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purling Net Profit Steady: In the year ended 4ay 31 last, profit of the Spurling Group Spurling Motor Bodies Ltd. and subsidiaies) before taxation was £109,795, compared vith £126.829 in the previous year. After axatinn, the profit figure was £57,620 £57,007).
iew Poiypenco Distributor: Polypenco Ltd., nanufacturers of engineering industrial Jasties, has appointed a new distributor in he Manchester area — Kenneth Forbes Plastics) Ltd., Grove Lane, Didsbury, Manhester, 20 (Tel.: Didsbury 3422).
:2m. Expansion: Eddison Plant Ltd. will pend nearly £2m. over the next three years or new plant, transport vehicles and building levelopment. The new civil engineering olant hire fleet will be further expanded and vill include new types of machines, introluced to meet special requirements, while dditional fork trucks will more than double heir [Resent fleet of nearly 200 trucks. The ouilding development includes new head offices and workshops in Grantham, as well .s new depots and depot reconstructions. American Seat Maker Forms U.K. Company: A company has been formed in this country by th Bostrom Corporation of MilWaukee, U.S.A.. a leading manufacturer in the U.S. of spring driver's seats for commercial vehicles. The name Bostrom Manufacturing Co. Ltd. has been given to the new company, which has its head office at 7 Brighton Road, Surbiton, Surrey, and a factory in Adderley Road, Birmingham.
Course Repeated: Because the two-week " Materials Handling and Plant Layout" course organized in October by the Department of Industrial Administration and the Work Study School, College of Aeronautics, Cranfield. in collaboration with the Institute of Materials Handling, was over subscribed, it has been decided to repeat it during the period March 8-20, 1964, and to organize a similar course during the period September 13-25, 1964. Inquiries may be sent either to the National Secretary, Institute of Materials Handling, 32 Watling Street, London, E.C.4. or to Mr. A. W. Pemberton, Cranfield Work Study School, College of Aeronautics. Cranfield, nr. Bletchley, Bucks. Interest in Trade Fairs: Beck and Pollitzei (Contracts) Ltd.. a subsidiary of the Transport Development Group, has a 20 per cent share in Industrial and Trade Fairs Holdings Ltd. which has been set up to control six wholly owned exhibition promotion companies, The Financial Times Ltd. and National Trade Press Ltd. both have a 40 per cent share in the new holding company.
Change of Address: From January 1, both the head office and works of Tunny Cranes Ltd. will be located at Honcybourne Grounds, Evesham, Worcs. (Tel.: Campden 571.) Alvis Berilet Link: Alvis Ltd., of Coventry, and Automobiles M. Berliet, of France, have concluded an agreement "to co-ordinate their technical and commercial efforts and to give assistance to each other for the manufacture and sale of their present and future series of military vehicles ".
MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITIES
Sutton Coldeeld Parks Committee's list of plant required during the next financial year includes one 3-ton lorry, two lorry canopies and one MasseyFerguson digger.
Metropolitan Water Board Works and Stores Committee is to purchase 25 Austin l0/12-cwt. vans and two Austin GiPSY vehicles with 15-cwt. trailers to replace old vehicles.