ERF goes to the races
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Mell it beats hauling potatoes. A pair of ER.F EC10.35 Celects spent a glamorous summer transporting equipment for Formula One Pacific Team Lotus. The arrangement was a joint deal between the truck manufacturer and VIA Countryside, the rental specialist. Pacific
claims to be the only current team in Formula One to have won titles at every other level of motorsport including Formula Ford 1600, Formula 3 and Formula 3000.
The ERFs are on loan for two years in Pacific's colours.Then its back to general haulage. Sorry lads.
Sarrying hazardous cargo is one th big but DFDS Transport took its life in its hands when it transported the Iron Lady to Japan, taking her to Heathrow Airport in the back of a van. She won't have liked that. Fortunately, it was a painting of Margaret Thatcher rather than the real thing that went winging to a Japanese department store as part of a British Promotion. The picture was on loan from the British Science and Technology Trust in London which, presumably, has teams of boffins still trying to find what made the old battleaxe stick.
The Welsh say Oui
ost Welsh exporters would he quite happy to see and end to Sterling and the introduction of a single currency, says a recent poll. More than eight out of 10 Welsh companies favour a European currency, in contrast to the UK average of 36%. however, their fellow Celts, the Scots, also buck the Eurosceptic trend56% of businesses north of the border are happy to go down the route to a single currency. The poll of 1,100 UK exporters was carried out by NCM Credit Insurance of Cardiff.
Chernobyl appeal
A0id is still sought for victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The Chernobyl Appeal Fund tells the Hawk it has distributed more than £1m-worth of medical aid to the Ukranian Women's Association to go to hospitals and orphanages. A consignment is sent every month, valued at £300,000, but transportation costs at £2,500 per time eat into the budget. The charity is appealing to CMreaders to help, especially as 1996 is the 10th anniversary of the disaster. Contact (01204) 707808; fax (01204) 861114.