The Progress of Coventons, Ltd.
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WB were present recently at the annual dinner of that enterprising transport concern, Coventons, Ltd., 112a, Junction Road, upper Holloway, London, N.19. Year by year we have noted the steady progress made by this company, and the occasion was particularly interesting, as this was the first time that the new chairman of the board, Mr. E. W. Rudd, had been present at such a function. Several other new directors have been appointed, but the company is carrying on as before, and the services of Mr. x. B. Farrington have been retained as general manager.
Mr. Farrington gave some interesting details regarding the year's work, and he gave a graceful welcome to Mr. Rudd'', and to Mr. W. W. Foster, representing Kearley and Tonge, Ltd. The mileage for 1927 slightly exceeded half a million and during the week before Christmas, in spite of the inclement weather, GOO miles were ran above the schedule. There were 2,958 trips and in only six cases were vehicles late, and these due to unavoidable causes. The trips entailed 10,300 deliveries and there was not a single complaint from shop managers.
The value of the goods carried was £2,500,000, and the claims for damage amounted to only £10 15s. 3d. This is even better than the year before, when on a smaller value of goods carried, the claims were £17 4s. 9d., but in any ease, the sums are negligible when compared with the value of the material transported. It would be very hard—if not impossible--for the railways to achieve such figures.
Free life insurance by the company has been afforded to 52 men, each man being insured for £100. Every endeavour has been made to improve the condition of endues, and this is strikingly shown by the average mileages per gallon of fuel, They were :1924, 3.66 m.p.g. 1925, 3.70 m.p.g.; 1926, 4.04 m.p.g.; 1927, 4.10 m.p.g. The mileage per gallon of oil is just over 300.
These figures mean that if the consumption of petrol per mile for 1927 had been the same as for 1924, the total consumption of fuel for the year would have been raised by 15,500 gallons.
Mr. E. W. Rudd then spoke, saying that the figures reflected great credit on the whole of the staff and that there were very few transport Concerns which could put up such a clean sheet. He sent the good wishes of all present to Mr. J. Coventon Moth, who has retired.
Mr. W. W. Foster, speaking on behalf of the users of the Scammell -vehicles employed, said that he greatly appreciated the work of the drivers, who did everything possible to make punctual deliveries and, during the bad weather conditions, sometimes had to spend sleepless nights at the roadside.
Mr. O'Connor replied on behalf of the men.