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BET on a winner BRITISH Electric Traction's pre-tax profits for the half year period ended September 30 1978 were up by £5.37 to £34.39 million.
This represents an 18.5 per cent increase on the equivalent 1977 figure and is in line with the company's earlier forecast of a full year figure in excess of last year's £67 million.
As well as BET's passenger and freight operations, the group's interests include mining, investment and pro, perty, television rental and broadcasting.
Picketing code
'Freight Transport Association members are being urged to consult local strike committees to remove secondary pickets engaged in the lorry drivers' strike.
Following discussions with national Transport and General Workers' Union officer Jack Ashwell, FTA has instructed its 15,000 member companies to follow a procedure which will end secondary picketing.
They should first contact strike committees, and if that fails, should attempt to arrive at similar arrangements with the Union's regional secretary.
In the event of failure at this level, they are advised to get in touch with FTA either at regional or head office level.
New owners' office
A NEW freight office has been opened by the South Coast Owner Drivers Association in Fareham, Sussex. The new office will serve owner drivers in Hampshire and Sussex and the association is aiming to offer drivers both parking and dery facilities.
The association is to hold a meeting at the Sunshine Cafe, Farlington, near Portsmouth at 10am on February 11 and membership enquiries should be directed to Mike Ansell on 0329 234351.