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Ibstock plc has appointed Michael McGowan MSc as its Group Sustainability Manager. McGowan assumes the role with immediate effect having previously served as Quality, Environmental & Energy Manager at Ibstock Brick, part of Ibstock plc. Michael McGowan is widely regarded to be a true leader in the field of sustainable manufacturing. …

JDP have announced that Darran Rickards will take up the position of Managing Director of JDP with effect from April 1, 2019. Steve McLellan, who is currently Managing Director of JDP, will be moving to Tessenderlo Group with effect from April 2019 where he will be supporting strategic projects. Rickards brings …

Heating and plumbing supplies specialist Altecnic is strengthening its market-leading position by restructuring its trade sales team and recruiting two new area sales managers. The two new additions to Altecnic’s 16-strong team add to the diverse and vast experience of the Trade Sales Team gained in a variety of roles …

Annette Forster has been appointed as Group Marketing Director at Ibstock plc. Joining the company at the start of the new year, Annette is a well-known and widely respected industry figure having served as Marketing Director at Wienerberger UK. She will be responsible for the strategic development of marketing, innovation …

Lakes, the leading manufacturer of innovative showering spaces, appoints Area Sales Manager Steve Spencer to join its external sales team, covering the South East. His long-standing experience in the bathroom and shower industry will greatly support Lakes’ new direction and focus. Spencer has worked with leading industry brands for nearly 40 …

Steve Durdant-Hollamby will head up Polypipe Civils, part of the FTSE 250-listed multinational Polypipe Group, the UK’s leading developer of Green Infrastructure and SuDS solutions to the built environment sector. The 45-year-old, of Cambridgeshire, will also play a major role in the company’s commitment to creating innovative solutions to help …

Pasquill recently held its fourth annual awards ceremony celebrating the success of colleagues who have gone above and beyond operational excellence within the business. The evening was hosted by Ross Baxter, Managing Director of Timber Group, at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Coventry. Finalists were nominated by fellow Pasquill …

Lauren Haines, a Director at the South’s largest independent supplier of building materials to the trade and public, Elliotts Builders Merchant, is celebrating 45 years at the family-run company. Having joined Elliotts towards the end of 1973, Haines first worked as a typist in Elliotts’ brick department before working her way …

  Gira, suppliers of intelligent system solutions for building management, is pleased to welcome three new team members to its prestigious UK brand and business.   This new trio will join as Trade Sales Representatives across key areas of the UK and will each be responsible for:   –          Visiting …

Software development specialist Ten-25 has promoted long-term Senior Support Analyst George Ritchie to Services Manager, after nearly 18 years of excellent service. Ritchie joined Ten-25 back in 2001, having previously been at Alexanders’ Sawmills. Based predominantly in Ayr, he is looking forward to the new challenges his promotion will bring, as …