Micrograms . . .

6th May 1960, Page 74

6th May 1960

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Stockholm Congress: The next congress of the Federation Europeenne de la Manutendon is to he held in Stockholm from June 27-July 2.

Luton Depot: A new depot has been opened by Small and Parkes, Ltd., at 61 Creidigan Street, Luton. It provides facilities for relining all types of brake and clutch.

Helsinki Motor Show: The 1960 Helsinki International Motor Show is to be held between May 6-16. The Nuffield Organization will exhibit a Morris .12 Minibus.

Matbro Agents: James Bowen and Sons, 45-59 Pitt Street, Edinburgh, 3, have been appointed sole sales and service agents in Scotland for Matbro fork-lift trucks.

Rise for Milkmen: Employees of the Milk Marketing Board covered by the agreement with the Transport and General Workers' Union have had their wages increased by 7s. 6d. a week, Share Purchase: Joseph Cockshoot and Co_ Ltd., vehicle distributors, Manchester, have purchased all the shares of T. Eadington and Sons, Ltd., vehicle dealers, Atderley Edge and Wilmslow, Cheshire.

£35,090 Order: A £35.000 order has been placed with Perkins Engines, Ltd., Peterborough, for four-cylindered diesel engines for use in Clarklift fork-lift trucks manufactured by Ruhr Entrails Ilubstapler, G.m.b.H., lvhdheirn, Germany. Clarklift trucks are of American design.

Packing Lecture: A lecture on the packaging of engineering products is to be presented to the Institution of Production Engineers on June 1 in the Grand Council Chamber of the Federation of British Industries, 21 Tothill Street, London. S.W.I, at 6.30 p.m, The lecture will be followed by open discussion.

Australian Company: Dunlop Rubber (Australia). Ltd., and Oldham and Son, Ltd., Manchester, have announced that a jointly owned sales company is to be set up in Australia under the title of Dunlop Oldham Pty., Ltd. The new company will market the Oldham PG. traction and other imiustriat batteries throughout Australia.

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Address Change: The Blackburn office of Astley Industrial Trust, Ltd., is now at 400 Preston New Road, Blackburn, Opening Postponed: The opening of the new Grimsby office of United Dominions Trust. Ltd., has been postponed until May 16.

Kahl Move: The new address of Precision Components (Barnet), Ltd., is Kabi Works, Cranbourne Road, Potters Bar, Middx.

£200,000 Scheme: Four miles of the A815 between Creggans and Loch Eck, Argyllshire, are to he reconstructed at a cost of £200,000, Danger Signals: The Home Office are cooperating with the chemical and transport industries to prepare a scheme for the marking of vehicles carrying dangerous substances.

Another Pink Zone: Mr. Ernest Marples. Minister of Transport, said on Monday that next Christmas there would be another " pink-zone " scheme, which would be bigger and more successful.

More for Workshop Men: Workshop employees of London Transport have been granted increases in wages of 8s. to 9s. a week, back-dated to mid-January. They continue to work a 44-hour week.

Channel Link Opposed: Forty Labour M.P.s last week signed a motion opposing a Channel tunnel or bridge on the ground that the money involved would be better spent on other projects.

Mercantile Moves: A new branch of the Mercantile Credit Co., Ltd., has been opened at ga London Read, Tunbridge Wells. The address of the Maidstone branch has changed to Cornwallis House, Pudding Lane, Maidstone.

Another fl Sought: A demand by the Amalgamated Engineering Union for a wage increase of at least £1 a week is to be submitted next month to the annual conference of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions.

Staggered Holidays: It has been proposed that the annual holidays of about 200,000 workers in the motor, industry in Birmingham, Oxford and Coventry should be taken in the first two weeks of July, instead of over the August Bank Holiday Period.