Mr. Blower Returns to Guy Board
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ofR. A. L. BLOWER, the former chairal man, and Mr. A. G. Jones, previously managing director, were re-elected directors of Guy Motors, Ltd., at last Friday's extraordinary meeting of shareholders. Their re-election at the annual meeting in December had been defeated by a small minority of shareholders.
Mr. Robin Guy, who was elected chairman after December's meeting, said production had increased by 44 per cent. and orders by 53 per cent since the end
• of the last -financial year. The company's biggest problem was the position of their South African subsidiary, for whom difficulties had been caused by the depression of hire-purchase business with nonEuropean customers.
Mr. J. J. Parkes, chairman and managing director of Alvis, Ltd., and Mr. Arthur Chamberlain, a director of .1 Brockhouse, Ltd., were last weekappointed to the Guy board.
LEYLAND GROUP CONFIDENT
CONFIDENCE in the group's prospects to the end of the present financial year was expressed by Sir Henry Spurfier, chairman and managing director of Leyland Motors, Ltd., in his annual statement issued on Tuesday.
He thought that, in Great Britain, the group could look forward with optimism, at least during the present Government's tenure of office.
TROLLEYBUSES TO GO
APLAN to replace trolleybuses with motorbuses has been approved by the Grimsby and Cleethorpes Joint Transport Committee. The new motorbus service will connect with new direct routes to Clccthorpes for passengers in outlying districts •of Grimsby.
The committee also decided to give Grimsby dock workers a special shuttle service at peak periods.