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• The Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association (VBRA) is to hold two national business forums in 1996. The first is in Blackpool in March and the second at the Telford Hotel and Country Club in July. They will be open to all bodybuilders, CV repairers and chassis manufacturers.
Contact 0113 253 8333.
Norgren finale
• Norgren's 1995 Pneumatics on the Move regional exhibition programme
NORGREN
reaches its finale at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium on 29-30 November. The free exhibition and five seminar sessions will enable engineers and designers to see the latest pneumatic product developments.
Contact 01543 414333.
RMI dinner
• Brian Wilson, Labour's transport spokesman, will be guest speaker at the Retail Motor Industry Federation's (RMI) North Eastern branch dinner on 30 November. All RMI members can attend the event which is at the Viking Hotel, York.
Cost: £31 (ex-VAT). Contact: 0171 307 3412.
LEV auction
• Chartered surveyor James and Lister Lea Singletons is holding an auction of commercial vehicles on Friday 17 November. On sale are 36 mainly Scania demountable bodied trucks, 65 demountable bodies, 40 fork-lift trucks and two miles of pallet racking. The sale starts at 10:00hrs at the Eaton Grove Industrial Estate, Long Eaton, Nottingham.
Contact: 01254 52428.
Free seminars
• The RHA Northern Region has arranged a series of free seminars on the new 0licence regulations which come into force on 1 January 1996. The meetings will hear senior traffic area staff from Manchester and Leeds and will start at 20.00hrs at the following venues: 20 Nov, Holiday Inn, Sheffield; 22 Nov, Ramside Hotel, Durham; 23 Nov, Waterside Hotel, St.Helens; 27 No Novotel, Worsley, Manchester; 4 Dec, Forte, Posthouse, Haydock; and 6 Dec, Jarvis Wetherby Hotel, Wetherby.
Contact: 01325 281495.
SERVICES Bradford base
• Operators should note that in our CM19-25 October roundup of on-board weighing equipment manufacturers we listed the wrong address for PM On
Board. The correct address is Cutler House, Wakefield Road, Bradford BD4 7LU, phone (01274) 771177 (01274 771102 at night.) On Board offers technical advice on loading problems.
CM still has some copies of the Overloading: the Law and You wallch.art, produced in association with PM On Board, which lists information on weighing codes of practice; enforcement weighing with a dynamic axle weigher; vehicle mounted systems; the overloading penalties; what happens if you're caught overloaded; and a guide to bulk materials weights and measures.
Contact: 0181 652 3673.
Daf rescue
• International Truck Service (ITS), the roadside assistance organisation for Leyland Daf and Daf trucks throughout Europe, has changed its number due to changes in the Dutch telephone network.
The new number is: 0031 402 143000.
PUBLICATIONS Truck book
• The World's Greatest Tow Trucks, with over 100 fullpage pictures of trucks from all over the world, is to be published in January.
AZ re-visited...
• An industry booklet has become so popular it has had to be re-issued to cope with international demand. The AZ of Transport and Finance Terminology has already run to 7,000 copies and a further 5,000 are to be printed.
Cost: free.
Contact: 016/ 775 1505.
PRODUCTS Air screw
• Tool manufacturer Desoutter has developed a series of oil-free, air-powered screwdrivers. The D-series Target Tork screwdrivers come in three sizes in a plastic sleeve for protection.
Cost: from £438.
Contact: 0181 205 7050.
Computer atlas
• Paragon has collaborated with leading map maker Bartholomew to develop an on-screen road atlas as part of its software packages. The full colour maps come in three scales.
Cost: £16,000-1.40,000. Contact: 01306 742100.
Bright lights
• Lucas has a new range of vehicle beacons and light bars. The BL10 range includes rotating halogen, static xenon and static • tungsten.
Cost: from £33.
Contact: 0121 627 5834.
Peep freeze
• Carrier Transicold is launching the Basic 700 refrigeration unit for smaller delivery vehicles . The new
unit is suitable for deep frozen goods and has full incab controls.
Contact: 01925 811170,
Raising the roof
• Suffolk-based Hatcher Components has designed a new high-roof sleeper cab extension for the Scania P range. The ''Sky Cab" increases the cab height by 710mm and the internal height by 650mm.
Cost: £2,091.
Contact: 01728 723675.