LEICESTER: BSS Industrial, the specialist distributor of heating, plumbing and engineering products has appointed Stephen Harris as finance and supply chain director.

Mr Harris will be responsible for financial control and reporting of the Industrial Division along with the operations of BSS Industrial's three national distribution centres at Bulwell in Nottinghamshire and Magna Park in Leicestershire, along with its National Tube Distribution Centre at Cross Point in Coventry.

Mr Harris previously held a number of senior positions at Next Retail including directory finance controller and financial operations controller. Prior to this he worked in a number of finance-related roles for Lloyds Pharmacy in both the UK and the Netherlands.

He started his career at The Boots Company in Nottingham in the early 1990s.

Frank Elkins, managing director of BSS Industrial commented: "We are delighted to have secured such a high calibre of recruit in Stephen Harris who brings an enormous amount of experience in both finance and supply chain roles to BSS Industrial."