WAREHOUSE KEEPERS AND SECURITY
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AWIDE range of subjects was discussed at the conference of the National Association of Warehouse Keepers held in Harrogate this week. On Wednesday morning the session was opened with a talk on security by Mr. _I, Rhodes, Securicor Ltd., Leeds, followed by advice on pest control by Mr. F. Snowdon, Rentokil Laboratories Ltd.. London, The session concluded with a paper on the Weights and Measures Act. 1963 and the Warehousing Industry, given by Mr. L. Kaye, chief inspector, weights and measures department, East Riding, Yorkshire.
On Thursday morning the opening paper on materials handling was presented by Mr. A. W. Fawke, I.aycock Engineering Ltd., with a second paper on industrial training by Mr. R. G. Einton, Lansing Bagnall Ltd., both speakers being members of the Council of the Institute of Materials Handling. The final paper on packing was prepared by Mr. George Evan Cook, but read in his absence because of an accident.
The principal guest at the dinner on Wednesday evening was Mr. R. C. Balfour. agent of the Leeds branch of the Bank of England.
The advent of Americanized crime to Great Britain in post-war years had revealed this country's inadequate security measures, claimed Mr. Rhodes. It could be said it was regrettable that Securior Ltd. had had to he formed, but the hard facts of recent years were that society had so degraded itself that wellorganized thugs were proving that crime now paid when once it never did. To stem this tide of organized crime now
sweeping the country, security measures must likewise be highly organized and handled by trained specialists.
Relative to the problems of warehouse keepers and the moving of goods and cash, Mr. Rhodes commented on the relevant services provided by Securicor Ltd. These included the armoured division, guard service, mobile guards (including the use of dogs) and cash handling service.
The rapid' expansionof the armoured division in recent years had resulted in Securicor now handling more than half of all the daily movement of money in the country, said Mr, Rhodes.
In the securing of premises and their contents, the age of the old night watchman was over, he went on. Security guards were trained in the appropriate action to be taken on all occasions and were themselves supervised by inspectors. The system of mobile guards reduced the cost of a permanent guard attached to a particular premises. The crucial faetor was expert inspection.
Warehouse keepers concerned with the erection of new premises could obtain consultative advice on security aspects in advance, he said, and so incorporate the most advantageous layout and devices at the outset.
Leylands for Persia and Nigeria : Leyland Motors Ltd. has received a repeat order from its agents Haml vs Naghle Dakhcli of Teheran for 1.000 Leyland Super Comets. worth -Of m.. bringing the total Iranian investment in Leyland vehicles this year to
m. The company has also received orders from Dcwac Ltd.. Nigeria, for more than 300 Leyland and Albion goods vehicles.