1971 Handling Show
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• Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, is the venue of the fourth International Materials Handling Exhibition from May 17 to 21.
The exhibition, which has as its theme "Production up--costs down", has attracted exhibitors from the USA, Canada, Italy, Sweden, Japan, Bulgaria and West Germany and the organizers are expecting visitors from these and many other oversea countries.
A conference will be held in conjunction with the show on the topic "Investment appraisal for materials handling engineers". Papers will cover leasing and buying, as well as system installation, and will be followed by an open discussion and forum period. The conference has been commissioned by the Institute of Materials Handling to meet the needs of financing new plant installations.
An additional attraction for visitors will be a fork-lift truck driver competition.