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MR. FRANK B. FORD has joined the board of Plaxtons (Scarborough), Ltd., as sales director.
MR. B. L. SMITH has been appointed contracts manager of the Midland Motor Co. (Nottingham), Ltd., Aspley.
MR. TONY HOLE, who has been with Anthony Hoists, Ltd., for many years, has joined the board of the Autolifts and Engineering Co., Ltd.
MR. W. T. PACK has been appointed home sales manager of Duron Brake Linings, Ltd. MR. M. A. HEALEY has become technical manager.
MR. F. G. LOWDEN, central purchasing manager of the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., retired last week after 30 years' service and was succeeded by MR. L. CROSSLAND.
MR. C. E. JORDAN, transport consultant to the Tube Investments Group, tias retired. He is chairman of the transport committee of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce.
MR. R. R. NEwrrr has resigned as managing director of Wadham (Holdings), Ltd., but will continue as chairman. MR.
I. B. Bniutrrr has been appointed managing director and deputy chairman.
MR. S. A. PONTON has been reappointed chairman of the Bournemouth, Poole and District Area of the Traders' Road Transport Association. MR. P. W. APPLEBY has been appointed chairman of the Southampton and District Area.
MAJ. H. G. ettawrOao has resigned as deputy general manager of Belfast Corporation Transport Department, because of ill-health. MR. R. W, ADAMS, chief engineer of the department, will succeed him subject to the approval of the city council.
MR. JOHN 0. SE WELL has been appointed general manager of the materials handling division of the Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co., Ltd. He succeeds the late MR. H. GILBERT in this post, and as managing director of E. Tonks and Sons, Ltd.
MR. HARRY WILSHAW. chief consulting engineer of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., and general manager of the Dunlop Advisory Service, has retired after 47 years. He will continue as a director of the D.A.S. MR. M. BARTLE becomes director and general manager of the D.A.S.
OBITUARY
VVE regret to record the deaths of LT.-COL. ROBERT NEILSON and MR. JOHN G. BERRY.
Lt.-Col. Neilson was managing directm. of the Sutherland Transport and Trading Co., Ltd., Lairg, Sutherland. He was 54.
Mr. Berry, who was 49, was manager of the Cliftonvillc branch of Martin Walter, Ltd. He was previously sales manager of Vernons Garages, Llandudno, and sales promotion manager of Appleton and Crunsdale, Ltd., Scarborough.