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MR. JAMES HODGE, transport manager. Brown and Poison, Ltd., Paisley, has been elected chairman of the Industrial Transport Association's Glasgow branch.
MR. L. B. HEwirr has been appointed stores standardization officer of London Transport in the department of the chief technical planning and supplies officer.
MR. D. M. SINCLAIR, general manager of the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd.. was given a presentation last week to mark his award, in the New Year's Honours List, of the C.B.E.
MR. W H. BISHOP (Weathershiekls, Ltd.), and MR. F. I. CONNOLLY (Connolly Bros. (Carriers), Ltd.). and MR. J. 0. H. NORRIS (Joseph Cockshoot and Co., Ltd.), have been elected vice-presidents.
MR. E. Fox, of Vanden Plas (England), 1923, Ltd., has been elected president of the Institute of British Carriage and Automobile Manufacturers in succession to MR. A. T. FROGGATT, of Weymann's, Ltd MR. W. E. SivtAi,t has been appointed North-eastern area sales manager of Transport Vehicles (Daimler). Ltd. He recently returned from Germany after a tour of duty for the Foreign Office in connection with commercial-vehicle production.
MR. F. A. A. IV1ENZLER, C.B.E., chief development and research officer of the London .Transport Executive, has been elected the next president of the Institute of Actuaries. He has .served with London Transnort since 1929, becoming
chief financial officer. in 1939, .
MR. W N COLLINS, commercial director. of F. Perkins, Ltd., and MR. H. S.PEARCE,export manager, are representing their company at the GenevaShow. Mr. Pearce will attend the Amsterdam Show and will be joined by Mr. Collins and MR. R. C. ALLEN, sales manager.
MR. R. D. DAVIDSON has been elected chairman of the Traders' Road Transport Association's Aberdeen, Kincardine and Banff sub-area. Committee members are: MR. A. CAMPBELL., MR. J. G. DUNCAN, MR. W. R. S. MELLIS, MR. F.. LAWSON, MR. G." A. WALKER and MR. J. SLESSOR.
MR. W. H. TUCKER is the chairman of a newly formed branch of the British Agricultural Contractors' Association, which covers the counties of Carmarthen, Cardigan and Pembroke. _MR. W. E. MORGAN and MR. D. W. WILLIAMS will serve on the national executive committee.
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MR. H. J. Maims, D.Sc., C.I.F., M.INs-r.C.E., A.M.I.MF.CH. E., has been appointed registrar and secretary of the Professional Engineers' Appointment Bureau, MR. R. W. FROSI , of Strachans (Successors), Ltd., has been elected president of the National Federation of Vehicle Trades. MR. H. T. JOHNSTONE and MR. E. Fox become vicepresidents. MR. H. G. Him% of John C. Beadle (Coachbuilders), Ltd., continues as treasurer.
MR. D. Box/tn. 0.B.E., has been appointed export sales manager of Leyland Motors, Ltd. He was formerly assistant sales manager of Transport Vehicles (Daimler), Ltd. MR. S. CARTMELL continues as home sales manager. MR. A. G. FALSHAW has been appointed southern regional sales manager.
Ma. F. RAVErat has been appointed consulting engineer on all-metal passenger-body cOnstruction to Metal Sections, Ltd., Oldbury. Birmingham, a subsidiary of Tube Investments, Ltd. He was formerly chief engineer of Brush Coachworks, Ltd., and the Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon Co., Ltd.
MR. L. G. OXFORD has been appointed joint managing director of Simmonds Aerocessories, Ltd., Treforest, Glamorgan, on his return from America, where he has been studying technical and production methods. MR. C. J. TURNER has been appointed works manager and MR. E. S. MEAD general sales manager. MR. C. ROSIER, general manager of Simmonds Aerocessories Pty., Ltd., Melbourne, recently visited this country, and the chairman of the parent organization, MR. C. W. HaywARD. has left for Durban to' arrange sales representation in South Africa. A branch sales office has also been opened in Stockholm under the direction of MR. CURT EDGREN. Swedish manager.