnover rose from £35.1 million to £51.1 million.......

Open Border

• This autumn Customs and border patrols are due to be withdrawn along part of the frontier between Spain and France.......

Scrap Ved, Tolls Si Plans To Scrap Vehicle Excise Duty

will be put forward in Labour's radical review of transport. Other issues due to be discussed are company charges for public transport and the abolition of tolls.......

Tank Tenders • The Ministry Of Defence Wants...

develop armoured vehicles to take the Army into the 21st century. About 150 firms, including Land Rover and Leyland, are expected to submit designs before 15 December.......

Brenner Ban

• The Austrian federal government has banned HGVs from the Brenner pass between 22:00 and 05:00hrs from 1 December following a call by the Tyrol regional government. The Brenner......

Skid Master Debuts

• The Skidmaster Ford Transit van debuted at Donington Park's Response '89 show on 6-8 June. The Ford Credit-sponsored vehicle enables a tutor to programme understeer, oversteer......

Channon Blocks 401 For 10 Years

• The Government is claiming a victory by further delaying the arrival of 40-tonne trucks in the UK until 1 January 1999. Transport Secretary Paul Channon delayed the weights......

Cv Sales Still Soaring

• Registrations of commercial vehicles in May reached 32,393, up 11.31% on the same month last year, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and......

Br: Chunnel Can't Cope

• Freight movements to the Continent through the Channel Tunnel will be little more than half of planned volumes, predicts a British Rail executive. BR's concerns centre on......

Daf Shares Buoyan1

• Daf shares soared by more than £4 per share when trading on the Amsterdam and London Stock markets opened on Monday. The company's shares were priced at FL47 (£13.17) but......

P&o Buys Dutch

• l'&0 is to buy the Dutchbased transport and warehousing Langen Group, which is based in Geleen and has subsidiaries in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium and England. Its......