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MR.. S. R. Hoot; has resigned his directorship of Specialloid, Ltd.
MR. D. G. PALMER has been appointed managing director of the Eagle Engineering Co., Ltd., in succession to the late MR. R. G. PALMER, M.B.E.
MR,.. W. E. Catoog. has been appointed assistant,. tyre sales manager Of the North British Rubber Co., Ltd. He was formerly a sales representative in
the Midlands. • • MR, D. H. Foutos, managing director of Carter Paterson, Ltd., has been appointed manager of the parcels service in the South-eastern Division of the Road Haulage Executive.
MR. T F. TURNF,R, of the English Electric Co., Ltd., has been elected president of the Purchasing Officers AssOciation. MR. D, ,WRAGo, of Thomas Firth and John Brown, Ltd:; the new chairman Ma. W. H. BOWKER, governing director of W. H. Bowker, Ltd., and now a unit manager of the Road Haulage Executive. recently received a presentation from employees of the company as an expression of their esteem.
Ma. L. WALKER. of Armley, Leeds, has been elected chairman of a new sub-area committee of the :National Taxi-Car Association. covering Leeds and Bradford. MR. H. CAVE, of Beeston. Leeds. has been appointed honorary secrete ry MR. C. OWEN SILVERS, MlNL, M.I.E.E.. who was due to retire from his position as general manager of Wolverhampton Transport Department on October 10.is taking up a directorship with the Sunbeam Trolleybus Co., Ltd., an associated company of Guy Motors, Ltd.
MR. A. T. ROBLRSON, chief planner of the Fort Dunlop group of factories and factory manager of St. Mary's Mills. Leicester. has been appointed works director of Dunlop South Africa, Ltd. He succeeds MR, E. E. QuterroN, the new general works manager of the Dunlop factory at Speke.
MR. B. C. RANDALL has been appointed sales manager in charge of the newly formed transport development section of the plastics division of Thomas De La Rue and Co.. Ltd, The section is concerned with the exploitation of Formica as a material for use in road and other vehicles.
MR. A. H. NISBET has, for health reasons. resigned his position as managing director of Bowden (Engineers), Ltd., but remains on the board in a consultative capacity. His successor is MR. H. G. GILCHRIST, D.S.O., MC.,
M.I.MEen.E.. M.LE.S., formerly general manager of the concern. A32
Ma. J. W. THORNLEY has been appointed works manager of Scammell and Nephew, Ltd. He was formerly with Ofiord and Sons, Ltd.
MR. A. E. SEWELL has .taken up an appointment as • a -• member of the Transport Tribunal. He was formerly charges advisor to the,Bnitish Transport Commission.
MR. J. WEATHERHEAD has been placed in charge of the Leeds sub-depot recently opened by the Avon India Rubber Co., Ltd., at Bank Low Mills, East Street, Leeds, 9. MR. H. C. COTLRELL has been appointed the Avon commercial-vehicle specialist for Lanashire and Cheshire.