People News

W.Howard Group has announced the appointment of Adrian McLean in the newly created role of Estimating & Costings Manager. McLean has more than 30 years’ experience in the timber trade, starting in the industry as a trainee before taking on roles including Assistant Sales Manager, Assistant Branch Manager and Sales Representative. …

National Buying Group (NBG), the UK’s premier buying group for independent merchants, has announced three members to its board following April’s executive board elections. The three new board members are Keith Olver, a first-timer on the board, Glynis Catterson, who has been re-elected and Jim Parlato, who will be replacing …

Leading international shower designer and manufacturer, Roman, has announced Graham Speed as their new Commercial Director. Speed joined Roman 20 years ago and has worked in various positions within the company prior to his new appointment. Speed’s story at Roman began in February 1999 as the Fabrication Supervisor, where he looked …

Leading independent UK timber supplier Arbor Forest Products has strengthened its Trex® decking sales division with the appointment of two area sales managers. The two new appointments reflect a successful period for Arbor Forest Products with the increasing demand for Trex products, which the company will continue to grow by …

Triton Construction has announced that regional construction heavyweight Paul Clarkson has been appointed Managing Director to head up the business based in Yorkshire and the North West. Clarkson takes over from Triton founder Michael Parkinson who becomes Chairman to lead other development interests for the company. Triton Construction provides general …

Andy Lenton has been appointed Business Development Director of leading building services component supplier Brymec Limited.  Lenton has spent the last 28 years in the supply industry, working for a major competitor. Most of his working life has been in branch management and, for the last eight years, he has …

Midlands insulation manufacturer, SuperFOIL Insulation has appointed two new business development managers and completed the relocation of the business from North Nottinghamshire to a five acre site on Pioneer Way in Lincoln. New business development manager, Rob Quinton joins the company after 16 years at  YBS Insulation where he was commercial …

Altecnic, supplier of hydronic solutions and part of the Caleffi Group, has promoted Simon Grocott to the role of Operations Director for the business. This promotion reflects Altecnic’s ethos to further develop the company’s people and services to ensure the company is well placed to deliver its continued growth and …

Graham Plumbers’ Merchant has announced the appointment of David Kilby as its new managing director. Kilby, who has more than 25 years’ experience in leadership roles within multinational groups, has most recently been regional managing director for Saint-Gobain Building Glass for the UK and Nordic Countries. Prior to that he was …

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 …