Brunskill Adjourned Again
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A REPRESENTATIVE of the South Pl. Durham Steel and Iron Co. Ltd., told the Northern Licensing Authority at Durham on Monday . that the firm intended to 'backH the application of a family business of haulage contractors to obtain 15 tipping vehicles.
Mr. Ronald Smailes, traffic superintendent of South Durham, said that for the first time in its history the company was expecting an annual turnover of lm. tons of steel and More lorries were needed from the firm of William Brunskill and Sons, Bishop Auckland.
The steel company had begun business with Brunskill's in a small way in 1958, said Mr. Smailes, and had been completely satisfied with their work, but now the demand for the company's steel was "snowballing" and he was quite satisfied that work could be found for 15 extra tippers asked for by the company. Mr. Smailes explained that because of greater . production, South Durham's need for raw materials, including coal, had increased and they had asked Brunskill's for a better service.
Brunskill's already had 47 vehicles and when the L.A., Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, asked: " If I was so minded to grant this application would the lorries stand like taxis waiting for work?" Mr. Smailes: "No, sir. Service would be continued."
Mr. Patrick Kenny; representing the objecting companies of Econofreight Transport Ltd., of Stockton, and R. Durham and Sons, of Middlesbrough, said they were dealing with a £50m. company and it -was not sound sense for the iron works to deal with one haulier only.
Mr. Hanlon adjourned the hearing for the second time (the first was at Darlington in March) and said that the application for the tippers should be set out more clearly.
Other objectors to the application were British Railways—who claimed that they supplied most of the steel company's coal by rail from stock piles—and British Road Services.
10 on B Granted to Pinnington AN unopposed application by D. Pinnington Ltd. for 10 vehicles on
B licence to carry timber within 22 miles was granted at Liverpool on Monday. Support was given in the form of a letter from the British Transport Docks Board. Mr. John E. Jones, for Pinningion said that the vehicles, if granted, would not be enough to cope with demand. Timber from one ship only could just be moved by the whole 10 vehicles. He added that there was a lack of British Railways wagons at Garston Docks.