"Electric Blanket" to Beat Road Ice
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APIONEERING effort in the electrical heating of a roadway is to be carried out at the Mound, Edinburgh, one of the city's main traffic arteries. With a steep gradient facing north, which. gives rise to difficulties during winter weather, this is regarded as an ideal site for an electrical road heating installation., Approval for, putting down an "electrical blanket" at -the' Molind was given last week by Edinburgh 'Works .Committee. The cost of installini the insulated cables, which will' be 11 in. below the surface, will be _£4,556, plus
▪ for control _equipment. , The equipment will operate in conjunction with humidity and tetriperattire. Experiments carded out in Edinburgh have shown that no difficultY is experienced in maintaining the surface of experimental panels in a frost-free and dry state throughout a period when the temperature is as low as 20° F.
NEW GOODYEAR APPOINTMENTS I T was announced on Wednesday that • Mr. W. H. J. Underhill had been
appointed manager of the western division of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd., with headquarters in Bristol. He succeeds Mr. H. Dillistone, who will retire shortly.
Mr. F. K. Wheatley, formerly manager of truck tyre replacement sales, has been appointed assistant manager of the Government and national accounts division.
WEregret to record the death of MR. GLYN JENKIN JONES. Mr. Jones, aged 59, founded AberCarriers (1954), Ltd., of which he was managing director and chairman. He began in haulage 39 years ago with two vehicles: the company now operate 30.
MORRIS STRIKE ENDS THE strike of 32 maintenance
electricians at the Adderley Park works of Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., ended on Wednesday after nearly six weeks. The loss of production was placed at some £750,000 a week. The dispute, which concerned the employment of a non-unionist, will now be dealt with through constitutional machinery.
REGULAR MEDICALS?
FOLLOWING the death at the wheel of a Newcastle upon Tyne trolleybus driver, the transport committee have set up a sub-committee to consider the possibility of arranging regular medical examinations for bus drivers. At present it is possible for a man to go many years without a check-up.
NEW SIMMS ACQUISITION
THE acquisition of the whole of the issued share capital of Aircraft Steel Structures. Ltd., by Simms Motor and Electronics Corporation, Ltd., was announced on Wednesday. Simms have held a third of the shares since 1956. Aircraft Steel Structures are precision engineers.