Q Could you advise me if there are any
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books on the procedures, layout and running of a commercial operator's repair workshop, including a workshop store and documentation?
AThere have, of course, been many articles written about this subject inot least in CM—see this issue) but the problems and
considerations are so diverse that specific advice for one type of operation might be useless for another.
There are so many details that will control the setting up of such an establishment. For instance, how many vehicles must be accom modated. the weekly mileage of the fleet, what type of operation the vehicles are engaged upon, what kind of vehicles they are, how much land is available for buildings, how good or bad is the access to the land, the depth of the water table, whether there are any drainage schemes in the vicinity or other main services that must be avoided. One could go on.
Only by studying the requirements and relating these to other relevant details could a satisfactory answer be given to your question.
Some of the equipment and lubricating oil manufacturers offer services in which they will advise prospective customers on workshop layout. Among these are Kismet, of Kenlake Road, Bedford, and Castrol Ltd.. Castrol House. Marylebone Road, London, NW1. Also, a booklet was issued recently by Alexander Duckham and Co. Lid , Glebe Way West Wickham, Kent, called "May we help?" This contains a number of workshop layouts and suggested equipment for lifting and lubrication and diagnostic systems.
The Institute of Public Cleansing publishes a book Depots, Workshops and Vehicle Maintenance by G.. H. Cooper and D. W. Jackson, price 21s plus 2s 6d postage and packing, which covers the planning, construction and use of depots and workshops relative to their industry, and this includes information which could be of value in any sphere of vehicle operations. The Institute's address is 28 Portland Place, London W1.