Lakes launches Lakes Definitions – a new colour range of shower door handles and profile caps. The contemporary suite meets a growing demand from homeowners to personalise their bathroom or showering space with complementary accessories. Lakes Definitions was developed for Lakes’ new showroom exclusive Antigua and Aruba showering spaces, from …
Read More »Wolseley UK rebrand plumbing and heating division
Wolseley UK is making major steps forward to further evolve its brand to highlight and signpost the business’s key specialisms, announcing that, from November 2020, its plumbing and heating division will be known as Wolseley Plumb & Parts. Chris Taylor-Hone, Wolseley’s national director for Plumbing & Heating, comments on the …
Read More »New site manager for Intelligent Door Solutions
Joanne Nixon has been appointed as site manager of Intelligent Door Solutions’ Thornaby-based manufacturing facility, 20 years after joining the business straight from school. During her time with the company, Nixon has learned her trade working on the sales counter, as an external representative, business development manager, key account manager, …
Read More »Ciaran Quinn Joins VitrA as digital marketing assistant
International bathroom manufacturer VitrA has expanded its UK marketing team with the appointment of Ciaran Quinn as a digital marketing assistant, based at the company’s head office in Oxfordshire. Rebecca Slater, a senior digital marketing executive for VitrA, explains “We are delighted to welcome Ciaran to the team. He joins …
Read More »Euramax appoints key account manager for new target industry
Euramax has appointed Kevan Flanagan as its new key account manager for the DIY and merchant sector. Flanagan joins the team with an established history in construction and the Army Reserve to lead Euramax as it continues its expansion into these sectors. Flanagan has nearly 20 years’ experience in the …
Read More »Condensate Pro opens new factory
Condensate Pro, the product designed to save time, cost and callbacks by protecting condensate pipes freezing in low temperatures, has announced it has opened a new manufacturing facility. The factory, located in Hathersage, Derbyshire has been fully kitted out to meet the orders now coming in for the Condensate Pro …
Read More »James Burrell reveal another strong year
Leading independent builders merchant James Burrell have today posted another strong set of results for the year to October 2019. In the face of unusually wet autumn, Brexit uncertainty and political malaise in late 2019 which caused the industry to flatline, James Burrell produced a top-line sales growth of 12.5% …
Read More »PJH Group to partner with major appliance brands
PJH Group, one of the UK’s largest kitchen appliance distributors, is pleased to announce that with immediate effect, it is partnering major appliance brands, Hotpoint, Whirlpool and Indesit in new distribution agreements to supply over 700 products, collectively form the three household names. Already renowned for its strong appliance brand …
Read More »New store for Kent Blaxill in Lincoln
Builders merchant Kent Blaxill will open a new decorating supplies store in Lincoln later this month. Commercial director James Park said, “We’ve been searching for some time and we were pleased to find this superb 3,000 sq ft location at Bishops Trade Park, where we will create four new jobs.’ …
Read More »Border Merchant Systems makes key appointments to its customer support
Border has recently announced a number of significant changes to its customer support team with the appointment of three strategic new roles aimed at enhancing its support service. Lizzie Nicholson joined Border in the role of technical administrator. Lizzie ‘s role is to be the first point of contact for …
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