New Cardiff Depot Opened
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r-IN Wednesday, Sir William Black,
chairman of A.E.C., Ltd., officially opened the new depot of C.V. (Sales and Repairs), Ltd., at Penarth Road, Cardiff. The main function of the depot is to provide service and spares facilities for heavy commercial vehicles, but sales of new chassis will also be undertaken_ The depot was workshops, offices and stores covering an area of 28,000 sq. ft. and there are two acres of parking space.
In general, the pattern of operation of the new depot.is similar to that of the company's main depot at Basildon, Essex, including a full 24-hours-a-day, seven
days-a-week service for repairs and spares. All types of repair work are carried out, including degassing and repairing road tankers—as an associate of Harold Wood and Sons, Ltd., the company specialize in tanker work. A fully equipped workshop for the testing and repair of fuel-injection equipment is included in the facilities and a heavy breakdown vehicle is kept on the premises.
C.V. (Sales and Repairs), Ltd., Basildon, are authorized dealers for A.E.C. and agents for Morris vehicles and York trailers. The Cardiff depot has the agency for Crane-Fruehauf trailers in its area.