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GHT Computer Services, Nlational Freight Consorticomputer company, has 'ed the computer manufac g business and is making a t challenge for the market KI by Honeywell, one of the est companies already lg in Britain, reports ALAN AR.
the end of the year, it will invested over £300,000 of in resources on developing ige of three microcomputall brand-named FCS FalNhich is intended to be pararty attractive to small ars.
e computers are being at a small factory at FCS's ices at Enfield, Middlesex, e four employees are enon assembly work, with m of making 1,000 compuyear.
far, NFC companies — with FCS receives no favourtreatment when selling )uters — have ordered over alcon computers, and one • has been sold to a printer. ;ompany turned down a reenquiry from a Norwegian omer who wanted 60 machines, as this would have exhausted its stocks before the main launch.
It is planning to aim principally for existing Honeywell users, as the Falcon is compatible with its equipment.
The Falcon range costs from £1,750 for the most basic of the three models, and the design of the models makes it possible to plug in other functions rather like children's Lego set bricks.
Falcon machines will be suit The FCS Falcon 1000 is the smallest of the NFC company's microcomputers.
able for tachograph analysis and for monitoring fuel use. There are many services which FCS already offers with its ranges of computer hardware and software.
The company recently reached a marketing agreement with the Road Haulage Association to market its services and equipment through RHA Computer Services at preferential rates to RHA members.
RHA national chairman Harold Russett was the first to take advantage of this arrangement (CM,April 30) and FCS says that over £80,000 worth of hardware and software has been sold to medium and large operators in the RHA. It has not yet had much interest from smaller companies.