SHORT HAULS
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In the bunker
CHRISTIAN Salvesen (Transport) Ltd has opened a depot to handle its expanding operation in the South East. The depot, which provides!a traffic office and bunkering 'point, is at Woods Filling Station, Taunton Road, North Petherton, Bridgewater, Somerset.
After the break
BIFFA Ltd has established a new lorry centre at High Wycombe to market the Dodge commercial range in South Bucks which has been without a Dodge agency for more than two years. The Biffa centre, at Kingsmill, London Road, will also provide Scania servicing and parts facility.
Spot on
SPOT Garage (Northfield) Ltd, Bristol Road South, Birmingham, has been appointed a main dealer for the Chrysler UK and Simca compact van and car range. Formerly a British Leyland franchise holder, Spot Garage is located in the Northfield district of Birmingham and will serve the Northfield and Cotteridge areas of the city. It has a 14-car showroom backed by a 14-bay service and workshop area and includes body repair shop, paint shop and car conversion facilities.
SA franchise
MONTGOMERIE Reid has completed negotiations with Greenham Plant Sales, of Isando, near Johannesburg, under which Greenham will become its sole distributor. Greenham is part of the Taylor Woodrow Group.
Advancing
ADVANCE Motor Supplies Ltd, a member of Sheepbridge Engineering Group, has brought its UK branches up to 86 by opening outlets in West Bromwich, Sunderland, Southend, Eastbourne, Blackpool, Farnworth, Manchester and Douglas, Isle of Man. Advance also has branches in Brussels, Dublin and Esbjerg, Denmark. And there is a sales office in Singapore, obtaining orders for the export division at the Chesterfield headquarters.