New structure for United Carriers
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• As from February 1 the subsidiary companies in the United Carriers Group will lose their individual identities and be divisionalized. The first move takes place in the course of the next few days when East Anglian Carriers Ltd, of Silvertown, London, merges with Frank Willis and Sons (Carriers) Ltd, of Barking. The manager of the amalgamated unit is to be Mr J. C. Smith, Willis's managing director. United Carriers operates 600 vehicles and has a storage and distribution organization.
The wholly-owned subsidiaries include: Willis and Sons (Carriers) Ltd; K and D Transport Co Ltd; Lancs, Midlands, Yorks, Carriers Ltd; Grant's Transport Services Ltd; R. Knowles and Sons (Helmshore) Ltd; H.K.R. (Transport) Ltd; Willmott's Motors (Howden) Ltd; Collins Express Parcel Service Ltd; East Anglian Carriers Ltd; United Carriers, Yorkshire Ltd; Southwestern Ltd; Scotland Ltd.
There will be 20 divisions in the new structure and no further mergers are anticipated.