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Plumbing and drainage manufacturer Wavin has announced the appointment of Maxine Cornelius as its new sales director for the UK and Ireland. Wavin has appointed Cornelius to strengthen support for installers and merchants. Overseeing the full Building & Infrastructure range, she will focus on delivering cohesive customer engagement, and a …

Plumbing and drainage manufacturer Wavin is partnering with tool manufacturer Milwaukee to launch a nationwide roadshow across branches at national merchant, Wolseley Plumb Centre. The tour kicks off in Kendal on February 17, with Wavin’s custom mobile display vehicle, the ‘WaVan’ arriving on site for a day of practical product …

Plumbing and drainage manufacturer, Wavin, has bolstered its specialist merchant team with the appointment of Tom Pettit as key accounts director. In his new role, Pettit will lead Wavin’s field-based branch development team, supporting both large merchants and smaller independent businesses across the UK. Wavin launched its new specialist team last …

Wavin has  announced the creation of a new specification team led by business development director, Martyn Neil. Neil will head up the Upstream Sales team across the UK and Ireland, focused on engagement with specifiers over a wide-ranging portfolio of engineering solutions for hot and cold-water systems, soil and waste, rainwater …

The UK is lagging far behind its European neighbours for installers working on heat pumps and solar panels, according to a European-wide study by plumbing and drainage manufacturer Wavin. The new report follows the government’s recent additions to the Future Homes Standard, which aims to ensure that the majority of …

More than half (55%) of plumbers are struggling to hire apprentices due to wage costs and national insurance contributions, according to new research from plumbing and drainage manufacturer Wavin. Whilst wages and national insurance contributions was the most common difficulty cited by plumbers, half also find it difficult to find …

Drainage and plumbing manufacturer, Wavin, is celebrating over thirteen years – 5,000 days – of no Loss Time Incidents (LTI) at its clay piping production facility Hazlehead, in South Yorkshire. An LTI is any work-related injury or illness which results in a member of staff being unable to perform duties.  …

As the Construction Inclusion Coalition (CIC) marks its first year of activity across the industry, Coalition chair Angela Rushforth is calling for more construction leaders to add their voice to the cause, with momentum building behind the growing movement. To mark National Inclusion Week and its theme of “Impact Matters”, …

Wavin has launched a specialist development team to support merchants nationwide; its investment in the new field-based branch development team is driven by an ongoing commitment to supporting builders merchants and the wider construction industry. The team will comprise 13 business development experts and cover regions across the breadth of …

Wavin, part of the Orbia group, has announced its appointment of a new Vice President for its Northern Europe business, Dan Scott. Scott joins Wavin from Danfoss UK, where he was vice president of sales for Climate Solutions and general manger UK and Ireland for Danfoss LTD. Scott said: “I’m …