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Belgian Buy
• Christian Salvesen has acquired Belgian pharmaceutical distribution company Henrotaux et Cie and Destexhe Freres (H&D) for 2.23 million.......
Abel Is Brs Md
• Steve Abel has succeeded Ron Irons as managing director of BRS Group. Abel joins from BRS Western.......
Freight Ships
• The Freight Transport Association has submitted a report to the Office of Fair Trading on the P&O Ferries/Sealink UK plan to introduce a joint service on the Dover/Calais......
Evans Ha!show
• Mann Egerton has bought the Newport Iveco Ford and Ford dealership from Evans Halshaw for £8.15 million.......
.peed Limit Review?
The Association of County Councils has asked for a review of speed limits on Britain's roads. It wants a meeting with transport ministers to discuss funding for the 96% of......
Top Tozer
• Distributor Tozer Kernsley and !Vlillbourn (TKM) lifted pre-tax profits by 19% to 221 million in the half year to 30 June. Turnover rose 9% to £516.21 million.......
Chunnel Work Begins
• Work has begun on vehicle access structures for the train loading platforms at Folkestone's Channel tunnel terminal, part of a £12 million contract undertaken by Norwest......
Oaf Banking
• Following its acquisition of German bank Gewerbekreditbank AG, Dal aims to strengthen its interests in financing, truck insurance and dealer funding.......
Study Backs Regioni Traffic Areas
• The review of Traffic Area Offices will crush any Government hopes of turning them into an executive agency, says the National Union of Civil and Public Servants. The union......
Deaths Spark Probe
• Responsibility for the death of 79 beagle pups which suffocated in a Monock Freightowned container on board a ferry may depend on who a court decides is the carrier. A......
Hd's Council Clash
• Plans for a distribution centre in the Vale of Evesham have sparked a hitter wrangle between Horticultural Development, a consortium of six haulage operators running 250 HGVs,......
Rdb Launches Euro-link With Gefco
• Transport and distribution group RDB Freight Lines is launching a specialised European service for delivery of engineering products, materials and equipment to "anywhere in......
Tnt's Contracts
• TNT Truckcare has started public-sector contracts with Bromley and Wandsworth Borough Councils for the maintenance of their municipal and commercial vehicles.......
Hegmann Win
• The Belgian Truck Grand Prix superfmal was a runaway victory for Thomas Hegmann. He led from the flag in his Mercedes 1450 and was followed home by Curt Goransson in his Volvo......
Air Supply
• The West German environment ministry is pressing for EC laws to reduce emissions from lorries and coaches by 40 to 50% by 1992/93, with stricter enforcement levels a few years......
Volvo's Double
• Volvo Trucks (Great Britain) more than doubled its pre-tax profits in 1988 from £9.9 milion to £23.4 million. Turnover was up 30% to 2307 million.......
Top Pay Gaps
• Top truck dealer principals are paid less than half as much as their car dealer counterparts, says recruitment specialist APA.......