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The art of suspension
7th December 1989, Page 142
7th December 1989
Page 142
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• Many museum and art gallery conservators now insist that their carriers are fitted with air suspension. That's why specialist contractor, Oxford Exhibition Services, has had a Granning drive-axle, airconversion fitted to its "E"registration Mercedes 307 3.5tonne boxvan.
Says Granning UK managing director Derek Hopkinson: "The demands of museums and art galleries only go to confirm the benefits that air suspension offers — both for load safety and the environment.
"I am constantly surprised that so few companies responsible for fragile consignments, insist that their thirdparty contractors, or indeed own-account transport, are properly equipped."