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APRIZE of £50, and a medal awarded by the Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers of London, will be given for the best general-arrangement drawing of a single-deck bus, suitable for operat
ing in a semi-tropical country. The vehicle must incorporate a standard British four-wheeled chassis, manufactured for export, with left-hand forward control. The body must be designed for shipment in knocked-down condition.
This is one of the competitions arranged by the Institute of British Carriage and Automobile Manufacturers, in association with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and the Worshipful Company. A second prize of £25 and a third prize of £10 are offered, with a medal in each case.
Among other competitions arc one for a working drawing of a horsebox for two animals or a two-stretcher ambulance, and another for a working drawing of an insulated meat van or a delivery van of about 250 cubic ft. capacity. In these cases, the first prize is £15, the second £10, and the third £5.
Details of these and other competitions may be had from the Institute at 50, Pall Mall, London, S.W.1.
FULL UP UNTIL LATE 1948 PEAKING at the annual general fOmeeting of Willowbrook, Ltd., Mr. A. H. Johnson, 0.B.E., chairman, said that current orders for passengervehicle bodies would keep the company working at full pressure until well past the middle of 1948. Stocks of raw materials were greater than at any time in the company's history.
During the past year, Willowbrook, Ltd., made a record profit of £17,323. A dividend of 6 per cent, with a bonus of 24 per cent., less tax, is to be paid on the ordinary shares.
MAN MUST BE REINSTATED
A N employer who takes over another
business is liable to find work for ex-Service employees of the acquired undertaking. This ruling was given by Nottingham Reinstatement Committee, last week.
A local haulage concern, Keetch and Son, Ltd., was ordered to reinstate a driver who had been dismissed by the company after a dispute. The man then found employment with another firm, which had since been acquired by the man's original employer. On his release from the R.A.F., the driver was refused reinstatement by the Keetch concern.
GOVERNMENT NOT TO MAKE AMBULANCES
• PriE design and production of ambulances for civil purposes is a matter for the motor industry, which has to take account of the requirements of purchasers. This statement was made last week by the Minister of Supply in a written reply to Mr. Hastings,
Mr. Hastings had suggested that a Standardized type of ambulance should be produced in a Government factory or elsewhere to meet the urgent demand for this kind of vehicle.