Tate And Lyle Transport Extends To Avonmouth

• TLT Distribution, .a division of Tate and Lyle Transport Ltd, has opened a purposebuilt depot at Avonmouth, Bristol, for the storage and distribution of mixed goods. The......

Pay Board Rejects Wages Council Pay Proposal

• A proposed £2.40 a week rise by the Road Haulage Wages Council has been turned down by the Pay Board — because it is more than the Phase II limit of £1 plus 4 per cent. But......

No Ferry Fare In Forked Rates

• The ferry freight charge between Britain and the Continent will be excluded from the bracket haulage rates which EEC member countries are now drawing up, as required under......

Oliver Rix Acquisition

• The transport division of Oliver Rix Ltd has been enlarged by the company's acquisition of Stockport Storage and Distribution Co Ltd. In addition Oliver Rix has also acquired......

Antwerp Container Freight Up

• Container traffic through the port of Antwerp rose by 42 per cent in the first three months of this year compared with the same period in 1972. The total amount of goods......

Erf Snorkel For Arabian Gulf

• An export order for a Snorkel fire unit has recently been completed for the Dubai Municipality in the Arabian Gulf by ERF. Powered by a Rolls-Royce 1381 petrol engine, the......

Smiths Men May Strike

• Employees of Smiths Electric Vehicles Ltd of Gateshead have been recommended to strike by their unions because of the refusal of the company to increase the wages of 35 men......