E P Barrus has appointed Phil Noble as field sales & technical manager for the garden division. After 19 years’ service with Barrus, Phil will be stepping up from his position as area sales manager to head up one of the most respected sales ... 

Covers Timber & Builders Merchants is aiming to raise over £30,000 to help local hospices. The company’s 13 depots will support 11 hospices for both children and adults across the South East.Between Monday 11 and Saturday 16, September, Covers ... 

To build upon the success of their recently released new concept ranges, The Farplants Group has created a new position, with Emma Glue joining as trade marketing manager.“I am pleased to welcome Emma to our expanding team and to add her experience ... 

Wrexham-based Advance Brighter Futures has been awarded £5,000 worth of funding from The Screwfix Foundation, a charity which supports projects to fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and facilities for those in need.“We are very grateful to ... 

ERA has expanded its team with the appointment of Kevin Spencer as Smartware product manager.With expertise in intruder alarms and a wealth of experience in product innovation and market analysis, Mr Spencer has worked in the security industry for ... 

Gardman has appointed Mark Portman as group sales director to take responsibility for all sales across independent, national and International customers. He joins from Henkel where he was general manager for the UK responsible for sales and ... 

Decco has appointed respected hardware, DIY and garden operator Debbie Paterson as its new area sales manager in Scotland, looking after its many home and garden customers in Fife, Angus and the West of Scotland.Based in Decco’s Perth depot Stuart ... 

Finance director Giuseppe Alfonso took on a host of gruelling competitive sporting challenges and fundraising activities this year in aid of a number of worthy charities, spurred on further by causes close to his heart. Mr Alfonso decided that 2017 ... 

DIY industry pays tribute to former Hardware Retailer of the Year winner and BIRA vice-president Vivienne Abbott, who passed away peacefully on Friday, August 4, aged 63 after a “short but brave battle with cancer”. Mrs Abbott, who ran Abbotts ... 

Simon Fraser has been appointed to the HTA board. With a Diploma in Horticulture and an HND in Commercial Horticulture, Simon has worked for nurseries and garden centres in Aberdeen, Lincolnshire, Kent and New Zealand. This was followed by a six-...