'Legal engineer' post for David Bampton at Perkins
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David Bampton, 38, has been appointed technical legislation manager by the Perkins Engines Group and will be responsible for the "legal engineering" of the company's products, reporting directly to the chairman and managing director, Monty Prichard. Said Mr Prichard; "One of the most important aspects of the job is to ensure that Perkins engines worldwide meet all legal requirements, as well as ensuring that forthcoming new legislation is anticipated and taken account of. This function is a further extension of Perkins' engineering services for its manufacturing customers and, in meeting operator requirements, it emphasizes the growing advantages of power unit standardization in world markets.' Mr Bampton was recently Perkins' manager of product engineering development.
Tony Matthews, marketing director of Hilton Transport Services Ltd, is this week addressing the Czech International Packaging Symposium in Prague. Mr Matthews is discussing the relative merits of road, rail, sea and air transportation and the need for international companies to make an overall appreciation of their total costs.
George Magnus has been appointed managing director of ICC Ltd, the technical and business consultant company which has recently opened offices at 20 Piccadilly, London W1. R. Felgate is moving from Rubery Owen divisional works manager (south) to motor division labour relations officer and is succeeded by J. A. Leading, who has been manager of axle case manufacturing, E. I. Foster, north-western area manager, Don Brake Linings, is leaving Small and Parkes Ltd for a post with a Manchester-based Don distributor, and is succeeded by R. Walsh, sales supervisor. Douglas F. W. McNair continues as chief executive, transport service equipment, in a reorganization of Tube Investments machine tool division's management structure into three main areas—machine tools and systems; quality control and measurement products: and transport and service equipment.
Donald W. Prentice has been appointed Thorn ley and Knight Ltd transport finishes representative in the City of Birmingham and Warwickshire. Mr Prentice became sales manager for the Birmingham and West Midland area with the formation of the Blundell Permoglaze group in 1962.
Brian Fair, 35, has joined Hills (Patents) Ltd, of Staines, as representative for North-East England.
Neal Nunnelly has a new post with Seatrain Lines, that of vicepresident and general manager for European marketing operations and responsible for day-to-day administration in Europe. Mr Nunnelly will continue to be based at European hq in Rotterdam.