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New Branch: The Mercantile Credit Co.. Ltd.. opened a new branch at 59 Broad Street, Worcester, last week, -under the control of Mr. A. G. Billingham.
New Office: The British Wagon Co., Ltd., have moved their branch office at Aberdeen to 210 Union Street. The branch continues la he managed by Mr. J. Adam.
Tilanet Road Improvement: A section of the A28 which runs through Westgate-onSea is to be widened. The improvement will be nearly 1 Miles in length and will cost £233,000.
Radio Experiment: British Railways are experimenting with two-way radio m nine parcels vans operating over an area of 30 sq. miles in outer London and controlled from Richmond station.
Beer Tanker: Bass beer is now being delivered to Irish bottlers in a cylindrical stainless steel tank fitted with a cradle which enables it to stand on flat surfaces. The tank holds 1,080 gallons.
Busmen's Medicals: The present system of holding medical examinations for bus drivers at Newcastle upon Tyne is to continue. A sub-committee has decided that any change should be made at national level.
Sparked Off : A spark from a dropped spanner ignited petrol vapour last week at the Sheffield base of John Truswell and Sons. Ltd., hauliers, causing £90 tire damage to a lorry, Two men were burned.
York Distributors: Two more distributors have beerr appointed for York trailerS. They arc Reliance Garage (Norwich), Ltd., for Norfolk and Ross Garages (Sales), Ltd., Cardiff, for the South Wales area. New Dunlop Tyre: The Dunlop Rubber Co., Lid., arc testing a new. steel giant tyre said to have distinctive characteristics.
Seddon 7-tonner:• The new Seddon 7-ton chassis described last week are available with Perkins oil engines as alternatives to the Leyland 0.350 unit.
Canusa Process: The Canusa process taken Over by Sterling Moulding Materials. Ltd., 8 Heddon Street, London, W.I (The Coolmercial Motor, April 3), is for the production of phenolic powders from which components may be made.
Assistance Offered : The National Joint Committee on Materials Handling are willing to help society secretaries drawing up lecture programmes. Further information can be obtained from the Secretary, 69 Cannon Street, London, E.C.4. Safety Award: The Sir George Earle trophy, blue riband of the British Industrial safety movement, has been awarded to Vauxhall Motors, Ltd.
Express Tour: Fourteen M.P.s, members of the All-Party Roads Study Group, made a 36-hour express tour this week to see how traffic congestion is being tackled in Birmingham. Coventry and Stevenage.
Dutch Figures: The Netherlands International Road Haulage Organization carried 2,400,000 tons for some £5,197,740 during 1958. A total of 1.600 vthicles covered a distance of 28m. loaded miles.
Second-hand Exports: Ten single-deck buses have been sold by the Northern General Transport Co., Ltd., to the Yugoslavian Government. This makes a tbtal of some 400 vehicles exported in the past five years. Lisbon Fair: At the British trade fair to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from May 29June 14. Guy Motors. Ltd., are to exhibit an Invincible Mark II six-wheeler and a Warrior with Gardner 6HLW engine and locally built bodywork.
Prize Drawing and Models: prizewinning entries for the annual drawing and handicraft competition organized by the Institute of British Carriage and Automobile Manufacturers will be exhibited at Forbes House, Halkin Street, London, S.W.1, from May 21 to 23. Marshalls Extend: Mr. J. W. R. Penrose, general sales manager of the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., will this evening open new premises at Bedford for Marshalls (Cambridge), Ltd., distributors of Austin commercial vehicles in Cambridge, Peterborough and Bedford. The company celebrate their 50th anniversary this year,