Long Rake Spar has announced the appointment of Tammy Tidmarsh as head of marketing, effective April 1 2026. A chartered marketer with over 25 years’ experience, in her new role, Tidmarsh will lead marketing strategy across the business, with a focus on strengthening brand consistency, improving digital performance, and ensuring …

Plumbing fixing manufacturer Talon is celebrating its 40th Anniversary. Founded in 1986, founder Mike Dudney repeatedly heard the same issue from plumbers: after a cold weekend, pipes would often pop out of their clips, leading to wasted time and frustration on site. Determined to improve what was already on the market, …

UK manufacturer Ibstock Plc has announced the appointment of Will Wilkins as the Group’s chief financial officer and an executive director. Wilkins joins Ibstock from Mpac Group plc where he has been Chief Financial Officer since 2018. He is expected to join Ibstock on August 1 2026. Simon Bedford will continue …

Two Travis Perkins colleagues, Eddy Webb and Brian Kemp, have completed a combined 200km running and cycling challenge, undertaking 100km each to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society, the business’ chosen charity. The pair from the Chipping Norton branch on Station Road raised just under £3,000 for the charity, with Webb, …

West Fraser has donated £10k to care charity Strathcarron Hospice for a new community van. Strathcarron Hospice in Denny, Falkirk, provides specialist end-of-life care for people across central Scotland in its hospice, in patients’ own homes and in hospitals. The funds raised by the team at West Fraser have helped …

PULSAR, the manufacturer of high-visibility and protective workwear, has appointed Lisa Cunningham-Sherret to the newly created role of head of product, ethics, compliance & sustainability (PECS). Sherret joins from Mountain Warehouse, with over 28 years of experience across design, product and ESG. PULSAR’s managing director Stuart Jukes highlights that this …

Manufacturer Pyroguard has raised over £4,000 for mental health charity, Men’s Minds Matter, after a team of employees completed a sunrise ascent of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) to shine a light on men’s mental health. Twenty employees took on the nine-mile overnight hike to the summit of Wales’s highest mountain, as …

Duraproducts, supplier of sustainable infrastructure products, has announced the appointment of Ned Birley as general manager of kerbing solutions. In this new role, Birley will lead the expansion of Duraproducts’ kerbing portfolio, helping more organisations specify polymer kerbs in their projects, highlighting the advantages of Duraproducts’ polymer kerbing range over …

Anson Primary School in Cricklewood has been crowned the winner of Leyland’s Big School Makeover competition, securing £5,000 to spend at Leyland to help transform its facilities. The initiative, now going into its fourth year, invites schools across London to nominate themselves for a chance to improve their facilities. The …

Stelrad Group plc has announced the appointment of Martyn Coffey as independent non-executive director and chair designate with effect from May 1 2026. Coffey is currently a non-executive director at Taylor Wimpey plc and a non-executive director and chair of the Remuneration Committee at Luceco plc. He will succeed Bob Ellis …