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Posted On - 10/11/2021
PC Henderson has welcomed back Dave Newton to the sales and commercial team as he takes on his new role as sales and commercial director. Dave will be responsible for the strategic direction and development of the commercial side of the business including sales, customer service and marketing. Dave first worked for PC Henderson from 2001 until 2009 and has...
Posted On - 09/11/2021
Vista Panels has appointed a new business development manager for the south. Ian James Smith joins the Wirral-based company with more than 27 years of experience in the fenestration industry, having held previous positions with some of the leading systems houses and composite door manufacturers. Joining Ian Carl Smith, Vista’s current business development and marketing manager, Ian will be responsible...
Posted On - 05/11/2021
Gareth Jones is the new managing director of the Solar Group’s Huthwaite-based operation. The Solar Group’s Huthwaite operation comprises of three businesses, each of which are separate trading entities: Solar Calibre Doors, Solar Norvik and Taylor Manufacturing. The businesses employ more than 100 people across sites in Huthwaite and Barnsley. Gareth said: “There is huge potential for our businesses, all...
Posted On - 05/11/2021
Andy Jones has joined Made for Trade as commercial director, which reflects the business’s recent growth. The company said Andy’s industry knowledge and established business relationships will be a fantastic asset to MFT’s growing sales department and his broad experience of glazing products gives some new insight into product development strategy. “We are pleased to announce Andy has joined the...
Posted On - 03/11/2021
SupaLite appointed three new managers across a range of roles, at its headquarters in Preston: Kevin Pratley, who has more than 20 years’ experience, is the new office manager; Laura Cort, who previously worked in the sales department, is the newly appointed customer services manager; and Luke Carter recently received a promotion internally to technical manager. Steve Hacking, managing director...
Posted On - 03/11/2021
Tim Tofte has joined Veka Recycling as transport manager. Tim brings with him 13 years of experience in road haulage, including as a transport manager for third-party logistics companies including Bibby Distribution, Maritime Transport and Wreford Transport, which ran contracts for Coca Cola, Mercedes, Amazon, Carlsberg, Royal Mail, Salvation Army and Wicksteed, among others. “My immediate role includes the management...
Posted On - 03/11/2021
Andrew Madge, managing director of Gowercroft Joinery, has been appointed vice president and honorary treasurer of the British Woodworking Federation (BWF). The appointment of Andrew comes three years after he joined the board as an executive member, where he has been instrumental in raising the profile of the woodworking sector and highlighting how it can support the construction industry through...
Posted On - 25/10/2021
Richard Lee has been appointed commercial director of GAP. In his previous role as window and roof divisional manager, Richard has excelled in delivering many exciting developments that have taken place which have been well received by customers, the company said. This includes the strategic shift to offering Rehau profiles as standard for all windows and Rockdoors, as well as...
Posted On - 25/10/2021
Martin Althorpe, technical director of Epwin Window Systems, has been awarded the British Plastics Federation’s Gold Medal Award for Outstanding Services to the BPF and the wider industry. Philip Law, director general at the BPF, said: “Martin was the longstanding chairman of the BPF Windows Group Technical Committee and has since served many years as chairman of the whole Windows...
Posted On - 25/10/2021
Brisant Secure has appointed Gareth Turner as northern business development manager. Gareth, a well-known name in hardware with over 25 years’ industry experience, will be looking after customers in northern England and Scotland. “Brisant has changed the face of hardware and security with its high quality, innovative, market-leading products, but what Brisant wants to achieve is different, and that’s what...
Posted On - 24/10/2021
Target Windows has raised £1,315 for national charity Dogs Trust, double the amount of the original target, by taking on a mountainous fundraising challenge. Team Target completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in August, hiking 24.5 miles and ascending 5,200 feet across the mountains of Whernside, Ingleborough, and Pen-y-ghent in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, all in under 12 hours....
Posted On - 20/10/2021
Window Widgets has promoted Heather Edwards to the newly created role of supply chain director, sitting alongside the current four owner-directors of the Gloucester-based business. Having started within the business in February 2020 as supply chain manager, Heather faced a challenging start to her career with the business, given the global issues facing raw material supply and price. Effective management...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
UAP has helped provide support to those living with the effects of encephalitis and to further research into diagnosis and treatment with a triple charity donation initiative. The company’s CEO David Jennings was appointed vice president of the Encephalitis Society in January. He is passionate about research into treatments and prevention for the condition, which is an inflammation of the...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
Vista Panels will be sponsoring Blackburn Rovers Ladies player Hannah Coan for the 2021/22 FA Women’s Championship season. The defender is the daughter of Vista employee Gemma Lloyd, who works in the company’s Wirral-based sales office. 20-year-old Hannah progressed through the youth ranks at Everton, making her senior bow in December 2019 in the Continental League Cup. She then moved on loan to...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
The Saveheat Group has appointed Ken MacDougall as its head of affordable housing division, based at the head office and manufacturing plant in Greenock, near Glasgow. Ken is the former head of development and regeneration at Govanhill Housing Association and offers knowledge and experience of the social and affordable housing sector. Ken has worked in the registered social landlord (RSL)...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
Rapid PVCU Systems has appointed Simon Bingham as its new commercial director. The move follows the Doncaster-based company’s recent acquisition by Modular Group Investments (MGI). Rapid supplies into the newbuild sector and, with 30 years in the window industry (specifically newbuild), Simon’s focus at Rapid will be to increase sales in the sector and supply major housebuilders. “Thanks to MGI...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
Nicola Miller joined Euramax Solutions as head of customer service six weeks before the first national lockdown, but having worked in customer services since the age of 17, she managed to face the challenge head on, the company said. Along with a customer services manager, Nicola runs Euramax Solutions’ customer service team and is in charge of order inputting and...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
Avantis Hardware has appointed Alastair Wheeler as the new national key accounts manager for Kubu, who has more than 30 years’ experience in the hardware sector. This new role will involve the development of existing customers and the introduction of new ones. Alastair Wheeler said: “Having Known Mark Bromley, the CEO of Avantis Hardware and Kubu, for over 20 years...
Posted On - 08/10/2021
Insight Data has made two key appointments: Vicki Hall has joined as the company’s new commercial manager, having led a team of 90 in a senior management role while at the Castelan Group for 14 years; and Tim Piper joins as product manager, having previous led software development teams across the world. Insight Data’s managing director Andrew Scott said: “They...
Posted On - 08/10/2021
Gowercroft Joinery has appointed a new partnerships manager as part of the company's plans to extend its network of regional dealerships. Peter Buckley, who is joining the company with over 25 years of commercial experience in the public and private sector construction and residential home improvement markets, will be working with existing dealerships and potential new collaborators. Formerly specification sales...
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