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H. J. F. Strange has been appointed road transport manager for Arthur Guinness Son and Co. (Park Royal) Ltd. to succeed D.J. Restrick who is leaving the company.
Mr. Strange was appointed to Park Royal in 1952 as deliveries manager of Thomas Allen Ltd. which delivered Guinness in London, and of Park Royal Transport Ltd., a Guinness subsidiary which delivered outside London. In 1955 Guinness took over the Park Royal activities of Thomas Allen and formed the subsidiary Guinness Transport Ltd. which became the road transport section of the distribution department inJanuary 1967.
Alan Jones, a Huddersfield busman. is one of 12 candidates for the £3,500-a-year post of assistant general secretary in the Transport and General Workers' Union. The list includes five national officers, five regional officials, and three rank and file members. Front runners are John Cousins, son of Frank Cousins; Harry Urwin, TGWU Midlands regional secretary; and Bob Davis, national general workers' group secretary. The final selection will be made at next month's meeting of the union executive. Mr. Jones came fourth in the recent election for a successor to Mr. Cousins as general secretary. It was won by his namesake Jack Jones, general secretary-designate until Mr. Cousins retires in September.
F. Whitley has been elected chairman of the RHA's Bradford sub-area; R. Bailey is vicechairman : K. Barr secretary; E. Fowler assistant secretary; A. Mitchell treasurer: Mr. Mitchell. J. Evans and J. Longthorn area committee. Others elected: E. Fowler. J. Parrott, tipping vehicle operators' functional group; H. Baker, Mr. Mitchell. long-distance hauliers' functional group; Mr. Evans, Chamber of Commerce; J. H. Wallace, J. K. Bevan, Mr. Evans, social committee.
C. McMichael, 42, has been appointed divisional transport manager for Redland Tiles Ltd., Reigate. Surrey. Mr. McMichael, who will working from Leighton Buzzard, is joining fiedland from Blot Services Ltd. where he was general manager of a subsidiary engaged in commercial fleet contract hire and service. Prior to this he has held senior appointments in BRS and Stamford Transport Ltd.
E. S. Wright has been elected chairman of the ETA's Hereford area; G. J. J. Lewis is deputy chairman; K. C. Hole, I. J. Vale vice-chairmen: P. Wright secretary.
Frantisek Rezabek ICzechoslovakia) has been elected president of the Inland Transport Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Albert Buzziouattrini (Austria) has been elected vice-president.
J. Milloy, 52, has been appointed to the board of Albion Motors Ltd. Mr. Milloy retains his present duties as engineering manager.
D. B. Pratt has been elected chairman of the Industrial Transport Association's Bristol division; R. G. Wake is vice-chairman and secretary; K. Noy treasurer; Mr. Pratt and Mr. Wake council representatives: F. H. Wells, L. G. Weatherley, J. T. Seabrook, A. Wells, C. L. Gaulton, A. T. Furnivall, Capt. D. Wilkinson divisional committee.
Joseph Tobin, 46, political correspondent of tht Daily Sketch, is joining Rootes Motors Ltd. as public affairs director on April 21. Mr. Tobin, who has beer a Parliamentary journalist for 20 years, will be baser at Devonshire House, London
Tony J. Redford has been appointed p.s.v. saleE manager of Shaw and Kilburn London Coach Division after three years as a member of the sale) team.
H. A. Russett, Premier Transport Co, has beer elected chairman of the Western vehicle mainten ance advisory committee, succeeding W. H. Sage of Ambrosia Ltd. The vice-chairman is L. G. Reed UBM Transport Ltd.