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Smartroof has appointed Tom Wright as design and technical director, Jamie Bremner as head of contracts and Matthew Horwood as contracts manager. Wright brings eight years of experience in panelised roofs, while Jamie has five years behind him. Commenting on Wright’s appointment, Ian Dean, operations director at Smartroof, said: “Tom …

VitrA Bathrooms, based in Oxfordshire, has welcomed Michael Woods to the VitrA Contracts team. Woods joins VitrA as contract sales manager (north), he will be responsible for developing existing and new relationships within the residential house build sector. Woods brings with him a wealth of experience and industry knowledge from …

Klober has appointed Hannah Watts to Area Account Manager. She will be responsible for the home counties, including Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire. Hannah Watts said: “As a market leader in roofing components and accessories, the Klober brand is well respected and renowned for offering quality. I knew this role would …

McGovern & Co has appointed Steve Ruddick as commercial manager to support its continued growth and expansion across the North of England. Ruddick joins from Marshalls’ bricks and masonry division, and he has almost 20 years’ sales and specification experience in the building materials sector. Ruddick will be responsible for …

British kitchen manufacturer, Omega PLC has appointed Steve Hazlehurst as head of marketing. Hazlehurst has over 20 years’ experience in strategic and consumer facing marketing, and brand positioning roles within the fashion and sports performance sector, and in his new role, will focus on supporting Omega’s long-term plans of enhancing the …

Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite), has appointed Orlagh Bibby as its new marketing manager. Bibby will be responsible for the management of Keylite’s brand campaigns, e-commerce platforms, events, and marketing assets, including ‘Keylite Mission 2’ – which encourages merchants to take part in online training sessions to develop their product knowledge …

Derbyshire based Midland Lead has announced the appointment of Kyle Hazeldine as the sales and marketing manager. Hazledine, who takes over the reins from Lynn Street, started work as a telesales assistant at Midland Lead in 2015, and has worked in every area of the business from operations through to …

Grant UK’s sales team has welcomed Stuart Thompson as the new area sales manager for Wales and the West of England. Thompson will be responsible for assisting heating engineers, installers and merchants with sales support on all of Grant’s boilers, renewable products and services. Thompson has been working in the …

UK and Ireland specialist paving and building products company, AG has welcomed seven new recruits to its growing workforce. Area Sales Manager AG, has appointed Patrick Boylan as area sales manager in the Republic of Ireland. Boylan will be operating on the East-Side of the Republic of Ireland and will …

Marsh Industries, the manufacturer of off-mains drainage products, has appointed Professor Tom Stephenson (FREng, CEng, FIChemE, FHEA) of Cranfield University to the Board as a Non-Executive Director. Professor Stephenson actively supports innovation in the water sector and, as a member of Water UK’s Net Zero Expert Panel, is working towards …