Wincanton to sell to Unilever
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• A new company in the Unilever group, Unispeed Ltd, has made application for an operator's licence in the Eastern traffic area for 62 vehicles and 28 trailers. The company hopes to acquire 42 vehicles and 28 trailers at present operated in the Eastern area by Wincanton Transport and Engineering Ltd. In addition, it has applied for the licence held by T. J. Kidner, a Wincanton subsidiary, on which there are one vehicle and 11 trailers.
A spokesman for Wincanton said that the company was rationalizing its activities in East Anglia. As part of the Unigate group it intends to concentrate its activiti on milk collection.
The part of the fleet which is sought 1 Unispeed is engaged on medium-distan trunk operation, mainly between Suffc and London. Mr M. Brown, of SF Ltd—another Unilever subsidiary—slthat there were one or two matters to resolved before the takeover would complete. It is understood that if the deal gc through, Unispeed will acquire Wincantoi depot at Brampton, Beccles, in Suffolk. T has been named as the operating base in i application.