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UK depots are believed to have accepted a £5.20 rise on basic weekly pay from the Ackworth, West Yorks-based operator.
Lift dealer • Industrial Equipment Distributors has appointed Cartmore Lift Trucks of Lochgelly, near Edinburgh as dealer for its TCM range of Japanese-built lift trucks in Eastern Scotland.
Derbys work • Mowlem Civil Engineering will be looking for local hauliers to move road building materials when it starts a £19m contract to build the FostonHatton-Hilton bypass in Derbyshire. "We always try to favour local companies wherever possible,"it says.
Renault expands • Renault plans to expand its UK dealer network. Main dealers are needed in Aberdeen, South Wales, Stoke-on-Trent and South London. Ten more service dealers are also required, but specific areas have not yet been identified.
Exports down mi CV production by UK manufacturers was 18,892 last month; 15% up on January 1992, says the SMMT—but this January was a five-week month while January '92 was only four weeks. Production for export was 9,374, which is 3% down on January '92.
Star bidders • Red Star's Coventry-based contractor Roadexpress and former director Peter Hetreed are considering buyin packages: both are awaiting details of which parts of the business are for sale.