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Cr, Haulage Factfile pages provide busy operators with brief news items on: forthcoming events, services, business products, training, company moves, personnel changes, truck thefts. UK fuel prices, and details of the worst congestion blackspots on our already overcrowded road network. If you have information for inclusion in this section send it in to uorililtrcial Motor, Haulage Factfile, Rm H203. Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS, fax 0181 652 8969, or phone our news team on 0181 652 3670.
EVENTS
• 14 January: One-day Brake conference, .1tanaging Road Safety, at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers HQ, London, on managers' liabilities for employees whose jobs involve driving, and how employers can combat road risks.
Cost: £175 (ex-VAT). Contact: 01306 741113.
• 22 January: The Seventh Annual Railways Conference, on European Rail Freight Restructuring for the 21st Century, at the Sheraton Brussels Hotel and Towers.
Contact: (fax) 0171 931. 0228.
• 10 February: University of Huddersfield debate: This house believes that agency drivers are more trouble than they are worth.
Contact: 01484 472499.
• 16-17 February: Conference, Health Effects of Vehicle Emissions, hosted by Energy Logistics International at The Royal Society of Medicine, London. Contact: 01628 671717.
• 9-10 March: Triangle Management Services' second Home Delivery conference, at the Copthorne Tara Hotel, Kensington, London.
Contact: 01494 678000.
• 9-11 March: Brityrex '99, National Hall, Olympia, London.
Contact: 0181 313 3535.
• 23-25 March: The 1999 Commercial Vehicle Show, Halls 2, 3 and 3a of the NEC, Birmingham. Contact: 01634 261262.
• 23-26 March: The 16th International Transport and Logistics Week, Hall 6, Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre.
Contact: 0033 1 475 65200.
• 12-14 May: IRTE 99 Conference and Display, Telford International Centre. Contact: 0171 630 1111.
• 13-16 May: Queensland Truck ez Machinery Show, Brisbane, Australia.
Contact: 01926 425333.
• 13 June: Classic Commercial Motor Show, BP Truckstop, Watling Street, Rugby.
Contact: 01327 79693.
• 25-27 August: Transasia '99, a trade, transportation and logistics exhibition, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Contact: 0171 453 5314.
• 3-4 September: IRTE '99 Scottish Truck Show, Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow. Contact: 01786 880255.
BUSINESS MOVES
Nightspeed investment
• Express parcels delivery company Nightspeed Services is investing • 750,000 on upgrading its information technology systems to meet customer needs for real-time proof of delivery and improved communications. The project includes the introduction of in-cab data transmission equipment.
Contact: 0121 522 2266.
Triple expansion
• Springwood Holdings has bought Bradbury Lifts, Spraybake and Peters Door Systems. The companies will continue to operate from a single site in Braintree, Essex, with a total workforce of 200.
Contact: 01376 344978.
Preferred deal
• Prolek has signed its tenth preferred supplier agreement, with Brigade Electronics, the reversing alarm and camera systems specialist.
TRAINING
Power courses
• Antares (Europe) is running a series of one-day training courses on auxiliary electrical power systems, covering the basics of battery charging, AC inverters, batteries and load management. The courses are aimed at electrical technicians and anyone specifying systems on commercial and specialised vehicles. Courses are available on Wednesday 27 January, Wednesday 24 February and Wednesday 24 March. There are eight places available on each course.
Cost: £95 (ex-VAT).
Contact 01753 890888.
RIM courses
• The Road Haulage Association is offering courses on a range of haulage topics at its Peterborough base as follows: Hazardous Goods—ADR courses to enable drivers to earn or renew their vocational training certificates for the carriage of hazardous goods in packages. Renewal course, 25-27 January; initial course, 23-24 and 30-31 January National CPC-1-5 March with revision days on 15-16 March and the examination on 19 March.
Dangerous Goods Safety Advisers, for the DGSAs who must be appointed by 1 January 2000 by everyone transporting, consigning, warehousing, loading or unloading hazardous goods; this five-day course starts on 11 January.
Contact: 01733 261131.
PEOPLE
Scania finance
• Peter Taylor has been appointed managing director of Scania's Milton Keynes based in-house finance company, Scania Finance.
Stena Line
• Gareth Cooper, nonexecutive chairman of Stena Line, is leaving the company at the end of the year.
Allen Group
• Mark Wingfield is the new sales development manager at the Allen Group, which manufactures air brake and electrical coils.
ROADWORKS
East Anglia
• Cambridgeshire, A10 between Cambridge (M11) & Foxton: Resurfacing and bridge maintenance work on Cambridge Road at Shepreth Mill. Also traffic calming work in Harston, until 14 February
London
• A101, Rotherhithe Tumiel: Closed due to madworks both ways. Use Tower Bridge, London Bridge or Blackwall Tunnel, until 10 January 1999.
The Midlands
• Leicestershire A46 between Six Hills (B676) and Leicester Western Bypass, Syston (A607) South of Cossington: Contraflow, narnm lanes and a 50mph limit with wide-load diversion, until 23 December.
The North-East
• South Yorkshire, M1 between J34 Tinsley Viaduct (A6109) and J34 Tinsley Viaduct (A6178), Sheffield: Carriageway reduced to two lanes southbound until 21 November 2000.
The North-West
• Lancashire, M6 between J27 (Standish) and J28 (Leyland): Contraflow, 50mph limit both sides of Charnock Richard Services, until 15 February
Northern Ireland
• Tyrone, M1/J11-J12 (Ballinacor and Birchies): 50mph speed limit, until 11 January.
The South-East
• Bedfordshire, Al between J10 (Baldock) and Black Cat Roundabout, Wyboston: Two sets of roadworks between J10 and the Langford exit. Also between Sandy Roundabout and Girton Interchange, 07:00hrs20:00hrs, until 15 February.
The South-West
III Bristol, M5/J18 (Avonmouth) and J19 (Gordano Services): Major roadworks with contraflow and a speed limit, until 23 June 2001.