EVENTS Customs conference • A conference entitled 1993 & Customs
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WarehousingThe Undiscovered Opportunity takes place on 11 March at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in London.
Organised by the Institute of Logistics & Distribution Management and Price Waterhouse, the day is aimed at management responsible for the import and distribution of goods in Europe.
It will explore the opportunity of customs warehousing and how companies trading within EC countries can complete the necessary changes to their systems to comply with new VAT and statistics requirements. Other themes include excise warehousing for drinks and petroleum products and the impact on storage and distribution companies. Cost is £195 (ex-VAT) for ILDM members and £225 (ex-VAT) for non-members, which includes lunch and conference papers.
Contact Lynne McGrath (0536) 205500.
Showing off • The International Motor Show will take place in Barcelona from 15 to 23 May.
Contact the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders on 071-235 7000.
One year to go • A seminar on the Health and Safety Executive pressure systems and transportable gas containers regulations, which will come into force in July 1994, is to be held by The British Compressed Air Society on 8June in London.
Contact 071-935 2464.
Up North • A conference organised by IBM will be held on 19 March at the Cedar Court Hotel, in Wakefield. It will concentrate on transport distribution issues affecting businesses in the North and Scotland and will cover the Channel Tunnel, other road/rail schemes and the extension to the Manchester airport.
Contact Christine Noble on 081-995 7700.
PUBLICATIONS Studying trucks • A study assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the big seven heavy truck makers is available for £595 from London-based Euromotor Reports.
The Structure of the European Truck Industry: Stresses and Strategies for Survival and Success in the 1990s also looks at external threats and opportunities for Europe's £5.billion truck industry which it acknowledges is in crisis.
Contact Euromotor Reports on 071-490 2786. PRODUCTS Locking up • Operators who suffer from having rear lenses and bulbs stolen from their trailers can now buy a lamp module fitted with two heavy-duty security fixings.
The module, available from Cheshire-based Truck-Lite International, costs less than £25. Operators who do not need the complete unit can buy the two security fixings separately for around £2 which they can fit themselves.
Contact (0606) 331228.
Radio Kenwood • Kenwood has developed what it claims to be one of the smallest 25W two-way radios. The TK-705/805 measures 140x40x161mm. It has 16 channels with a reception, anti-shock and vibration standard which, Kenwood says, meets US military requirements.
Contact (0923) 816444.