Top level moves at Atkinson
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Cyril Bridgen has been appointed special director—planning, Atlas Express Ltd; he leaves his present position with BRS Parcels Ltd today. Mr Bridgen joined the Road Haulage Executive from Transport Services Ltd in 1949. In April 1966 he was made research officer for BRS Parcels, subsequently rising to planning and development manager. He replaces John W. Brown, work study director at Atlas, who has joined the construction industry.
S. G. Mee has been appointed manager, Chatham branch. BRS Parcels Ltd. He was previously assistant (special duties). South Western area. Stuart Eden-Smith, sales director of Atkinson Vehicles Ltd since 1965, is to take on additional responsibility for service and parts operation and become sales and service director—first move in the Atkinson integration of sales and aftersales organization. Tom Kirby, formerly supplies director, becomes director of manufacturing. He will control production from the procurement of major mechanical units and materials through assembly to road-testing and delivery. Mr EdenSmith was appointed sales director after three years as sales manager of Atkinson Vehicles (London) Ltd and commenced his career as a student engineer with Leyland Motors Ltd. Mr Kirby, who was appointed to the board in March last year, served an apprenticeship with a commercial vehicle manufacturer and later worked in the export division and design drawing office of that company. , Robert McKay, 45, deputy manager of W. C. Standerwick Ltd, Blackpool, for the past 15 months, has been appointed manager. He succeeds Frank Briggs, who retired at the end of September, Mr McKay joined Standerwick, a Ribble Motor Services subsidiary, from Omnibus Stations Ltd, Manchester.
Norman P. Burrows, 54, becomes Ribble central area supt at Preston from November 1 in succession to Joseph (Harry) Kershaw, who retires at the end of this month after 41 years' service. Mr Burrows has been Ribble's assistant eastern area supt for the past 3+ years. R. Beckham, distribution executive, R.H.M. Foods Ltd, has been elected chairman of the Freight Transport Association's Industrial Relations Committee.
Henry Pearce retires today after having spent 43 years with Electrolux Ltd. Luton; 29 of them as traffic manager. He was one of the first members of the Institute of Packaging and served on an area committee of the FTA.
David G. Styles has been appointed sales manager, Commercial Vehicle Division of R. J. Evans and Kitchen Ltd. the Birmingham Leyland Redline/Guy i distributor. Mr Styles was formerly in a group management position with York Trailer Co. Ltd. S. Haines, 45, London Transport development engineer (services and design—electrical) has been appointed mechanical engineer (development buses) with the rank of officer. Mr Haines, who joined LT in 1968, was responsible for the design of automatic fare collection equipment.