At the first meeting of the new Council of the
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National Tyre Distributors' Association, held immediately following the annual general meeting on Tuesday at the Park Lane Hotel, London, Mr. R. T. Baker, managing director, Gorrill's Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne, was elected president.
The Minister of Transport has appointed Mr. H. W. Cheney as a member of the Transport Users' Consultative Committee for the East Midland area. Mr. Cheney is transport manager of the Corby Group of Works and the Bilston Iron and Steel Works of Siewarts and Lloyds Ltd., Corby Northants.
Mr. R. J. Richards and Mr. G. J. Lynch, previously executive directors of Duple Motor Bodies Lid., have been appointed full directors.
Mr. L. W. Robins has been appointed managing director of Beckett, Laycock and Watkinson Ltd. Mr. D. E. W. Aldous and Mr. S. Shickell have joined the main board of the company, and Mr. R. C. Bond has been appointed compan). secretary. The new board of directors now comprises: Mr. J. E. Beckett, Mr. L. W. Robins, Mr. C. B. Barran, Mr. J. R. Grimsdell, Mr. D. E. W. Aldous and Mr. S. Shickell. Both Mr, Aldous and Mr. Shickell continue as directors and general managers of Tensator Ltd. and Beelawat Windows (Architectural) Ltd. respectively.
Mr. K. J. Hall, formerly Pirelli Ltd. special representative for the South London region, has been appointed the regional sales manager. Mr. R. W. V. Muller, who had been nominated previously, found he was unable to take up the appointment and has resigned from the company for personal reasons. Following the announcement that Mr. Ilarold Wood has ceased to be chairman and managing director of Harold Wood and Sons Ltd. (see last week's issue), Mr. J. Barry Wild has been appointed managing director of the company. Mr. Wild rejoined Harold Wood and Sons in October, 1963 as a director and general manager, coming from Wincanton Transport and Engineering Co. Ltd., with which company he served nearly 10 years, the last six as transport manager, Mr. Wild was previously with Harold Wood and Sons as joint traffic manager from 1950 to 1954. He is chairman of the national bulk liquid haulage groun of the Road Haulage Association.
Mr. R. W. Seed is to become area manager, Eastern area of B.R.S. Parcels Ltd. on the retirement of Mr. A. W. Cheyne on May I. Mr. Seed, who is 43, joined Red Arrow Deliveries Ltd. in 1938, and apart from live years' war service, remained • with this firm until its aquisition by B.R.S. in 1949. In July of that year he was appointed depot superintendent, South Yardley, and subsequently held similar posts at Vauxhall, hall and Walter Street. In June, 1962, he became branch manager at Birmingham.
Mr. G. R. G. Watkins has now relinquished his position as managing director of Pitt 'Trailers Ltd, and joined the parent company, Alexander Stephen and Sons Ltd., at its London office, 37-45 Creechurch Lane, I Leadenhall Street, E.C.3. Mr. J. G. Sparling is now managing director of Pitt Trailers.