Independent Granted Factory Services
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IVIPLOYEES at the new Kmizle factory in Garretts Green, Birmingham, told the West Midland Traffic Commissioners, sitting in Birmingham on Monday, that unless they were provided with improved transport from their homes to the factofy they would leave and find other employment.
They were giving evidence in support of an application by Mr. C. F. Cantello, trading as Radley Motors, Marston Green; Birmingham, to 41113 services on seven routes frcirri the west -side of the city. to the Garretts Green factory. Picking-up points included Selly Oak, Beafwood, Quinton, and Edgbastori.
After hearing their evidence, and the evidence of the objectors to the application, Birmingham City Transport, and Midland Red, the Commissioners granted the application.
When the hearing opened last month.
Kunzle's planning and personnel officer, Mr. Robert Beattie, said 80 per cent. of the firm's 230 key employees living. in west side areas would leave the company if the services were not operated.
On Tuesday the witnesses told the Commissioners that at the moment they were being. conveyed to the 'factory by special coaches at the firm's expense. They had tried to get to work on Birmingham Corporation buses, • but found the journey took a very long time, in some cases over two hours. The buses were not running at convenient times.
For Birmingham City Transport, senior traffic assistant, Mr. Henry Arthur Davies, said the department would lose many passengers travelling to the Kunzle factory on their buses at the moment, and in his opinion the Corporation services to the Garretts Green factory were quite adequate.