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Andy Whitney joined Kent Blaxill in 1978 and is one of a rare breed who have chosen to give his entire working career to a company for which Kent Blaxill is very grateful. Whilst old enough to have started in a ‘brown coat,’ Whitney’s passion has always been sales.  From …

Groundwork and materials supplier Rudridge has appointed Charlotte Caplin-Hill as its Financial Accountant at its Farnham head office. Caplin-Hill, who is an experienced management accountant and previously worked in the manufacturing industry, will be working closely with the Commercial Finance Manager and the Finance Assistant to ensure the smooth running …

Leaders in the design and manufacture of quality German Kitchen furniture, Rotpunkt Küchen, prepare for the future with the appointment of new Managing Director, Sven Herden. The 40-year old Herden is a proven expert of the kitchen industry and will join the management board of Rotpunkt Küchen as from 1st …

Howarth Timber & Building Supplies has recently welcomed seven members of staff to its Institute of Sales Management (ISM) accredited Essential Foundations of Sales Management programme, following the first set of graduates completing it earlier this year. The latest set of graduates have been selected from across the company’s nationwide …

 Adam Turk, managing director of Baxi Heating, Commercial, has been appointed chairman of the Construction Products Association’s (CPA) Marketing Integrity Group. With over 25 years’ marketing and sales experience in construction products, he previously chaired the CPA’s export group in 2012 for three years. In his new role, he will …

DHF (Door & Hardware Federation) has announced it has welcomed a new member of staff to the team:  Commercial Assistant, Jaspreet Thiara, will support the marketing function, and in particular, Patricia Sowsbery-Stevens, who was confirmed as the organisation’s Commercial Manager in September.  She will be responsible for undertaking marketing administrative …

Stone and porcelain landscaping supplier Digby Trading has appointed Andy Williamson as director, to work alongside owners Claire Digby and Darren Digby. Williamson was previously managing director at IKO plc and, prior to that, worked at Yale Security Products and Henkel, is a Trustee of the Rainy Day Trust and …

Rachael Mackman is the latest addition to the Wirquin UK sales team, joining the business as Buying Group Manager and reporting directly to Commercial Director Nick Richards. Mackman has over 20 years experience int eh building and construction industry in Australia, New Zealand and the UK working with national housebuilders, …

Landscaping specialist Pavestone has announced that it has appointed Tom Parker as a non-executive director with effect from 5 November 2018. In a career spanning 46 years, Parker started his builders’ merchant career at the age of 17, working for MP Harris at the Bexhill on Sea branch. In 1984 …

Richard Whittington has been appointed as the new Business Development Manager for Wirquin, supporting customers in the South West, Wales and West Midlands region. Whittington had previously worked for 13 years selling a technical pipework system into a variety of commercial industry sectors and this role included looking after a …