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Dosafil Residential Technologies has appointed John Lynch as its commercial director. Lynch is well known across the UK domestic heating sector, having built an excellent reputation whilst with Sentinel and Flamco and for the last few years as a leading consultant in the HVAC sector. “I’m looking forward to this …

Rachel Davidson has been appointed to the new position of director of specialist knowledge at the Building Engineering Services Association. Davidson will have a particular focus on the Building Safety Act and its implications for BESA members and the wider specialist building services sector. “The new Act is just starting …

Baxi has announced that Karen Boswell OBE is to leave Baxi Heating UK and Ireland at the end of November, after three years as the company’s managing director – Jan Rijnen will take over the reigns. Rijnen, former CEO of insulation specialist De Isolatieshop B.V., will replace Boswell. Prior to …

Kudos Shower Products has announced the appointment of Mark Batley as senior business development manager for the company. He will be focussed on working with distributor partners and growing the number of Kudos retailers and its displays, including those approved for Premium Collection products. Sales and marketing director at Kudos …

Burdens has announced that one of its apprentices, Jay Clarke, has been nominated for Apprentice of the Year award at this year’s Lifetime Learner Achievement Awards in the Customer Support and Administration category. Clarke is one of only three apprentices out of 280 across the UK who have been selected …

Codelocks has appointed Paul Campbell as its new technical, quality and sustainability manager, he has over 30 years’ experience in architectural ironmongery and brings a wealth of knowledge to the role. Codelocks has been in business for over 30 years and as sustainability has become more important for the company; …

PermaRoof – part of PermaGroup – has continued its growth by securing two senior sales team hires, Mick Coulson and Tracy Bray bring more than 50 years of combined experience. Coulson joins PermaRoof as area sales manager covering Yorkshire and the Northeast, and Tracy has been appointed as area sales …

Grant UK is pleased to announce that Steven Paton is the company’s new sales support engineer for the North of England and Scotland, providing technical sales support to customers and assisting their renewable heating projects. Paton first joined Grant UK in May 2022 as the area sales manager for the …

Minster has announced that colleague Sophie Jenkins-Downes has been awarded the IFE Level 3 Certificate in Passive Fire Protection. The qualification follows months of hard work and study, attending training delivered by the Institute of Fire Engineers and recognises Sophie’s specialist technical understanding of fire safety, fire science and passive …

Grant UK has appointed two Area Sales Managers, Jim Moody and Terry Townend, the former for central and southern Scotland and the latter for the Midlands. Moody has a background in plumbing and in 2017 he stepped away from the tools after two decades to join a heating manufacturer as …