Men in the News

24th September 1954, Page 84

24th September 1954

Page 84

Page 84, 24th September 1954 — Men in the News

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MR, F. W. LAMPARD has been appointed northern manager of Silentbloc, Ltd., and the Andre Rubber. Co., Ltd.

MR. J. G. MCLEOD has been appointed works manager of the Willesden factory of Bowden (Engineers), Ltd.

SIR HAROLD ROXBEE Cox, formerly chief scientist to the Ministry of Fuel and Power, has been elected a director of the Brush Group.

MR. WALLACE E. RICE-Ia has been elected chairman and MR. A. B. Lowitie general secretary of the Roads Improvement Association. Both have been executive officials of the Association for over 30 years.

MR. W. G. BIRD, managing director of Auto Tyre Services, Ltd., has been appointed to the board of Wayne Rubber Co. (Pty.), Ltd., Rossburgh, Natal, South Africa, as a director resident in England.

MR. R. F. G. BROWN has been appointed special representative for the South Midlands and part of the Eastern Counties of the Davies Tyre Co., Ltd., and the Re-Cord Tyre Co., Ltd. He was previously with the Firestone concern.

MR. G. H. ASBRIDGE, who has joined the board of Sentinel (Shrewsbury), Ltd., will be responsible for the machine-tool division. MR. H. W. SANsum, whose new appointment in the Sentinel concern was announced in The Commercial Motor on September 10, carries the title of sales and service manager of the vehicle division.

MR. HARLOW H. CURTICE, president of the General Motors Corporation, arrived in this country on Monday at the start of a tour of the organization's European establishments. In this country he will visit the Vauxhall and AC-Delco companies. Accompanying him are MR. HARLEY J. EARL, in charge of the styling staff, MR. CARL H. Marx, head of the overseas and Canadian group, MR. EDWARD RILEY, general manager, MR. E. S. HOGLUND, assistant general manager of General Motors' overseas operations, and MR. IVAN DRESSER, regional manager for Europe.

MR. L. A. THAN has been appointed sales representative of Brake Linings,. Ltd., to cover Northumberland, Durham, Westmorland, Cumberland and the North Riding. MR. A. E. WROE has been appointed to cover Cheshire, Lancashire, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Caernarvonshire, Merione'.11 and the Isle of Anglesey.

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MR. RAY CLARK has joined Jensen Motors, Ltd., as assistant sales manager. He will assist MAJ. H. M. WEIR, general sales manager.

MR. W. H. LENTON is to retire from his position as general manager of the Coventry Radiator and Presswork Co., Ltd. He took this post in 1919. He began his career with the Dunlop company in 1896.

MR. W. L. DRUMMOND, formerly sales manager of Sentinel (Shrewsbury), Ltd., has been appointed general sales manager of Guy Motors, Ltd. He succeeds CotG. W. PURSER, who is

leaving shortly for South Africa to become director of Guy ..Motors (South Africa) Pty., Ltd.

RAIL COACH WENT BY ROAD FOR EXPORT

WHEN Cravens' Ltd., Sheffield, last W week completed the first of 19 railway coaches they are building for Hong Kong, and intended to move it away by rail, they realized that this could not be done because the line to Manchester had been electrified and the coach was 1 ft. too high to pass under the wires.

The coach was moved by road. Measuring 75 ft. long by 14 ft. 5 in. high, it was placed on bogies and moved by a tractor at each end. It weighed 45 tons and will seat 120 passengers. Each coach is to be fitted with a boiler for the heating system.

"THE LITTLE RED BOOK"

THE 1954-55 edition of "The Little Red Book," containing particulars of bus operators, has been published by Passenger Transport Journal, Avenue Chambers, Vernon Place, Southampton Row, London, W.C.1. Twice as many operators as in the previous edition are listed and there are several innovations in the arrangement and indexing of the contents.