Hint of Joint Committee for the Bodybuilding Industry A DINNER, having
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an informality that was most refreshing, was held Itist week at the Dorchester Hotel, London, to mark the completion of the work of the Technical Advisory Committee on PUblic Service Vehicle Bodywork of the National Federation of Vehicle Trades. Although this event signalized the swan-song of the committee, it was suggested during the evening that it would be regrettable if the good work done through the. co-operation, of builders and operators during the war was not carried forward into the era of peace. It was hinted that the setting up of a joint committee having this object in view would be of general. benefit to all concerned. One sensed, from the good fellowship that was apparent, that this co-operation has been a very real thing, and that a spirit of sound understanding and helpful approach had been well in evidence in the deliberations of the M.O.S. (T.T.2), the M.O.W.T., the bodybuilders and the operators on the war-time problems of the industry.
The chairman of the committee, Mr. W. R. Black, presided, and he paid warm tribute to the fine job of work dope by T.T.2. He suggested that, so long as the direction of labour continued, men should be made available to existing bodybuilders and not to newcomers to the industry. Brigadier K. M. F. Hedges, D,S.O., 0.B.E., replying on behalf of T.T.2, spoke of the complete co-operation of the incius
try, and said it was better on the bodybuilding side than on any other. He was glad that the austerity body had come to an end, and thought that the industry owed much to the untiring efforts of the committee.
Mr. W. Bramham, M.Inst.T., followed a reference to " box" dimensions by saying that the public interest was important in connectionwith an increase of 6 ins, in bus-body width. Mr. G. Stedman, MC., of the M.O.W.T., thanked the industry for all it had done during the war, and spoke of the value of consultation and cooperation. It was a surprise to him that there were more buses in operation at the end of the war than at the beginning—due to the remarkable maintenance achievements of operators.
Mr. B. Homfray Davies said that the Technical Committee would never have functioned but for the good work of the operating members, and Mr. T. C. E. Rowland, in replying, said that such members had been pleased to lend their support to the committee's work.. It was he who opined that it would be a pity, if the co-operation between operators and bhilders ceased with the termination of the committee's work, which had been most productive of good results. He emphasized the need for more standardization in general design, and thought that a joint committee could be of great help not only in this but in other vita/ bodybuilding directions.