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MR. R. W. BIRCH has been appointed ' chairman and director of the Yorkshire Woollen District Transport Co., Ltd.
Na. J. P. D. COLEMAN has retired from the boards of Wild-Barfield Electric Furnaces, Ltd., and G.W.B. Electric Furnaces, Ltd.
M. W H. YOUNG has been appointed deputy director of the British Industries Fair. He has been associated with the organization of the B.I.F. since 1922.
MR. E. HIBBERSON has been appointed manager of the York branch of the British Wagon Co., Ltd., at Minster Chambers, 9, Minster Yard, York.
SIR JOHN BLACK, deputy chairman and managing director of the Standard Motor Co., Ltd., is visiting America in connection with the export of the Ferguson tractor.
MR. HECTOR STRANG has been appointed a director of Shaw and Kilburn, Ltd., and of its subsidiary, the Grosvenor Carriage Co., Ltd. He has served in the organization for 29 years.
COUN. J. RUSSELL ROSE, Jr., chairman and managing director of Central Garage, Ltd., Bradford, is suffering from pleurisy, which prevented his attendance at the company's annual meeting.
MR. A. R. MUTCH has been appointed chairman of the North-east Scotland Division of the Motor Trade Association, in succession to MR. CHARLES HARPER. MR. DONALD L. LAMB is vicechairman.
MR. H. N. WHITE, Dunlop's overseas production adviser since 1944, has joined the local board at Fort Dunlop. He has been with the company since 1919 and was for many years in the technical department.
MR. J. D. NurrAtr„ A.C.A„ has been appointed secretary of the Triplex Safety Glass Co., Ltd., in succession to Miss DAISY MCDUELL, who, as reported in "The Commercial Motor," has retired after 35 years' service.
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SIR GEORGE BEHARRELL, chairman of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., has been decorated with the Order of Commander in the Order of Orange Nassau by the Royal Netherlands Government. The honour has been conferred in recognition of assistance given to the Netherlands during the war years and during the difficult period of post-war reconstruction.
MR. ALONZO LIMB has been appointed chairman of J. B. Pillin and Co., Ltd., in succession to MR. J. B. PILLIN, who, as reported in "The Commercial Motor" last week, died recently. Mr. Limb is joint managing director of C. C. Wakefield and Co., Ltd., and was appointed deputy chairman of the Pillin concern after the company joined the Wakefield group in 1947, CAPT. J. C. BULLOCK, who recently resigned the position of director of Brush Coachwork, Ltd., has been appointed managing director of Garlick, Burrell and Edwards, Ltd., Liverpool, and a director of Braid Bros., Ltd., Chester Engineering Co., Ltd., Sottthport Engineering Co., Ltd., and William Chq.ter Bros. (Burton-on-Trent), Ltd. He was co-leader of the Thelon Arctic Expedition which explored Central Canada for radium. He has had extensive experience of the motor industry in America.
MR. H. KOLBERG, of Kol berg Caspary and Co.; Oslo, was one of the interested visitors at Ladbroke Hall during the recent exhibition of the new Commer models with under-floor engines. As a matter of interest, he brought with him the original agreement entered into between his company and Commercial Cars, Ltd. (as the Commer concern was then known) in July, 1910. At that time nine models were listed, chassis prices ranging from £380 to £600.