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Pilferage—The Packer's Headache

29th May 1953, Page 40
29th May 1953
Page 40
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

RTEPS taken by packing houses to LI defeat pilferers were described by Mr. H. M. Atkinson, of Lloyds Packing Warehouses Ltd., in an address to the May meeting of the Institute of Traffic Administration (Manchester Centre). Pilferage, he said, had taken place even where cases ,were covered with hessian and lined with tin; so that it could be reckoned impossible to devise a case that was pilfcrproof.

Bales of textiles were packed under pressure, and circled with hoop-iron, .a method which offered greater protection.

By pressing cotton goods to the correct extent there was no fear of the material being damaged, but savings were made in packing, in storage, and in freight charges, where those were based on cubic capacity.

By providing an expert service which operated year-in, year-out, the packing warehouses saved industry from costs that arose as a result of fluctuations in trade, contended Mr. Atkinson. At the docks there was a prejudice against fork-lift trucks, which the packing warehouses had found a valuable labour-saving device. Fk thought it unfair that hauliers should have to waste so much time in waiting to unload at the docks.

Mr. C. J. Parker said that British Road Services had established dock depots at Liverpool, Birkenhead and London, which received incoming consignments from B.R.S. vehicles. The depots then sent only the minimum number of fully loaded units to take their places in the queues at ships which were in the process of loading. By this means, they avoided having a multitude of vehicleswaiting, many with possibly only small consignments.

Mr. Parker thought that, when packing, too many customers did not take into consideration the fact that in a lengthy journey several trans-shipments might be required.

3s. RISE INCLUDED IN R.H. (45)

LIAULIERS have until June 3 in I I which to make representations ea the Road Haulage Wages Council on the proposal to increase the wages of adult road haulage workers by 3s. a

week. It is contained in R.H.(45), which was issued last week.

It is also proposed that all regular workers should receive overtime for time worked in any week in excess of 44 hours and that the "holiday season" should run from April 15 to October 15. This year it began on April 1 and is proposed to end it on October 15.

ON SALE ON SATURDAY

BECAUS,E. of the Coronation holiday, the June 5 issue of The Commercial Motor will not be on sale until Saturday, June 6.


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