SEVEN ON A FOR BULWARK
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BULWARK UNITED TRANSPORT Li LTD. has had six vehicles on shortterm licences since October 1961, and now thought it justifiable to apply for an open A licence for them as well as three others which had been on short-term since October 1963, This was stated by Mr. C. P. Crowe, representing the company at Manchester on Monday, When Mr. A. H, Jolliffe, the North Western deputy Licensing Authority granted the applications for seven tanker units on open A licence and two tanker units to be used for maintenance work, but refused to allow the two vehicles to be used on peak period work. Pickfords Ltd. were the only objectors.
Mr. Crowe said that John Ancliffe Ltd., of Urrnston, was a wholly owned subsidiary of Bulwark and looked after the northern area The company operated 12 tanker vehicles on open A licence and 52 tankers on Contract A for bulk liquid companies in the north.
His clients and B.R.S. Pickfords had always had a happy relationship, said Mr. Crowe, and it was traditional knowledge that B.R.S. and other tank operators had large increases with new vehicles in the last year. He submitted that AncIiffe's vehicles were working to full capacity, but unfortunately the firm did not have a maintenance vehicle, which left his clients unable to operate a successful service unit. "There is a shortage of bulk tankers not only in this area but everywhere." He was surprised that B.R.S. had persisted in their objection when they had two vehicles on application for the same purpose.