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DISTRIBUTORS ON PARADE

1st October 1987, Page 61
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The Transport and Distribution Services Show takes off at Wembley next week. If you want to know what to look out for, and get a flavour of the good things on show, read on ...

• More than 30 companies will be launching new products or services at this year's Transport and Distribution Services Show (TDSS), in London's Wembley Exhibition Centre on 6-8 October. The show, which will be held in Wembley's new, larger exhibition halls for the first time, will feature more than 150 exhibitors.

Once again this year, there will be a one-day seminar, jointly backed by the Road Haulage Association and the Institute of Physical Distribution Management, entitled Evolution into the nett decade. The seminar will be held in the Seven Suite of the conference centre on Tuesday 6 October. It will include some case history experience of an integrated distribution system and will tell delegates about the information technology used and how the contract distribution service was set up. There will also be a paper on the demands of the retail sector.

TDSS says that if the show had remained at the smaller venue it would be at least 50% over-subscribed. There is twice the amount of floor space at this year's show, compared with last year's.

Many of the companies attending the show regard it as an important forum for the industry. For instance, British Rail has decided to bring forward the launch of its new modular Speedlink Distribution system to coincide with the exhibition. BR will even be running a shuttle bus between Wembley and Willesden Green Junction where it will be demonstrating the new system.

PARCEL CARRIERS

Most of the major parcels carriers will be at TDSS once again, including TNT, Tuffnells, Lynx, Federal Express and the Royal Mail. Hi-tech gadgets abound, and Encrypta Electronics will be launching two new prototypes of its antitampering device. The Crypta II, launched at the 1984 Distribution Services Show, is a small self-contained, re-useable unit which creates a new security code each time the doors are opened or closed. The smaller versions at this year's show will fit on roll pallets and tote boxes and now offer the added benefit of a time and date memory.

Intel will be showing its computerbased road network system for the first time and P-E Consulting Services will have a new vehicle routeing and scheduling program on display.

Lucas Kienzle's stand will feature the company's new in-cab computer, which is designed to suck data out of a truck's tachograph and fuel management meter to alert drivers to things like the end of a daily driving stint.

Mobile Radio will launch its Band 3 radio service at the show and will explain how its network of 35 transmitters up and down the country will keep you in touch with your drivers for about half the cost of a 'normal' cellular radio service. Mobile Radio says that its system has been specially designed to suit the operating conditions in the UK transport industry.

Van users coming to the show should pay particular interest to BHSS, which offers a wide range of van storage equipment.

Materials handling, storage and general distribution are three areas representing the roots of the show and they still form the backbone of TDSS. A comprehensive display in this field includes racking, packing, mechanical handling, labelling, coding and warehouse equipment, shown by companies whose services extend to all areas of manufacturing.

WCB Containers, which last year launched the plastic-based roll pallet at the show, will be launching a major new distribution system called Eurostore, while Syfa Data Systems will be debuting with its Distribution Trades System, which is specifically aimed at the food and drink market.

Package Control has been in the cargo control market for nearly 20 years. At TDSS the company is launching the '1807' cargo control track and pole system for the garment haulage business. The high-tensile steel system uses 'pull-in' shoring poles and garment rails which can be locked into place on the track without exerting pressure on the sides of the vehicle body. The 1807 system also features a locking 'nib' on the track to stop the poles jumping out of place in transit.

BODYBUILDERS

A strong contingent of bodybuilders has been a feature at TDSS since the first show in 1981. The 1987 event is no exception, with Boalloy, Cooks Transport, Crane Fruehauf and CB Cottingham taking part. The trailer side of the sector is represented by Carrymaster, Central Trailer Rentals, Carrier Transport & Refrigeration, Dawson Rentals, J W Tank Rentals and Trailerent. Support products and services are on show too, with firms like 3M UK showing its Controltac self-adhesive livery and logo material. Adcliffe Engineers will be demonstrating its Tandex drawbar system, which is a sliding coupling for close-coupled trailers, giving a 400mm extension, designed to aid manoeuvring in difficult corners.

Pressure washer manufacturer AutoSmart is using the exhibition to launch its Chemical Cost Control System, designed to help operators keep chemical wastage to a minimum. A dilution chart, a program selector, on-site training, metered bulk deliveries and agreed price top-ups are all included in the new package.

Avon Backstop is at the show again with its automatic braking device, along with Central Tyres and Central Weighing.

Hope Technical Development will feature a range of safety equipment including an anti-jack knife device, the Safe-T-Bar for rear under-run protection, and a system called Scrutineer which ensures that braking and lighting circuits are maintained at peak efficiency.

Racal Vodac and Securicor will, among other things, be offering their ranges of cellular radio telephones, whilst Silver Shield Windscreens will be highlighting the speed of its services to

commercial fleet operators.

Covering the all-important training sector will be Thames Valley Training which will be releasing details on three new Hazpak courses for drivers,

managers and warehouse staff including fork lift operators.

MANUFACTURERS

On the vehicle manufacturing side

Scania, MAN Volkswagen and Renault will be there to accompany Volvo, which hopes to be exhibiting the recently-launched 7.5-tonne FM on one of the outdoor stands_ Finally, the computer experts will be trying to take a byte of your time: British Olivetti will be displaying its Unix system, and UK-based Information Technology will be showing off a piece of software called Momentum Distributor, launched in March, which is a combination of hardware and software designed specifically for the distribution industry. The businessman running distribution operation is typically concerned with buying, selling, managing inventories and accounting for performance, as well as managing the supply pipeline: Momentum Distributor aims to provide the tools to tackle those jobs as effectively and efficiently as possible.

by Geoff Hadwick


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