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acknowledged as the people that York must overtake — "Trailer to Leader", (CM 7-13 April) — I am afraid that they are going to have to spend even more money and work even harder to turn Mr Davies' belief into fact.
While your reporter is absolutely correct to say that we would not normally reveal our production figures, in this instance the myth is so far removed from the fact, that we will make an exception. In the calendar year 1987 Crane Fruehauf produced, in the Un ited Kingdom, in excess of 4,200 trailers, that is some 33% more than Mr Davies stated was York production of some 3,200 trailers of all types.
Graham Thomson Crane Fruehauf Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1JF.