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C. Ezell has relinquished his directorships of United Transport Co Ltd subsidiaries Bulwark Contracts Ltd and Leonard J. Stamp Ltd Boards. M. Sweating has been appointed a director of Bulwark Contracts, and 0. R. Johns a director of Leonard J. Stamp W. J. Ralph, director and general manager of Bulwark Transport, has been assigned for an indefinl te period to the position of joint deputy chairman of A.U.T. Holdings Pty. Ltd., under which are grouped the Australian transport interests of the UTC. In his absence G. T. Walton has been appointed deputy gm and has assumed responsibility for the Bulwark Transport Ltd company. J. MacKay has been appointed joint gm of Andrew Hogg & Sons Ltd and will succeed R. D. Hogg as gm when Mr Hogg relinquishes that appointment next July 31.
Charles Alexander was guest at a staff gathering of Charles Alexander and Partners Ltd at Aberdeen last week to mark his retirement: since July 1970 he has acted as consultant. G. H. Scott, managing director, presented a silver salver to his former chief and long-time colleague.
Arthur J. White, director and general manager of Maidstone and District Motor Services Ltd, has accepted an offer of early retirement for health reasons and he will relinouish his post on June .30 after serving nearly 43 years in the road passenger transport industry. Mr White will be succeeded by L. S. Higgins who for the time being vill also assume responsibility for the East Kent Road Car Co Ltd. Mr Higgins will relinoulsh his present appointment as general manager co the Southdown and Brighton Companies as soon as' a successor is appointed.
A. R. Holder, a director of Charringtons Transport Ltd. has retired after 45 years in road haulage. He left school at the age of 14 and joined his father at Rolt Street, Deptford, in the firm that was to become A. R. Holder & Sons Ltd. From 1946. Mr Holder ran the firm with his younger brother. The business was taken over by Charrington, Gardner, Locket in 1964, and Mr Holder only left the Deptford railway arches six months ago when Charringtons Transport concentrated its London-based fleets at Belvedere, Kent.
RHA ELECTIONS
H. A. Russett (Premier Transport Ltd, Bristol) has been re-elected chairman of the Road Haulage Association express carriers' group: K. J. Fitzmaurice (Fitzmaurice Carriers Ltd. Norwich) and D. Pragnell (Carryfast Ltd, Southampton) were re-elected vice-chairmen.
Cecil H. Telling, proprietor of Tel-Ser Transport, Royalty Cottage, Minety, nr Malmesbury, Wilts, has been elected chairman of the Road Haulage Association Western area. H. W. Davis, director of H. Davis and Sons, Gloucester, and H. A. Russett, managing director of Premier Transport Ltd. St Philips, bristol, are vice-chairmen.
The sub-area elections were as follows: Bristol and district sub-area chairman J. D. Forsey (A. gi D. Forsey (Transport) Ltd, Weston-super-Mare).
Forest of Dean chairman W. J. Gibson; secretary G. Dickenson (G. B. & T. D. Dickenson, Christchurch, near Coleford, Glos). Frome chairman V. C. Dowden; secretary R. J. bratten. Devizes and Central Wilts chairman K. Chivers (Frank Chivers & Sons Ltd, Devizes); secretary H. Pearce (G. Pearce and Sons Ltd, Devizes).
West Somerset chairman H. Barnett (Bridgwater Haulage Co Ltd, Bridgwater); secretary K. R. Knight (G. E. Wheeler & Co, Catcott, Bridgwater).
Livestock functional group (Western area) chairman R. .J. Carpenter (J. T. Carpenter & Sons Ltd, Malmesbury, Wilts).
Meat and allied trades functional group (Western area) chairman L. R. G. Pike (Pipers Ash House, New Road, Wootton Bassett, Wilts).
FTA ELECTIONS
J. T. Elphinstone (Scottish Brewers Ltd, Inverness) has been elected chairman of the Highland area of the Scottish division of the Freight Transport Association; R. G. Baker (Barnetts Inverness Bakery Ltd) is vice-chairman.
Other Scottish division area elections: North East chairman. R. Philp (A. Lawson & Sons (Dycel Ltd): vice-chairman A. J. Cowie (C. Davidson & Sons. Aberdeenshire).
Dundee, Perth and Angus chairman, J. B. Sinclair Wm Briggs Refinery, Dundee), vice-chairman J. A. Wale (J. Puller & Sons Ltd, Perth).
Edinburgh. Fife and Borders chairman, R. W. Thornton {Scottish Gas Board); vice-chairman R. Niven (John Millar & Sons Ltd).
Glasgow and West of Scotland chairman, J. Gray (Chas Rattray & Co Ltd); vice-chairmen J. Clark (James Buchanan & Co Ltd) and W. 0. Lockhart {Alliance Box Co Ltd).
Central area, chairman. A. B. Hendry (A. B. Hendry Ltd, Falkirk); vice-chairman A. Russell (Archibald Russell of Denny Ltd, Stirlingshire).
P. Aspinall has been elected chairman of the Leeds and West Riding area of the Yorkshire division of , the FTA; vice-chairmen T. R. Shaw iCentral Auction Mart Co), J. 0. Brown (Tilling Construction Services Ltd) and H. Ingham (Flexitallic Gaskets (Wood Bros) WI.
ITA'ELECTIONS H. E. C. Young has retired as scretary of the London division of the Industrial Transport Association and in view of his many years of service has been created a Fellow. 0. R. Hutchings has been elected chairman; H. J. F. Strange senior vice-chairman; L. F. C. Savill vice-chairman; R. E. W. Picton treasurer; A. C. Hill secretary; I. Racklyeft education officer: W. Mackay publicity officer; G. Golder speakers' secretary; W. Harvey social secretary.