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18th November 1977
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TWO freight clearing houses in Sheerness have blacked the 28 owner-driver members of the Sheerness Hauliers' 'Association.

This follows an ultimatum from the two companies that IN an attempt to preserve the good name of the removals industry the overseas group of British Association of Removers agreed some essential changes at their the men should either cl their office and retur working for the clea houses or be blacked.

And this week chairman David Murphy CM: "We held a meeting' autumn conference in Lo on Monday.

The new rules will further discussions to place between BAR an Credit and Guara Insurance company desi to provide a guara insurance cover for custo whose effects are being overseas.

Introducing the cha rules, Fred Hault (Haul Newcastle), last y president, said the g council was concerned a disastrous effect on industry of recent failur removals companies.

Although BAR came o the public inquest quite was felt strongly th migrant who had paid f furniture to be shi overseas should be assur the safe, prompt arrival goods, even if the contra company went bankrupt.

Michael Scott, chairm the study group, said Bruce George MP (Wa who had had two dam collapses of removals affecting his constituent challenging BAR for its action in putting rig situation that had gone too long.

Mr George had remi him, said Mr Scott, that collapsed 18 months ag nothing had yet been do the removals industry t his situation right. but three of the drivers zided to carry on — the lers have gone back to irking for the clearing uses."

['he immediate effect of the• eking has been to make the vers short of work, but Mr irphy said that work is now ;inning to flow in.

'We decided that the only ' y to go about this was to go the sources — to the >tomers to get work — and have been reasonably :cessful in that," he said.

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;ince the blacking took ect the Sheerness men have -med their own clearing use and now Mr Murphy is )rking full-time for the nip finding work for the 46 licles that come into the nip's operations.

kt a meeting of ownervers in Derby at the ekend Mr Murphy mmented that the Road ulage Association did little the small man in this kind situation. The Overland service was set up two years ago as BRS joined the bandwagon of operators going East, and Leyland set up a network of spares centres and agencies along the route to service BRS vehicles.

But despite the end of the Overland name, Leyland say the spares and service centres have been so successful that they are to remain in existence.

This week a BRS spokesman confirmed the service had been wound up on October 28, but, he added, there were still some of the Leyland Marathons abroad.

The spokesman said that any Middle East operations would now be referred to North Eastern BRS, which would run the load as part of its normal business and not as part of any special service.


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