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Company growth leads to team expansion for ERA

Home security brand ERA has expanded its sales and distribution team to help support the West-midlands based company’s continued progression within the distribution and retail side of business.Reporting to ERA head of distribution Chris Burrows, the ... 
26 June 2017

Midlands’ family business GB Plastics announces new MD

Second generation family-run and owned General Building Plastics has announced a new senior management structure, spearheaded with the appointment of current co-director Alan Sutherland to the new role of managing director.Alan Sutherland has been ... 
22 June 2017

BHETA AGM confirms board appointments

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA)’s Annual General Meeting took place on May 18 and saw David Holmes of the DRH Collection appointed Treasurer, while Tony Grimshaw of Whatmore joined the BHETA Board. Mr Grimshaw will also be ... 
22 June 2017

Ridgeon appoints Ian Northen as chief executive

Ian Northen has been appointed chief executive of Ridgeon Group Ltd after seven years as group finance director. During this time Ridgeons was named in The Sunday Times Profit Track 100, a league table of Britain’s private companies with the fastest-... 
21 June 2017

Covers appoints new commercial director

Philip Walford has been appointed commercial director at timber and builders merchants Covers.Philip has spent 13 years working in the industry focusing on end-to-end category strategy and management and brings a wealth of experience and expertise ... 
14 June 2017

GB Plastics adds two branch managers to its Midlands network

Retailer and specialist supplier of building products to the trade and DIY sectors, General Building Plastics, has appointed new managers at two of its Midlands branches.Phil Broadbent takes up the role of branch manager at GB Plastics’ Shrewsbury ... 
1 June 2017

New CEO for IKEA group

IKEA has appointed Jesper Brodin as its new ceo, effective September 1. 
31 May 2017

Bradstone appoints new sales director

Bradstone, the domestic landscaping division of Aggregate Industries, has appointed Andrew Singleton to the role of sales director.Mr Singleton has a wealth of experience within the domestic landscaping sector, having worked at Marshalls for the ... 
30 May 2017

Exclusively Shows announce new director of sales

Brooke House Exhibitions, the organisers of Exclusively Housewares and Exclusively Electrical have announced the appointment of Lindsey Hoyle as director of sales following the news that Patrick Wade will be stepping down from the role at the end of June. 
30 May 2017

B&Q names new CEO

Following its Q1 results, Kingfisher confirms it has appointed Christian Mazauric, head of its Brico Depot operations in Romania, to run B&Q in the UK & Ireland.Mr Mazauric will take up the mantle from July 1, replacing Michael Loeve who ... 
26 May 2017
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