Smalls Carriers Work Together
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INCREASINGLY close interworking A among members is noted in the annual report of Mr. R. 13. Brittain, retiring .chairman of the express carriers' group of the Road Haulage Association. • •
" It is to be. hoped," he says, " that this trend will continue and so provide trade and industry with a co-ordiriated service by independent express carriers over the whole of the country." • During the year, some 500 copies of the group's gazetteer were issued to traders in response to inquiries.
Last week, Mr. Brit ra in was succeeded as chairman by Mr. R. H. Farmer (Atlas Express Co., Ltd., London). Mr. Brittain became a vicechairman with Mr. A. Pack ham (A. Packham and Co.. Ltd., London). Mr. Farmer and Mr. D. McLachlan (Globe Parcel Delivery Co., Ltd., Liverpool) will represent the group on the National Council, which will take office after the Association's annual meeting on May 14.
NEED FOR ENGINEERS
" TEN years hence an annual output of 20,000 professionally trained scientists and engineers will be required. This figure is the same as that of • all university first degrees now being awarded, of which more than 40 per cent, are in non-scientific subjects," Mr. J. G. Orr, national secretary of the Engineers' Guild, said in Glasgow on Monday.