• N.M.U. Buy 29Vehicle Business
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A 29-VEHICLE business has been rk bought by N.M.U. (1954), Ltd., whose shares are now held by Contract (Motor Hire), Ltd., York. N.M.U. already have a fleet of 272 ex-B.R.S. vehicles.
Mr. S. Sykes, Bell Lane, Ackworth, near Pontefract, has made a repeat purchase, this Time of 14 vehicles, and has sold the following: One vehicle to E. G. Smith, Ltd., 185 Cross Flans Grove, Leeds, 11; one to Mr. T. Smith, 149 Trap Lane, Sheffield; one to Ackworth Transport Co., Ltd., Central Garage, South Elmsa11; one to G. Earnshaw, Ltd., Blaxton, near Doncaster; two to Mr. G. B. Hindle, Nelson Street, Bradford; one to Mr. J. J. Shepherd, Church Street, Oughtibridge, near Sheffield; two to South Leeds Haulage Co., Ltd., • 84 Low Road, Leeds, 10; one to A. Binns, Ltd., Dewsbury Road, Ossett; one articulated vehicle to Mr. I. Goby (Humber Carting Agency), 29a Lee Street. Hull;. one articulated vehicle to Messrs. F. and H. Tinker, Thorpe Lane, Tingley, near Wakefield; and two vehielis to NoW and LiI1CS Transport Co., Colwick Road, Nottingham.
Other purchases of units are reported on pages 666-667.
N.C.R.T.C.H. SCOTTISH BRANCH?
i‘ FORMATION committee has been 171 set up by the National Conference of Road Transport Clearing Houses to explore the possibilities of establishing a Scottish area 'organization. This follows a meeting held in Glasgow last week of members of the clearing-house and haulier sections, which was attended -by Mr. Boyd Bowman, national secretary.
Mr. C. M. Anderson was appointed convener of the committee. Other members are Mr. E. R. Marshall and Mr. W. Cowan.