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M. E. KENT has been appointed traffic superintendent of Durham County Council's ambulance service.
M. J. L. Owr.N, formerly service manager of Guy Motors. Ltd.. has been appointed assistant to Mr. H. N. Davies, home sales manager, commercial-vehicle and engine division, Sentinel (Shrewsbury), Ltd.
• MR. A. HEALEY, director of production of the Dunlop Rubber Co.. Ltd, leaves by air to-day (Friday) on an extended tour of India. Australia and New Zealand. lie hopes to be present at the opening of the new tyre factory at Upper Hutt, New Zealand.
MR. J.,. HEWSCiN has been elected chairman Of Hull. Sub-area of the Road Haulage Association. MR. J. FRANCE is Vice-chairman and M. F. Wit.morr honorary secretary. MR.. T. ROBINSON has -become chairman of Driffield Subarea, with MR. H. SPECK as viceehairman and Mft. H. PICKERING nonorary secretary.
MR. A. 'I". FROGGATT, M.B.E., president of the Institute of .British Carriage and Automobile Manufacturers, is to continue in that office for the fourth successive year. M. J. H. 0. NORRIS,
past-president. made this announcement at the Institutes annual dinner :ast week. Among the guests were MR. A. C. EDGAR, M.A.., M.C..-Master ..)1 the Worshipful Company of Coach Makers and Coach Harness Makers of London.
MR.. S. GORDON SLOAN, formerly London sales manager of Rubery Owen and Ca. Ltd., has been Appointed general sales manager and is now operating at the DarlastOn head office. He is succeeded in London by MR. G. IE, MONTAGUE. The London ;ales staffs of the Rubery Owen and certain associated companies have now been concentrated in new Offices at Kent House. Oxford Circus. W.1. The export staff is also operating from these headquarters.
/00 MR. ALAN YOUNG, tyre division sales manager of the Avon India Rubber Co.. Ltd.. has completed 40 years with the company, rising from a junior clerk in what was then the cycle department. He has held his present position since 1929.
M. E. W. MARTIN has resigned his position as sales director of the Standard Motor Co., Ltd., of which he became sales manager in 1931. and director in 1945. For reasons of health he has to reside in the South of England, where he has planned to join one of the company's distributors.
Mis. HUGH C. TETI., managing director of the Esso Development Co.. Ltd, since 1947, has been appointed general sales manager of the AngloAmerican Oil Co., Ltd. He is succeeded as managing director of the Esso Development Co.. Ltd., by M. C. W. WINDEBANK, who was formerly its manager.
SIR FRIA/ERICK H FAL ON has resigned from the board of the Eastern Counties Omnibus Co.. Ltd.. of which he was chairman. MR. W. WOLSEY, MR. P. G. STONE CLARK, M. H. LEACH, and MR. W. H. MORTLOCK have also resigned from the Eastern Counties board. MR. S. KENNEDY has. been appointed chairman, and MR. F. P. ARNOLD and M. C. H. S. PICK ETU.. directors.
MR. HENRY ROSSINGTON, retiring chairman of the council of the National Conference of Road Transport Clearing Houses, was presented' with an antique silver bowl at a luncheon in London last week. The presentation was made by MR. N. E. BENNETT, who Succeeds Mr. Rossington.
MR: H. H. Cow, of the Crow Carrying Co.. Ltd., Barking, has been reappointed chairman of the Road Haulage Association Bulk Liquids Group for the coming year. The Group
be repre,ented on the R.H.A. National Council by MR. W. J. LANGLEY, Of Mack's (Hauliers), Ltd., Bradfield Road, London, E.16.
MR. G. W. TwvcRoss, previously Goodyear Scottish representative on tractor and giant tyres, has been appointed district manager for Scotland for the company's entire production. He is succeeded as tractor it specialist by MR. O. N. BURNIF,TT, who will handle Goodyear tractor, land and giant tyres in Northern Scotland.
MR. R. F. FARMER, of the Atlas Express Co.. Ltd , 30, Little Britain, Londoh. E.C.I, succeeds MR. W. J. A. PECK as chairman of the 1‹.H.A. Express Carriers Group. The two vicechairman on this group are MR. J. GEE, of Messrs. Dawsons, 3. Southwark Street, London, S.E.1. and MR. R. 8. BRITTON, of National Parcels and Goods Services, South Bentleet, MR. V. W. PILKINGTON, M. B.E., M.Eng., M.I.Mech.E., director of engineering of Leyland Motors, Ltd., and manager of the company's automotive and industrial units division, has relinquished the office of chairman of the North-Western Centre (Automobile Division) of the I ns t I t ution of Mechanical Engineers. Mr.. Pilkington is now vice-chairman of the institution's North-Western branch.
C. W. H. SPARROW, of George Neal. Ltd., Willows Riverside goad, London, S.W.17, has been reappointed chairman of the R.H.A. Tipping Vehicles Group. There are three vicechairmen: MR. C. A. NICHOLS, of Wm. Truckel. Ltd., Globe Works. Patcham Terrace: London, S.W.8; MR. R. N. -INGRAm, of W. and H. Ingram. Ltd., of Birmingharn; and MR. H. C. HARPOOT, of S. Harfoot and Sons, Ltd., Glainorgtin. Mr. Nichols and Mr. Ingrain Will represent the Group on the R.H.A. National Council.