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MR. B. G. 'ft RNER has retired as general manager and director of Thomas Allen, Ltd. He will be succeeded by MR. P. H. R. TURNER.
MR. W. A. Wow', commercial manager, and MR. R. L. HARRISON, sales manager, of A. W. Chapman, Ltd., have become directors of the company.
MR. G. E. LIARDET, chairman and managing director of Simms Motor and Electronics Corporation, Ltd., has been elected to the board of Roadless Traction, Ltd.
Ma. R. S. TOVEY. formerly with Wilmot-Breeden, Ltd.. in Canada, has joined the company's publicity department in Birmingham, as public relations officer.
MR. D. G. F. RawLiNsoN, traffic manager, East Midland Motor Services, Ltd., will take up a similar position with the Trent Motor Traction Co„ Ltd., next October.
M. J. H. EAST has been appointed a principal executive assistant in the office of the road transport schedules superintendent of London Transport, witheffect from August S.
MR. B. A. Gomm, general manager, F. Perkins (S.A.) Pty., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Perkins Group, has been made general manager of the Australian subsidiary, F. Perkins (Australia) Pty., Ltd., Dandenong.
MR. W. U. CHAPMAN. manager of the industrial products division, Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd., has transfer'red to the export sales division. His former position has been taken by MR. J. T. PEARSON.
MR. R. E. G. Blow:. secretary of the London division of the Traders' Road Transport Association, has been reappointed to represent C-licensed operators on the London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee for a further three-year term.
M. ARTHUR JAMES BURTON, formerly a director of manufacture for the Midland factories of the British Motor Corporation and works director of the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., will join the headquarters staff of the B.S.A. Co., Ltd., on August 1, as director of manufacturing services.
M. G. E. CLAYDON, manager of Contractors Transport. Ltd„ has terminated his employment with the company and is now practising as aconsultant in road traffic and licensing cases. MR. EDWARD BECK, managing director, MR. JOHN E. BECK and MR, P. HANioN will deal with heavy haulage and machinery moving, and MR. C. FRASER and MR. 0. ..HILL will attend to all normal traffic.
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MR. H. HOYLE, depot superintendent of Lancaster Transport Department, has been appointed works superintendent of the Leigh Transport Department.
MR. R. J. BuNta, of the Metal Box Co., Ltd., has returned to this country after attending the seventh Materials Handling Training Course, at Lake Placid, New York, as the winner of the John Morris Memorial Award for 1960.
MR. G. R. HAYES, formerly assistant secretary of organization, British Road Services, has become assistant secretary. Ma. P. S. RAE-Scoir, assistant secretary of administration, B.R.S., becomes commercial manager of B.R.S. (Contracts), Ltd., on the appointment of MR. A. J. PiraGNELL as divisional traffic officer of B.R.S. (Pickfords), Ltd. MR. E. FROGOKIT is now assistant divisional manager of the South Eastern Division of B.R.S. and MR. H. CLIFF, formerly Doncaster branch manager, has succeeded him as West Yorkshire district manager. MR. W. PARTINGTON, formerly north eastern area manager of Pickfords, has been appointed to the newly created post of assistant northern heavy haulage manager. MR. E. G. MILNE, Birtley branch manager, has succeeded him. MR. S. B. BowsKtu., formerly Birmingham branch manager, has become Midland area manager of the heavy haulage division of Pickfords.
89 DRIVERS TO COMPETE IN • STEPNEY ROUND
E1GHTY-NINE vehicles have been entered by 24 operators for the Stepney round of the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition at Victoria Park, London, E.2, on Sunday. This is London's first eliminating centre; The entrants consist of 14 hauliers, nine C-licence holders and B.R.S. (Parcels), Ltd. There will be 17 teams competing.
The organizers have an ambitious programme, including a maintenance com petition. Thirty-six v e h i c les are entered for the main part of the maintenance test. and 17 for the special competition for the hest-maintained oil engined vehicle. A novel entry, in the maintenance contest only, is a 1914 American Traffic vehicle, owned •by Adams Bros. (Kingston), Lid., Kingston upon Thames.
The maintenance examination will be conducted at the Waterden Road premises of British Road Services. The 6-1--mile road section of the competition will begin and end at Victoria Park, where the manceuvrine tests will take place.
OBITUARY
WE regret to record the death Of M. WILLIAM D. MUNRO. Mr. Munro was managing director of Munro's Transport (Aberdeen), Ltd., who operate a fleet of about 70 vehicles from depots in Alford. Aberdeen, Glasgow and London.