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MR. T. G. GRANT has been appointed home safes manager of Expandite, Ltd MR. J. G. THOM has been appointed sales manager for Northern Ireland of British Oxygen Gases, Ltd.
Am. H. A. MAXFIELD has been appointed a member of the Transport Users' Consultative Committee for the London area.
MR. J. E. RonisisoN, chief engineer, Henry Meadows, Ltd., is visiting the Middle East and the Far East, including Egypt, Pakistan and India.
MR. H. CLARK, service engineer of A.E.C., Ltd., for north London and the Eastern Counties, has retired. He was with the company since 1907.
MR. J. C. SMITH, has been re-elected chairman of the Bradford centre of the Institute of the Motor Industry, and MR. F. S. SUTCLIFFE vice-chairman.
MR. H. W. KITCHENER has joined Anthony Hoists, Ltd., as production manager. He was formerly with Bromilow and Edwards, Ltd., and Telchoist, Ltd.
MR. ERNEST HILL, chairman and managing director of_ Hills Transport (Dinas Powis), Ltd., has been appointed chairman of Penarth Chamber of Trade.
THE HON. GEOFFREY CUNLIFFE has been elected president of the Aluminium Development Association. Vice-president is MR. SPENCE SANDERS, and the chairman of the executive .committee MR. J. H. MAYES.
MR. VICTOR BRENNER has been elected president of the Birmingham Exchange and Engineering Centre. He succeeds MR. C. J. GRAZEBROOK. Mr. Brenner is managing director of Deutsch and Brenner, Ltd., and is a past treasurer of the centre.
MR. N. R. GRIFFIrtis has been appointed manager of the motor fuel department, dealer trade, of Fina Petroleum Products, Ltd. MR. R. A. CiRIERSON continues as assistant manager. Mr. Griffiths was formerly assistant manager of the north-east region.
MR. R HALES and MR. L. J. PIKE have joined the sales organization of Simnis Motor Units, Ltd. Mr. Hales was previously with Citroen and de Havilland, and was chief designer of a Canadian engineering company. Mr. Pike has been on Simms' technical staff since 1950.
MR. L. G. BURLEIGH, transport officer, Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., and MR. F. H. TATE, chairman of Pease Transport, Ltd., and Silver Roadways, Ltd., have been re-elected members of the council of London Chamber of Commerce. MR. M. C. CLEAR, sales director of the Brush Group, Ltd., is a new council member.
112 MR. F. G. COUCH is in Guys Hospital where he is making good progress after an operation.
MR. JOHN HEPTON has been appointed traffic manager of Castleford C.W.S Retail Society.
MR. P. T. WATSON has been appointed a member of the Northwestern Transport Users' Consultative Committee. He is secretary and director of a Belfast company of linen manufacturers
AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR WILLIAM ELtioL has joined the board of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd,, MR. ROY WATSON, advertising manager, has sailed to the U.S.A. to study the latest American advertising methods MR. W. C. HUSTON has been appointed manager of the lamp sales division of the A.E.I. Lamp and Lighting Co., Ltd., and MR. C. W. M. PHILLIPS manager of the lighting sales division. MR. Cf. W. J. FARMER has become publicity manager.
MR. C. AMOR has been elected chairman of Swindon Sub-area of the Road Haulage Association. The vice-chairman is MR. S. E. Goss. MR. W. J. BOWLER has become chairman of the Western Area Livestock Functional Group, and MR. F. COOK, vice-chairman.
MR. W. FELTHAM, of Kingswood Queen Coaches, has been elected chairman of the Western Area of the Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association. The vice-chairmen are MR. E. A. BAILEY • (Bristol Co-operative Society, Ltd.), and MR. E. BURRETT (Messrs. Durrett and Wells, Melksham).
MORE TIGER CUBS FOR WESTERN WELSH
TO augment 130 Leyland Tiger Cub buses already in service with the Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd., a further 62 vehicles of this type are to be acquired. The company are also introducing Leyland-M.C.W. Olympian chassisless buses. Ten of 40 are so far on the road.
Fifty of the new Tiger Cubs will have Weymann 44-seat all-metal bodies for stage-carriage services, and the remaining 12 will have Willowbrook 41-seat all-metal bodies troy express routes.
On service in South Wales, Tiger Cubs average 13.6 m.p.g. on schedules requiring average speeds of 17 m.p.h.