West Midland LA was 'a little anxious'
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• Five objectors were represented when S. Carnwell Ltd., of Alton, Stoke-on-Trent, applied in Hanley last Friday for three more articulated low-loaders to be added to its A licence but the West Midland LA, Mr. J. Else, was satisfied that the growth in work from its main customer justified the grant.
For Carnwell, Mr. G. C. Tinsdill said work for the J. C. Bamford Ltd. group of companies had increased substantially in the last year. The figure of £25,000 relating to work done by six of its nine B-licensed vehicles was exclusively for this group and 75 per cent of the fleet's remaining earnings, including £10,000 for one A-licensed vehicle, was also for Bamford.
Mr. R. P. Carnwell, a director of the applicant company, said Bamford had recently acquired Chaseside Engineering Ltd. Whereas tractors produced by Chaseside were formerly carried on its own transport, his company would soon be required to undertake this work, he said. One of the main hauliers of another customer had recently "folded" and more traffic would result since between 20 and 30 vehicles were off the road. It was estimated there would be a 60 per cent production increase in 1969 in the J.C.B. range and an equivalent rise in the Chaseside division of the group, said Mr. J. R. Pearson, order and despatch manager at Bamford. Recently, orders had been lost because transport could not be obtained to deliver them and space for stock piling at the factories was limited.
His companies were specialist public works contractors, said Mr. G. Bell, and Carnwell worked for George Bell (Midlands) Ltd., carrying earth-moving equipment from site to site. As machines complemented each other two or more low-loaders were required at one time. His company spent £1,500 to £2,000 a year on transport, Carnwell having a proportion.
Granting the three additional vehicles to carry "goods for Bantords and/or re-delivery of the same goods to customers as required", Mr. Else queried the earning figure for the existing A-licensed vehicle. On being told that the vehicle was very fully employed but well maintained, he assured the applicant that he was not criticizing him; in fact if anything, he was a little envious.