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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 …

Leading heating brand Worcester Bosch has announced that Sales & Marketing Director Steve Lister is taking early retirement after holding the position for nearly 20 years. Lister first entered the heating industry back in 1977 as an apprentice Heating Engineer for Scottish Gas. Ever since, he has plied his trade …

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 …

Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) has celebrated two of its long-standing employees, Colin Dilks and Dave Brookes, following their retirement after a combined 41 years at the pitched roof tile manufacturer’s site in Burton. Dave Brookes, yard and resale operator, said: “I can’t believe how quickly 18 years has gone; I …

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 …

Earlier this year, Encon & Nevill Long welcomed four new apprentices to its Fareham branch as part of its ongoing commitment to training and development of new and existing teams. Three apprentices – Dan Thompson, Josh Street and James Osborne – joined the ‘Warehouse to Wheels’ programme, which focuses on …

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 …

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 …

Lords Group Trading has appointed Ian McRae as property director. McRae is an award-winning industrial and warehouse property expert and a fellow of the RICS, with over 20 years’ experience in the merchanting industry. His areas of expertise include land and building acquisition, asset management, disposal, development and investment strategy. …

EPD Insulation Group has appointed Neil Farrow as marketing director. Steve Boon, EPD Insulation Group MD said: “As one of the leading distributers of insulation and building materials to Builders Merchants and the screeding, drylining and general construction industry, we are constantly looking for improvement and our senior management needed …