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David Brooks
AVIS Truck Leasing and Rental has promoted David Brooks to the new position of UK fleet manager with responsibility for fleet planning and vehicle specifications.
Mr Brooks was previously district manager for South London, and in his new position he will be based at Avis Truck's headquarters at Hayes, Middlesex.
Crane Fruehauf Ltd has narrred Roger Hewitt as UK sales administration manager, with overall responsibility for the company's plant sales offices. In his new position he will be based at Toftwood, Dereham, Norfolk. He was formerly Crane Fruehauf Ltd's tank sales manager.
The new Crane Fruehauf manager for tank sales is Ken Dowding who was previously the national accounts tanks sales manager. Based at the company's Hayes Sales office, he will be responsible for the overall sales of Fruehauf's range of road tankers and hoppers.
Tony Neath has joined Renault Trucks and Buses as fleet sales executiVe for the southern region. Mr Neath was previously with Fiat Commercial Vehicles, Tibbett and Britten Ltd has named Stephen Price as general manager, airfreig ht. Mr Price joins the company after three years with Air Express International as traffic manager. He will be based at the company's new premises at Hayes, Middlesex.
John Holliday has joined KEW Sales, supplier of highpressure water cleaners and sandblasters to agriculture and industry, as marketing manager responsible for the company's overall marketing, advertising and public relations activities in the UK and Ireland. Mr Holliday previously ran his own company — KEW Pressure Washer Services.
National Tyre Service Ltd has made Austin Stewart the new divisional manager for Northern Ireland. Mr Stewart was previously with the Pirelli Tyre Company.
Blue Dart Transport has appointed two new representatives: David Peers, who was previously with Priestners Transport, will cover North-west counties plus major customers in Scotland and he will be based at Blue Dart's headquarters at Stakehill, Manchester; Paul Hand joins the company as London and South-east counties representative.
John Hirsch has become a non-executive director of the Appleyard Group of Companies. Mr Hirsch started his business career with the Ford MOtQF Company but for the last twc years has been a member of the BL Cars Board as director ol product and marketing strategy.
Taking up the new position o1 financial controller/co-ordinatoi for the National Bus Compan) subsidiary companies in thE West Yorkshire Metropolitar County is John Ledger. NII; Ledger was previously financia controller for the same NBC subsidiaries.
• Fred Mitchell has been pro rooted to work engineer of ERf Ltd following the retirement o his brother George. George Mitchell joined the company ir 1933 as a vehicle electriciar and was ERF Ltd's longest serving employee. Three othe Mitchell brothers also work a ERF in various capacities.