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MR. F. TAYLOR has resigned his position is county transport manager at Lincoln of the Meat Transport Organization, Ltd.
MR. W. H. TAIT, technical director of the Glacier Metal Co., Ltd., has retired from the board, but will continue to serve in the technical field.
MR. H. PETERS has been appointed works director and MR. W. J. PRICE sales director of the Birmingham Aluminium Casting (1903) Co., Ltd,
Ma. R. E. LEPHARD, assistant area managei of Southdown Motor Services, Ltd., has been appointed Worthing area manager in succession to Mit. W. J. COOPER, who has retired.
MR. S. 0. GILLINGHAM, formerly Jeputy manager of the Cape Town 3epot of Leyland Albion (Africa), Ltd., has been appointed resident representative of the company in the Cape Midland and Border areas.
MR. D. H. LEONARD and MR F. A. JACKMAN have been appointed to the board of Carless, Capel and Leonard, Ltd. Mr. Leonard is a son of the chairman, and Mr. Jackman has been with the company for nearly 26 years.
MAJ. J. R. H. HARLEY has been appointed a member of the Central Transport Consultative Committee for Great Britain, In place of SiR ROBERT PATTINSON, who has resigned. Maj. Harley, who represents local authorities, is chairman of Herefordshire Roads and Bridges Committee.
MR. J. A. POWELL, traffic manager of the northern factories of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., for 25 years, has retired. A life vice-president of the Manchester and District Traffic Association, he has been a council member of the Traders' Traffic Conference and a member of the transport committee of the Federation of Rubber Manufacturers., His successor is MR, J. NEWTON.
B4 MR. A. W. BURTON, MR. E. CROSSE, MR. T. E. SILK and MR. R. AsKiN have been appointed executive directors of J. Brockhouse and Co., Ltd.
MR. ARTHUR TWIDLE, formerly chief automobile engineer of the BET. Federation, has joined Duple Motor Bodies, Ltd., as design consultant. He was with B.E.T. for 48 years.
MR. RUPERT PRATT, chairman and managing director of the Power Petroleum Co., Ltd., was recently made a presentation to mark his completion of 30 years' service with the company.
MR. M. F. NottnuaY has become assistant manager of the commercial tyre department of Pirelli, Ltd. MR. A. BLUFF has succeeded MR. J. J. BARTLETT as service manager, and MR. W. M. FRIZELL has become sales secretary. New district sales managers are: London. MR. A. J. BowmAN; Birmingham, MR. A. J. M. CLARKE; Manchester, Ma. D. G. HULME; and Glasgow, MR. G. E. TR:MALLS. MR. Ft M. TERRY takes over the sales representation in Liverpool and West Lancashire from Mr. Hulme,
VOLKSWAGEN FOR AUSTRALIA; NOW AVAILABLE IN BRITAIN
rOMMERC1AL-VEHiCLE versions of the German Volkswagen are to be imported into Australia during 1954. They will be assembled in Melbourne. Last year, Volkswagen produced 180,047 vehicles, against 136,013 in 1952. Exports in 1953 totalled 68,126 vehicles, or 50 per cent, more than in the previous year. It is planned to raise production. this year to 1-,000 vehicles a day.
The first example of the goods version of the Volkswagen, known as the Kornbie (The Commercial Motor, December 25, 1953), was delivered to V. W. Motors, Ltd., 7-9 St. James's Street, London, S.W.I. this week.
This particular example is now in the hands of Modern Light Cars, Ltd., Lodge Road, Southampton.
The Commercial Motor understands that the price will be £900 or less.