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MR. R. HAMILTON, rolling stock superintendent of West Hartlepool Transport Department, is to 'retire next year.
MR, JOHN NORTON BARRY, Chief
engineer of the Yorkshire Traction Co., Ltd., for the past 26 years, will retire at the end of the year.
MR. WILLIAM E. DUCK, chairman and managing director of the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., has retired after 43 years with the company.
MR. C. M. MERRICK, managing director of Petrofina (Great Britain), Ltd., has become, in addition, chairthan. MR. E. ROBERTS has been elected a director.
MR. CLAUDE A. PAGE has been appointed a director of Measham Motor Sales Organization, Ltd. He has been associated with the company since 1945.
MR. W. MARTIN-HURST, managing director of Teddington Aircraft Controls, Ltd., will become executiVe director (production) of the Rover Co:,. Ltd., next year.
MR. A. D. WAcroN, sales director. of Maxima Lubricants, Ltd., has entered a nursing home to undergo an operation. He is expected to be away from business for some weeks.
• MR. JOHN COOKE has been appointed export director of A.E.C. (Sales), Ltd., on the retirement of Ma. I. M. E. FELL. It was Mr. Cooke who secured the order for 250 Regent buses for Teheran. He has had much experience of Middle East and European markets, MR. G. C. HILDITCII has been appointed general manager and engineer of Great Yarmouth Transport Department. He was previously deputy general manager and engineer of Plymouth Transport Department, ant( takes the place of MR. R. F. BENNETT, _who has gone to Bolton as general manager and engineer.
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MR. CHARLES ROSTOCK has become a director of Garlick, Burrell and Edwards,. Ltd., a Braid Group company.
. MR. G. L. NEATE has been appointed general manager for new business by Firth Cleveland Finance, Ltd. MR. W. I. WATERS has been appointed general manager for administration.
MR, C. A. LAWRENCE, general sales manager of Taskers of Andover (1932), Ltd., is retiring at the end of the month for health reasons. He has been with the company for 27 years and in his present position since 1945.
Ma. F. 1. SLEE has retired as joint lubricants manager of Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd., after 36 years with the company. Ma. L. H. CONEY, who has been joint manager since 1954, is now manager. MR. K. FIDLER has been appointed manager of the company's south-east London branch.
NEW TRANSPORT COMPANIES
R. G. Moreorn Transport, Ltd. Cap. £10,000. .Diri,r. R. G. Morcom, 8 Fore Street, Tregony, 'Cornwall; and J. M. Barnes, &maid, PorthIcven, Cornwall. Beg. office: 8 Fore Street, TregonY.
C. Hardline and Sons, Ltd. Cap. £2,000. Dirs.: W. I, H, 5, and R. A. Krywald, Clararton, Woodstock Road, ' Kingswond, Bristol Sec.: R. A. Krywald. RCR, Olitee: 74 Bell Hill Road, Bristol, '5..
A. Maninson, Ltd. Cap. £100. DIrs.: A. 'Mallirson and Mrs. H. Mailinson, 12 Park Avenue, Flocktrin, near Wakefield.
J. W. Sinks,. Ltd. Cap. £100. Dirs.: I. W. Rink, 5 Beech Street, Seghill. Northumberland, It, Pinks. 10 Percy Street, Cramlington, Northumberland, W. Woks and J Pinks, Sec.: R. Rinks. Reg. office: 5 Beech Street, Seghill.
. W. PattInson, Ltd. Cap: £5,000. Dir.: W. Pattinson,Plumbland, .Aspattia, Cumberland. Sec.: E. M. Pautoson. Reg. office: Hillside, Plumbland; Aspatria,
. Comndne Coaches, Ltd. Cap, 000. DirS.: Mrs. H . Commins, 24 Albany Road, Lotidon, N.4. and G. P. Bourlse, 30 Cremida Road, London. N.I9. .Scc.: G. P. Bourke. Red. office: 37 Cornwallis Road, London, N.I9.
Trallage, Ltd. Cap. £100. Subs.: Jean Herbert and T. A. Herbert, 156 Strand, London, W.C.2. Sec.: T. A. Herbert,
Swimards Luxury Coaches. Ltd. Can. £10000. D irt.:. D. A. Swinard. 58 Bond Road, Ashford, Kent, F. H. Campbell and J. L. E. Camp-bell, 1 May "Pits, Ashford. Sec.: J. 1. E. Campbell. Reg. office: 145 Beaver Road, Ashford. MR. G. GODFREY PHILLIPS has been appointed a director of the Chloride Electrical Storage Co., Ltd, SIR GILMOUR JENKINS, a past permanent secretary of the Ministry of Transport and president of the Institute of Transport in 1954-55, has joined the board of East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd.
MR. F. PEARSON, director and controller of British Belting and Asbestos, Ltd., will become managing director on January I, in succession to SIR WILLIAM C. FENTON. Sir William will remain chairman.
MR. W. M. DRAVERS has succeeded MR. W. T. JAMES as chairman of the Devon General Omnibus and Touring Co., Ltd. Mr. Dravers has ceased to be managing director. LORD BUCKHURST has been elected a director.
MR. GEORGE LLDYD Will relinquish his position as joint managing director of the British Motor Corporation (Australia), Pty., Ltd., in the New Year, but will remain a director. MR. H. I. GRAVES will then become sole managing director. He is also a director of the Austin Motor Co., Ltd, MR. N. W. LAWRANCE has been appointed commercial director of the Australian company and MR. R. L. ABBOTT director of manufacturing. MR. H. SAINSBURY and MR. L. StummIN have been appointed associate directors.
B.R.S. EXPECTED TO BE PERFECT
"AHIGH degree of perfection" was expected of British Road Services, and it was not good enough for them just to apologize when vehicles had been operated irregularly.
This was stated before Mr. F. Williamson, North Western Licensing Authority, by Mr. J. A. Dunkerley on Monday, when B.R.S. sought an A licence for 17 vehicles. Mr. Dunkerley, for Messrs. Jackson arid Hill, argued that all hauliers should be treated alike regardless of size.
For B.R.S., Mr. G. H. P. Beames said that if the application were granted, the vehicles would be based at Sandbach and five special-A licences for 17 vehicles at Liverpool, Warrington, St. Helens, Chester and Hindley would be given up.
B.R.S. originally ran eight vehicles from Sandbach, but the depot there had been closed. Since 1956 these vehicles had been operating from bases different from those specified on the licences. The position would be put straight if the application were allowed.
Mr. Williamson said that B.R.S. had been careless. He granted a licence for 16 vehicles, deleting the 17th because it had not been used since February. • OBITUARY
WE regret to announce the death of MR. C. F. RUSSETT. Mr. Russett was a prominent Bristol haulier until nationalization. He had served on several national committees of the Road Haulage Association, and at the time of his death was chairman of the Bristol and District Sub-area. He was 67.