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A lorry for Travis Perkins unloading in London. (2015) A typical Travis Perkins yard. (2014) The former Ripaults Factory, a grade II listed building in Enfield, taken over by Travis Perkins in 2015. [2] Travis Perkins plc is a British builders' merchant and home improvement retailer with head offices based in Northampton.
Garden Railways' Summer 2019 issue. Garden Railways was published quarterly. Each issue contained hobby-related articles on a variety of subjects, including featured garden railroads, how-to projects, landscaping and gardening, photo galleries, new product information and reviews of products relating to large-scale trains, such as locomotives, rolling stock, sound systems, books, and more.
A garden railway's scale is usually in the range of 1/32 to 1/12 (1:12), running on either 45 mm (1.772 in) or 32 mm (1.26 in) gauge track. 1/32 scale (1:32) is also called "three-eighths scale" meaning 3/8 of an inch on the model represents one foot on the real thing. For similar reasons, 1/24 scale (1:24) is also called "half-inch scale".
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Arris sponsored Daniel Suárez in 22 races during the 2017 season. [27] In 2019, Arris followed Suárez to Stewart-Haas Racing to sponsor the No. 41 Ford Mustang GT. [28] [29] In January 2019, Arris announced a sponsorship of the Philadelphia Fusion, an e-sports team playing in the Overwatch League. [30] The contract was extended through the ...
The origin of the term arris is from the Latin arista, meaning the beard or the ear of grain or the bone of a fish. See also arête. An arris rail is a structural element, whose cross section is a 45 degree isosceles right angled triangle. Arris rails are usually made of wood, and are manufactured by cutting a length of square-section timber ...
The sale closed on March 28, 2005, with Progress Rail becoming a separate private company. [6] On May 17, 2006, Caterpillar Inc. announced it would purchase Progress Rail from One Equity Partners for $1 billion in cash, stock and debt. [7] The acquisition by Caterpillar was announced as part of its long-term strategy, Vision 2020.
Astra Rail Industries (2012-) The three rail vehicle manufacturing sites in Romania were reformed under Astra Rail Industries in 2012. The companies were acquired for €30 million which was returned to creditors. The new company's parent was Astra Rail Management BV (95%, Netherlands). [13] [20] [21] APROMAT ARAD and ICPV Arad were acquired in ...