GLASS EXPORTED IN CONTAINERS
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LKINGTON Brothers Ltd., is to experi
ment with containerization for shipping large quantities of flat glass to overseas markets. And the first consignment—a 67ton order of uniform-sized sheet glass—left St. Helens (sheet works) this week for Manchester to be loaded on S.S. Manchester Port bound for the United States.
It will be followed in August by two
FOR HIRE-TRAINED LORRY GUARDS
LORRY GUARDS specially trained in commercial vehicle security are being introduced by the Factoryguards security organization. They are being made available to all transport organizations in Britain.
They will join the vehicle to be guarded at its point of departure and travel with it to its destination. Throughout the journey, including stop-offs at transport cafes, they will remain in the cab or in close proximity to the lorry. Cost will be 12s. per hour per guard plus his return travelling expenses.
containers of mixed-sized glass for North America and, in September, it is planned to send a container of uniform sizes to Australia.
Pilkington expects that the acceleration of ship turnround times resulting from improved bulk handling at ports will lead to faster— and possibly cheaper—glass freighting.
"There is also a potential opportunity to teduce dead weight on shipments", said a Pilkington spokesman. "Present methods demand the use of individual close-boarded export cases but, with the overall protection of a container, lighter casing may be practicable.
"The project is on an experimental basis at the moment since new handling problems on loading bays and at delivery points will have to be overcome," he added.
If tests are entirely satisfactory, Pilkington believes there is every prospect of regular container shipments to Australia, Canada, South Africa, and New Zealand.