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Aico Ltd. has announced the promotion of two long standing members to new Director positions within the company. Aico prides itself on promoting from within and these appointments follow a long line of similar actions.   James Cavan has been promoted to the role of Sales Director.  James first joined …

BLANCO UK has appointed John Robinson as Marketing Manager to take over the reins of the UK marketing and communications strategy. Robinson joined BLANCO from Bathstore where he headed up the Marketing and Communication team for nearly five years, before which he was agency-side working with various major brands. As …

Two members of staff at Chandlers Building Supplies have been presented with top awards plus £500 each at the builders merchant’s annual conference. The Best New Starter Award was presented to Georgia Tidey from its Thanet branch and the Outstanding Contribution Award was presented to Nick Fennell, a sales team …

BMI Group has announced that John Sinfield will join the roofing giant as Regional President North on 1 March 2019. Reporting directly to BMI Group Chief Commercial Officer Mark Andrews, Sinfield will be responsible for the BMI businesses in the UK & Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Sinfield brings …

Lewis Aird has joined the Stelrad Brand Specialists team, responsible for the North East of England from York up to the Scottish border. A good team player, he played football for Newcastle United from the age of 9 to 19 before accepting a Soccer Scholarship to play for Northeastern University …

Knauf Insulation has announced that Neil Hargreaves, the company’s former finance director, has been appointed managing director. In his new role, Hargreaves will be responsible for strengthening the company’s leading position in the mineral wool insulation industry. He takes over from John Sinfield, who is leaving to pursue a new …

Sunderland-based Salamander Pumps, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of shower and domestic water pumps, has appointed three new Business Development Managers, following a successful year of growth for the company. Ian Donnan, Matt Backhouse and Jonny Davis will be responsible for developing new and existing business, as well as …

Brought to you by UK Construction Week, Lee Wilcox, CEO of On The Tools, will be uncovering how he hit the proverbial nail on the head with ‘How to grow and monetise a niche audience’ at The Construction Marketing Summit, this Thursday. The purpose of the summit is to provide …

National Kitchen and Bathroom business, J P Distribution, has appointed Tony Barnes as their Commercial Director.  He brings a wealth of experience to the business, spanning over 20 years in the industry.  Tony has had many years of experience leading sales and commercial activities in the Building Products sector including …

Kitchen component manufacturer BA Components has announced the death  of sales and marketing director, David Caulfield after a short illness. Caulfield had been diagnosed with a brain tumour just over three months ago. He had spent more than 12 years at the company. Brian and Kieran McCracken, BA’s founders, said: …