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MR. P. H. A. BOWMAN has resigned his directorship of Quicktho (1928), Ltd.
MR. J. A. C. MAUGHAN, export manager of Taskers of Andover (1932), Ltd..
is making a tour of the Far East.
MR. C. C. G. ATKINSON, home sales manager of Gandy, Ltd., has relinroished this appointment to take up another. He joined the company in 1932.
MR. J. B. MOORE, assistant traffic superintendent of Chesterfield Transport Department, has been appointed traffic superintendent of AberdareTransport Department.
MR. M. J. J. RICHARDS has been appointed manager of the London branch sales office of the British Aluminium Co., Ltd., in succession to MR. W. J. ALLEN, who is to retire.
MR. R. E. HARRIS, resident sales manager of Expandite (South Africa). (Pty.), Ltd., Johannesburg, South Africa for three years, has been appointed a director of the company.
MR. CHARLES CLORE and MR. CLARE CAMBAGE have become additional directors of Shaw and Kilburn, Ltd.. Mr. Clore is chairman of Sears Holdings, who recently made a successful offer for Shaw and Kilburn's ordinary shares.
MR. ALAN PIGGOTT has been appointed publicity manager of Simms Motor Units, Ltd. He joined the company in 1933 and before his health broke down in 1955 had been sales manager for eight years. MR. D. Woon continues as publicity officer.
M. A. L. KING. until recently general manager administration of Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd., has been appointed general manager sales in succession to MR. A. M. MACKINTOSH,
• who has now taken over co-ordinating duties within the Shell-Mex and B.P. group of companies.
MR. G. H. LtviteGs-rom, previously Glasgow area sales manager of the Avon India Rubber Co., Ltd., has been appointed sales manager (tyres) of the company's export division in London. MR. C. MEDD, previously commercial vehicle specialist, London depot, succeeds Mr. Livingston in Glasgow.
MR. N. R. BELLWOOD, chief financial officer of British Road Services, has been appointed director of the funds and general division at the head * quarters of the British Transport Commission. MR. G. DICKINSON. senior costing& assistant at B.T.C. headquarters, has become principal traffic costing officer at Paddington. MR. A. J. PRAGNELL, assistant commercial officer at the headquarters of B.R.S., has been appointed commercial officer, and will also act as commercial manager of B.R.S. (Contracts), Ltd. MR. A. S. EATON, outside advertising manager of Ferodo, Ltd., has retired after 32 years' service.
MR. B. W. CLARK has been elected to the board of the S.M.T. Sales and Service Co., Ltd., as assistant managing director. He was formerly general manager. MR. G. V. DRYDEN and MR_ D. DONALDSON, area managers, have also joined the board. Mr. Clark has spent his working life in the motor industry and joined the company in 1943.
MR. WILLIAM FARNORTH, who has been north-western executive officer of the Road Haulage Association, the Traders' Road Transport Association and the Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association since 1945, has vacated these posts. He will continue in an advisory capacity until March 31, 1958. MR. W. M. FARNORTH, deputy secretary of the North Western (Eastern) Area of the R.H.A., MR. G. GREGORY, assistant secretary of the North Western Division of the T.R.T.A., and MR. J, J. FLAHERTY, assistant secretary of the North Western Area of the P.V.O.A., have become local secretaries of their respective associations.
NR.H.A. APPOINTMENTS EW appointments of officers in the South Yorkshire Area of the Road Haulage Association are as follows;—
Area ComsnIttee: Mr, H. Booth, chairman; Mr. R. Pearson. vice-chairman Sheffield and Rotherham Sub-areat Mr. P. R. Spencer, chairman; Mr, B. Rhodes, vice-chairman.
Chesterfield Snh-area: Mr. G. T. Truman, chairman; Mr. J. H. Pretwell, vice-chairman; Mr. G. H. Pears, honorary secretary.
Barnsley Sub-area: Mr. G. Bashforth. chairman; Mr. H. Myatt and Mr. T. 0. Roberts, vice-chairmen; Mr. S. Farrall, honorary secretary. Doncaster Sub-area: Mr. R. Pearson, chairman; Mr. A. Wentworth-Smith, vice-chairman; Mr. I. Learoyd, honorary secretary.
In the Northern area the following have been appointed:—
Carlisle Sub-arear Mr. T. C.orless. chairman: Mr. R. 0 Hill. vice-chairman; Mr. N. T. O'Reilly, honorary secretary.
Sunderland Sub-area: Mr. R. Clifford, chairrnan: Mr. E. Ritchie and Mr. W. B. Wakelletcf, vicechairmen; Mr. C. Garnsworthy, honorary secretary.
The following elections are reported from the Southern Area:—
Dorset and West Hants. Sabarese Mr. L. W. Frampton. chairman; Mr. H. J. Cutler, vierchairman.
Isle of wax Snb-alsrat Mr: F. T. Cheek, chairman; Mr. J. Warder. vice-chairman,
"REMOVE EXTRA Is. NOW" THE Government should remove the extra Is. on fuel tax at once, said Mr. S. J. Lamborn, chairman of the London and Home Counties Division of the Traders' Road Transport Association at the annual meeting of the Herts Area last week.
Newly elected officers of the Association are as follows:— Harts Area: Mr. R. V. rowan, chairman; Mr. E. S. Kirkland, vice-chairman.
East Midland Division: Mr. K. C. Turner, chairman.
Leicester Area: Mr. E. Trask. chairman; Mr. G. A. Dawes. vice-chairman.
Peierberough Area: Mr. L. W. Bugg, chairman. Sheffield Areal Mr. N. Effiff, chairman.