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MR. C. COLE has been appointed manager of the Southampton branch of the British Wagon Co., Ltd.
MR. W. NORMAN DOLEY, territorial manager in Belgium and Holland of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., has retired after more than 36 years' service with the company.
MR. WILLIAM THOM has retired from the board of the Potteries Motor Traction Co., Ltd.. after 48 years' service with the company. He became a director in 1928, having previously held the position of general manager.
Ma. R. M. ROBBINS. secretary of the London Transport Executive, has been appointed chief public relations officer in succession to MR. D. MCKENNA, who has been appointed assistant general manager of the Southern Region of British Railways, Mr. Robbins continues as secretary of the Executive, having taken up his full duties on Tuesday last. He joined the London Pas
. senger Transport Board in September, 1939.
MR. DAVID G. THAXTER has won first prize in the fourth competition, concerning general arrangement drawings for a metal-bodied single-deck bus' incorporating an underfloor-engined chassis, in the series of competitions organized by the Institute of British Carriage and Automobile Manufacfacturers. The second prize was won by MR. CHARLES P. STEPHENSON. Both have been awarded the medal of the Worshipful Company of Coach Makers and Coach Harness Makers, MR. WALTER E. Hui. has, for health reasons, tendered his resignation as managing director of Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., and as a member of the board as from July 1. MR. PHILTP W. COPELIN has been elected to the board and will succeed Mr. Hill as managing director, Mr. Copelin has been a member of General Motors Overseas Operations since 1933. He comes to Vauxhall Motors from General Motors Continental, S.A., Belgium, of which be is managing director. Mr. Hill has been in the motor industry for nearly all his 42 years of business life. He joined General Motors in 1922. In 1925 he went to New Zealand to build a new assembly plant, later becoming managing director there. He subsequently became in charge of the plant at Adelaide, Australia. After 18 months in the U.S.A.. he returned to Australia and New Zealand. In 1945 he managed the Detroit office of General Motors Overseas Operations, coming to England, his native country, in 1949.
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MR. H. FLETCHER has been appointed employment manager of Leyland Motors, Ltd.
MR. WILLIAM WALKER has relinquished his directorthip of Singer Motors, Ltd., because of his other business commitments.
MR. JOHN NEEDHAM, managing director of John Needham and Co. (Sheffield), Ltd., is to be installed as president of the National Tyre Distributors' Association.
Ma. R. C. IftcHEs has been appointed chief quality engineer of Commer Cars, Ltd. MR. T. A. CLARKE has joined the company as production manager at Luton. Both are directly responsible IO MR, D. BURGESS, works director.
MR. E. G. BRADLEY has been appointed chairman of the Birmingham branch of the National Employers' Association of Vehicle Builders. MR. J. H. SEAL has become chairman of the Lincoln branch. with MR. W. BOTTOMS as vice-chairman and MR. G. W. B. COLES secretary-treasurer.
R.E.M.E. CHIEFS AT PERKINS SENIOR officers of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers visited the school of F. Perkins, Ltd., Peterborough, last week. The head of R.E.M.E., Maj.-Gen. W. A. Lord, Director of Mechanical Engineering, War Office, was included in the party.
About 4,000 students are expected to pass through the school this year, 40 per cent, of them from overseas.