SMITH OF MADDISTON `ON CREST OF THE WAVE' T HE need
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for efficient management, maximum employment of the company's resources, and co-operation and control at all levels if the group was to continue its expansion programme, was emphasized by Mr. James Smith last week at the 1963 depot managers' conference of the J. and A. Smith of Maddiston Ltd. group. The conference was convened by Mr. J. Barbour, general manager, and presided over by Mr. R. Lawson, group traffic superintendent, and Mr. P. J. Baddeley. secretary.
In his opening address Mr. Smith indicated that, whilst the threat of nationalization still hung over the industry, he felt that the Conservatives, with their new leader, could still turn the tide. Nationalization would be a bad thing; haulage would become a monopoly and rates would tend to rise.
Mr. Alex Smith said the group as a whole was still very much " on the crest of the wave " and would sweep into the future with increasing vigour. Transport to the Continent was being built up.