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A. H. PLEWS have resigned from the board of G. Beaton and Son, Ltd.
MR. H. N. W. D. CARTER, general manager of the Norwich Ford depot: Of Mann Egerton and Co., Ltd., has been made a Icieal director of the company.
MR. T. MARrourr has been appointed manager of .the Oxford depot of Kerry's (Great Britain),: Ltd. He, was previously assistant-. to the. administrative general manager.
MR. K. M. DAVIES has been appointed manager of commercial user sales for the John Boll Rubber .Co., Ltd. MR. R. D. BROWN and M. D. Moo RF have become commercial user sales executives.
MR. E. A. BETTELEY has been elected ehairdan of the Wolverhampton Area of the Traders' Road Transport Association. Vice-chairmen are MR. E. CARTER, M. A. SMART and MR. K. H. WIDDOWSON, Whilst MR. D. TAYLOR is secretary.
MR. J. E. HatoFsoN has been appointed a Deputy Secretary to the Ministry of Transport. He will take charge of the inland transport part of the Ministry, succeeding MR. L. J. DLINNETT, who has been appointed Permanent Secretary.
MR. C. D. PAIN, Leicester branch manager of the British Wagon Co., Ltd., has been promoted to the company's southern head office. He will be replaced at Leicester on April 1 by MR. A. W. JAMES, a representative in the area.
MR. W. A. CROSSLAND, for the past five years chief engineer of Smiths Radiornobile, has become head of 'product research for. Smiths Motor Accessory Division. MR. H. M. MELLon. is joining Smiths Radiomobile as engineering and service manager.
MR. I. C. GREGORY, transport manager of Bristol Aircraft, Ltd., has become works services manager with wider responsibilities. MR. P. ALDEN has been appointed transport controller, in charge of day to day internal and external transport.
MR. J. G. DAWSON has been appointed director of engineering for F. Perkins, Ltd., and MR. GEOFFREY SMITH is now director of production. Mr. Dawson is general manager of the company's engineering division and a director of Perkins Outboard Marine, Ltd. Mr. Smith has been the managing director's personal assistant since he joined Perkins in 1957.
M. D. W. HAWKINS, a former director and general manager of Dunlop Plantations. Ltd., has been appointed to the main board of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd. He joined the company in 1927 and was at one time chairman and managing director of Dunlop Malayan Estates, Ltd. Since February, 1958, he has controlled Dunlop's materials supply division.
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M. A. A. BILLS has succeeded MR. BERNARD DAVIES as secretary of the Motor Accessories Manufacturers' Association. Mr. Davies has resigned.
DR, W. 1. PCMPHREY, manager of the research department of Murex Welding .Processes, Ltd., has been elected to the Court of Governors of Birmingham University as a representative of the Guild of Graduates.
MR. RONALD Cox, general manager of
• Rochdale Passenger Transport Depart ment, will read one of the papers to be presented at the Municipal Passenger Transport Association's conference at Edinburgh from September 21-25.
MR. M. F. BARNARD was last Friday re-elected president of the Mansion House Association on Transport. Other officers were re-elected. MIL J. W. BANNARD was elected a vice-president and MR. L. A. CasTr.E-rotst (The Metal Box Co., Ltd.) and MR, B. V. G. LEWIS (Arthur Guinness Son and Co.(Park Royal), Ltd.) were elected to the council of the Association.
NEW TRANSPORT USERS' COMMITTEE APPOINTED
ANEW Transport Users' Consultative Committee for the London area has been appointed by the Minister of Transport to serve until February 28, 1962. The chairman is Mr. L. G. Burleigh, and other members are:—.
Industry, Mr. F. 0. Varcoe and Mr. R. A. MeNeile: Commerce, Mrs, A. E. O'Connor. Mr. H. T. Parkin, Mr. A. R. Moore and Mr. I. R. Mason; shipping, Mr. H. L. Carey and Mr. D. T. Harrison-Slcap: labour. Mr. A. R. Akers; local authorities. Mr. G. Allison...Beer. ClIr, F. Brown, Aid, W. J. Lipscombc and Aid. E. W. Turner. British Transport Commission, Mr. F. G. Crabb and Mr. G. J. Dickins: additional members. Aid, Mrs, E. H. R. OldRcld and Mrs. D. Robinson: secretary, Mr. G. T. Tippeu.
Two members. one for tabour and one for local authorities, have yet to be appointed.
SITUATION STILL VACANT MO recommendation for an appoint
' ment to the post of secretary of the Metropolitan and South Eastern Area of the Road Haulage Association is to be made by the committee appointed to choose an incumbent, following the interviewing of short-listed candidates. Mr. George Harris, acting secretary, is to carry on as at present.
LEYLAND DOUBLE EXPORTS
nESPITE trading difficulties, particu
larly in the home market, Leyland Motors, Ltd., report an overall sales improvement of nearly 15 per cent. so far this year, compared with the corresponding period of 1958. In the export field this year's orders have doubled, and there has been a 20 per cent, increase in home contracts from municipal and private bus operators.
STANDARD 3-TONNER E Secretary of State for War said in the House of Commons last week that the Army were providing a standard 3-ton chassis on which eight different types of body could be built, according to need.