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Mr. E. E. Hughes has been appointed a director of Castrol Equipment, Ltd. This company was, until July 2, 1962, known as John B. PiIlin, Ltd.
The Dartford Tunnel Joint Committee have appointed Captain Frederick Leslie MiIlns to be the general manager of the Dartford Tunnel Undertaking. He will take up his duties on October I.
The appointment is announced of Mr. G. J. Gold to the board of directors of University Commercials, Ltd., a company within the University Organisation. as sales director. Mr. Gold joined University Motors. Ltd., in 1949 as general sales manager.
Mr. J. A. Coveney has been appointed group, Press officer of S. Smith and Sons (England), Ltd., and Mr. G. Faison takes over as Press officer of Smiths motor accessory division. John Coveney has been Press officer of the motor accessory division for seven years.
Following the news in The Commercial Motor for July 20 that Dr. Oswald Putze had become the chairman of the board of Missing Automobilwerke AG, of Brunswick. Germany, it is now announced that Dr. Konrad Ende, Dr. Ing., Dr. Ing. E.h., has been appointed chairman and Herr Ewald Leveloh vice-chairman of the company's administrative council.
The Minister of Transport has appointed County Councillor C. H. Hudson to succeed County Councillor A. W. P. Newton (who has been unable to attend Public Sittings) to be a Traffic Commissioner for the Yorkshire Traffic Area. Councillor Hudson, who is also a member of the Haltemprice Urban District Council, has been serving as a Deputy Traffic Commissioner representing the County Boroughs, Municipal Boroughs and Urban Districts. He will now relinquish his appointment as a Deputy Traffic Commissioner for the County Boroughs. Municipal Boroughs and Urban Districts and represent the three Ridings of Yorkshire on the Panel of Traffic Commissioners.
Bowmaker. Ltd.. announce that Mr. P. H. M. Cooper, formerly manager of Harrow branch. has been appointed manager of Watford branch following the amalgamation of Watford and Harrow branches. Mr. H. J. Loughran, formerly manager of Watford branch is to be manager of Brentford branch as from August 20. Mr. G. .1. Hadland, manager of Brentford branch is to be manager of Crawley branch as from that date. Mr. K. Edwards, formerly new business manager at Bolton branch, has been appointed manager of Scunthorpe branch. Mr. 3. C. Holt, formerly manager at Torquay
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branch is to be sub-manager of Exeter branch with the particular oversight of Torquay, which now becomes a sub-office of Exeter branch. Mr. P. W. West, formerly manager of the Midland Counties Watford branch. is to be assistant manager at Watford branch following the amalgamation of Watford and Harrow branches. Mr. I. C. Bowman, formerly representative at Dundee branch, has been appointed resident representative at Perth. Mr. D. Richards, formerly sub-manager of Salisbury branch is to be resident representative under the control of the Bournemouth branch manager, following the amalgamation of .Bournemouth and Salisbury branches on September 1.
OUTPUT DOWN IN E.E.C., UP IN NORTH AMERICA
nVER the first quarter of the currenI
year a total of some 115,721 corn. mercial vehicles. including special vehicles and excluding tractors, were produced in the E.E.C. area. This compares with some 126,947 units for the corresponding 1961 period. Only in Holland did output increase—from 80f to 1,319 units—over the year, production falling from 66,289 to 61,191 in West Germany, from 42,593 to 36.598 in France and from 17,159 to 16.613 in Italy.
Output of goods vehicles in North America rose, however, deliveries increasing from 264,500 to 302,000 in the United States and from 17,500 to 20.10C in Canada.