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W. M. Dravers has been appointed a lirector of the Birmingham and Midland Motor Dmnibus Co. Ltd., in place of R. W. Birch, vho has retired from the board. Mr. Dravers las also succeeded Mr. Birch as a director and :hairman of the Birmingham company's two vholly-owned subsidiaries, Leamington and Warwick Transport Co. Ltd., and Stratfordipon-Avon Blue Motors Ltd. Mr. Birch joined he board of the Birmingham and Midland vlotor Omnibus Co. in 1947 and. later that year, iecame a director and chairman of its two ubsidiaries.
Dr. F. A. L. Winternitz, formerly group chief mgineer, has been appointed to the board of Associated Engineering Ltd. as group technical Jirector.
The fourth and fifth 'staff members of Southtown Motor Services Ltd. to complete 50 years' ;ervice, garage foreman J. W. Willsmer and )Iacksmith A. V. Chapman received a telerision set and silver tea set respectively from the ;ompany at a Brighton dinner party. The following have been appointed directors of British Motor Holdings Ltd.. the BMCJaguar holding firm: Sir George Harriman, (chairman), M. A. H. Bellhouse, J. R. Edwards, T. A. E. Layborn, R. .1. Lucas, Sir William Lyons, R. A. Stormonth-Darling. The BMC board remains unchanged.
Robert Abercrombie has been appointed traffic manager of W. Alexander and Sons (Midland) Ltd.. bus proprietors, Falkirk. He has been 25 years with the company and served at depots in Kilsyth, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
The Glacier Metal Co. Ltd. (a member of the Associated Engineering Group) announces the appointment of James Campbell as director of the company. Mr. Campbell is head of Glacier's research and development division.
British Timken division of the Timken Roller Bearing Co., Duston, Northampton, announces that as from January 1, A. S. Paterson will be area manager, West Midlands; J. Gilchrist, area manager, Scotland; W. J. Lewis, sales engineer, London; and M. G. Clements, sales engineer, East Midlands.
F. Kenneth Short has been appointed managing director of the 24-vehicle Tyneside road haulage and stevedoring firm F. Short and Sons Ltd., which has operated a nightly trunk service between Newcastle and Hull since 1930. He is 38 and joined the company on leaving the Royal Signals in 1949. Mr. Short represents the company's stevedoring interests on the executive of the Port Employers Association for the northeast coast and is a member of the Tyne and Wear National Dock Labour Board. He took over the road haulage and warehousing operations on the death of his uncle, Mr. F. R. Short, in September.
Industrial Transport Association admissions THE following admissions to the Industrial Transport Association have been approved by the council:— Members: P. R. Budgen, C. J. Blades, P. McKluskic, S. J. Stanton, J. Smith, A. W. Wright.
Assoc. members: A. V. Atkins, J. S. Abbott, C. Barclay, W. F. Beardsley, Mrs. B. Bennett, H. A. G. Browning, R. Bettison, M. Bradley, Mrs. H. S. Collins, Capt. A. P. Connolly, RCT, W. A. Dalziel, D. T. Davies, Major E. W. Farrant, R. W. C. Fitt, C. H. Farrow, Capt. R. T. Frost, RCT, R. J. Gibbins, J. D. Gardiner, C. J. Gill, J. A. Hagan, J. E. Hogan, H. A. Kearsley, J. A. Kilvington, G. A. Lane, D. McClymont, G. P. Nottingham, B. J. Oakley, L. Parfitt, F. J. Powney, C. A. Randall, E. Saunders, T. P. Stratton. G. E. Stacey, Capt. J. Venmore, RCT, F. G. Willis, A. G. Wilkins.