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FOOD and milk producer Unigate Ltd had its 0 licence curtailei by the South Wales Licensing Authority, this week, after hi heard a four-year history of vehicle prohibitions.
Two of the company's four divisions gave evidence an LA Ronald Jackson told then "I am a little surprised at th differences between you. I seems strange that there is n uniform maintenance systet in effect over the whol country."
He had already writte warning letters to Unigat over the company maintet ance standards and convictio for overloading and anoth( arising from an accident. Norman Lloyd-Edwards f( Unigate, said Unigate Foo( and Unigate Milk shared tt same 0 Licence. But this wi to be changed when a licence was renewed in N vember.
Unigate Foods transpoi director John Smallshaw sa that, since he joined a company in 1975, he hE instituted new standards ar new training schemes for h 250 mechanics who servic( 184 vehicles.
Regional transport manag and company licensing offic for Unigate Milk John BuchE said he, too, had introduc( new standards and had r placed most of the mi company fleet.
Mr Jackson said that, wi 25 executives in court, ti company obviously took tl hearing seriously.
"You have set out on tl premise that the licence will I split and to show that ol division is not in as bad strai as the other," he added.
Mr Jackson took 33 vehicl from the number on the joi licence, reducing the fle from 366 to 333.