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Insulation and interior building products distributor CCF has announced the appointment of Jolyon Berg as head of technical. Berg will be responsible for the development of the company’s technical function – advancing its current capabilities in areas such as insulation, as well as supporting the business’s continued growth. He joins …

Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation has appointed Clark McAllister as its new sales director. McAllister, who has been with Polypipe for 27 years, joins from sister company, Polypipe Building Products, where he was divisional sales director. “This is a tremendously exciting time to be part of Civils and Green Urbanisation …

Independent builders merchants EH Smith has announced a number of senior management appointments, including a new managing director, head of finance and HR director. Mark Setchell has joined EH Smith as managing director, taking over from Phil Yates who retired in June after over 20 years at EH Smith. Setchell …

B&Q parent Kingfisher plc  has announced the appointment of Tony Buffin as a Non-Executive Director of Kingfisher with effect from 1 December 2020. Buffin was formerly group chief operating officer and chief financial officer at Travis Perkins PLC and during 2019 was chief executive officer Holland and Barrett. Andy Cosslett, …

Encon Insulation & Nevill Long has appointed Neville White as business development manager – fire protection, with the aim of building the team’s knowledge and expertise in the supply of fire protection products across all sectors. White began his career working for the manufacturer Cape Boards in 1980 as a …

Timber supplier SCA Timber has spent the last year focusing on Quality Assurance and bringing in more exacting and precise standards. These include raw material supply, product specifications, production quality control, together with legal compliance and regulation across the whole business. The moves have driven significant improvements in processes and …

Bostik UK, the adhesives, sealants and building chemicals supplier, has appointed Carl Millerchip as commercial director, responsible for driving the commercial strategy of the company’s construction and consumer division. Millership joined Bostik in 2014 as a national account manager then head of sales – consumer. He moved into a European …

Andy Williamson has joined specialist building materials supplier SIG UK as part of a new leadership team. With over 25 years’ experience in the construction industry, including Digby Stone and 11 years with the IKO Group where he was Group Managing Director for six  years, he joins SIG UK as …

Graham Plumbers’ Merchant has announced the addition of two new roles to its directorial team. Rob Haining has been appointed as regional director for Scotland and Asa Finnigan as contract sales director. The company previously split the UK into just two regions, North and South. Haining’s appointment recognises the need …

Tool wholesaler Toolbank has appointed Chris Ridgeon as group account manager, following Neil Robinson’s decision to retire from the role after 25 years’service. Currently operating as business development manager, Ridgeon has worked with Toolbank for seven years as a salesman and 16 as a sales manager for the Southampton branch.  so …