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MR. A. WYLIE has been appointed chairman, and MR. A. J. B. Wyue has succeeded him as joint managing director, of Wyfies, Ltd., Glasgow.
MR. G. W. DuNcAN, Deputy Licensing Authority for the Northern Area, has retired and has been succeeded by MR. ALEX MOTION.
MR. A. J. AIERS, MR. C. CLIFFORD, MR. N. V DAMS, MR. T. SIMPSON and MR. P H. STOKES have joined the board of H. M. Hobson, Ltd. MR. W. M. 111FF has intimated that he will resign his directorship.
MR. W. LEESE, assistant traffic manager of the North Western Road Car Co., Ltd., has been appointed traffic manager of East Midland Motor Services, Ltd., with effect from January 16. He succeeds MR. H. P. DAY, who recently resigned to take up an appointment from overseas.
MR. H. COUSINS, publicity manager of the British Aluminium Co., Ltd., will retire at the end of January after completing 40 years' service with the company. The publicity department will be combined with the present sales research and statistical section under MR. C G. MCAULIFFE. MR. E. G. FIELDING will be responsible for publicity work.
MR. ALLAN BOTWOOD has been appointed managing director of Harry Ferguson, Ltd., a British company recently formed by MR. HARRY FERGUSON, whose tractors are produced by the Standard Motor Co., Ltd. MR. R. A. Davis, whose resignation from the position of sal-s director of Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., was reported in the issue of " The Commercial Motor" dated November 21, 1947, is deputy managing director. MR. L. 0 REID has been appointi. I director of production, and MR. ERIC Youtsto, sales director,
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MISS DAISY McDuELL, director and secretary of the Triplex Safety Glass Co., Ltd., retired on December 31. She joined the company in 1915.
MR. D. NORMAN POLLOCK, of Scammell Lorries, Ltd., is, his many friends will regret to know, at present in hospital with an internal trouble from which he has been suffering for some time. He is making steady progress and is likely to return to business early in the New Year.
MR. A. J. WtirrE has been appointed general manager of the Devon General Omnibus and Touring Co., Ltd.. as from February I, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of MR. R. G. JAMES. His present position as general manager of East Midland Motor Services, Ltd., will be filled by the appointment of MR. G. BROOK, at present secretary and assistant to the general manager of the North Western Road Car Co., Ltd.
CAR COLLECTION SERVICE EXPAN DS
NEW depots at North Side, Alfred Dock Birkenhead, and 22, Hallfield Road, Bradford, have been opened by
the Car Collection Co., Ltd. The managers are, respectively, Mr. V. V. Packham and Mr. F, E, Saward.
Export storage depots are now in operation at Chorleywood, Herts; Harefield, Middlesex; Amersham, Bucks; Maida Vale. London; and Avonmouth Docks. These premises afford a total of more than 100,000 sq. ft of storage space.
The North British Rubber Co., Ltd., has taken premises at Royal Court Buildings, Bigg Market, Newcastle-onTyne, with Mr. L. Corbet as manager.
U.S. TYRE OUTPUT UP
ACCORD1NG to the chairMan of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., the production of commercialvehicle tyres in the United States in 1947 exceeded 17,000,000, or 1,000,000 more than in 1946. Total output was estimated at some 78,000,000 tyres, compared with 66,000,000 in 1946.
TIME RATES COMPILED BY MINISTRY OF LABOUR
ASERIES of tables showing, for the more important industries and occupations, time rates of wages fixed by voluntary agreements made between organizations of employers and workpeople, by Joint Industrial Councils, by similar bodies or by Statutory Orders, has been compiled by the Ministry of Labour. The publication includes arrangements made under the Road
Haulage Wages Act. It is entitled "Time Rates of Wages and Hours of Labour, 1st September, 1947," and costs 2s. 6d., from the Stationery Office.
THE CASE—IN COLOUR—FOR THE ELECTRIC
'THE many god features of the bat'. tery-electric vehicle and its wide potentialities in operation are set out, accompanied by statistics, illustrations and testimonials, in a colourful 16-page brochure issued by the Electric Vehicle Association of Great Britain, 2, Savoy Hill. W.C.2.
Growing popularity of the electric is shown by the fact that, whilst 867 new registrations were made in 1938, the figure for the first 10 months of 1947 is 2,285. That does not include "prams," CARE OF TWIST DRILLS AUCH useful information on the 1V1 care and use of twist drills and small tools is given in the Dormer drills booklet published by the Sheffield Twist Drill and Steel Co., Ltd.. Summerfield Street, Sheffield. Advice is given on the resharpening of twist drills, including cutting data.