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Howard has appointed Phil Tissington as its new Group Operations Director (UK). Tissington joined the company on 4th March, taking responsibility for UK operations covering health and safety, quality, manufacturing, warehousing and logistics. Working to ensure our valued customers receive their products on time, in full and to appropriate quality standards, …

A Leeds roofing tutor has been awarded an ‘Excellence in Teaching’ medal from the Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers, the first time the accolade has ever been presented. Chris Messenger, a lecturer in roof slating and tiling at Leeds College of Building, was invited to the prestigious annual Craft Awards at Trinity House to …

British Precast, the trade association for the UK precast concrete industry, has appointed Christopher Stanley as its new Housing Manager. In this role he will lead Modern Masonry, a group of sub-associations which represents the UK’s brick, block and mortar manufacturers. Stanley succeeds Andrew Minson, who recently stepped down as …

Lee Wilcox, 34-year-old CEO of On The Tools, was recognised as one of Maserati’s Top 100 Entrepreneurs in a list published by The Sunday Times on Sunday 17th March. Maserati was founded over 100 years ago by the Maserati brothers who were entrepreneurs and innovators of their era. Alfieri Maserati …

Altecnic, along with its manufacturing partner Caleffi, is renowned for its technical innovation and ability to develop advanced solutions that deliver lifetime cost savings for the construction and plumbing industries.  As part of its ongoing commitment to new product development, Altecnic have announced the addition of Stephanie Allchurch to the …

Emma Moore, who’s headed up the Finance Department at Teknos GBI for the past five years, has been appointed Managing Director. Emma takes the helm from Michelle Alcock who has relocated to the USA to run and develop Teknos USA. Moore originally joined Teknos GBI in April 2014 as Finance …

TIMco has further expanded its growing team by appointing Charles Du Pré as Head of Marketing and Mark Ormanroyd as Regional Business Consultant for the South East. Du Pré joins the TIMco team with a wealth of marketing and communications experience, having previously held managerial positions within companies such as Morrisons, …

Groundwork and materials supplier Rudridge has appointed Shirley Newton as Assistant Branch Manager at its Brentford branch. Newton, who has extensive experience in the industry working at competitor companies, will be responsible for assisting with the day-to-day running of the depot and working closely with the team to maintain and …

SR Timber has appointed Mark Parkes as Trading Manager as the company gears up for continued growth in 2019. Parkes joins the company – which is a leading importer of timber products and the UK’s largest importer of roofing batten, including its flagship Premium Gold – after serving in the Parachute …

A Master Builder has been appointed to the influential Construction Leadership Council, and will help ensure the Council is more representative of the hundreds of thousands SME firms in our industry, according to the Federation of Master Builder (FMB). Chris Carr, Joint Managing Director of SME house building firm Carr …