CARRIERS ASK GROCERS TO CONSOLIDATE DELIVERIES.
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The carrier companies are approaching grocers with a view to consolidating the delivery of goods to them. At the August meeting of the Kennington, Southwark and District Grocers Association, Mr. Gunn said that he had been approached by a cartage company, which handles a good deal of the combine's deliveries, with the request that it. should, so far as possible, be relieved of making small deliveries of one or two boxes of goods at a time, as it was quite an uneconomic proposition. He fully agreed with this view and asked. the members to make up their orders, so far as possible, once a week, and send them to him on Mondays. This would enable all goods for that week to be sent to members in one delivery, instead of three or four, as at present.
failing some such arrangement, the cfrtage company felt that it would have to increase charges on small lots.
The speaker also suggested that, where two or three members were in close proximity, they should arrange between them for one of them to take, say, a 10-cwt. lot of goods, and let his neighbours draw supplies from him.
Another member said the present system made a great deal of clerical work. If this idea were adopted, members would soon get used to budgeting for their requirements one week in advance.
Greece Orders Big A.E.C. Bus Fleet.
The year 1937 is proving to be one of the most successful for the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., in overseas • markets. Canada, New Zealand, China, South America, South Africa and Australia, particularly the lastnamed, have all placed large orders for A.E.C. passenger and goods vehicles.
Now comes one of the most substantial contracts of the year from the , Athens Electric Transport Co. This is
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for 60 A.E.C. Regal single-deck passenger chassis.
Of the special 19-ft. long-wheelbase type, these chassis are to be fitted with the company's oil engines and hydraulic transmission system. • Our Tables of Operating Costs.
We much regret that, owing to the inclusion of a wrong panel in our issue for last week, it was announced that we were including in each issue a copy of our Tables of Operating Costs. Actually, this booklet was given with every issue some months ago, but further sets may be obtained from the Editor at 6d.' each (including postage), or quantities at special rates. LIGHTING CONFERENCE AT FOLKESTONE NEXT WEEK.
The annual conference of the Ass°. dation of Public Lighting Engineers will take place at Folkestone ot September 6-9 inclusive. The head. quarters will be at the Royal Pavilior Hotel, whilst the conference hall wil be the Marine Gardens Pavilion.
The following general programim has been arranged: September 6: 4 p.m., 14th annual general . meeting and induction of .the newpresident., Mr. C. I. Winstone,• 8 p.m., reception and dance at Leas Cliff Hall_ •
September 7: 10 a.m., Civic welcome and presidential address; 11 a.m., paper, "'rho Application of Modern Electric Lamps to Street Lighting," by Mr. G. H. Wilson; 1 p.m., luncheon at invitation of the Gas Light and Coke Co.; 3.15 p.m., paper, "Some Further Experiments in Street Lighting. by Gr. 44. English and Mr. E. Stroud; 7.30 p.m., con• versazione at headquarters. September 8: 10 a.m., • papers, "Nigh Intensity Gas Lamps," by Mr. O. Keith and "Street Lighting by Gas, With Special Referanon to the ktigh.pressure. System, by Mr, D. Chandler; .2 p.m., choice of excursions to Canterbury, Dover and Weimer or Lympne Aerodrome; 7.30 p.m.. annual banquet. September 9: 10 am., paper, "Recent Developments in Low-pressure-gas Street Lighting,by Messrs. F. C. Smith and K. F. Sawyer; 2.30 p.m., paper, "Planned Street Lighting," by Messrs. T. Gotten, G. S. C. Lucas and R. Maxted.
New Factory for the Bristol Concern.
Owing to the continued expansion of sales of Bristol buses, commercial vehicles and engines, the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd., announces that it intends to erect a new factory. a large portion of which will be devoted to the manufacture of oil engines. At present only petrol engines are made by the company, A private estate comprising 40 acres has been acquired at Brislington, Bristol.
Early next year Bristol is to change over from trams to buses, and this is given as another reason for the extension.
Reo Chassis-price Revisions.
Reo Motors (Britain), Ltd., Beavor Lane, London, W.6, 'announces revisions in the prices of itS 3-ion, 4-ton and 5-ton models, due to cost rises in raw materials and components. The new prices are as follow, the old figures being given in parentheses: 3•tonner: 35, *258 (424811 3L, £278 (.£25131; 3KL £323 (4313).
.4-tonner: 413. £292 (2282); 4L, £309 (A299); 4XL, .S3.54 (S344).
5-tanner: 58. £368 (£356); 5L, £387 (4375); 5XL, £432 (x420).
The increases affect only the chassis. the price of the coachwork remaining unaltered. The new figures took effect as from September I.
The prices of the four-cylinder and six-cylinder 15-cwt. van chassis remain the same at 2175 and 2180 respectively, the complete van of this capacity selling at 2225 and 2230 respectively.