Conventon's Continued Progress.
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Another very successful year has been experienced by Conveuton's, Ltd., of 112a, Junction Road, Upper Holloway, London, N.19, the Seammell vehicles of which deal with loads varying between 10 tons and 12 tons in weight. References to, this progress being made -at a dinner recently given by that concern.
Mr. E. W. Rudd was in the chair and there were about 90 persons present, comprising the leading personalities of the concern, visitors and the drivers and their mates. Mr. J. 13. Parrington, the general manager, made an interesting statement, incorporating a report of the year's trading. The ve
c26 hides of Conventon's, Ltd., have run 525,961 miles daring the year 1927-28,. as compared with 501,817 miles during the previous year. In all 2,921 trips were completed, 11,118 deliveries were made and goods were carried to the approximate value of 4500,000. ; Despite this huge volume of traffic the claims made for losses or. bienkages amounted to only 14 Os. 1d. The average 'petrol consumption of the fleet was a gallon per 4.14 Miles.
The vehicles owned by Conventon'e, Ltd., run on a contract from Kearley and Tong,e, Ltd., the well-known wholesale grocers and provision merchants, of Mitre Square, Lond-on, E.C.8, and this company was represented by Messrs. X.Hartley, a director, and W. W. Poster, transport manager.
Mr. Rudd, in an amusing speech, thanked his workers for the excellent services rendered to the company by them. Mr. Hartley complimented Conventon's, Ltd., on the fine spirit of comradeship which prevailed between the heads of the concern and the workers, Mid thanked them for the splendid Work done for Keadey and Touge, Ltd.
On the completion of the meal the diners were entertained by a troupe of variety artists which had been hired foe the occasion, this entertainment rounding off the evening satisfactorily.