NEWS IN BRIEF
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Record Year for Oldham and Son: Group turnover of Oldham and Son Ltd. in the year ended March 31 last was a record £6,613,858 and 15 per cent higher than the previous year. Profit before tax of £615,602 (£564,025) was another record. After providing for taxation and outside shareholders, net profit was £199,223 (£191,178). Every company in the group with one exception returned a higher profit.
Unies in S.A.: Motor Assemblies, of Jacobs. Natal, has been awarded a substantial contract for assembling French Unic commercial vehicles in its Durban plant Initial assembly will be from imported components. hut substantial local content is the eventual aim. The Unics would be new to South Africa.
Land-Rovers for Uganda: The Government of Uganda has ordered 130 Land-Rovers for delivery later this year. The order is worth L160, Pakamatics for Margate: Margate Corpor, lion health committee recommends that an order be placed with Shelvoke and Drewry Ltd. for the supply of four Pakamatic 50cu.-yd. refuse collection vehicles.
Big Seddon Order for David Brown: An order for 1,000 gearboxes worth more than £60.000 has been placed with David Brown Industries Ltd. by Seddon Diesel Vehicles Ltd.
In Service in Cyprus: A Scammell Super Constructor 6 x 6 tractor recently delivered to the Electricity Authority of Cyprus is now in service with a Dyson 65-tonner hauling plant and equipment to the site of a power station near Limassol. The Dyson traikr has a platform which can be hydraulically raised by up to 1 ft. to provide extra ground clearance. •
Axles for Italy: Four years of negotiations and design work have resulted in Eaton Axles Ltd., of Warrington. obtaining an initial order worth £80,000 for the supply of commercial-vehicle axles to Fiat of Italy. It is anticipated that additional orders will be placed in the future.
Atkinson Reorganization : In a reorganization of sales and service areas, Atkinson Vehicles Ltd. have increased the territory of two of their main distributors. From September 1, Scotts of Nottingham Ltt. will cover Norfolk, Suffolk, Camhs and Hunts as well as Lines and Notts. On the same date. Comberhill (Durham) Garages Ltd. will take over responsibility for Northumberland as well as Durham.