Nlbermann OBE
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RMER Road Haulage Association :lona! chairman John Silbermann tops road transport industry's contingent in New Year honours list. Mr Silbermann, o is chairman of the Brent Group of mpanies, gets an OBE.
:BEs have gone to Department of Trans-t deputy secretary James Hannigan and ij-Gen J. B. Willis, director-general hting Vehicles and Engineering Equipnt with the Army.
:uropean MP Shelagh Roberts, who as a aater London Council member was chair
n of the planning and communications icy committee which looks after trans-t matters, becomes a Dame.
:BEs go to BL executive vice-chairman did Andrew, North-western road conJction unit director Donald Dean and tional Freight Company non-executive actor Frank Law.
1 addition to John Silbermann, Norman k, former assistant director/engineer of Chobham military vehicles and engi?ring establishment, and retired Royal .ps of Transport Lt-Col P. Watson, have )n awarded OBEs.
/1BEs go to Tilbury Container Terminal nager Christopher Blarney, former Detment of Transport area traffic examiner :k Brookes, North-eastern Area Transport ars Consultative Committee deputy chair n William Bulmer, CPT Coach and Indeident Bus Sector western regional secre( Arthur Cox, League of Safe Drivers actor of administration Louise Duncan, d Motor Company senior medical rehatation officer Stanley Flowerday, and ribridgeshire County Council highways intenance engineer Maurice King.
kis() on the MBE list are Transport and neral Workers Union co-ordinating icer Thomas McCalmont, Yorkshire ter Authority River Division plant and 1sport officer Roy Scott, road safety ext John Sellick, National Freight Company ,retary James Staley, South Yorkshire = former Sheffield District traffic superindent Joseph Uttley, Royal Corps of Transport Maj N.H.G. Beard, and Maj D. Nicholas, and former Civil Service Department transport economy unit head A. R. Williams.
Department of Transport former principal John Marshall gets an Imperial Service Order.
There is a wider spread of industry representation among the British Empire Medallists, including Dodge Trucks Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers Dunstable works convenor J. Button, former NFC print room supervisor Betty Charman, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service leading ambulance W. Ellis, Petbow transport manager A. M. Board, National Carriers Ipswich driver James Garrard, and Department of Environment for Northern Ireland roads foreman R. J. Gilmore.
Other transport BEMs go to Institution of Mechanical Engineers kitchen assistant Miss E. Graham, North Yorkshire Area Health Authority Ambulance Service station officer J.R.G. Halton, former Manchester coal delivery man J. McGrath, Northern Ireland Carriers drivers Robert McVeigh and William Maybin, Staffordshire County Council Moorlands Highways Department senior superintendent J.T. Oliver, Marshall of Cambridge (Engineering) foreman D.A.C. Paine, National Carriers Norwich mechanic James Tungate, and London Country bus driver C. Yorston.
Military BEMs go to Royal Corps of Transport Col E. C. Button, Staff-Sgt N. Clark, Staff-Sgt R. Davies, Staff-Sgt K. W. Guntrip and Sgt D.R. Wisbey.