GEORGE LONGSTAFF takes over as general manager of Wilkinson Transport's
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central .sorting hall at Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He joined the company in 1979 as regional personnel manager of the firm's Norwich depot.
James Webster and Sons of Ballintulm, Scotland, has been taken over by ROBIN SHEPHERD, a farmer from Perthshire. Although the long-established haulage contractor's firm will be headed by Mr Shepherd, Mr Webster is staying on to assist in the transitionary period.
LEN PAYNE, has been elected president-elect of the Chartered Institute of Transport for the year commencing October 1, 1982, and not president, as was reported in CM July 24. This is the first time the CIT has had a president-elect. The president for 1982-83 is Robert Reid, chief executive (railways) of British Rail.
Fengate Commercials of Peterborough has been appointed Mercedes-Benz main dealers for sales and service for the Cambridgeshire area. In charge of the operation will be NEIL BURROWS, previously a company engineer with British Road Ser vices. He will be supported by BARRY GRAINGER, general sales manager, and CHRIS SHARP, service and parts manager.
ERNIE GREEN becomes depot manager of Mercedes-Benz distributor Truck Services of Norwich. He has been parts manager at the company, part of the Ford and Slater Group, for the past five years. Mr Green takes over from CHRIS MAHONY, who takes up the position of fleet sales at the Leicester head office.
The Don Group has made NORBET VITS chief executive with overall responsibility for the UK and Europe. He was previously general manager of the brake lining manufacturer's Don Europe plant for five years. BRIAN GOODLIFFE is to head Goodliffe Trucks, a member of the OCS group, as chairman. NORMAN WESTCOTT will be managing director, controlling the day-to-day activities of the company.
PETE ROBERTS has been appointed administration and commercial manager of the lubricants distribution department of Burmah-Castrol. He succeeds JOHN BEAVAN who retired at the end of June after 45 years with the company.
BILL ALLUM, service manager for Turner-Spicer Transmissions Divisions has retired after 32 years' service with the company. He started with the company in 1950 as a service engineer at the Moorfield Road factory, when the company manufactured agri
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Rota-Master of Huddersfi West Yorkshire, has taken CHRISTINE PALMER as inte sales assistant. Her task in turbocharger aftermar specialist company will be tc search new markets and loo different aspects of custoi support and imports and ports.
ANDREW KENT has becc docks manager for the East A lian port of King's Lynn. He ta over from the late BOB OV% docks manager there since 15 Mr Kent joined the British Tra port Docks Board in 1969 a management trainee. He wor his way up to his last positioi operations manager in 1980.