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NEW general manager, John iitchie, has been named by Wilcinson Transport Ltd for its Scotish operation, based at Paisley. Or Ritchie worked for the +lotion& Freight Corportation for !3 years, but has latterly worked or Dundee. Express Deliveries Ind Span Express.
Greenwoods Transport has a iew director responsible for ommercial vehicle operations. iraham White takes over the job ifter previously working as a lirector and general manager of :AP Bodies Ltd of Waltham :ross.
John McMahon is the new
nancial controller of Meaowsfreight Ireland Ltd, and its ister company, Meadows Air'eight Ireland Ltd. Mr McMahon )ins Meadows' Irish companies fter four years with LEP (IreInd) Ltd. Prior to that he was an pcountant with an Irish motor nporter.
Gerald Elliot is taking over om Leonard Harper-Cow as "airman of Christian Salvesen :d. Mr Elliott has been group ianaging director since 1973 J t joined the company in 1948. arry Sealey, currently manag
g director of Christian Salve
m (Food Services) Ltd, is to be)me group managing director, hile Joe Barber becomes man)ing director of the Food Serces Division. Mr Harper-Cow tires as chairman in Sepmber of this year, after 17 )ars in the chair.
The Road Haulage Associam's new West Midland area !adman is Reg Greaves of Ellis -eaves Transport (Coventry) d. Vice-chairmen are Noel organ of D and N Morgan ansport Ltd, and Ray Drayton Harris Warehousing and stribution Ltd. Sub-area chairan are J. Moore (Birming1m); P. Mousley (Coventry, igby and North Warwickshire); . Hughes (Dudley); D. Gill (PotPies); .J. Abel (Shropshire); D. Shilton (South Derbyshire/ irton on Trent); P. Truslove Puth Warwickshire); A. Boyle outh Worcestershire and !refordshire); C. Watson (West omwich, Walsall and Canck); and S. Hill (Wolverhamp1).
Les Wharton takes over next )nth as managing director of yland Parts. He previously is managing director of Leyid South Africa, and has been )laced by David Beck.
VIAN-VW Truck and Bus
have two new area sales managers in Tim Criddle and John Walker. Mr Criddle, who joined the company in 1979, will be responsible for the MAN luxury coach range in the south of England, while John Walker will cover the north of England, Midlands and Scotland.
George Burrows is to retire at the end of this month after 13 years as the Road Haulage Association's security officer. He spent 30 years in the Metropolitan Police, and is now joining Davco Instrumentation and Security as its security liason executive.
Obituaries
We record with regret, the deaths of Cyril Buckley and John Mort.
Mr Buckley, formerly managing director of London Country Bus Services Ltd joined the industry as a trainee with Crosville Motor Services Ltd in 1929. He later worked for the Bristol Group or companies but returned to Crosville as general manager and director in 1965. He became managing director of London Country in 1970 and also served as a member of the National Bus Company Executive Board from 1969 to 1972. He retired in 1976.
John Mort, who was 60, was recently appointed north area general manager of Greater Manchester Transport. He joined Leigh Corporation in 1942.