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CM'S Haulage Factfile page provides busy operators with brief news items on: forthcoming events, services, business products, training, company moves, personnel changes, truck thefts. UK fuel prices, and details of the worst congestion blackspots on our already overcrowded road network. If you have information for inclusion in this section send it in to Commercial Motor, Haulage Factfile, Rm H203, Quadrant House, The Quadrant Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS, fax 0181 652 8969, or phone our news team on 0181 652 3670. EVENTS • 5-6 July: Truckfest South West, Bath and West Showground, Shepton
Mallet.
Contact: 01775 768661.
• 8 July: How to reduce the cost of commercial vehicle accidents—conference at the Department of Transport and Logistics, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield.
Cost: £120 (ex-VAT).
Contact: 01484 472135.
• 9-10 July: Regional Forecourt Show, aimed at commercial fuel buyers and wetstock managers at The Lancastrian Suite, Newcastle. Cost Free.
Contact 01474 320472.
• 10 July: The 8th annual logistics debate, 18:30hrs at PE Consulting, Park House, Egham, Surrey.
Contact: 01784 476417.
• 10 July: West Midland and South Wales Traffic Area operator licensing seminar, Three Counties Hotel. Belmont Road, Hereford. Contact: 0121 608 1029. • 10 July: Chartered Institute of Transport Conference, Urban Congestion, The Selfridges Hotel, London.
Contact: 0171 233 7600.
• 11-12 July: Community Transport Association's training event, Transport Research Laboratory, Crowthorne, Berkshire. Contact: 0161 366 6685.
• 12-13 July: Unofficial Seddon Atkinson Club Meeting at the Cheshire Steam Fair.
Contact: 0161 494 9091.
• 26-31 August: The 3rd Russian International Autosalon at Krasnaya Presnya Exhibition Centre, Moscow, Russia.
Contact: 0171 286 9720.
• 10-11 September: Wastexpo International 1997, Cannock, Staffs.
Contact 01604 20426.
• 16 September: Land Navigation Group's Fleet Management For Improved Performance seminar at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Contact: 0171 591 3130.
• 16-17 September: Regional Forecourt Show, aimed at commercial fuel buyers and wetstock managers, Ascot Racecourse. Cost: Free.
Contact: 01474 320472.
• 19-20 September: IRTE 97 Scottish Truck Show, SECC Glasgow. Contact: 01786 880255.
• 3-10 October: Road Haulage Association annual conference, Malta.
Contact: 01932 841515.
BUSINESS MOVES
Outgrown site
II ANC's Bristol depot is relocating to new premises. Located on the Avonbridge Industrial Estate, the new premises incorporate more than 930m2 of warehousing and office facilities. ANC is also hoping to develop storage facilities.
Contact: 0121 456 3199.
Tachodisc moves
• Tachodisc, the tachograph products and services supplier, has moved to new premises at Kingsland Grange, Woolston. Warrington. Tachoclisc's Department of Transport-approved tacho
graph head reconditioning centre at C,ongleton will not be affected by the move. Contact: 0161 477 0854,
Portuguese links
• Hellmann International Forwarders has a new partnership agreement in Portugal with transport group Eurofrete. Hellmann has also opened a new depot in Cardiff.
Contact: 01283 552553.
Up to standard
• Cornwall-based transport and skip hire company Sid Knowles Waste has gained the IS09002 award.
Contact: 01326 376463.
FERRIES
Ro-ro Boulogne
• Hoverspeed & Falcon Sea Freight, joint operators of the only ro-ro freight link between Folkestone and Boulogne, have consolidated their sailing schedule. There will now be two crossings per day. Departures from Folkestone are at 0530hrs (excl. Sundays) and 1645hrs (excl. Saturdays).
Contact: 01304 865170.
PRODUCTS Warehouse Web
• Warehouse systems company Microlise has created an internet web site which provides 40 plus pages of information to the warehouse and logistics industry worldwide. The address is www.microlise.co.uk.
Contact: 01773 713311.
PUBLICATIONS Trading update
• The summer 1997 issue of Fair Trading, the free quarterly publication from the office of fair trading has been published.
Contact: 0171 269 8970.
Stacker standard
• The British Standards Institution has announced the publication of BS ISO 10658: 1996, Industrial trucks operating in special conditions of stacking with load laterally displaced by powered devices. Additional stability test.
Cost: BSI members 116.30 non-members £32.60. Contact: 0181 996 7444.
PEOPLE EPS
I• Tony Pattermore is Banbury-based logistics company EPSS new operations director.
Automotive Products
• Sue Knowles has rejoined automotive component supplier Automotive Products as marketing manager.
United Transport
• Roland van Veen is now managing director of United Transport (UK).
TDG Nexus
• TDG Nexus has selected Mark Berry as their new northern regional manager.
TNT
• Fiona Purchase has been appointed a business development manager with TNT Network Logistics.
Christian Salvesen
• Distribution group Christian Salvesen has
appointed Philip Rogerson as non-executive deputy chairman designate of power hire specialist Aggreko.
Continental
• Roger Griggs has become national sales director of Continental Tyre Group.
ROADWORKS The South
• Surrey, M25 J8-10: Various restrictions and lane closures both ways between Reigate and A3 as major widening work continues, until further notice.
Wales and the West
• Bristol, M5 J18-19: Contraflow in operation across Avonmouth Bridge with a 50mph limit. Regular rush-hour delays until August 1998.
Midlands and East Anglia
• Staffordshire, A50 Stoke-on-Trent: Major construction work at Mein Long peak time delays until March 1998.
The North
• West Yorkshire, M1 J47: Major long-term roadworks around the Leeds junction with lane and speed restrictions. Expect delays on the Ml, M621 and Dewsbury Road until 15 September.
Scotland
• Perth & Kinross, A85 Perth: Lane restrictions and traffic control on Dundee Rd from Queens Bridge to Island View until 30 June.