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Simms Expansion: Simms Motiar Units, Ltd., have taken over the Industrial Fan and Heater Co., Ltd., Birmingham.
Triplex Research: The Triplex Safety Glass Co., Ltd., are to set up a centre for fundamental research at Balsall Common, Warwicks.
Concession Fares: Derby and Bury Town Councils are to associate with other local authorities in an effort to obtain discretion to charge concession fares.
Depot Closing: The Shipley depot of Bell's Transport Service is to be closed and the business concentrated at Packard Garage, Thornton Road, Bradford.
New Lombard Branches: Lombard Marcroft, Ltd., hire-purchase bankers, have opened new branches at 15 Alva Street, Edinburgh, and 140 Union Street, Aberdeen.
Wall's Fleet Total: T. Wall and Sons (Ice Cream), Ltd., now have 1,400 vehicles— sufficient to extend over five miles of road if placed nose to tail. The annual fleet mileage is 13m.
Buses Replace Trains: The Northern Traffic Commissioners have authorized Mr. N. Fox, Hexham, to operate a new service with one-man buses in the Bellingham area to replace a rail service.
New Index: Copies of the index to The Commercial Motor volume 193 (February 3July 27) arc available from Temple Press Ltd., Bowling Green Lane, London, E.C.I, price 4d., including postage.
CanatEan Subsidiary: Lansing Bagman., Ltd., have formed a subsidiary in Toronto, known as Lansing Bagnall of Canada, Ltd The manager is Mr, P. A. Berry, former export sales manager.
. Tube Data: Accles and Pollock, Ltd., 'Oldbury, Birmingham, have published "Tube Manufacturing Practice and Specifications," which gives comprehensive data about the company's tube products, One-man Buses: Three of Hastingden Transport Department's single-deck buses are to be converted for one-man operation. The work, which will be done by East Lancashire Coachbuilders, Ltd., is estimated to cost £735 Bus Stop Markings: The Association of Municipal Corporations have commented that although local authorities should have control over road markings at bus stops,. operators should have primary responsibility for maintaining them.
Whitworth Threads: The British Standards Institution, 2 Park Street, London, W.1, have published at 10s. a revised standard for parallel-screw Whitworth threads. A new standard for British Standard Pipe threads is to be issued shortly.
SpuOing Record Turnover: A new record in turnover was created by the Spurting Motor Bodies group in the year to May 31 last. It rose from a record of £4,185,404 in the previous year to £4,823,077. Mr. W. F. Spurling says that the outlook is encouraging.
Artco Conference: A conference of senior executives, traffic managers, traffic clerks and others is to be held by Artco on November 17. Their annual general rneet• in will take place at the Institute of Directors, 10 Belgrave Square, London, S.W.1, on October 25.
No Counterblast: The public relations committee of the Road Haulage Association have considered the advertising campaign now being conducted by British Road Services, but it is understood that the 12.1-I.A. are unlikely to reply with a' similar programme of advertising.
R.O.S.Co. Safety Posters: The Road Operators' Safety Council have issued the first in a series of posters, which it is intended to publish each month in support of the Ministry of Transport campaign for greater road safety. Brightly designed,, it has a well-written message from the chairman.