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Going it alone
SOUTHERN BRS branch Kingston Road, Staines, pr viously part of the Bedfo branch, will in future act as separate autonomous bran( offering a full range of sert ces. It will now also offer ti following services: lorry re tal, contract hire and• vehic maintenance and repairs.
IVECO's profit
IVECO — the commerci vehicle company formed fro a combination of Fiat in Ital Magirus Deutz in Germai and UNIC in France — after-tax profits of 38milli( dollars (approx £21.5milliot last year. Sales in the first lv of this year have hit £l billion.
Transit tax
AUSTRIA is to introduce transit tax on all commerc vehicles passing through t country by road. This is come into effect on July 1 ri€ year and it appears that it •vs be collected at the border. T amount will depend on t weight of the goods bei carried and the distan involved. No other details available at present.
Mersey sound
WADHAM Stringer Ltd a the Skelly Group have reach agreement for the acquisiti of Wadham Stringer of t share capital of Skelle (Merseyside) Ltd. Skell (Merseyside) Ltd operates a Ford Main Dealer for t complete American and At tralian Fords for a large area the North West. Included the deal is Skellys (Rent a C; Ltd.
Moving ahead
KWICKASAIR'S holdil company, Thomas Nationwi Transport, the Australian-1N ed international transpc group, moved ahead by ii per cent to $14.4m ($A13.01 in the year to June 30 turnover up 35.4 per cent $462.7m ($A341.7m). Pre-t profit rose 33.2 per cent tc record $28.1m ($A21.1m).