People News

Howarth Timber & Building Supplies has recently welcomed seven members of staff to its Institute of Sales Management (ISM) accredited Essential Foundations of Sales Management programme, following the first set of graduates completing it earlier this year. The latest set of graduates have been selected from across the company’s nationwide …

 Adam Turk, managing director of Baxi Heating, Commercial, has been appointed chairman of the Construction Products Association’s (CPA) Marketing Integrity Group. With over 25 years’ marketing and sales experience in construction products, he previously chaired the CPA’s export group in 2012 for three years. In his new role, he will …

DHF (Door & Hardware Federation) has announced it has welcomed a new member of staff to the team:  Commercial Assistant, Jaspreet Thiara, will support the marketing function, and in particular, Patricia Sowsbery-Stevens, who was confirmed as the organisation’s Commercial Manager in September.  She will be responsible for undertaking marketing administrative …

Stone and porcelain landscaping supplier Digby Trading has appointed Andy Williamson as director, to work alongside owners Claire Digby and Darren Digby. Williamson was previously managing director at IKO plc and, prior to that, worked at Yale Security Products and Henkel, is a Trustee of the Rainy Day Trust and …

Rachael Mackman is the latest addition to the Wirquin UK sales team, joining the business as Buying Group Manager and reporting directly to Commercial Director Nick Richards. Mackman has over 20 years experience int eh building and construction industry in Australia, New Zealand and the UK working with national housebuilders, …

Landscaping specialist Pavestone has announced that it has appointed Tom Parker as a non-executive director with effect from 5 November 2018. In a career spanning 46 years, Parker started his builders’ merchant career at the age of 17, working for MP Harris at the Bexhill on Sea branch. In 1984 …

Richard Whittington has been appointed as the new Business Development Manager for Wirquin, supporting customers in the South West, Wales and West Midlands region. Whittington had previously worked for 13 years selling a technical pipework system into a variety of commercial industry sectors and this role included looking after a …

Saniflo has announced the appointment of Fahim Karim as Specification Sales Manager for the South. This new role will focus predominantly on the Kinedo range of cubicles, enclosure and trays. Having graduated from Brunel University in Uxbridge with Masters in Molecular Medicine and Cancer Research, Fahim was subsequently attracted to …

Elliotts Living Spaces in Ringwood has welcomed two new designers to the showroom. Jemma Collins and Bryony Downs have joined existing designer Lawrence Morgan at the kitchen and bathroom showroom on Pullman Way. Collins  joins the team with over 10 years’ experience of designing bathrooms. “I love getting to know the …

Customers and staff at a Swansea builders merchant have proved ‘great sports’ by raising more than £1,300 for a local hospice. Selco Builders Warehouse, based on Upper Fforest Way in Llansamlet, held a raffle in branch for two Christmas cracker sporting fixtures in the city in aid of Ty Olwen. …