Soldiering on into orkshire
Page 24
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
1E Secretary of State for Environment, Anthony osland, has appointed ij-Gen V. H. Carpenter chairin of the Yorkshire Traffic immissioners.
This move, which takes ect in November, is part of reshuffle which sees the .mer chairman of Yorkshire mmissioners, R. Thornton, wing to the South East as airman in place of Maj-Gen F. Elmslie, who is retiring. Vlaj-Gen Carpenter, aged 54, 3 a great deal of transport 3erience with the Armed Seres, which he joined in 1936. 3 career includes tours of :y in Palestine, Egypt and rea and he was Commander .SC, British Forces Arabian ainsula, in Aden.
From 1967 to 1971, as a gadier, he was Inspector and puty Transport Officer in ief and later Chief TransIt and Movements Officer, tish Army of the Rhine. imoted to Major-General in '1 he was Transport Officer Chief (Army) for two years I has been Director of vements since October '3.
3hanging step and moving to Midlands British Road vices Ltd-29 members of company, who have just eived long-service awards, le from 12 of the company's operating branches in the hands. All have served RS for more than 25 years. a a presentation to mark event Arthur Smith, of RS, said that the most imtant assests of any corny are its people. Such nts were often dismissed a waste of time but he ad them immensely rewardand a chance to say thank to people who had spent arge part of their lives in ng valuable service.
till with BRS, Bill Curbish30, has been appointed ach truck rental manager North Eastern British Road dices based at Team Valley, eshead, Newcastle.
ill has had five years preis experience in the truck :al field as branch manager Hertz in Newcastle, where vas dealing with all aspects hiring out vehicles and ding up new business.
he new president of the Chartered Institute of Transport, R. M. Robbins, will take office on October 1. Mr Robbins managing director of Railways, London Transport, will make his presidential address at the inaugural meeting of the 1975-1976 session, on October 13.
On the passenger front William Gunning, assistant traffic manager of the South Wales Transport Co Ltd, becomes traffic manager of the Trent and Midland General Companies on October 1, In September 1972 he was appointed assistant tm (operating and planning) with South Wales Transport and in April 1973 he was appointed to his present position.
On the trade side of the business Ted Sheils, managing director, T. Shells & Co Ltd, Ennis, Co Clare, and Limerick, has been elected president of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry. Frank Mooney, of Jos Lucas Ltd, Dublin, is the Society's new deputy president.
J. A. Davies has been appointed managing director: of ERF South Africa.
Mr Davies joined the company in 1954 as an apprentice at Sandbach. The last position Mr Davies held in the UK was that of general service manager, in charge of the ERF service centre at Middlewich.
Before •the appointment was made, Mr Davies had spent some months assessing the South African market and controlling the ERF works at Alrode, Johannesburg.