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1960
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124 FLIGHT, 22 January 1960 THE INDUSTRY Goodyear Chairman RetiringA T the end of this month A. S. Bishop, chairman of the Good-• year Tyre & Rubber Co (Great Britain) Ltd, is retiring from active control of the company's affairs. He will, however,continue his long association with Goodyear—which began in 1916—by remaining on the board as a director. He became generalsales manager in 1933 and in 1936 was appointed sales director. In a tribute to Mr Bishop for his work since becoming a director,the company say that he "not only did much to lead the Goodyear organization to the level of its present-day achievements, but hehas done a great deal to influencing the formula for modern tyre trading." Converting Machrihanish WORK on the conversion of RNAS Machrihanish into aNATO base is to be undertaken by Tarmac Civil Engineering Ltd. It involves runway extension, provision of new taxi-ways,tracks and hardstandings and the construction of a three-mile tow- way from Machrihanish to Campbeltown. The work, which is tocost approximately £lfm, involves moving l^m cu yd of earth and peat and laying 150,000 cu yd of concrete. During the last three years the company, which has had a greatdeal of experience in the construction of runways, has carried out major reconstruction work at Elvington and Alconbury. Boththese contracts were in excess of £2m. Tarmac Civil Engineering (a subsidiary of Tarmac Ltd) havetheir headquarters at Ettingshall, Wolverhampton. Sir George Godfrey Appointments ~ NEW appointments have recently been made in Sir GeorgeGodfrey & Partners Ltd and its associate Sir George Godfrey & Partners (Industrial) Ltd. R. W. Everall, MIPE, FIGM, AFRAes,director and general manager since August 1950, has been appointed managing director of both companies. At the same timeW. G. Williams, MIPE, MBIM, ARAes, was made a director of SirGeorge Godfrey & Partners Ltd and J. Logan, ACA, a director of Sir George Godfrey & Partners (Industrial) Ltd. Mr Williamshas been works manager since October 1950 and Mr Logan joined the Group as chief accountant in October 1949. Sir George Godfrey & Partners have also announced that J.Leach joined the company on January 1 as chief engineer. He had previously been with Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd as flighttest manager at Weybridge. Changes at Hucclecote IN a general reorganization of Armstrong Whitworth Equip-ment at Hucclecote, Gloucester, recently carried out by the parent company, Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd ofCoventry, A. E. Martin was appointed resident manager, succeed- ing E. W. Absolon, who has resigned. Mr Martin is directlyresponsible to the general manager in Coventry. Also as part of the change, a new sales organization has been created under P. A.Emmett. J. M. Stephens, formerly chief design engineer, has been made deputy sales manager and will concentrate on aircraftcomponents and systems. P. Gallagher, chief projects engineer, has been made chiefdesigner, although ultimate design authority will rest at the parent company with E. D. Keen (executive director and chief designer,aircraft) and R. E. Young (electronics manager). A number of sales engineers will now operate in the UK, covering a field whichincludes electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment and air- craft system components which have been designed by the com-pany and other members of the Hawker Siddeley Group. Versatility in Ground Equipment TT^HAT must be one of the widest ranges of electrical and" hydraulic ground equipment available anywhere is manufac- tured by Aircraft Ground Equipment Ltd of Blackswarth Road,Bristol 5. Starting and servicing trucks include: a model for aircraft with28V d.c. systems requiring supply loads of 400A continuous and l,500A intermittent (the prime mover is a 25 h.p. diesel engine);a 96 h.p. diesel-powered unit supplying up to 500A at 112V d.c. and 250A at 28V d.c.; similar units for varied-output requirements,both d.c. and 400c/s a.c.; a variable-frequency electrical-system test rig, mobile or static, of 60 h.p. continuous and 75 h.p. ten-minute rating, which allows the aircraft alternator to be run at speeds of up to 12,400 r.p.m. (this equipment is available in eithersingle- or multi-channel form); mobile electrical test rigs specially designed for the Britannia and as supplied to the manufacturersof the aircraft and to El Al Israel Airlines; and a.c., d.c., or dual-output supply trucks for the testing of aircraft auxiliaryservices. Additionally, there are a number of types of test units providingelectrical loading of aircraft generators; a range of static starter units incorporating selenium rectifiers; and a "splitter truck"designed to bring multiple-output, heavy-current electricity within easy reach of equipment sited round aircraft. Switchgear andwelding plant complete the company's electrical products. Among items in the hydraulic field, there is a test bench capableof giving infinitely variable flows and pressures up to 6,0001b/sq in and 15gal/min and static pressures up to 6,0001b/sq in by handpump or 20,0001b/sq in through an intensifier. AGE are also in a position to design test equipment, electricalor hydraulic, to meet special requirements of users. Obstruction Light THE firms of Veritys (Maxlume) Ltd and Veritys (Switchgear)Ltd of Aston, Birmingham 6, perpetuate a name which has been known in the electrical industry since the days of Edisonand Faraday. The earlier Verity company was acquired last July by the McGeoch and Osier companies. Maxlume specialize in lighting fittings, and a large proportionof these are of special-purpose types, e.g., for industrial and marine applications. Among them is an approved obstructionlight consisting of a heavy cast-iron body having four fixing feet and two one-inch conduit entries, one of which is plugged. Glandsfor certain special types of cable can be supplied. Drain holes are provided in the body, which is fitted with porcelain-skirted lamp-holders for two 60/75W clear heavy-duty lamps. A selenium red glass haying a transmission factor of 17/25 per cent is held ina cast ring which is secured to the body by three swing-bolts, safety chains and rubber gaskets being incorporated. The metalwork is in hot galvanized finish. - ._.-:••..,,.- ,.,. ; ....,,-• E. W. Absolon, formerly (as noted in col 1) with Armstrong WhitworthEquipment, has joined Avery-Hardoll Ltd of Chessington, Surrey 5 aschief designer (industrial). WS Electronics Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of K.G. (Holdings)Ltd have announced the appointment of W. P. Rowley, MBE, Brit IRE, as assistant managing director, from January 1 this year. From January 25 the address of the head office of United SteelCompanies Ltd will be GPO Box 64, The Mount, Broomhill, Sheffield 10. The telephone number (Sheffield 60081) and telegraphic addressremain the same. G. E. V. Ling has been appointed assistant manager, aircraft equip-ment sales, Coventry, of the AEI Motor and Control Gear Division. During the last four years he has been in charge of the technical salessection. W. J. Lloyd, BSC, AMIEE, ASMA, has resigned his position as a directorand the general manager of Short & Mason Ltd and is setting up his own company to give consultant advice on problems in instrument,electronic and electrical engineering. His address is 61 Snakes Lane, Woodford Green, Essex (Buckhurst 2745). Wakefield Castrol Group have formed a Group Works Division,responsible for the overall administration of their 12 production centres in the UK. C. R. Woodfield has been appointed general manager ofthe division and H. G. Priest is manager of its production department, based at Castrol House in London. F. J. Cox has been appointed resident technical representative forD. Napier & Son Ltd in South-East Asia. The area he will cover includes Burma, Borneo, Indonesia, Malaya, Singapore and Thailand. He will bebased in Rangoon at 34B Golden Valley, Rangoon, Burma, and will also act as technical representative for the English Electric Co Ltd. Nash & Thompson Ltd have acquired a second factory at Hook Rise,Tolworth, Surrey, which will increase available space by 35,000 sq ft. More than 30 new test and other instruments have been added to thecompany's new range during the past two years and they state that they are the only firm holding a MoS contract (now in its sixth year) for theenvironmental testing of components to RCSC standards. Much of this work is for electronics firms requiring independent reports on theirproducts. The company also announce the appointment of Edwin E. Hewett as sales engineer; he was previously a specialist in ultrasonicflow techniques at Cossor Instruments. Charles Evans, formerly navigation officer of the BOAC Britanniafleet, and Peter C. Haines, formerly of the Ministry of Aviation, have joined the staff of the air traffic control management division of GeneralPrecision Systems Ltd. This division has now established offices on the 4th floor of Bilton House, 54/58 Uxbridge Road, London W5 (td.Ealing 1845/6). Mr Evans, who was seconded from the RAF to BOAC as a navigator in 1942, joined the Corporation in October 1945. Hebecame navigation officer of the Comet fleet in January 1953. Mr Haines joined the Ministry of Civil Aviation from the RAF in 1947. In the airtraffic control experimental unit he was largely responsible for conduct- ing a comprehensive survey of the future need for information-handlingequipment in the ATC ground organization.
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