LONG SERVICE AT THE DENNIS WORKS QIGNALIZING its Jubilee Year,
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ODennis Bros, Ltd., Guildford, last week made a presentation of longservice certificates to a large number of its personnel, including members of the Board, staff, works employees and pensioners.
Mr. W.Fish, joint managing director, said that the loyalty and continuity of service which his hearers had contributed to the success of the company were deeply appreciated by the management..•He had been astonished to find that, whilst about 40 employees
had qualified in the 25-30 years' category, they were heavily outnumbered by the real " old stagers " of whom more than 80 had a still .longer span to their credit.
The first recipient was John Legg, who has worked for 48 years continuously for the company. Second on the list was James Gordon, who came to the company as an apprentice in 1901 and is now in charge of the roadtest department. A. D, Crosby, with an unbroken run since 1902, came third; he was recently awarded the M.I3.E. for Home Guard service, The fourth name was that of J. R. Downing;deputy managing director; he, also, has 43 years' Dennis service. Two women's names appear among the 123 recipients of the certificate. They are Miss E. F. M. Brambley and Miss M. M. Brotherton. Other noteworthy terms of service include the secretary of the company, H. E. Johnson, 36 years; H. \V. Dawes, 32 years, a director; and William Fish, 25 years, joint managing director.
BETTER BUS SERVICES TO OUTLYING ESTATES
Bus services are to be progressively improved as more vehicles and crews become available. This ihforrnation was given last week by Mr. A. Barnes', Minister of War Transport, in a written reply to a question put by
Lieut.-Col. Price-White. - The Colonel asked that special attention be paid to services that are needed to serve . municipal housing estates situated at some distance from urban centres. Mr. Barnes stated that such requirements would not be overlooked, I.T.A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE officers of the Indus.trial Transport Association have been elected for the year 1945-46 as follow:—President, Mr. C. Courtney Cramp; vice-piesidents, Messrs. A. L. Bagley, N. G. Brookes, C. D. Jackson, C. E. Jordan, A. R. Poison, T. V. Redston and R. McK. Walker; chairman, Mr; A. W. FL T. Jackson; vice
chairmen, Messrs. E. Watts and C. E. Jordan; hon. secretary, Mr. W. G. Widnall.
B.E DIVIDEI■IDS
DIRECTORS of the British Electric Traction Co„ Ltd., have declared the following interim dividends on aceount of the financial year ending March 31, 1946--3 per cent„ less tax, on the 6 per cent, cumulative participating preference stock; 4 per cent., less tax, on the 8 per cent, non-cumulative preferred ordinary stock; 15 per cent., less tax, on the deferred ordinary stock.,
DISPLAY OF AUSTIN MODELS
nURING the week from November
5-10, The Car Mart, Ltd., Stanhope House, 320-4, Easton Road, London, N.W.I, is holding a display of Austin commercial vehicles and cars, R.H.A. METROPOLITAN AREA.
ANimportant meeting of all members of the R.H.A. within the Metropolitan Area will be held at the Kingsway Hall, -Hingsway, London, W.C.2, on November 13, at 2.30 p.m. The chair will be taken by Mr. Frank Fowler, and the principal speaker will be the National Chairman, Mr. H. T. Dutfield, *Every operator will be vitally affected by decisions to be taken in the coming weeks and months, and all in the Metropolis should, therefore, be present, so that they may be alive to the issues at stake and learn of the Steps being taken to protect their interests.
TROLLE YBUSES THAT HAVE RUN 600,000 MILES
APROGRAMME of vehicle rePlacernent, involving an initial expenditure of over £50,000, is being put into effect by the Mexborough and Swinton Traction Co. In addition, many thousands of poundsare to he spent in other directions to bring the system up to date.
During the past six years the company has broken several records. All its services are local in character, and
as the war progressed practically all the works in the district changed over to war production and increased their staffs, whilst several new munition -factories were opened. The vast majority of the workers hZ.c1 to rely on the company's trolleybuses for transport, and some idea of the work they performed is revealed by the following figures:— This heavy loading has, naturally, played havoc with the company's ageing vehicles, a number of which, in normal times, would have been discarded several years ago. Some of the. older vehicles have no fewer than 600,000miles to their credit.
B.E.T.R.O. GETTING INTO ACTION
THE British Export Trade Research Organization now has over 200 members, and recently held a meeting in London, when 300 people heard
a report on progress. At present, B.E.T.R.O. can offer only an intelligence service, but early in 1946 it will be able to carry out specific research on instructions from members.
SMALL BUDGET CONCESSIONS
FROM January 1, solid-tyred vehicles will not pay a higher rate of duty, whilst all goods vehicles will be taxed in steps of a quarter ton for those of over one ton unladen. Hackney vehicles seating more than eight win, after this figure, pay in steps of single seats.
COACHBUILDING COURSE AT CARDIFF COLLEGE
A USEFUL course in coachbuilding
• commenced in October last year at the Technical College, Beresford Road, Cardiff, supported by many important bodies in the industry. Booklets, drawings, photographs and technical information from research departments were made available to students, also samples of accessories, Four of the students sat for the intermediate examinations in commercial. motor bodywork of the City and Guilds of London Institute, All passed—three of them first-class.
From the material supplied, an exhibition was arranged at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, APPLICATIONS FOR SURPLUS SERVICE VEHICLES
PERMITS to acquire ex-Service goods vehicles can be obtained from Regional Transport Commissioners, if they be satisfied that the allocation of a vehicle is in the national interest, stated Mr. A. Barnes, Minister of War Transport, in a recent written reply to a question put by Major Conant.
LAYSTALL DOES A GOOD WAR
THE story of the war wqrk of the Laystall Engineering Co., Ltd., 53, Great Suffolk Street, London, S.E.1, is told in an interesting booklet recently distributed to its employees. Incidentally, the booklet is dedicated to the women workers, who, it is stated, worked on occasions for as hours continuously.
Amongst the Components made were crankshafts, airserews, Smith guns, six-pounder guns, telescopic brackets for Sherman-Tank gun sights, and Tank tracks for Bren gun carrier.s. There was also a secret weapon known as the P.90, which was manufactured throughout by the company. The nitriding of steel components, the production of Tank gearboxes, and the making of parts for 7.2 and 5.5 howitzers, 3.7 A.A. and other. guns, were also included in the programme.
Despite the fact that the various establishments of the concern suffered damage by enemy action on no fewer than 38 occasions, there was not a single fatal casualty amongst the personnel.