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25th March 1977, Page 20
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Investment justified at BL

LEYLAND Truck and Bus managing director Des Pitcher has Written to all the company's .employees assur ing that the company is not in the same situation as the Leyland Car group.

Mr Pitcher told employees in the letter: am glad to be able to say that our forward investment programmes will be supported by the Government through the National Enterprise Board.

"These in pro grammes will need to continue to be fulls justified taking into account the different requirements of the truck. bus and tractor industries.warned Mr Pitcher.

He said that the group could not afford to be complacent:: and he told employees that the Cars Group had been given to the end of-::',Karch to restore normal working otherwise there will be -drastic revision of the Grotto plan for the future.

At PIE International Robert Haddad has been appointed managing director of the .UK operation and he ttill be responsible for all 1-novel-news to the Middle Last and.•Eurojw.

Norfolk Line has announced changes in the

management structure including the taking oven. Of European operations by chairman Bill Dow. for the changeover period.

Responsibility for sales and marketing goes toH.Aad van. der Wilt who becomes sales. and marketing director for Europe and the UK, while transport operations become the field of Fred Walker.

Bristol Centre of the Institute of Traffic Administration has elected its new officers for the coming year. :Nov,' chairman is F. J. Reece of the County of Avon transport department; • vicechairman is R. E. Ford of Nfillbay Transport, Yatton. and C. Hinton takes Over as secretary.

National .[ravel (North Last) has appointed Thomas Crewe as its cornmercitl manager. He succeeds W. J. King.

Mr Crewe moves to his new job from Sheffield United Tours where he was assistant traffic manager.

F. H. Austin has been appointed divisional operating manager of London Transport's central bus division. He joined LT as a tram conductor in 1945.

Greater Glasgow PTE director of operations William Murray is to retire in June aged 60. Mr Murray is a member of the council of the Confederation of British Road Passenger Transport trid the chairman of its traffic committee.

Victor Cornyn is the new marketing director for Rolls Royce Military Engine Division. Mr Comyn joined Perkins Diesels in 1951 and later joined Rolls Royce ot Canada before becoming sales manager of the Rolls Royce Diesel Division and later general sales manager.

We announce with regret the death of Harold Mercer of Brown Brothers who died after a short illness recently.


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