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Men In The News
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Mr. R. E. Anselt has been appointed sales director of Henry Wiggin and Co., Ltd. Mr. C. Bowles is now sales manager, responsible to Mr, .Ansell.
Mr. D. G. Booth has been appointed divisional general manager of the Industrial Hydraulic Division of the Plessey Co., Ltd., 'at Cheney Manor, Swindon.
Mr. A. A. Mehaffey, chief planning assistant to the passenger manager of the Ulster Transport Authority, has retired after 45 years' service in public transport.
Mr. N. J. Bennett has been appointed special overseas . representative of the hoard of Tecalemit, Ltd. He will continue to be managing director of British Filters, Ltd.
Mr. C. E. Connell has been appointed resident representative in Inverness of Bowmaker, Ltd. He succeeds Mr. E. A. Fraser, who has relinquished his appointment as sub-manager -because of ill health.
Mr. George Moir, transport manager of the Aberdeen Press and Journal group, Aberdeen, since 1950, has retired after 36 years' service. He joined as a driver in 1925, and became overseer 10 years later, and manager in 1950.
Mr. J. S. Gavin, who, is reported in this column last week, is to retire from the Tilling Group, remains a member of the Tilling Group Management Board and chairman of certain Tilling Group companies. He will not retire until late next year.
Mr. G. 'K. Martlew has relinquished his position as experimental engineer and joint inspection manager, Transport Equipment (Thornycroft), Ltd,, and has been appointed group project engineer, A.E.C., Ltd. He will be responsible to Mr. J. 0. Bewley, 'director and general manager of A.E.C. '
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Mr. L. Maston has joined the Patrick Motors Group as commercial sales manager. Patrick Motors are joint Austin commercial-vehicle distributors for the Bir-mingham area and are expanding their commercial,vehicle activities at their Redhill Garage, Redditch Road, King's 'Norton-, Birmingham, 30. Mr. Maxton was formerly with Kennings, Ltd., Derby.
New Routes Plant
Othe eve of the Scottish Mot I.-, Show, Lord Rootes announced th parallel with the new vehicle plant unc construction at Linwood, Rootes build a new factory to produce hip pressure aluminium die-castings. TI will cost £lim. and will employ abc 500 people.
Trailer Plates
DEGULATIONS as to the size reflex lenses used in trailer plai
• will be relaxed as from December 1 tl
/ year. From that date three-quarters an inch will be the minimum diamei for reflex lenses, which hitherto have h to be precisely that size. The new regui tion is The Motor Vehicles (Constructi. and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regul tions, 1961, obtainable from H.M.S. price 3d.
Price Reduced
WITH effect from today the retail pri TV of all Clayton Dewandre Mot-A-V lightweight, vacuum servo kits is redue by £2 to £12 10s. and the fitting char has been changed from £3 to " apprm mately £3." Kits are available for tl following light commercial vehick Land-Rover 109, Standard Atlas ai Commer Cob (Series 1 and 2).
The Mot-A-Vac works on the st pended-vacuum principle and, because appreciably reduces brake-pedal effor is of value on vans working stop-stz services.
Forty Drivers Fined
4oRE than 40 goods vehicle drivers were fined a to-tal of £100 at uthampton Borough magistrates' court Tuesday following an all-day check by .e.rt traffic examiners at Bassett Terme, Southampton, on June 8. Six drivers were summoned for failing produce a current journey record, and for failing to keep a record. All but e of the drivers were each fined £3 with s. 6d. costs. Summonses against three ivers were adjourned. . One driver, who claimed that the forms pplied by his employers did not provide aces for times of arrival and departure. is granted an absolute discharge on ,yment of 10s. 6d. costs. Another driver German nationality who told the aminer he did not understand how to mplete the record very well was fined ily £1, but his employer was fined D.
LONGER LIVING VANS N increase in the maximum permis
sible length for showmen's living ns from 22 ft. to 30 ft. is an amend:Int in proposals issued by the Ministry Transport for consideration by interled parties. Another amendment to the Mar Vehicles (Authorization of Special Ipe) General Order, 1955, would .permit ghway authorities to operate modern pes of trailer grass-cutters. Any cornents should be submitted to the Ministry
December 22, 1961.