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Kilsaran has appointed a new dedicated render team in the UK. Headed up by Paul Davies, as UK Business Unit Manager: Render & EWI, the team comprises Hannah Mosley, Business Development Manager: Midlands & Wales, Mark Irwin: Business Development Manager: South West and Scott McCracken: Business Development Manager: Scotland & …

Emma Hoten-Pool has joined drylining, insulation and M&E solutions distributor etag as commercial director, with an extensive commercial background in the construction supply sector, focusing on strategic growth, operational improvements and data-driven marketing for builders’ merchants. She was most recently strategic markets director for Radius Systems, and her appointment follows …

PLASSON UK has announced the appointment of Victoria Fiddies as its new sales director, as part of its expansion of the sales strategy to target new market areas. With a 12-year background in senior management and director roles at brand leading manufacturers within the construction industry, Fiddies brings with her …

Wrekin Products, has welcomed Paul Thompson as its new technical development and specification manager, accelerating its business ambitions and growth and supporting its specification of products and services. The company has also increased its workforce with the arrival of new product manager, John Kiernan.  

Conex Bänninger has appointed Kyle McArthur as regional technical sales manager for Scotland and Northern Ireland. McArthur joins from Emtec Group, where he was the contracts supervisor responsible for project execution and delivery. A qualified HVAC engineer, his wide-ranging experience gained within the sector has helped develop his commercial awareness, …

The Pallet LOOP, which is part of BSW Group, has appointed a merchant account manager. Rob Devonshire joins the business to help onboard merchant branches to The Pallet LOOP and ensure they are making the most of the circular economy scheme, which is helping to reduce pallet waste and provides …

SIG is announcing the appointment of Howard Luft as managing director, SIG U.K. Interiors, from 1st October 2024, taking over from Richard Burnley who left the business in August. He joins the business with extensive experience both on the supplier side and in the merchant sector; his most recent role …

Geberit has appointed Danielle Lillis as its new product and marketing director for the UK. Lillis brings over 20 years of industry experience to the role, having previously held senior positions at major bathroom distributors and manufacturers. Most recently, she served as sales and commercial director at Ideal Bathrooms, where …

PermaGroup has boosted its restructured commercial team with the appointment of five key team members. John O’Connor, Adam Walker, Thom Brown and Craig Batton have all joined as technical specification managers, while Jamie Eliades has been appointed as area sales manager covering East Anglia. The new appointments signal PermaGroup’s continued …

Gary Weston has been appointed marketing manager for east London independent timber merchant Chambers Timber. A specialist in marketing communications, Weston’s remit is to essentially develop Chambers Timber media relations, marketing, PR, brand and sales. Chambers Timber Merchants is East London’s most established timber merchants, trading since 1952 . An …