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A. D. Jack, 29, has been appointed company secretary of British Leyland Truck and Bus Division Ltd. A former British Leyland graduate trainee, Mr Jack takes over from Frank B. Saundry who is relinquishing this position in order to concentrate on his wider responsibilities as divisional personnel manager. Mr Jack remains responsible for Truck and Bus legal matters to M. S. Reynolds, manager of the Corporation's legal department.
Barrie Shakespeare, 33, has joined Taskers Trailers Ltd as West Midland representative: he was formerly with Scammell Lorries Ltd.
F. H. Pengelly, traffic manager of Western Welsh Omnibus Co Ltd since 1952, has been appointed deputy general manager. W. F. Cooper becomes traffic manager of Western Welsh. With the merger between Rhondda Transport Co Ltd and Western Welsh earlier this year, Mr Cooper became manager of the Rhondda area.
Ronald Alexander (Aberdeen) has been elected chairman of the Aberdeen branch of the Road Haulage Association; he succeeds George D. Watson. Hamish Barrack (Aberdeen) and Thomas M. Catto (Bucksburb) are vice-chairmen.
Cyril Seacombe, uncle of comedian Harry Secombe (they spell_ their names differently) has retired as an inspector with the South Wales Transport Co Ltd. He had completed 46 years service. Mr Cyril Seacombe is well known in Swansea as an amateur singer and compere.
D. Barlow, formerly works manager at York Trailers (Tees) Ltd, Northallerton, has joined Cravens Homalloy (Sheffield) Ltd, as engineering sales manager.
J. G. Le Rougetel, who was for eight years director and general manager of Renault UK Ltd, and subsequently production director of Duple Motor Bodies, has been appointed Excelsior Motor Co general manager. R. S. Goldsmith joins Britax Ltd as production director after nine years with the Cam Gear Co. Another Britax-Excelsior Group appointment is that of P. Carmichael as marketing and sales director of P. M. G. Thorpe Ltd. Mr Carmichael was previously for 15 years with the Automotive Products Group.
John Ireland, 32, has left Crane Fruehauf to join Pitt Trailers Ltd as northern divisional manager. He will be responsible with three area managers, for the area north of a line from Barmouth to Hull up to the Scottish border. Mr Ireland succeeds Leslie Magna!l who has been appointed manager of the company's hire fleet.
W. Wheeler has been appointed general manager, Kenning Tyre Services Remould Sales and Fisk Tyres: J. W. Slade, formerly manager of Kenning Tyre Services, Derby, has become sales manager of Fisk Tyres. Mr Wheeler and Mr Slade will be based at Clay Cross.
A. E. Higginson has been re-elected national chairman of the Industrial Transport Association, Lord St. Helens president, and E. D. Leverton 'and J. Day vice-chairmen. H. S. Douglas, immediate past-president, was elected a vice-president.
Victor Babbage, 41, NCL operations manager at St Pancras depot since 1970, is moving to King's Cross.
Robin Frank Ascott has been appointed area accountant, London area, BRS Parcels Ltd. Mr Ascott was previously chief accountant, Haddon Engineering Co Ltd (Haddon Transformers Ltd).
Russell Barker has been promoted Wingard Ltd director of sales, accessories, and Peter Worledge director of sales, safety equipment. Mr Barker, who joined Wingard in 1963, was previously accessory sales manager and before that field sales manager and northern region sales manager. Mr Worledge joined the company in 1969 with responsibilities for original, equipment sales and was then appointed sales manager„ safety equipment He was the outright winner of the 1953 Monte Carlo Rally in a Ford. W. A. Wells, general sales manager of Peak Trailers Ltd, of Stockport, has left the compa ny. R. Barker P. Worledge
Elections
E. R. Cattrail (Birds Eye Foods Ltd) has been elected chairman of the Merseyside division of the tndustrial Transport Association; A. P. Sandford (Rea Ltd) is vice-chairman; E. J. Bibby (Goodlass Wall and Co Ltd) secretary. Other divisional elections—London: D. R. Hutchings (Thorn-AEI Radio Valves and Tubes Ltd) chairman; A. E. Higginson IGLC) vice-chairman: H. E. C. Young (Castro! Ltd) secretary. Leeds: N. Jewson (John Harker Ltd) chairman: J. H. Tomlinson Tomlinson Transport Ltd) and G. Hutchinson (Smith, Parkinson and Coles Ltd) vice-chairmen: C. Maude (Yorkshire Dyeware and Chemical Co Ltd) secretary. Wolverhampton: G. H. Phillips (Parkinson Cowan GWB) chairman; I. B. Clarke (Metal Closures Ltd) vice-chairman; J. Nicholls (G.K.N., Nuts and Bolts Division) secretary. Sheffield: A. Lievesley Wavy and United Engineering Co Ltd) chairman; W. Lynn (Thos Wragg and Sons Ltd) vice-chairman: J. D. Grimmer (Firth Brown Ltd) secretary. Manchester: A. V. Goodreds (Thomson Withy Grove Ltd) chairman; S. Darlington (Ready Mixed Concrete (North West) Ltd) vicechairman: J. Raine (RTITB (Manchester)) secretary.
Obituary
We record with regret the death of George Thomas Gains.
Mr Gains, who had retired, was one of the original partners in the South London firm of hauliers,A. E. Gains and Sons, of Westminster and Vauxhall.