September 30.

In Business Report (September 24) the caption, ''Stuart Paterson:

managing director of Wilson Byard, Britain's only manufacturer of spiral

pipes'', is inaccurate.

Motherwell Bridge has been manufacturing in Scotland spirally welded

steel pipes for decades. Large quantities of our spiral pipe can be seen

alongside the current M74 construction between Abington and Crawford.

We assume that the caption should have read, ''Britain's only

manufacturer of spiral pipe mills''. Motherwell Bridge uses an in-house

designed and manufactured spiral mill.

George H. Wycherley,

Director and General Manager,

Motherwell Bridge Fabricators Ltd,

PO Box 4, Logans Road,

Motherwell.