Nickel Shortage Threatens Output
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1-1 A SERIOUS threat to commercial
vehicle production was the world shortage of nickel used in alloy steels for crankshafts, gears and axleshafts. Lord Brabazon of Tara, chairman and managing director of Associated Commercial Vehicles, Ltd., told the shareholders last week. Lack of alloy steel and certain types of drop forging was also putting the brake on production.
He announced that the Bridgernaster double-decker would go into production at the end of the year.
Looking into the future, Lord Brabazon said that results of the current year showed an improvement over those of lastyear, when turnover rose by some £2m. Nevertheless, the present situation was very disturbing.
The extra Is. duty on fuel had again increased the cost of living and caused demands for higher wages. [These, in the case of the A.C.V. group, have risen by more than 40 per cent. since 19501 It might well have serious repercussions on business during the current year. Competition abroad was extremely keen and price was of paramount importance.
I.P.C. CONFERENCE PLANS THE Institute of Public Cleansing • have issued the programme for
their annual conference to he held at Torquay from June 18-21. On June 18. Mr. G. Huffels, Nijmegen director of public cleansing, will read a paper on modern cleansing practice in Holland. On June 19, vehicles will be demonstrated at Daddyhole Plain in the morning and be available for inspection in the afternoon.
On June 20, Mr. C. V. Rawnsley, Thurrock cleansing superintendent, will present a paper on fire hazards, and Mr. J. Skitt, Coventry cleansing superintendent, a paper entitled " Tools for the Job." In the afternoon there will • be a demonstration of earth-moving equipment on a site in the Torre Valley.
A paper on organization and methods practice in cleansing will be read by Mr. H. J. Dive, director of the Metropolitan Boroughs (0. and M.) Committee, on June 2/.
• LICENCE FOR LOW-LOADER
THE North Western Deputy Licensing Authority on Monday granted a B licence to R. Gardner and Co. (Lancaster), Ltd.. for a vehicle of 81 tons unladen weight to tow a lowloader within 20 miles of base.
Mr. W. A. Gardner, manager of an associated company, R. Gardner (Luneside), Ltd., said that they were shipowners and brokers. They loaded and discharged ships at Glasson and Lancaster, but when ships could not reach Lancaster because of the tide it was necessary to move cranes quickly to Glasson or Heysham.
Hauliers in Preston, he said, required two days' notice to provide a towing vehicle, and this caused liability to demurrage.
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