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Hoover cleans up

10th November 1979
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HOOVER is closing down it road transport activities an handing them over to mor cost-effective specialists.

Since October 1, SPD ha taken over distribution wor from the company's depots a Airdrie in Lanarkshire an Braintree in Essex. Depots a Hookwood, Surrey and Lut terworth, Leicestershire wi follow within the next 1 months.

It is also closing down it bulk haulage fleet at Cyfartt fa, near Merthyr Tydfil, an will hand its activities t specialist hauliers.

In all cases, staff are bein declared redundant whe Hoover's involvement end: but the new contractors hay taken many on to their ow payrolls.

Hoover has found that out side firms are better able t meet future transport and di: tribution needs, and that the are in a better position to mak a sound investment in nel equipment.

It feels that reinvestment z Cyfarthfa, for which no clo: ure date has been announce( would not be economic.