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NEWS I N BRIEF New Scottish Depot for Lep: This
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month, Lep Transport Co. Ltd. will move into a new depot to be established at the Airfield industrial estate, Grangemouth. The factory, with a floor area of 1,200 sq. ft., will be used as a packaging and forwarding depot for the company's operations through the port of Grangemouth and also for freight in and out of airfields in Central Scotland. South Wales Road Scheme: With the opening. last Saturday, of the new trunk road between Saleyard and Brynmawr, the whole of the first stage of the Heads of the Valleys Road in South Wales is open to traffic. The scheme forms part of the comprehensive plan of the Minister of Transport to construct in three stages a 241-mile length of new road from Hirwaun to Abcrgavenny to provide an improved route linking the Midlands with the industrial area of South Wales. At its eastern end the modernization of the Abergavennyto-Ross road will provide a link with the Ross Spur motorway.
Expansion: Tate and Lyle (Transport) Ltd. is to extend ils warehouse and storage space at Rutherglen Road, Glasgow. to Rive increased transportation and storage facilities.
Bristol Depot: Road Services (Caledonian) Ltd. have had plans approved for the erection of a depot and warehouse at Flowers Hill, Brislington. Bristol, 4.
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Bulk Storage Expands: Bulk Storage Ltd., Hoe Street, Walthamstow, has recently expanded its service in the London area by acquiring an additional large warehouse at 6/8 The Highway, Wapping, E.I. The new warehouse, with a storage area of 134.000 sq. ft., has full mechanical handling facilities and a central internal loading area.
New Barrow Service Station: Athersrnith Bros., the oldest and largest haulage firm in Barrow, operating some 50 vehicles, opened a new service station last week. This is a "sister" garage to It. W. Symons Ltd., the town's largest garage, which has been controlled by the AtherSinith family since 1954. Work is now in progress on a new headquarters for Athersmith Bros., with garage accommodation for the whole fleet, close to the Barrow town centre.
Top Tray for Travellers: Opened recently by the Blue Boar K group of companies at the group's restaurant site at Watford Gap, Rugby, on MI, Top Tray cafeterias on both north and southbound lanes offer a self-service of freshly-cooked hot meals for travellers in a hurry. The service is provided by Smethursts Foods Ltd., associate of Birds Eye Foods Ltd. In place of the original restaurants. Top Grill waitress service restaurants will be opened at Easter, and existing lorry drivers' café facilities are continued.