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Mu.-GEN. SR ARTHUR L. WiLuisms has joined the board of the Autolifts and Engineering Co., Ltd.
MR. A. S. WILLIAMS has been appointed Midland area sales manager for Brake Linings, Ltd., Buxton. He has been a representative since 1954.
MR, C. S. OrrER, who has been sales manager of Associated Engineering (Sales), Ltd., for the past four years, has now been appointed a director.
MR. ARTHUR ELLIOTT, commercial director of Precision Rubbers, Ltd., has been awarded the Swinbank medal of the Purchasing Officers' Association for outstanding services to purchasing.
MR. R. HEATH has resigned the secretaryships of Stanley Hughes and Co., Ltd., S. Hughes (Commercial), Ltd., and Blue Bird Garages (Hull), Ltd. He is to take up an appointment in London.
MR. HARRY MUSCROFT, manager and engineer of Huddersfield Transport Department since 1941, is to retire next April. He is immediate past president of the Municipal Passenger Transport Association.
MR. PERCY WHETSTONE, road manager in charge of all Royal Automobile Club patrols since 1947, has retired after , 33 years. He is succeeded by his deputy, MR. H. TAYLOR, who has been with the
club since 1945. •
MR. G. W. RUSSELL, motor transport department manager of the National Benzole Co., Ltd., has retired after 34 years. He is succeeded by his assistant, MR. A. MORRIS, who has been with the company for about a year.
MR. ROBERT A. WHEWAY has been elected chairman of Job Wheway and Son, Ltd., and now holds the appointment of managing director jointly with MR. W. J. BOURNE. MR. GARNET BEEBEE has been appointed sales director.
MR. R. G. HOWE, assistant general manager and traffic manager of the United Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., has been appointed director and general manager of, the Southern Vectis Omnibus Co., Ltd., with effect from November 1. Be succeeds MR. R. F. BUSHROD, who was recently appointed to a similar position With the Lincolnshire Road Car Co., Ltd.
SIR GEORGE BEHARRELL has resigned the presidency of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., but has agreed to act as honorary consultant to the company. He is succeeded by LORD BAILL1EU, who relinquishes the chairmanship. The new chairman is MR. G. E. 13EHARRELL, who will continue to act as chief executive. MR. JOHN H. LORD and MR. R. M. GEDDES become managing directors and Ma. T. E. PEPPERCORN is a new executive member of the board.
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MR. A. H. THOMAS,. chief buyer of British Belting and Asbestos, Ltd., has been elected chairman of the Purchasing Officers' Association.
MR. C. W. SHARP, managing director of Electro-Hydraulics, Ltd., and Conveyancor Fork Trucks, Ltd., begins a three-month world tour on October 22.
MR. R. T. CONLON has been appointed sales manager of the home market division of Tudor Accessories, Ltd., and MR. W. E. C. GREENWOOD has become sales manager in charge of original equipment for car manufacturers.
MR. Nevii,LF A. STACK has been seconded to the marine and industrial section of A.C.V. Sales, Ltd., as deputy to MR. P. J. Sims. For the past three years, Mr. Stack has been overseas relations representative of the company's export division.
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PUBLIC CONFIDENCE LOST, SAYS CROSVILLE CHIEF
IT will take Crosville Motor Services, I Ltd., at least a year to get over the effects of the bus strike, according to Mr. W. J. Crosland-Taylor, general manager. Writing in the Crosville magazine, he says: "Many fewer people are travelling compared with this time last year. The public did without btn,es for nine days and have found that there are other means of travel. . . .
"Goodwill is a mysterious and delicate piece of machinery and a very small amount of dirt in the wheels can undo all the efforts of years to improve it and to give confidence to our customers. .. . Today we have lost that confidence, and it means almost certainly a reduction of mileage and probably redundancy, which we have fought so hard to avoid."
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TV TO AID ROAD USERS SCOTTISH road users will be able to judge road conditions from a special television service to be inaugurated this winter. Whenever snow, ice, fog or floods affect roads in Scotland, the Automobile Association will provide charts for Scottish Teleyision, • Ltd., together with 'up-to-the-minute reports