The folloWing appointments and changes. have been announced by Birfield
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Ltd: Capt. G. C. Blundell has been appointed a director of the company, with main responsibility for personnel matters. Mr. W. K. Evans, Mr. W. R. Toeplitz, Mr. K. Walker and Mr. B. WalterseheidMuller become regional directors of Birfield. Mr. Evans has been appointed vice-chairman of Hardy Spicer Ltd. and resigns as managing director: Mr. Walker resigns as joint managing director of Laycock Engineering Ltd.. hut remains a director. He also becomes ,a directoc of Birfield Machine Tools Ltd. Group company board changes have been made to fill vacancies caused by the appointment of the regional directors. Mr. W. E. Thompson, at present joint managing director of Laycock Engineering Ltd. with Mr. Walker, becomes sole managing director. Mr. R. K. Johnson becomes managing director of Hardy Spicer Ltd. to succeed Mr. Evans. He resigns as managing director of Forgings and Presswork Ltd. and Birfield Extrusions Lid., but remains a director of both companies, Mr. B. J. Lees and Mr. G. W. Hokin, at present directors of both Forgings and Presswork and Birfield Extrusions, become joint managing directors of those companies.