Matthew Bainbridge is the latest recruit to join Stelrad’s Brand Specialists team. Bainbridge’s sizeable territory covers from north of Manchester in the south to the Scottish border in the north. He joins after completing his degree in Business Management at the University of Glasgow. “I’m enjoying the role as its …
Read More »Fluidmaster hires new marketing director EMEA
Toilet solutions and water management manufacturer, Fluidmaster has appointed Jean Paul Malum as marketing director EMEA. Malum will focus on the Group’s marketing strategies, and lead the transition of all EMEA marketing operations into the Fluidmaster family portfolio. Malum is a marketing professional with an extensive career history in the …
Read More »Neoperl UK appoints new sales manager for UK & Ireland
Neoperl UK has appointed Chris Neath as sales manager for UK & Ireland. He brings a wealth of experience to the role having worked for the business for almost a decade. Neath joined Neoperl UK as a sales administrator in 2013, progressing on to business development manager in 2017. Neath’s …
Read More »Kudos strengthens customer service team
Gemma Burns has joined the team at Kudos Showers as customer service manager. Gemma Burns said: “I was looking for a role that utilised my sales and service skills and the customer services manager position at Kudos suits me perfectly. It’s an exciting time to join the business, the company …
Read More »ForgeFix makes key appointments
Fixings and fastener specialist ForgeFix has made several key appointments over the last few months. Paul Swift has been appointed as managing director of ForgeFix, from Tyman PLC, one of the leading global players in window and door hardware manufacture, where he was head of sales at Zoo Hardware. Swift’s …
Read More »Aqualisa hires new director of sales for specification division
British bathroom specialist Aqualisa has hired Glenn Payne as director of sales within its specification division. In this new role, Payne will report to Aqualisa sales director Tim Creedon, and will spearhead the expansion of its business in the specification, housebuilder and developer channels. Payne joins Aqualisa from construction materials …
Read More »Highbourne Group appoints new CMO
Highbourne Group, one of the UK’s leading plumbing and heating merchants and owner of brands such as City Plumbing, Plumbworld and PTS, has appointed a new chief marketing officer. Liz Forte has over 20 years’ experience working for renowned companies such as Starbucks and Sony. She will join the business …
Read More »Klober makes three new appointments
Leading roofing components manufacturer, Klober has recently made three new key appointments as it aims to embrace a more diverse skillset to help bridge the skills gap. With recent reports from the Office for National Statistics (ONS stating that the unemployment level had dropped below vacancy numbers for the first …
Read More »Polypipe Building Services appoints new UK sales director
Dan Martindale has joined Polypipe Building Services as UK sales director. Having begun his career as an engineer, Martindale has worked in a number of senior sales positions including most recently with a major piping systems manufacturer. Dan Martindale said: “I’ve been dealing with a similar customer base to Polypipe …
Read More »Tobermore appoints three new key account managers
With the growth of Tobermore’s merchant sales team, three of its merchant sales managers have been promoted to the role of key account manager. In their new roles, they will work to build on the network of stocking merchants across the UK and maintain relationships with existing merchant customers. Lee …
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