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26th May 1978, Page 138
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Brian Collier' as its st operations director. He ns the Hitchin-based firm om Hestair Toys, and orked in Luton and New stle before that.

The Road Haulage,. ssocizitiori's newly elect airmen are: Devon, and Cornwall: egory. (A. J. Gregory and ns, North-Ta*ton); East idland. Rf Ward (R-Eard„Aylestone):, Easter n:`111*:, Taylor (Ta-Ylor„Barnard'i a n sport Ser ,`Men sham): Metropolifan and.' uth East. M. Taylor (Eric R. aylor. London, E3); North estern. J. R. Evans (WISZ:Vi auliers, Manchester); Norern: D. J. Dorward (Wear(Ie Carrier Service Sunder, rid): Scottish; N.. J. Frunt. ohrt Hunt TraliSpOrt, Durn. ties); South Wales' R. C. ughes (Hughes Rentals, lanelli); Southern: L. Bleach Bleach of Lavant, Chichter); West Midland: Leonani assett (Bassett Group of ompanies. Tittensor); Wes tern: R. N. Cullimore (Morton C Cullimore, Stroud); Yorkshire (Hull): J. C. Jackson (Edwards of Hull); Yorkshire (Sheffield): J. B. Truswell (J. Truswell and Sons. Sheffield), Yorkshire (Leeds). G. Samuel (Flowers Transport, Shipton. by-Beningbrough). National Bus subsidiary Alder Valley presented long -service awards to a number of employees recently. Forty Yeir awards went to: J. W. Topping, and R. M. Fames, (Iiiridlaead depot); R. Revell and R. E. Arnold (Newhory and M. Taylor (Reading)....

Twenty-five year awards went to: W. W. Giles and H. Tallaek (Newbury): C. T. Walters (High Wycombe); J. Nairn (Alton); R. A. G. Gale and G. W. E. 'Herbert (Reading), and P. G. Briggs and Mr Maher (Aldershot):-...

A special 50-year awa.rd. went to G. R. Hart of Hindhead, • The Perkins Engines Group has announced three manage ment changes. partly as result of Keith Williams' having resigned as UK area executive director to become managing director of a Hawker Siddeley Group company.

Adrian Parsons, g-t-oup director staff operations, SA**eeds Mr Williams on June Parsons has been with ins since 1970, and orked for a time vvith assey-Ferguson in Toronto.

aim Devaney becomes UK -tor of manufacturing, a '.post. He was previously nek.!et()r of quality control (UK) and has been succeeded by. M. A. Hutchins (group director, product integrity): who moved from MasseFerguson in Canada in January 1977.

Two new sales executives for Freight BonaHack are Frank Dennis, formerly with AE Truck and Trailer Components Ltd, and Graham Littlewoorl. from Rentco in Birmingham and Dawson Rentals in Coventry. Mr Deunis will cover 'London and the South East, while Mr Littlewood will cover Nottinghamshire, Worcestershire, West Midlands, and parts of Wales.

C. H. Moss is the new regional sales manager (South) with Fiat Commercial Vehicles Ltd. He comes from MITM Ltd, a MAN main dealer.

H. K. Porter Co (Great Britain) Ltd has appointed Peter Timperley as its sales manager. He has worked for manufacturers in Britain and Europe.

Nixon High Pressure Washer Sales' new sales manager (compressor divi siOn) is Geoff Kenyon. Previously, he sold buildings, anmal feeds, and mineral supplements to farmers in the North of England.

Winners of Brown Brothers Ltd's Perrnobel Van concours d'elegance at Slough recently were Rita Hicks (Tottenham) and Derek Potter (Southend).

Stephen Pearce, a T. C. Harrison (Derby) Ltd technician, has reached the finals — to be held on June 2 at Daventry -of Ford's Registered Technician of the Year examinations.

National Carriers Glasgow driver Gerry Little has won a 1.30 cheque and a certificate of commendation fo repelling two armed thieves who attempted to remove articles from his disabled van.

The Automotive Coatings Division of International Paints has made the following appointments: K. J. Bullock (account manager. Ford of Europe); W. Hopkins (account manager, Chrysler UK); G. M. Drury (account manager, Austin-Morris cars); B. M. Wil!bond (account manager, Jaguar-Rover-Triumph cars); R. V. Forth (account executive, Vauxhall Motors); R. J. Schwar (technical representative, Ford UK), and R. C. Evans (technical representative, Chrysler UK).

New president of the Institution of Body Engineers is Walter Sturman, who succeeds Leslie Ireland. The vice presidents are Cyril Crouch and Stuart Peck, and the treasurer is Harold Horner.

We announce with regret the deaths of W. A. V. Van Doorne (71), chairman of OAF Trucks' supervisory board since 1971, who with his brother Hub laid the firm's foundations 50 years ago, and John Gilbraith (82), joint chairman of the Gilbraith Group.