BeA bids farewell to long-serving salesman
BeA, the specialist manufacturer of fastening tools and consumables for the construction industry, has said farewell to a longstanding member of its team. Chris Ibbotson retired from the business at the end of March after 15 years loyal service. During his time with BeA, he worked as a member of the company’s nationwide, field-based sales […]
Birmingham £11m powder coating business acquired
Long established local aluminium powder coating business Vertik-Al Limited has been acquired by investment funds led by Perscitus LLP on behalf of the family office of renowned private equity veteran Jon Moulton. Vertik-Al was the first to introduce vertical powder coating of aluminium in the UK and has remained a leader in this process. The £11 million […]
Master Abrasives brings in new tech sales representative
Master Abrasives has appointed Joe Phillips as its new technical sales representative for the South. He will initially be working in the South East but will also be spending time with technical sales representative Ken Hoskins over the coming months with the aim of providing support for the entire Southern territory when Hoskins retires in […]
DART Tool Group appoints new Supply Chain Manager
Paul Morgan has joined the DART Team as new Supply Chain Manager. Paul joins DART with a wealth of experience in managing the supply chain – an integral role for any business. He will be managing the supplier relationships and tracking product shipments with manufacturers, controlling stock forecasting to ensure efficient turnaround and monitoring of […]
Action Can brings in two new area sales managers
Action Can has boosted its sales team with two new regional Sales Managers: Mr. Ashley Hart and Ms. Jo Kipling-Webb. Ashley will be the contact for distributors in the Southern UK region whilst Jo will look after the Northern UK region. In addition, Dave Smith has been promoted to Sales Manager and will mentor and manage […]
N&C grows marketing team with two new recruits
Ironmongery and building materials distributor and manufacturer Nicholls & Clarke Group (N&C) has brought in two new members of staff within its marketing team. Megan Pike, Marketing Executive and Elena Barroso Sanz, Artwork Assistant are now working with the rest of the team based at the Head Office in Chadwell Heath. The duo will support the […]
Bond It’s multi-million investment will grow range and boost output
Bond It will invest an extra £300,000 into its main manufacturing facility in Elland, West Yorkshire in Q1 2017, following up a long term programme of investment in the manufacturer of sealants, adhesives and building chemicals. Over £1/2 million was invested in 2014/2015 and then £1.1 million in 2016. The latest investment – which includes grant funding […]
dormakaba completes Stanley Black & Decker security division buy-out
Following last year’s announcement, dormakaba has now completed the acquisition of certain Mechanical Security businesses from Stanley Black & Decker. Included in the buy out is Stanley Commercial Hardware, based mainly across North America witha production facility in Taiwan, as well as GMT in China. The move makes dormakaba a strong number three player in the […]
Aerosol Solutions achieves ISO 9001:2015
Aerosol Solutions has enjoyed a busy start to 2017, achieving ISO 9001:2015 certification, bringing in a brace of new recruits and seeing a surge in sales. The family-run firm has achieved the latest edition of ISO 9001, ISO’s flagship quality management systems standard (QMS). Upgraded from 2008, the latest 2015 edition is a more customer-focused […]
TIMco expands sales team with new recruits and promotions
TIMco, one of the UK’s largest independent wholesale suppliers of screws, fixings and power tools accessories, is expanding its sales team and welcoming three new employees. Steven Allenby and Rees Taylor join the team whilst Jamie Dickerson has been promoted to the position of Regional Business Consultants. In addition, Josh Knight joins the TIMco team as further […]