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Adjournment for joint hearing
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• Because of a complicated licensing history connected with two associated companies, a variation application was adjourned in Preston last week so that applications from both could be heard on the same day.
East Lancashire Carriers Ltd., Accrington, was applying to add six articulated vehicles of six tons each to its A licence. It was stated that in 1963 a new licence had been granted to James Bradley (Accrington) Ltd., subject to the surrender of licences held by East Lancashire Carriers. In 1967, due to difficulty in tracing drivers between the companies, at the suggestion of the LA's office, ELC took out licences again for 24 vehicles which were deleted from Bradley's licences.
In addition to the present application, said Mr. J. S. Lawton, objecting for BRS, Bradley was applying to add a further four vehicles and he asked the North Western deputy LA, Mr. G. Newman, to adjourn the case for a joint hearing.
ELC was seeking to carry for Hepworth-Polva Plastics Ltd. and Labreque Engineering Co. Ltd., manufacturers of extruded plastics pipes, who had moved from Burton-on-Trent to Pollard Moor, near Padiham. Mr. K. Beardsell, sales office manager of the two companies, said on average the pipes were of 20in. diameter and up to 30ft long and they were producing 50 tons a week. They loaded the pipes direct from the production line on to trailers which took approximately three tons each. Thus 16 trailers a week were required now, but they expected to double their production within 12 months.
The trailers were fitted with special framework to carry the pipes which could be detached and stored at the front of the trailers, for the carriage of raw materials. Five loads of about 10 tons each of Polymer granules were brought in weekly.
On moving to the area, the most satisfactory quotations had been obtained from ELC and from Fearings Transport Ltd., who did some of their smaller deliveries. When in Burton, ICI Ltd. had arranged transport of the raw material, but now they bought it ex-works, said Mr. Beardsell.
Recently they had experienced difficulties in getting enough tractors to effect deliveries, which were made direct to building sites all over the country.
Mr. Newman granted a short-term licence pending the joint inquiry.