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David Young, CEO of Bradfords Building Supplies, is the new chairman of the Builders Merchants Federation’s (BMF) South West region, taking over from Julian Milligan, managing director of Kellaway. Founded in 1770, Bradfords Building Supplies is believed to be the oldest builders’ merchant in Britain. Headquartered in Yeovil, the company …

Sydenhams Timber & Builders Merchants has announced the following appointments: Lee Wright will take up the role as group managing director, Kevin Clarke becomes operations director, and Jeremy Clark finance director. Wright has over 27 years’ experience within the industry working for national and independent merchants, 18 of those years …

There’s a new digital marketing manager at Orkla House Care UK, the supplier of painting, decorating and cleaning products for both the professional and DIY markets. Jonathan Weaving will work across a range of Orkla House brands including Harris, Hamilton and Lynwood, having worked within digital marketing for several years, …

Elliotts Living Spaces, the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom showrooms arm of Elliotts Builders Merchants, has   a new manager. Victoria Anderson. Anderson has been designing kitchens for 15 years and has worked as a designer for the brand for the past five years. She contributed to the refurbishment of the original …

Dunlop – manufacturer of tiling and flooring products for the trade – has made two new appointments. Kathryn Hyde has joined as marketing manager, and David Moore as area sales manager for the North West and North Wales respectively. Hyde brings with her a wealth of expertise in communications and …

UK showering products manufacturer, Kudos, has appointed Simon Donnelly as New Product Development Manager, a new position for the business. Donnelly joined the business almost a year ago as a Mechanical Designer.  He came to Kudos with a broad base of design and engineering experience, having worked in new product …

David Gledhill, formerly managing director of Graham the Plumbers’ Merchant, has taken up the same post at bathroom distributor Ideal Bathrooms. Gledhill joins Ideal Bathrooms, part of Saint Gobain UK & Ireland and sister company to Graham, with over 35 years’ experience in the merchant and distribution sectors. He said: …

Jeremy English, Great Britain and Ireland Manufacturing Sales Director for Södra, has been appointed to the board of the Structural Timber Association (STA). The STA represents a widespread membership of businesses and people involved in construction using engineered timber. It drives the industry on quality, health & safety, education, technical …

Scott Parnell, the civils and drainage supplies specialist, has appointed Charlie Hurst to the position of Key Accounts Manager at the company.   Hurst has a strong background in the civils, drainage, rail and geotechnics trade having worked on a number of industry projects for key contractors. She will be …

Stepnell has appointed a new operations manager at its south coast offices after a successful year in the region. With more than twenty years of experience in the construction industry, Steve Higgins has joined the team to manage all operational construction-based activity for Stepnell’s offices in Southampton and Poole.Speaking about …