HULL: Ideal Standard International's vice president of its West Europe region, celebrates 40 years with the company this month.

CO DURHAM: Shower designer and manufacturer, Roman, has welcomed a new addition to their export and marketing departments. Marie Kerrelle joins the team in the new role of marketing and export assistant.

BURY ST EDMUNDS: Chris Peverett, who has extensive experience in the building supplies trade, has joined East Anglian builders merchant Kent Blaxill as the new sales representative for the company’s Bury St Edmunds branch.

ST IVES: Kaldewei is investing in the total restructure of its sales and marketing operations to ensure improvements to customers at every single point of contact with the company.

OLDHAM: Allied Kingswood is pleased to announce that Jonathan Blair has returned to the company in the new role of national business manager.

BIRMINGHAM: John Smith has joined Baxi Commercial Division in the role of technical services manager for Andrews Water Heaters and Potterton Commercial Boilers. 

HAMPSHIRE: WPL's merchant-dedicated field sales team welcomed Richard Lander. He will cover the water-saving manufacturer’s Midlands and North Wales territories.

CORNWALL: Kaldewei, Europe's steel enamel bath maker is investing in the total restructure of its sales and marketing operations.

COVENTRY: Peter Hindle MBE – Jewson’s managing director and general delegate, Saint-Gobain UK, Ireland and South Africa – is to take a seat on the new advisory board of one of Europe's leading business schools.

PETERBOROUGH: Xpelair Ventilation Solutions has appointed Ian Williams to head up its new training offering.

ESHER: Shower and bathroom specialist, Hansgrohe, is delighted to announce the appointment of Jonathan Burns to the full-time position of training manager.

ESHER: Hansgrohe, the shower and bathroom specialist, has announced the appointment of Franz Lorenschitz to the pivotal role of marketing manager with immediate effect.

COLCHESTER: Graham West has joined Global Stone as its first sales representative for the north of England and Scotland.

LEATHERHEAD: Leading manufacturer and supplier of door and window hardware, ERA Products, has started 2010 as it means to go on with the appointment of five new people to the sales team.

LITTLEHAMPTON: Unimer has appointed Jim Dore as the new key account manager to further develop and strengthen Unimer’s presence in the south.

ASHFORD: Following a year of strong growth and extensive product development for 20-20 Fusion, the comapny has further bolstered its sales team with the promotion of Simon Purves to the role of director – independent sales division.

DUNDONALD: Starting 2010 at full throttle, Adamsez is delighted to announce the appointment of Maxine Foster as its new Area Sales Manager for the South East of England.

WORCESTER: The start of 2010 brought some of the worst cold and snow that the UK has seen for a number of years. While the rest of the UK cried out in disappointment, for Carl Arntzen, director of Bosch Thermotechnology at Worcester, Bosch Group, the temperature was the perfect grounding to begin training preparations for his most arduous physical challenge – climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

WEDNESBURY: Due to Aqualux’s continuing success, a new area sales manager for the South West region has been appointed.

BRISTOL: Lafarge Plasterboard, one of the UK’s leading plasterboard and drylining systems manufacturers, has appointed Adrian Forbes as the new sales and commercial manager. Mr Forbes will now head up Lafarge’s Western Region sales team.

CROYDON: As part of its strategic review, Whirlpool UK has announced new organisational changes in an effort to streamline and simplify its operation for the future.

ASHFORD: 20-20 Fusion, a UK market-leader in design and visualisation software, is delighted to announce the appointment of Jade Allen as its new area sales manager for the North of England.

HIGH WYCOMBE: TRADA, the Timber Research and Development Association, has appointed four new members to its board. They are: Charles Hopping of Hoppings Softwood Products, Charlie Law of BAM Construct UK, Tony Miles of International Timber and Simon Smith of Ramboll UK. 

LEAMINGTON SPA: Building materials merchant Wolseley announced several board changes today.

WORCESTER: John Hunns is BCG's new development manager for the company's merchant division.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: Chris Taylor-Hamlin has been promoted to the position of technical director of the Bathroom Manufacturers' Association.

MERSEYSIDE: John Sinfield has moved into the role of managing director, northern Europe, at Knauf Insulation.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: Manufacturer of tile adhesives, grouts and finishing products, Dunlop Adhesives has appointed Jason Smith as brand development manager.

DURHAM: Shower designer and manufacturer, Roman, has welcomed a new addition to their contract sales force. Mark Hackett joins the team as the new regional contract sales manager for the South East and London regions.

BOSTON: After 39 years in the timber industry John Tong, senior vice president upgrading and distribution of Finnforest, decided to take early retirement on 31 December 2009.

KENT: Martin Brown from PTS in Tonbridge completed a trek through Africa, raising £3300 the Alzheimer's Society.

NUNEATON: Mira engineer Anthony Haynes has just completed a gruelling 120Km trek of the Sahara as part of a desert challenge to raise money for wounded armed forces charity Help for Heroes.

LEICESTER: Today, NMBS regretfully announced that former managing director John Tatton died recently following a brave fight against cancer.

SURBITON: Kaldewei has announced the arrival of Marc Nation to the newly appointed role of UK sales manager.

LONDON: Kingfisher today announced that Anders Dahlvig is to become a non-executive director of the company. He will formally join the Board with effect from 16 December 2009. Mr Dahlvig, 52, was previously chief executive and president of The IKEA Group from 1999 to 2009, having spent 26 years with the company.

UK: Marshalls' Group marketing director Chris Harrop has been named 'Green Guru Manufacturer' by Building magazine. 

AYLESBURY: Kingspan Water, supplier of rainwater harvesting equipment to the UK building industry, has appointed Andy Thompson to be its sector development manager for builders' merchants.

LONDON: Richard Jewson, former managing director of Jewson, the timber and builders’ merchant, is to chair Alvaro, a company set up to invest money in legal cases.

ESSEX: Ridgeons recognised the 'experience and knowledge' of its long serving staff at a ceremony last month. 

WEST MIDLANDS: The UK’s leading George Michael tribute act has joined heating tools company Sievert as its roving sales representative. 

FIFE: Engineered wood products manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Engineering (DTE) has appointed Jonathan Fellingham as managing director, with effect from 1 December 2009.

LONDON: Keith Maer has become the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers' full-time education manager. The appointment is said to be one of the biggest developments in the GAI's education programme. 

LEICESTER: The BSS Group has appointed Frank Elkins as an executive. He will join the BSS board of directors with immediate effect.

LONDON: Paul Morrell OBE has been appointed to the new role of government chief construction adviser, Construction Minister Ian Lucas and Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ian Pearson jointly announced today.

WEDNESBURY: Eliza Tinsley has made two new appointments to further strengthen the senior management team, as they press ahead with their major product range expansion plans.

US: Component Hardware Group (CHG) has announced the appointment of Pim Zuurveld as the new managing director for its European division. Zuurveld will serve as the leader of a group of industry experts at CHG Europe, which is headquartered in Breda, Holland.

FINLAND: Anna Burns has been appointed executive vice-president product line management and innovation for the Sanitec Group.

ROCHESTER: Dave Lacey has been appointed commercial director for Vaillant in the UK and Ireland. He is responsible for the continued development of the Vaillant business, including domestic and commercial boilers, renewable technologies, controls and hot water cylinders.

SURBITON: With effect from 1st December 2009, James Hardy will join the Kaldewei UK team as sales representative responsible for the South West of England and Wales.

HINCKLEY: With immediate effect, Jason Reed has been appointed as the new regional sales manager for prestigious UK shower specialist Aqata.

COLCHESTER: Kent Blaxill, the independent East Anglian buildings supplies company, has ann­ounced three senior management appointments as part of its ongoing strategy of investing to be ready for economic recovery.