Earth-movers at Aberdeen
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XHIB1TORS of earth-moving equip
ment at the Institute of Public Cleansing conference in Aberdeen (fully previewed on pages 614-617) will include James Bowen and Sons, Ltd.; Bray Construction Equipment, Ltd.; the Caledonian Tractor and Equipment Co., Ltd.; 1. I. Case Co.. Ltd.; the Chaseside Engineering Co., Ltd.; Ford Motor Co., Ltd.; Jack Olding (Scotland). Ltd.: The Reekie Plant. Lid.; Scottish Land Development Corporation; Walkers and County Cars, ' Ltd.; Thomas W. Ward, Ltd.; S. E. Whetherill, Ltd.
Other late news is that three Wayne pavement-sweeping machines, two pedestrian-controlled and one carrying the driver, are to be displayed by Kent Engineering and Foundry, Ltd. Various types of snow plough will come from Snowelear. Ltd., who will also demonstrate the Meyer Electrolift, an electric
hydraulic lifting device operated from the driver's cab. The well-known Glowtrae gripper comes from Gloster Tractors, Ltd. Several new clearance devices are to be provided by William Bunce and Son, who will also show a trailer gullyemptier.
Fitted to the Johnston suction cleaner, a product of, Johnston Brothers (Engineering), Ltd.. the " wandering " hose provides an unusual means of clearing piles of leaves and similar debris. The Yorkshire Patent Steel Wagon Co. will offer a road-sweeper-collector with vacuum litter-lifter, a heavy-duty sweeper-collector and a gully-cesspool emptier. Among other exhibits will be the Hardilt streetcleansing orderly. with glass-fibre bins fHarborough Construction Co., Ltd.), paper salvage trailers (Baden Trailers, Ltd.) and the Verro Minor sweeper (Alf'd Miles. Ltd.),