• Three More Vans for Atlas
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A SHORT-TERM A licence for one .1-1 articulated and two rigid boxvans was granted to Atlas Express (Birmingham), Ltd., by Mr. W. P. James, West Midland Licensing Authority, last week.
He Was told that a " chaotic" situation had arisen because British Road Services would not accept traffic for Wolverhampton and the Black Country, Messrs. A. S. Ward had withdrawn their hired vehicles, and another sub-contractor had been liquidated.
Mr. D. F. Dowsett, transport manager of Atlas, said that although they aimed to deliver all goods received within 48 hours, only half the traffic was on schedule at present. All new accounts had been stopped,' and although extra staff had been engaged goods were being returned to the loading bank because vehicles had insufficient capacity.
The normal Sunday-night trunk vehicles from London could not now be accepted at Birmingham, stated Mr. J. T. Brown, director and London transport Manager. Customers were clamouring for Atlas to take over traffic previously handled by the liquidated carrier.
Mr. James, making a grant without prejudice to the substantive application, . said that he was not entirely satisfied about the number of vehicles.
NEW ESSO OFFICES
TO have a 500-ft. frontage along 1 Victoria Street, London, S.W.1, a new headquarters building is to be erected for the Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd., by Taylor Woodrow Construction, Ltd. It will have a 16-storey tower and provide 235,000 sq. ft. of modern office accommodation.