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Mr. A. E. Maiden has been appointed chief engineer of Laystall Cromard, Ltd., in succession to the late Mr. S. Hedgecock.
Mr. W. H. Farr has completed 50 years' service with the Mansfield District Traction Co. He is the first employee of the firm to do so.
Mr. C. F. Heywood has joined the Liverpool firm, Andrews Bros. (Bristol), Ltd., to manage its new reinforced plastics department.
Mr. W. H. Spencer has been appointed an assistant chief engineer to take up a new post in the motorways branch of the Ministry of Transport.
Mr. J. C. A. Whitworth has been appointed to the board of S.P.D., Ltd. He joined the company as assistant general manager in 1956.
Mr. S. R. Gray has been appointed southern area sales manager for Cranes (Dereham), Ltd., and the recently formed company, Crane Fruehauf Trailers, Ltd. He will be based on the London office of Cranes.
Mr. D. W. Gillard, a sales representative of Joseph Lucas (Export), Ltd., was leaving London last Tuesday to visit Mauritius, Mozambique and Nyasaland. He will be making a market survey of the three territories.
Mr. R. V. Thomas has been appointed president of Goodyear International in succession to Mr. F. T. Magennis, who has retired. Mr. Thomas has also been appointed a director of the parent Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co.
Mr. K. C. Turner, national president of the Traders' Road Transport Association, was last week presented with a clock by the East Midlands Division of T.R.T.A., in recognition of his four years as chairman of that Division.
Mr. Leonard Dyer has been appointed chief sales representative in the southWestern area for Wipac Group Sales, Ltd.. Buckingham. His territory stretches from Northern Ireland to the Isle of Wight, and includes the Channel Islands.
a4 Mr. Alec Issigonis, chief engineer of B.M.C. since 1957, has been appointed technical director of the Corporation in succession to Mr. S. V. Smith who has retired. Mr. Issigonis has also been appointed to the board of the Austin Motor Co.. Ltd.
Mr. I. Orme has been appointed manager of the Cambridge depot of Kerry's (Great Britain), Ltd. Mr. G. T. Ward is now depot manager at Chester and Mr. R. E. Shippey has taken over in a similar capacity at Leicester. Mr. A. T. Francis has been appointed depot manager at Sheffield.
British Road Services announce the following appointments, all with effect from November 6: Mr. R. Cook, area manager, Northern Area, Removal and Travel Department, Pickfords Division, on the retirement of Mr. G. E. Jenkins; Mr. G. E. Papworth, divisional staff officer, North Eastern Division, in succession to Mr. I. M. Colquhoun, who has joined the Central Electricity Generating Board; Mr. R. Smith, divisional engineer, Midland Division, on the retirement of Mr. H. Q. Hudson.
Brigadier A. Levesley, a director of Edgar Allen and Co., Ltd., Sheffield, has been elected president of the Welded Tool Manufacturers' Export Association, and of the Welded Tool Manufacturers' Association, in succession to Mr. R. P. Wallace, of Jessop-Saville, Ltd. Mr. B. H. Chambers, manager of the engineers' tool dept., of Edgar Allen and Co., Ltd., is a member of the committees of these associations. but he will be succeeded by Mr. V. W. Oakes at the end of this year on his retirement from the company. Mr. J. Griffiths, chief engineer o British School of Motoring, has appointed a director of that compai
Following the death last month ol E. S. Caitlin, transport manager oi North Thames Gas Board, the folio appointments have been announced: T. G. Hardy, transport manager; E. B. H. Elsbury, deputy transport it ger; Mr. P. N. Green, superinten motor repair shop, Brentford.
Obituary
WE regret to record the deaths of J. S. Farnsworth, Mr. J. Gribbin Mr. S. V. Haddleton.
Mr. Farnsworth, who was 51, w haulage contractor at Old Whittinl Chesterfield.
Mr. Gribbin, who was 77, wt haulage contractor at Newcastle Tyne.
Mr. Haddleton, who was 60, had advertising executive of the Nut Organization for many years, after a association with the Riley comp Previously he served with the John Rubber Co. He died after a long ill