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Lieut. Cdr. J. W. Thornycroft and Mr. R. Thornyeroft have been elected honorary members of the British Transport Vehicle Manufacturers' Association.
Mr. R. E. Bottrill, of Portsmouth, has been appointed general manager of West Hartlepool Corporation, in succession to Mr. A. C. Barlow who has retired.
Mr. J. W. Tweedie, of Stirling. is the new traffic manager of W. Alexander and Sons (Midland). Ltd., in succession to Mr. T. S. McMain, who has retired.
Mr. S. K. Garratt, who started the public relations department of the Shell Chemical Company, has been appointed Public Relations Adviser to the British Transport Commission.
Mr. S. B. Knowlden, export sales manager of the Evode group of companies, Stafford, will visit east, west and central Africa for six to eight weeks, during this month and November as part of the company's intensification of their export drive.
Mr. J. Baxter, formerly central area engineer for Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., has been appointed northern area engineer in succession to Mr. G. H. Fry, who has retired. Mr. T. B. Pound, depot engineer at Blackpool, succeeds Mr. Baxter. Mr. T. A. Dunstan has been appointed district traffic superintendent for the Ormskirk area.
Mr. M. K. Bustard has been appointed a director of the Atlantic Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. (operators of transport ferry services from Tilbury and Preston) and its subsidiary. Frank Bustard and Sons, Ltd. From October 25 he will be general manager of both companies in succession to Mr. J. H. Bustard who is taking up an appointment as chief shipping and Irish traffic manager of the London Midland region of British Railways.
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Mr. T. C. Worth has been appointed a director of Tecalemit, Ltd.
Mr. H. Lonsdale, transport manager of Joseph Rank, Ltd., Gateshead, has retired after 48 years with the firm. His successor is Mr. H. Draper.
Mr. E. R. Pochin has been appointed managing director of Ferodo. Ltd. lie has been home sales director of the company since 1955, a position which has now been taken over by Mr. M. H. Good.
Mr. R. A. Wiggans has been appointed general works engineer of Leyland Motors, Ltd. Mr. F. Grimshaw, who has held this position for many years, will in future act as consultant to the company on development projects.
Mr. F. Smith has been appointed transport manager to North Notts Gravel Company, Ltd., of Retford and their associated companies, Ferro-Concrete and Stone (North Notts), Ltd., Qualbatch (North Notts), Ltd. and Frank England, Ltd.
Mr. J. E. Osborne has joined Brake Linings, Ltd., and will be mainly concerned with the company's passenger transport undertakings in the South of England. Other appointments announced by Brake Linings, Ltd., are: Mr. M. MeEwan, sales representative for Scotland; Mr. N. G. Fletcher, sales representative for Lancashire, Cheshire, Westmorland and Cumberland, and Mr. E. B. Riley, sales representative for North Wales.
Forthcoming Events
October 14.—R.H.A. East London sub-arca Banquet and Ball. Park Lane Hotel. London.
October 17-18.—Road Haulage Association Conference. Brighton.
October 18-20.—Earls Court Motor Show.
October 24-27.—Royal Dairy Show. Olympia. October 28-Nos-ember 8.—Turin Motor Show. October 31.—British Electrical and Allied Manu
facturers' Association Dinner, Grosvenor House.
Park Lane. London.
November 10-18.—Scottish Show. Kelvin Hall. Glasgow.
November 13-16.—National Maintenance Conference and Exhibition. Central Hall Westminster.
February 32-March 4.—Amsterdam Show.
April 7.5.—National Coach Rally. Blackpool. April 30-May 5.—F.I.S.I.T.A. Ninth International Automotive Technical Congress. Church House, Westminster.
May 8IL—Mechanical Handling Exhibition. Earls Court, May 15-17.— Public Transport Association Conference. Harrogrne.
May 29-June 1.—Institute of Transport Congress, Cardiff.
September 21-24.—Commercial Motor Show. Fair's Court.
October 17-27.—Earls Com Motor Show.
Following arc the provisional dates of Continental shows for 1962: Copenhagen--March 7-11; Geneva— March 15-25; Paris.—October .4-14; Turin—October 31-November 1
Mr. J. D. Swallow has been appointed advertising manager of the three British divisions of the Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co.
Mr. J. Lunt, formerly training officer in the Sales Development Division of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Gt. Britain), Ltd., has been appointed manager. Dealer Sales Development, and Mr. T. E. Dove, also formerly training officer, has been appointed manager, Dealer Sales Training.
Mr. A. H. Grainger, Mr. L. C. Hawkins, Mr. B. H. Harbour and Mr. Anthony Bull have been appointed fulltime members and Lord Williams a parttime member of the London Transport Executive, Mr. W. D. Taylor has been appointed overseas secretary and manager, British Manufacturers Section, of the S.M.M.T. in succession to Mr. D. M. Why. Mr. Taylor, who is 43, has held senior executive posts on the exporting side of the consumer goods and pharmaceutical industries, in connection with which he travelled frequently overseas, mainly in Europe and the Middle East. He is a fluent linguist. Other changes at the society include the appointment of Mr. J. D. W. Gent as head of the legal department in succession to Mr. R. S. Weir, who is taking up an executive appointment in industry.
Obituary
WE regret to record the deaths of Mr. D. C. Weir, Mr. T. J. Grisford. and Mr. Sam Ridge.
Mr. Douglas Charles Weir, who was 62. was managing director of Douglas Weir. Ltd.. the Leicester car and commercial engineers and distributors. He was found dead beside a tipper vehicle in his firm's garage.
Mr. Thomas John Grisford, who was 80, was a haulier at St. Leonards-on-Sea.
Mr. Ridge, who was 81, was a haulage contractor in Burnley for over 30 years.