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Ma, R. E. L. Imo, A.M.I.MECII.E., has resigned from the board of the Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co., Ltd. He was its British sales manager.
Ma. KENNETH HOlkNE, sales and advertising director of the Triplex Safety Glass Co., Ltd., is visiting Danish and Swedish motor manufacturers and organizations.
MR. ROBERT F. FIWARS, Fe.I.S., has been elected chairman, for the seventh time in succession, of the British Transport Vehicle Manufacturers' Association.
SIR HUBERT HEATH EVES has resigned the positions of deputy chairman and managing director of the Anglo-lranian Oil Co., but will continue as a &rector. MR, B. R. JACKSON has become deputy chairman.
MR. A. DOWSETT. Ma,. D. R. VERNON' and MR. W. J. WILKINSON, A.M.Inst.T., have been granted awards under the
. Institute of Transport's Henry • Spurrier memorial scholarships scheme for 1950-51.
MR. W. MAYES has been appointed general manager of Darlington Transport Department, succeeding the late MR. W. J. H. PENMAN. He was formerly traffic manager of the South Wales Transport Co., Ltd.
MR. SYDNEY S. GUY, cha:rman and managing director of Guy Motors, Ltd., while convalescing in Holland from a recent illness, visited the Guy assembly plant in Rotterdam. This plant functions under the control of De Nederlandsche Motoren, MR. A, MCDONALD and MR J. G. WOOD, two Leyland employees who were granted scholarships to Manchester University, returned to Leyland Motors, Ltd. last week with honours degrees in engineering. Mr. McDonald will join the research division and Mr. Wood the production staff.
MR. BEN Han, general manager of Portsmouth Transport Department, was recently presented with a model. 18 ins. long, of a corporation double-deeker by local members of the Transport and General Workers' Union to mark his 21 years of service. The model, made by Reading and Co., Ltd., incorporates a cigarette lighter in the roof.
MR. F. 1. CONNOLLY, retiring president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, who has been in office for the past two years, and MR. J. C. J. PHILLIPS, isl.B.E., who retired from the S.M.M.T. in March after acting as exhibition manager for over 30 years, received presentations at the recent annual luncheon of the Society's council. MR. W. Lriates, president, presented silver to Mr. Connolly, and SIR GEORGE BEHARRELL made the presentation to Mr. Phillips.