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1: Bridge Project
1_,TAVING contracted to suPply all the cement 1 'required, on the South Queensferry side, for building the Forth road bridge, the Cement Marketing Co., Ltd., have erected a 200-ton silo at the South Leith depot of British Railways. It will also be' used for general 'distribution in the area, and a similar installation is under construction at Cambuslang, near Glasgow. Work on' the bridge will involve the company in the delivery of over 12,000 tons of cement over two years. Each. Week,one of the Blue Circle works will send 400-500 tons of cement, in bulk, to South Leith. The Scottish Region will provide a .number of Pres-flo 20-ton bulk transport wagons for: the.purpoSe. -These Will be • unlOaded either into the Silo or vehicles .-at the '• rate Of J. ton 'per .min. by means of compressed air. The company have " One 154-ton . and nine 87ton bulk delivery . vehicles in Scotland. The heaviest is a Foden, whilst the others comprise three Fodens and six , Leyland CometS. The compressors are driven from power take-offs. ,..C.M.C. claim to meet about 70 percent. of Scottish cement requirements, and plan to ship cement in special vessels to the British Transport Commission docks at Cirangeinouth, Leith and Dundee for distribution.
DAVID BROWN-FOOTE BROS. DEAL RATIFIED
I N Chicago last week, the shareholders of Foote Bros. Gear and Machine Corporation' voted for a scheme of capital reorganization and subsequent sale to the David Brown Corporation, Ltd., of a substantial block of equity shares. Under the scheme, the David Brown Corporation will acquire over the next few months a 25 per cent. interest, at a cost of about £480,000, in the reconstructed equity of this American manufacturer of transmission equipment.
LINK GRANT UNOPPOSED
A N unopposed application by Ellen PA Smith (Tours), Ltd., Rochdale, to link excursion licences originating at flebden Bridge to Todmorden was granted by the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners at Leeds last week. Mr, J. Evans, for the company, said that on .a number of occasions during the 1958 season coaches had operated from each starting point to a common destina tion with half loads. Linking these licences involved only minor modifications and offered substantial economies. a21