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Ken Beresford, of Beresford Transport Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, has retired as chairman of the Transport Association and has been succeeded by F. Jolly, of the Ackworth Transport Co. Ltd., Ackworth, Yorks. The new vice-chairmen of the Association are David ,McVeigh, of McVeigh Transport Ltd., Grimsby, and George Ostroumoff, of Doltons Transport Ltd., Redditch.
C. H. Bridgen, formerly traffic officer, British Road Services, has been appointed research officer, BRS Parcels Ltd, Mr. Bridgen, who is 40, joined the traffic department at BRS headquarters in 1949. having previously been with Transport Services Ltd.
J. Barry Griffiths has been appointed assistant general manager of Northern Ireland Trailers Ltd. and James M. Flett chief traffic manager. Mr. Griffiths joined Coast Lines Ltd. in 1956 and became commercial manager of Northern Ireland Trailers three years ago. Mr. Flett joined the company as traffic manager in 1963, previously being with British Road Services in charge of meat transport.
K. R. Sutton has been appointed deputy general manager, West Bromwich Corporation Transport. He was previously senior planning assistant with Manchester Corporation Transport.
H. C. Bundock. accounts officer at the head office of British Road Services, has been appointed accountant, BRS Parcels Ltd.
Trevor E. Peppercorn has succeeded Sir Lincoln Steel as chairman of Triplex Holdings Ltd., which controls the safety-glass and engineering factories of the Triplex Group.
F. H. Shepheard has been appointed to the board of Halls (Finchley) Ltd. Mr. Shepheard was formerly with the Perkins Group in Peterborough as sales manager for Latin America.
In the past year Atkinson Vehicles (A/Asia) Pty. Ltd., of Clayton, Victoria. covering the Australian Continent, has undergone an expansion programme under the new management of J. M. McInnes, and Jeffrey Greenhalgh, recently appointed export sales manager of Atkinson Vehicles Ltd.. Preston, is now on a three-month visit to the territory of Mr. McInnes, both gaining further knowledge of peculiar Australian conditions.
L. Tinckham has been appointed technical sales representative of Percy Lane Ltd., Tam worth, Staffs. He was previously with W. Gilmour Smith Ltd„ Auster Ltd., BET Federation Ltd. and Park Royal Vehicles. A. B. Fuller has resigned as managing director of Taskers of Andover (1932) Ltd. and is succeeded by his son Leonard. Mr. A. B. Fuller was appointed assistant managing director of Taskers of Andover Ltd. in 1927 and became managing director in 1932 on the re-formation of the company. He was appointed chairman in 1942 and will remain in that capacity and as adviser to the board.
J. D. Robertshaw has joined the board and become chairman of Bain and Hodge Ltd., general haulage contractors and wharfingers.
K. E. Holt, chief cashier of the Manchester Corporation transport department, has been awarded one of the first Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowships, which are awarded annually to men and women to work and study for a time in another part of the Commonwealth or the USA. He was one of 3,303 applicants from whom 66 have been chosen to be Churchill Fellows of 1966.
Peter Ware. currently director of engineering of the Rootes Group passenger car division, has been appointed manager, product development. in which capacity he will be responsible for the company's expanding activity in a wide range of engineering products.
Pressed Steel Fisher Ltd. has announced the following appointments: J. R. Stanfield, a main board director, becomes general manager of the Midlands division and will be responsible for the Castle Bromwich and Ward End factories. W. H. Bicknell becomes a main board director and, as general manager of the Swindon division, will be responsible for the Swindon and Llanelli factories. S. A. J. Frampton is appointed a main board director and becomes general manager of the Cowley division. He will be responsible for the Cowley and Coventry factories. F. McMullen is made a local board director and, as financial director, will be responsible to J. L. Litt-yens, deputy managing director.
I. Thomsen has been appointed managing director and chief executive officer of The Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain) Ltd. Mr. Thomsen. who was previously deputy managing director, has been with Goodyear since 1958. He succeeds C. J. Pilliod, who is returning to the company's headquarters in Ohio.
N. P. Biggs, chairman and director of Cleveland Petroleum Co. Ltd.. has resigned from the board following his appointment as vice-president (finance) of Esso Europe Inc. E. W. Hardiman, already on the board of directors, has replaced Mr. Biggs as chairman.