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A young house building site manager for well-established civil engineering and building firm, Britcon, has scooped a top national award at “The Bricks”, the prestigious LABC Warranty event celebrating the very best businesses and individuals in the UK housebuilding industry. At the tender age of just 22 Declan Hunt is …
Read More »Trio of appointments for tesa
tesa UK, headquartered in Milton Keynes, has announced a series of key appointments which sees the company capitalise on the experience of its current workforce. Jon Snow becomes Sales Area Representative for Craftsmen, responsible for an area covering the northern home counties up to and including Scotland. Neil Walker takes …
Read More »New team heads up thriving BMF Young Merchant Group
Glenn Paddison, Branch Director at MKM Building Supplies is the new Chair of the Builders’ Merchants Federation’s Young Merchant Group. He will be supported by Jo Callow, Merchant Sales Support Manager at Knauf Insulation, who was elected to replace Paddison as the Vice Chair. Paddison takes over from Victoria Fiddies …
Read More »Fibo expands team with new marketing manager
Fibo, the precision-engineered wall panel manufacturer, has added to its growing team with the appointment of Marketing Manager, Nicola Lewis. Lewis comes with experience in marketing, digital and commercial environments and her skills will support Fibo with its continuing growth. “My role is to support the business in its expansion …
Read More »Flame ‘burns brighter’ with scale-up success
John Savage, the Managing Director of the North East of England’s fastest-growing heating and plumbing merchant, has been recognised by a leading membership organisation at its annual awards. Mr Savage, of Flame Heating Group, was a finalist in the Entrepreneurs’ Forum’s Scale-up Award category, at its North East E ntrepreneurial …
Read More »New board member elected for NBG
Building supplies boss Martyn Rees has been elected as executive board member of National Buying Group, the top buying group for independent merchants. Rees is the joint owner of Malvern-based County Building Supplies, a mixed merchant operating out of ten branches, after the latest one opened in Tetbury earlier this …
Read More »Midfield substitution for BMF Members’ Day
In a late change to the speaker line-up for .the BMF Members’ Day Business Conference tomorrow (September 27), the Builders Merchants Federation has secured England international Jill Scott to replace fellow Lioness Laura Bassett, who has had to withdraw for family reasons. Scott, an energetic, ball winning midfielder, is one of …
Read More »Keyline appoints new Business Development Manager
In a move that further deepens the company’s bench of experts, Keyline has appointed Chris Metcalf as Business Development Manager for Geotechnics in Scotland and the North. Metcalf will work with Keyline’s Business Development Director, Emma Ward, to increase the company’s productivity and growth, and empower its staff to make a …
Read More »Crystal Continues to Strengthen Board
Crystal Direct, suppliers of made to measure PVC-U and aluminium windows and doors to the Merchant sector are delighted to announce the appointment of Kevin Morgan as Commercial Director. Morgan has been recruited to oversee and continue to develop Crystal’s Approved Installer scheme, which provides a national fitting service to …
Read More »New faces for TG Welshpool
Shropshire builders merchants Tudor Griffiths have appointed a new manager at the Welshpool branch. Matt Peate has worked in the builders’ merchants sector for 14 years with roles at several local companies in branches in Welshpool, Newtown and across north Wales .He won the Branch of the Year award at …
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