MR. H. C. TREE, joint assistant secretary of the Institute
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of Transport, has retired after reaching the age limit. He completed more than 35 years' service with the Institute.
MR. JOIIN ARTHUR CROFT, deputy chairman and managing director of Crofts Engineers (Holdings), Ltd., Thornbury, Bradford, has been appointed chairman of that company in succession to his father, the late Sir Arthur Croft.
MR. A. E. C. DENT, road motor engineer of the London Midland Region, has retired on reaching the age limit. With a fleet of 16,000 vehicles and 30,000 trailers he was in charge of one of the largest motor fleets in the country. Mr. Dent began his railway career at Swindon in 1911. Between 1944 and 1948 he was a director of Western National Omnibus Co., Ltd., City of-Oxford Motor Services, Ltd., and E. G. Holdham, Ltd. (Cattle Hauliers). He has served as a member of the Council of the Public Transport Association and the I.A.E. Research Committee, and also as one of the British Transport Commission representatives on the Council of the Motor Industry Research Association. MR. A. WEBB, district accountant. Swansea, British Road Services, has been appointed district manager, Gloucester. Mr. Webb joined B.R.S. in 1949.
MR. STUART GORDON has been appointed sales manager of Benhill Motors, Ltd., Vauxhall-Bedford dealers in Sutton, Surrey. He was formerly sales manager of Shaw and Kilburn, Ltd.. Luton, MR. J. A. B. Hum has been appointed traffic survey officer of the Eastern Region, British Railways. Mr. Hibbs was joint managing director. Corona Coaches, Ltd., from 1956-58, and managing director and secretary 1958-59. The same year he became group traffic manager, Mulleys Motorways, Ltd., and associated companies--a position he held until 1960.