• Seddon Atkinson has published a new directory of its
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dealers giving location maps and contact numbers. Copies are available free of charge from the Oldham factory.
New parts
• Hydrair of Great Harwood, Lancashire. tel: (0254) 889333 and Fleetwheel of Cardiff and Newport, tel: (0222) 378191 have become parts distributors for SAP Axles representative, IMS. Mansell Davies of Pembrokeshire, tel: (0239) 831631 and Banks Truck Centre of Bedford, tel: (0234) 211241 both become service agents.
Battery links
• Fourteen battery distributors have joined forces to create the Independent Battery
Distributors Association. Under the presidentship of Nigel Riley, Ind of Freelance Battery Distribution of Grimsby, the association has drawn up a 12-point charter including a single part numbering system and BS 5750.
Acid test
• British Standards has issued a code of practice for testing venting systems and shields for lead-acid batteries. The standard (BS 7481:1992) specifies procedures and costs £23.00.