French Petrol on Sale Here
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THERE would be no cut-price battle 1 with other oil companies, said London oil dealer, Mr. Charles Redman, last week, when he announced that he was looking for sites in the Manchester area for new filling stations to market the French petrol "Total."
Mr. Redman did say, however, that Total would offer more generous terms to dealers, and their service stations would concentrate on giving better service. Already one garage in the Manchester area was selling the brand, and it was hoped that there would be more by the end of the year.
Total is marketed by the Compagnie Francaise des Petroles, said to be the biggest oil company, after Shell-Mex and B.P., outside the United States.
MANCHESTER PAYROLL GOING TO COMPUTER IVIANCHESTER Transport Department al will save an estimated E14,000 a year when the corporation's electronic computer comes into use towards the end of this month, the chairman of the corporation finance committee, Cllr. H. Lloyd, said last week. The transport department's payroll will be calculated on the computer.