Hazell goes under
2nd August 1980, Page 14
2nd August 1980
Page 14
Page 14, 2nd August 1980
— Hazell goes under
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BRITISH Gypsum and Christian Salvesen are to fit Quinton Hazell underriders to all their new vehicles.
Several months of operational appraisal has proved to both companies that the cost of fitting underriders can be saved in less than a year's operation by reduced downtime and lower repair bills.
The HQ underrider can absorb impact energy at a progressive rate and the unit is said not to sustain damage below a speed differential of 56km (35mph).
British Gypsum's deliveries are to building sites and congested industrial yards where minor reversing accidents often happen. Christian Salvesen's international operations pose rather different but no less costly problems, such as damage at loading bays, dock levellers, and during transit on ferries.