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BET OMNIBUS SERVICES has appointed WILLIAM BOULTON a director. He is chairman of the company's plant hire subsidiaries, Grayston, Eddison Plant and J. D. White.
DOUGLAS ROBATHAN, transport adviser to Union International in London, has retired from a distinguished career in transport. He joined the company in 1960. In 1969 he became the honorary treasurer of the Freight Transport Association's London and Home Counties Division and served on the first regional co-ordinating committee after re-organisation in 1974.
M&B Transport has taken on a general manager who will run its new scheduled delivery and collection service to Europe. MIKE WIMPRESS has joined the company from Wim Bosman, where he was managing director.
PETER WRIGHT has been promoted to chairman of the Motor Industry Research Association's Council. He is presently general manager and director of Lubrizol International Laboratories of Derby.
Western British Road Services has appointed MIKE NEWBURY assistant company engineer, with particular responsibility for Power Western, the recently acquired :Perkins Engines franchise. He started work with Western BRS in 1967 as an apprentice mechanic. In 1975 he was promoted to chargehand and in 1978 became the Bridgewater branch engineer, where he turned a loss making workshop into one of the most cost-efficient in the company.
GEOFFREY LEE has joined the Road Haulage Association headquarters staff as secretary of the
tankers, milk carriers, waste disposal, and long distance functional committees. He served with the Royal Air Force from 1946 until 1977, finishing as a Squadron Leader responsible for fighter ground attack and fighter reconnaissance. He spent the last five years with the Engineering Industries Association. RHA executive officer BEN McGUIRE has succeeded head of communications DEREK WITCHER as secretary of the highways and traffic committee.
BOB TURNER has joined Edbro (Holdings), the tipping-gear maker of Bolton, as marketing director. He came into the industry in 1950 when he joined Ford as a management trainee. He spent 18 years with them, mainly on tractive sales and marketing, and moved to British Leyland as tractive marketing manager in 1968. His last position with the company was as director of the medium/light lorry division.
Kysor Industrial (GB) has taken on PETER TON GE as export sales manager. The move follows the introduction of road speed governors for both petroland diesel-engined vehicles. He joined Kysor from Edbro wh he was responsible for inter tional sales and marketing.
Schmidt Manufacturing Equipment (UK) has made th changes in its staff. PETER NELY has taken over from I McGEEVER as the Un Kingdom sales manager sweeping equipment. He joi the company from Shelvoke Drewry. DAVID SOLE comes the firm from Jack Allen Mr Bodies to take over as techn representative in the North 1. don and Eastern England a ERIC WEARDEN joins the o pany as technical representa for winter maintenance. He been in the snow clearing inc try for many years.
LEN LANGTON becomes S tish sales manager of Cr Fruehauf. He will be respons for the development of the c pany's Scottish sales p gramme. He has been with company for nine years, prior to this appointment technical sales representa for the Whitburn operation.
P&O European Transport vices has promoted PETER VIES to finance controller. He be based at the HQ office locE in Altrincham, Cheshire.