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Paul Hetherington has joined the Board of Directors of plumbing & heating buying group IPG. A respected leader known for his strategic vision, digital innovation and a career spanning government, construction, manufacturing and merchanting, Hetherington’s appointment further reinforces The IPG’s commitment to empowering independents and strengthening collaboration through the Independent …

Crown Paints, the paint manufacturer, has appointed Matt Crossingham as managing director. Crossingham joins the business after nearly 20 years at Wattyl, an Australian subsidiary of Crown’s parent company Hempel Group. He also previously held senior leadership positions at Australia-based paint manufacturer Sherwin-Williams. He said: “Crown is widely recognised across …

REHAU UK’s building solutions division has appointed Jack Trivett as area sales manager for the Southwest of England and the South of Wales, focused on their pre-insulated pipe systems in a move to support the growing district heating market. Trivett joined REHAU in September 2020 as a product management assistant, …

Decorative aggregate supplier Long Rake Spar has announced the appointment of Shane McCormick as national sales director, a promotion from his current role as national sales manager. In his new role, McCormick will lead the company’s sales strategy, set key business objectives and build strong, collaborative relationships with both new …

Talasey has appointed Lisa Young to the newly created role of managing director. Young brings more than ten years’ experience in the merchant industry, having previously had a five-year spell as commercial director at Jewson, and, most recently, serving as European group category director at Stark Group. Young said: “I …

City Plumbing, part of Highbourne Group, has appointed Liz Taylor as its new Chief Commercial Officer, as part of the senior leadership team. Taylor joins Highbourne Group with more than 20 years of commercial experience, bringing a retail perspective to the merchanting industry from her different roles including, most recently, commercial …

Insulation specialist Actis has expanded its technical team with the appointment of a new specification manager for the North. Tara Pronaszko joins the UK-wide specification team to work with builders, architects, building control officers and energy assessors across North West and North East England, the East Midlands and the whole …

Door supplier JB Kind has appointed new regional sales manager, Rich Jennings, to manage the South West and Wales region. With over 20 years of experience in the building and construction industry, Jennings has an extensive background working with builders’ merchants and developer, and has previously owned and managed an …

After 20 years with the SIG Group, Gemma Prince has been promoted to the position of divisional commercial director and joins the North senior management team at SIG Roofing. Prince started working with SIG as a graduate trainee in 2005 working across various departments before settling in a category role. …

James Hardie, the high-performance fibre cement and fibre gypsum building solutions manufacturer, has promoted Waheeza Tegally as head of marketing for the UK, a new role which includes an additional remit as head of European dealer events, working closely with the Central European marketing team. Tegally brings with her over …