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Marsh Industries, the manufacturer of off-mains drainage products, has appointed Professor Tom Stephenson (FREng, CEng, FIChemE, FHEA) of Cranfield University to the Board as a Non-Executive Director. Professor Stephenson actively supports innovation in the water sector and, as a member of Water UK’s Net Zero Expert Panel, is working towards …

UAP has appointed Julian Roberts to the role of technical services director. A fenestration sector professional with more than 30 years’ experience in the industry, Roberts has been part of the team at UAP Fullex for more than 20 years, and since 2020 has been product certification manager across all …

Steve Marshall has not only taken over as managing director of Strand Hardware, but also its two sister companies – Strand Technologies and AliMet Fabrications. Marshall has taken the helm of the three Midlands companies following a 24-year career at GEZE UK where for the past two years he served …

Paving manufacturer Brett Landscaping has appointed Neil Frost to the role of Production Director. Frost has worked at the Leicestershire-based company since 2009, starting as site manager for manufacturing plants in south east England. He was previously a production manager with Marshalls. He is based at the Cliffe site in …

BLANCO UK has announced the appointment of Neal Jones as managing director. He previously held managing director positions at Magimix and De’Longhi, and spent eight years at Brita in sales and marketing roles. Neal Jones said: “Our ongoing mission is to delight consumers with beautifully designed and engineered products and …

Beesley & Fildes has appointed Stuart White to the post of operations manager. White joins Beesley & Fildes with a 15 year track record in sales and operations management. He will manage branches across the North West, with direct responsibility for the company’s two biggest branches: Huyton and Widnes. As …

The Builders Merchants Federation has strengthened its in-house team with two appointments.  Kerry Wilson takes up her post as learning and development manager and Daniel Hodder joins as policy and public affairs advisor on November 29. Kerry’s appointment coincides with the BMF’s appointment of LEAP as the new full-service providers …

Bathroom manufacturer, VitrA, has appointed new managers to its growing business as the company approaches its 30th anniversary in the UK. Lance Corfield – Contracts Sales Manager Lance Corfield joins as contracts sales manager and will be responsible for managing complete bathroom specifications for housebuilders and developers across the West …

Bathroom specialist Aqualisa announced today that Joe Brawn has joined the British manufacturer as head of product management, leading the company’s product strategy and overseeing the introduction of new Aqualisa solutions to the UK and international markets. Reporting to Mike Simpson, product and marketing director, Joe commenced his role at …

Minster has appointed Carrie Blackshaw as Fire Protection Sales Director, to focus on driving Minster’s fire protection product proposition, heightening its solutions offering and bringing her knowledge and expertise to develop the capabilities of the entire Minster team. Blackshaw has spent the last 15 years at Rockwool in a variety …