Frank swings into retirement
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FRANK Layton, who was treasurer of the FTA for two years, retired last week on his 62nd birthday—and plans to spend more of his time on the golf course.
Mr Layton, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport, was transport adviser for W. H. Smith's Ltd and had 28 years' service with the company. He joined them in 1947 as an assistant transport manager and was promoted to transport manager in the following year.
In July, 1960, he was appointed director and general manager of WHS Transport Ltd, became managing director eight years later and deputy chairman in 1972. The following year he became the group's transport adviser.
A popular figure in the industry, Mr Layton is a former chairman of the London and Home Counties division of the TRTA. From 1970-72 he was a member of the council, and treasurer of the FTA.
Another retirement last week was that of Harry Young, a man with 46 years' experience of transport in Scotland. Mr Young, regional officer (Northern) of Freightliners Ltd remains chairman of the Kinlochleven Road Transport and Trading Company.
He was in charge of all the northern operations of Freightliners and has been instrumental in building up business to supply the new terminal in Dundee.
British Commercial Transport Co Ltd, the Ilford-based International Freight Forwarding Group, has announced the appointment of David Heyward as manager of their new office at Newport, Gwent, scheduled to open soon. Mr Heyward has had a lifetime of experience in all aspects of freight forwarding and an important part of his responsibility will be to make and maintain contact with clients in the South Wales and Bristol Channel areas.
The new Severn Bridge now links the area by road •to London and a great volume of traffic flows in and out of the area through Welsh and English ports. The opening of this new branch will mean that BCT is represented in every part of the UK.
On the passenger front, Christopher Millward, aged 54, has been appointed North divisional manager of Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive and takes over his new post on September 24.
Mr Millward was previously the Executive's administration manager, and was in charge of a series of road-rail interchange experiments which led to the introduction of bus feeder services to railway stations and car parking for commuters at stations.
National have appointed Tony A. Harrison as traffic manager of Alder Valley.