Contract-to-A Switch Granted
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pERMTSSION to transfer seven contract at Manchester last week to Smithfield applicants, pointed out that at present the Ltd., of Manchester, whose directors and Smithfield Transport.
The vehicles in question were employed in carrying fruit, flowers and agricultural produce but their time was not fully occupied. Now a comp!etely new business enterprise had been started in Scotland, the object being to peel. wash and pack potatoes in plastic bags. and then distribute them all over the British Isles. The project was being sponsored by Scottish Central Farmers. Ltd.
At first it was hoped that output would be 100 tons of potatoes per week, rising to 450 tons in due course. They intended to transport the loads from Scotland to Manchester by rail and British Road Services, and from there they would be distributed over England and Wales by Smithfield Transport for Eugene Elliott. A vehicles to public A licence was granted Transport, Ltd. Mr. J. Booth, for the units were on contract to Eugene Elliott. shareholders were the same as those of In addition to this work, the vehicles would continue to carry agricultural produce for Elliotts; in other words, the spare time which the units now had would be utilized.
Mr. F. Davies, transport manager of the two companies, said that they had been asked to undertake the 'distribution of pre-packed potatoes, and at first they were expecting to carry 150 tons a week. All transport from Scotland to Manchester would be carried out by B.R. and B.R.S.; his organizations would only distribute from there.
Mr. G. Elliott, managing director of Eugene Elliott, Ltd., said they were quite content for these units to be released from the contract as their time at present was not fully utilized.