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THE liquidator acting in the case of Vanguard Interstop, which originally operated the lorry park at Kingstown, Carlisle, has told Carlisle City Council that he is very hopeful of selling off the property and business as a going concern.
The city council is recommended by its policy and resources committee to agree to assignment of the lease for both the lorry park and the hotel (in this case the building agreement) and to an exten. sion of building time.
A ONE-DAY conference on cage distribution is to be held in London on October 29. Speakers will deal with aspects of the distribution of goods in caged pallets, The conference, at the Café Royal, is being organised by IPC Business and Industrial Training Ltd, Surrey House, Throwley Way, Sutton, Surrey SM1 4QQ (tel. 01-643 8040). The fee is £42 plus VAT.
A NEXT-DAY service between any two points in Norfolk, Suffolk, parts of Cambridgeshire and Essex has been started by NCL. Minimum charges will be applied to 10kg consignments, and the maximum load is 1000kg. The service, to be known as the Yellow Diamond, will upgrade NCL's present collection and delivery services, according to Mr Ron Kilvington, the district manager.
THE braking of road vehicles is the subject of an international conference .being held at Loughborough University from March 23 to 25; 1976,
Some 40 papers have been sub mated from Universities, research organisations and international manufacturers. Topics will in
clude an systems, maintenance and reliability, legislation and brake noise. Further information from 'Mr R. C. Knight, secretary, Automobile Division I.Mech.E, 1 Birdcage 'Walk, London SW1H 9.1J,