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Norbord has appointed Sanjit Dosanjh as National Sales Manager for the UK & Ireland.  Formerly National Product Manager and then National Sales Manager at Kingspan Insulation UK, Sanjit is well versed in the needs of housebuilders and builders’ merchants. Dosanjh, heading up a team of seven Norbord Business Development Managers …

Building solutions manufacturer Wienerberger is delighted to announce the appointment of Stuart Lunn as their new Marketing Director. Wienerberger is the UK’s leading provider of wall, roof and landscape solutions. Lunn, who joined the Wienerberger team in March 2019, is an award-winning marketing professional with years of experience across the …

Following hundreds of entries, a judging day where a panel of industry experts whittled down the entries, a peer-reviewed technical challenge and a huge public vote, the winner of the Heating Installer Awards 2019 has been decided. Tony Dumble of Unequaled Heating was announced as the national winner during a presentation at …

John Norton has joined leading heating controls manufacturer ESi as its new Head of Product Development and Design at ESi’s head office in Buckingham. John brings with him a wealth of experience in high performance and high reliability systems and he’s worked in a number of exciting environments including in …

Abode is bolstering its supply chain department with the appointment of Terry Stevenson in the role of Stock Controller, based at its Barnsley head office. Working alongside an existing team that works to ensure that all orders of Abode’s design-led sinks and taps are fulfilled efficiently, Stevenson takes responsibility for …

Leading building services supplier Brymec has appointed Peter Grierson as business development director. Grierson joins from SIG where he held the position of regional sales director. He also has a proven track record of success major businesses including Alumasc & BSS Group, where he rose to the position of regional director. Grierson said: …

The Actis Hybrid range of insulation and insulating membranes is proving so popular – with sales showing considerable growth over the last three years – that the company continues to expand the team and has appointed a new regional specification manager to work with builders and specifiers in the South …

James Hipkins, MD of Emerys Builders Merchants, is the new Chairman of the Builders Merchants’ Federations” (BMF) West Midlands Region.  James takes over from Neil Lawrence, Chief Operating Officer Jewson & Managing Director Local Merchant Group. Hipkins, who grew up in the West Midlands, began his merchanting career as a trainee manager …

Reisser, an international supplier of high performance woodscrews and power tool accessories, is pleased to announce that following a recent member vote, Charles Ledigo, Chairman of Reisser Ltd has been re-elected to the Board of the Builders Merchants Federation to serve as the Elected Director of Suppliers for the period …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is championing the value and significance of the building materials industry in a new regional and national approach. Trade association specialist Shepherd PR has been appointed by the Federation to promote and amplify BMF’s key strategic goals nationwide. Activity will include a focus on the …