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MR, GILBERT BOUGHTON has been appointed technical sales director of Jenks Bros., Ltd., Wolverhampton.
MR. J R. McDoNato has been appointed chairman of Tees-side Subarea of the Road Haulage Association.
MR. a H. Dowry, managing director of Dowty Equipment, Ltd., has become chairman and will act in both capacities.
After 46 years' service with the North British Rubber Co., Ltd., MR. A, REID recently received a presentation to mark his retirement.
MR. ERIC SADLER has been appointed spares and repairs manager, and MR. CHARLES H. ROWLEY service technical manager, of the Austin Motor Co., Ltd.
Ma. R. C. WEBB has been appointed manager of the Far East division of Dunlop's overseas organization, with headquarters at St. James's House, London, in succession to MR, T. J. PRATT. who is going overseas.
MR. W. F. Lisr, overseas general manager, has joined the board of C. C. Wakefield and Co., 'Ltd., and will be relponsible for overseas development. MR. L. M. BROADWAY, company secreIan', has also been elected a director.
MR. C. H. MASON, previously assistant sales manager of the tyre division of the Avon India Rubber Co., Ltd., has undertaken new duties m connection with sales, administration, and is now known as "assistant to the general sales manager," M. F. G. ROBBINS.
MR, R. L. LAWSON, who was associated with the Brockhouse organization for nearly 25 years, has resigned his position as sales manager of Brockhouse Castings, Ltd., to found the concern of R. Lindsay-Lawson, Ltd., which is specializing in equipment for the aircraft, motor arid allied trades. MR. W. L. HARRIS has resigned his directorship of Silentbloc, Ltd.
MR. W. M. ERSKINE has been appointed costs officer of London Transport.
MR. C. C. BATESON, A.E.C. Scottish divisional manager, has now returned to his duties after having undergone a serious operation.
MR, WILLIAM V. HERD, office manager and service representative of the British Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., at Glasgow, has received the British Empire Medal.
MR RAYMOND W. BIRCH, chairman of the Potteries Motor Traction Co., Ltd., now also takes the position of managing director, in place of MR. H. KINGSBURY, who has resigned.
SIR STANFORD COOPER, managing director of the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., has made a tour of Belgium; Holland, Denmark and Sweden, to visit associated companies.
MR. J. H. .7.,REBNER, 0.B.E., chief public relations officer of London Transport. has been awarded the Medal of Freedom with Bronze Palms, by Major-General Clayton L. Bissell, on behalf of the Government of the United States.
MR. W. F. BOLTON,
has, through the Institute of Road Transport Engineers, obtained a position as engineer transport officer in the Government Transport Department of the Gold Coast. He has had considerable experience in the commercialvehicle field with such concerns as Scammen Lorries, Ltd., Solex, Ltd., and, more recently, the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd.
MR. EDWARD PINTO has been elected chairman of the c-ar hire and taxicab section of thd Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association.
MR. F. Grarrrrns Woo-rump, managing. director of Steele Griffiths and Co., Ltd., has been appointed; for public services, a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of London.
MR, B. G. ORMROD has been re-elected chairman and MR. G. T. POLLARD vicechairman of the Merseyside and North • Wales Area of the Traders' Road Transport Association. Ma. R. McK. WALKER has been appointed honorary treasurer.
MR. ALEXANDER MCDONALD, of Leyland Motors, Ltd.. has been awarded the Hele-Shaw National Certificate Prize for 1946, accompanied by the Hele-Shaw Gold Medal, by the Council of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
MR. ARTHUR SMITH, sales manager (replacements) of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., Fort Dunlop, is to take the title of general sales manager of the tyre division. MR. R. C. REAM has been promoted assistant general sales man ager of the tyre division.
MR. C. B. NIXON, governing director of Leyland Motors, Ltd..has been elected president of the Preston District Engineering Employees' Association, and MR. HENRY. SPURRIER, the company's general • manager, has been appointed a member of the executive committee.
MR. H. DRURY has been elected chairman of the Leeds Branch of the Industrial Transport Association, with MR. K. A. LAMB as vice-chairman. Other officers are—MR. C. H. HENDERSON, secretary; MR. A. GLEDHILL, treasurer; MR. LUNN, social secretary; and MR. R. G. STOCKDALE, publicity officer.