"Serious Threat" to B.R.S. : Sivewright's B Application

5th May 1961, Page 89

5th May 1961

Page 89

Page 89, 5th May 1961 — "Serious Threat" to B.R.S. : Sivewright's B Application

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BRITISH Road Services were threatened with a substantial loss of traffic, it was slated, by an application put forward by Sivewright Distribution Services, Ltd., at Manchester last week. The applicants wanted five B vehicles to carry goods for Kay and Co., Ltd., from Lancashire to their premises at Worcester and goods for Alfred Bird and Co., Ltd., from Birmingham to LancaShiie.

Mr. J. Booth, for the applicants, said that Kay and Co. required at least two vehicles every day to take consignments to their warehouses at Worcester. Four units were needed to meet this demand but even then an overflow of work or an unexpected hazard could not be overcome.

Therefore. they had thought five vehicles a reasonable number to deal efficiently with this work. Kay's were a large mail order organization and had 146 suppliers in Lancashire.

Bird's were finding it difficult to distribute their goods in the North West and had to usc their own C vehicles. It was proposed, continued Mr. Booth, to send vehicles down to Worcester, then on the return journey they would call at Birmingham and back load Bird's traffic to Lancashire.

The Kay goods were at present being carried by B.R.S. but they were not satisfied with the service and wanted the traffic transferred to Sivewrights. Kay's demanded. a 48-hour service and B.R.S. seemed unable to provide this. They trunked loads to Birmingham and then had to deliver to Worcester.

Mr. E. Wilkinson, managing director of Sivewrights, stated that they had four vehicles on A licence and two on B. He wanted the latter two units to be allowed to carry goods northwards for Birds and southwards for Kays, so that they would he interchangeable with the five new vehicles.

Mr. R. York, for the British Transport Commission, said that he had not had an opportunity to collect all the evidence he would like to have called, as he knew nothing of the complaints until the ease had started.

The Licensing Authority reserved his decision on the application.

Swedish Fair

QPPORTUNITIES for British exports to Sweden were outlined at a Press conference in London on Monday when details were given of the all-British Trade Fair to be held in Stockholm from May 18 to June 3, 1962.

Mr. Reginald Maudling, President of the Board of Trade, said recently our share in Sweden's total imports had been declining. We must try hard to reverse this trend and to exploit all the opportunities provided, for Sweden is a prosperous market. • The fair 15 being jointly sponsored by the Federation of Britiih Induitries and the Export Council for Europe.