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• More Than 2,700 Litres Of Nitric Acid Spilt From
a tanker this week when a valve fractured as it was being driven along the West Bromwich Expressway. Several infant school children were taken to hospital after being overcome......
• Volvo Trucks And Isuzu Motors Of Japan Are Examining
the potential for lsuzu to distribute Volvo trucks in Japan. A decision is expected by the end of this year.......
• Securicor Has Acquired A Majority Holding In The...
courier firm Continental Courier Company, whose network covers Belgium and Northern Europe. Within Belgium CCC is one of the leading parcels services.......
• Fuel Retailers Will Shortly Be Able To Drop The
gallon from their diesel and petrol price displays according to the Government, which believes the litre is "overwhelmingly the unit for petrol retailing.'......
• The French Government Has Decided That The Price Gap
of 1.71 francs per litre between diesel and petrol is unjustified and it now plans to raise diesel prices by 0.4.4 francs per litre.......
• Welsh Secretary Peter Walker Has Been Accused Of Giving
a distorted picture Of road improvements in North Wales. He told a party meeting that 2500 for every person in the Principality was being spent on the new A55. Local roads......
• Norfolk Line Has Signed An Agreement To Enable It
to continue to operate in Scheveningen on a 7.5 t hectare site which has loading and unloading facilities for two ships and parking for 550 trailers (out of a fleet of over......
Third Time Lucky For Hgv Hopeful
• It was definitely third time lucky for Terry Winch. After two failed attempts at his HGV Class I licence, he managed to pass with flying colours on the third try. This......
Ford Recalls Escort Vans
• Ford is recalling 20,000 Escort vans built between May 1987 and March 1988, because of a potentially dangerous fault affecting the braking system. The wheel arch liners on......
The Wright Stuff
• A 2.25 million contract from Ulsterbus for 40 buses has gone to Ballymena bodybuilder Robert Wright and Son. The 25-seater TS303s are constructed from the Alusuisse system......
Delivery Companies Ca Expect Business To Boom, According...
survey fron the Institute of Directors ri which claims that firms art increasingly using private parcels companies and couriers as alternatives to the Post Office following ii......