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Wider Bridge: The Hohenzollern Bridge, across the Rhine at Cologne, is to he widened to accommodate four lanes of traffic.
Glasgow Extensions: Logan and Morton, automobile engineers. Gorbals Street. Glasgow, are planning to extend their premises_ Silver City's Birthday: The cross-channel air ferry run by Silver City Airways will have been operating exactly 10 years on Monday. Royal Visit: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the Inchinnan factory of the India Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., on Monday.
Dunlop Sub-depot : The Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., have opened a new sub-depot in King Edward Street, Grimsby. The building offers storage space of 70,000 Cu. ft.
Orders for Perkins: Thousands of visitors to the Poznan International Trade Fair examined engines displayed by F. Perkins, Ltd., and a number of orders was received. Nylon Tyres: The Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd., are producing 3-T nylon truck tyres in four sizes7.50-20 in., 8.25-20 in., 9.00-20 in., and 10.00-20 in.
Bosch Take-over : The Nuremberg factory of Ziindapp-Werke. G.m.b.H., has been taken over by Robert Bosch, G.m.b.H.. whose output is expanding. Zfindapp are concentrating their activities upon Munich.
B.T.C. Advertising Sites: With a gross annual turnover of more than £.3m., the British Transport Commission are the largest outdoor advertising contractors in the world, says an analysis of expenditure on their sites during 1957.
National Savings Award: In the past six months, employees of K.L.G. Sparking Plugs, Ltd., have invested more than £6,000 in National Savings. They have been awarded a cup by Wandsworth Savings Committee as the most progressive local business savings group.
Mobile Service School: The British Motor Corporation are equipping a second service school van to operate in the United Kingdom. It will carry fuel-injection test and service plant, supplied by Leslie Hartridge, Ltd. The prototype van has recently completed a 3.500mile tour of South Africa. More Traffic: Extra coach services between Austria and Yugoslavia are to be operated during the holiday season this year.
Change of Owners: The business of Francis Spowart and Co., Ltd., haulage contractors, Links Road, Bo'ness, Scotland, is being sold.
Re-Named Conversions: Kenex, Ltd., Dover, have retitled their range of Bedford conversions to carry the prefix " Kene "—e.g., " Kenebus."
Service at Hinckley: Bond Street Motors (Hinckley), Ltd., have opened a new service station, garage, workshops and showrooms at Hinckley.
Ransomes in Glasgow : Ransome and Marles Bearing Co., Ltd., Newark-on-Trent, point out that their address in Glasgow is 380 Argyle Street.
New Ashboume Garage: The Trent Motor Traction Co., Ltd., have opened a new garage at Ashbourne, Derbyshire, on a site adjoining the town's bus station.
Cheaper Antifreeze: The Mobil Oil Co., Ltd., have reduced the price of Mobil Permazone by 6s. a gallon. The anti-freeze is now sold in 5-gal. drums at 50s. 8d. per gal.
Change of Address: Evade, Ltd., with their two associated companies, Evomastics, Ltd., and English Waxes, Ltd., have moved their London headquarters to 82 Victoria Street, S.W.I.
More Headroom: The carriageway under a railway bridge on the main Nottingham road at Long Eaton is to be lowered at a cost of 429,278. The work is due to begin on • August 16.
Mercedes Move: The service department of Mercedes-Benz (Great Britain), Ltd_' has been transferred to the company's new headquarters on the Great West Road. Brentford. Retail sales will continue to be handled from Albemarle Street, London. W.1.
Hungarian Coach : A new 1karus 31 L 38seater coach is to make its first appearance at the Zagreb Fair in September. Powered by a 95-100 h.p. engine, the coach is stated to have a new type of gear change and reinforced front and rear axles.