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European Road Study: To study and promote the construction of the major communication routes which must be provided in Europe, the Association for European Liaison Axes (AXEL) has been formed.
Irish Pyrene Agents: The Metal Finishing Division of the Pyrene Co., Ltd., have appointed Industrial Services, Ltd.. Meath Street, Dublin 8, as their agents in Northern Ireland and Eire.
New Subsidiary : Moore's Plant, Ltd., of London. have formed a new subsidiary company, Nfoore's (Forklifts), Ltd,, for the sale and hire of all forms of mechanical handling equipment, including fork-lift trucks and cranes.
Daimler-Benz in Spain: The link-up between Daimler-Benz AG and a Spanish goods vehicle manufacturer, reported in this column on June 29, quoted the name of the latter incorrectly. The concern involved is Empress Nacional de Motores de Aviacion (ENMASA) and not Empresa Nacional de Aurocamions (ENASA).
Guest of Honour: Major-General A. F. J. Elmslie, chairman of the North Western Traffic Commissioners, is to be the guest of honour at the annual dinner of the Wigan and District Excursion and Tours Operators' Association on December 12. The function will be held at the Brocket Arms Hotel, Wigan, and will be organized by Mr. Bearshaw, 10 Jeffrey Street, Ince, Wigan. Small Blackburn Profit: In spite of a decrease of over lfm. in passengers in 1961(2 compared with the previous financial year, Blackburn Borough Transport undertaking turned a loss into a profit of £269. Traffic receipts were up from £477,431 to £508,136; receipts per mile rose from 40.20d. to 42.26d.
Ford in Portugal : Ford Lusitania, a branch of the Ford Motor Co., has bought a site north-east of Lisbon where construction is to begin soon on a plant for the assembly of commercial and private vehicles. Plans are already in hand for the building of British commercial vehicles in Portugal.
Sunderland's Profit Down : Gross profit of the Sunderland Transport Undertaking for the year ended March 31 last was £61,799. The corresponding figure for the previous year was £96,890. The net loss was £10,538, whereas for the year ended March 31, 1961, there was a profit of £15,798.
New Fiat Distributors: Carmichael and Sons 1Worcester), Ltd., have -formed a subsidiary company, Clerkenleap Motors, Ltd., to distribute Fiat cars and commercial vehicles in South Worcestershire, North Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.
Leyland Comet Brakes: Clayton Dewandre Co., Ltd., state that the Bendix-Westinghouse air-brake equipment adopted by Leyland Motors, Ltd., for their latest Comet, 12-tongross, goods chassis (The Commercial Motor, July 6) is of their manufacture.