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Marley Alutec, the aluminium rainwater, fascia, soffit and coping solutions provider, has appointed Jordan Iles as its new Area Sales Manager for the North Wales and Central England region. Iles has extensive technical knowledge of Marley Alutec’s product range having worked for the company for the last 12 years, most …

Keylite Roof Windows, part of The Keystone Group, has appointed Jim Blanthorne as managing director, with effect 1st September 2020. Blanthorne, Keylite’s former operations director, has over 18 years’ experience in operations and senior management roles within the building products market. He says: “In my new role I’m looking forward …

UK & Ireland specialist building products company, AG (Acheson & Glover), has appointed Ross Telford as its new Head of Marketing. Telford has more than 15 years of experience in marketing management roles, 10 of them leading the marketing department in a builders merchant and a construction manufacturing company, he also spent several years in plastics manufacturing. The role will …

UK heating products manufacturer Baxi Heating has appointed Karen Boswell OBE as managing director of Baxi Heating UK and Ireland.  She replaces David Pinder, who is retiring from Baxi Heating and will lead the next stage of Baxi Heating’s journey towards a sustainable future and net zero carbon. Boswell joins …

Door distributor JB Kind has appointed Emma Underwood as its new regional sales manager in its Midlands and North Region. Underwood’s previous experience includes a decade in the door industry at XL Joinery and her roles have included sales administration and orders, to merchandiser, sales team leader and area sales …

It is with great sadness that H+H announced the death of its enthusiastic and honourable Director of Key Accounts, Andy Williams, following a longstanding battle with cancer. A well respected figure in the industry, Andy worked for H+H for 21 years, building an unparalleled understanding of the complex relationships between …

Hand tools, tools storage, power tool accessories and security solutions provider Carl Kammerling International has announced the appointment of Mark Raines as head of marketing. Raines joins from Bosch Power Tool Accessories where he was a head of product management at its headquarters in Switzerland, with responsibility for one of …

SCA Wood UK have expanded their customer services team in Welshpool, Powys. Harriet Wallsgrove has been appointed as commercial support manager, and Michael Wall and Zoe Evans, as customer services and sales assistants. Wallsgrove previously worked for SCA shortly after leaving school, supporting the internal sales team before moving into …

Lightweight roofing systems specialist Onduline Building Products, has restructured and strengthened its UK sales team as it targets a growth in sales. Greg Hissey, who has been with the company for seven years, has taken on the new Technical Sales Manager role for the Southern region, covering London and the …

Neil Donaldson is to retire from timber specialist, James Donaldson & Sons, after 45 years with the business, as he hands over the reins to the sixth generation. Having joined the firm in 1975, after graduating from Heriot-Watt University, Donaldson’s first official role was as a sawmiller, before moving into …