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WESTERN BRS has a new Swansea branch manager in Ron Bebbington. After. joining the company in 1973 as a distribution traffic clerk, Mr Bebbington became assistant manager of the Bridgend branch, where he has worked for the last two years.
Kenneth Gaskell has succeeded Victor Molyneux as director of the National Coal Board's Road Transport Service. He has been commercial manager of the headquarters road transport service since 1973.
Mark Beswick is leaving Taff Ely Borough Council, where he was general manager, to take up a similar post with Lincoln City Transport. He succeeds Peter Sephton, who is now general manager of Plymouth City Transport.
Len Jones has become part sales director of Ford of Britain after a three-year assignment in Europe where he has been responsible for the expansion of the company's parts business. Mr Jones now takes over Ford's largest national parts market outside North America. Ian McAllister, who has been responsible for parts sales since June 1980, is promoted to a senior marketing position at Ford's European parts headquarters in Cologne.
John Macfarlane and Mick Howell have been made c porate officers of Cummins E gine Co Inc, Columbus, India Michael Howell is now vi president, European busine He joined Cummins in 1976 a in his new position continues be based at the company's Lc don marketing headquarte John Macfarlane is currently director of Cummins Ltd in t UK, but has been appoint vice-president, UK operations.
International Harvestei Truck Group has named C, Levy as vice-president of Europe, Africa and Midea operations. Mr Levy joins from the Ford Motor Compel of Spain where he has be managing director since 1973.
Jim Keirle is the new sal manager at York Trailer, wi total responsibility for sales York trailers in the UK. Prior his new job, Mr Keirle was sail manager of the truck equipme division of York.
Former Road Haulage Ass' ciation national chairman Joh Silbermann, who was awardE an OBE in the New Year honou list, received his medal from th Queen last week.
We record with regret the deat of Alfred Wilkie, at 82. He wa principal of Alfred Wilkie Ltc haulage contractors of Frocli heim, Angus, until he went Intl semi-retirement in 1968. He wa a former chairman of the Dun dee and Perth sub area of thi Road Haulage Association.