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Lords appoints first Chief Operating Officer for plumbing and heating division

8 August, 2025

Lords Group Trading has announced the promotion of Neil Lake to the newly created role of Group Business Development Director, and the appointment of Matthew Webber as the first Chief Operating Officer of its plumbing and heating division, APP Wholesale Ltd.

Marshalls Bricks & Masonry makes three senior appointments

Marshalls Bricks & Masonry has appointed Stuart Thomas and Lewis Reynolds to the roles of Trading Directors, while Rob Robinson becomes Commercial Manager.

New Managing Director for Naylor

Naylor has announced the appointment of Christopher Ainger as its new Managing Director.

Galleon Fixings makes three leadership appointments

Galleon Fixings, the fixings division of the Dormole Group, which includes ForgeFix and Harrison & Clough, has announced the appointment of Paul Swift as Managing Director. Paul Simpson and Rebecca Fortescue-Halliwell have also been appointed as Sales Director and Marketing Director respectively.

Marshalls announces board changes and appointment of Non-Executive Director

Marshalls has confirmed the appointment of Paul Inman to the Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 15 September 2025.

Toolstation announces new Managing Director

Toolstation has announced the appointment of Lakhvir Sanghera as its new Managing Director.

Frontline Bathrooms and Smiths Briten expand sales team

Smiths Briten and Frontline Bathrooms have strengthened their joint sales force with the appointment of three new Area Sales Managers.

Abode appoints Marketing Manager

Abode has announced the appointment of Peter Woodward as its new Marketing Manager.

Josie Crowe returns to lead BSS as Managing Director

Crowe brings 21 years of experience across the Travis Perkins Group, including 16 years at BSS.

Managing Director of The Pallet LOOP appointed

Andy Williamson previously served as Commercial Director at The Pallet LOOP (part of BSW Group).

UAP expands sales team with three senior appointments

Door hardware innovator takes on trio with decades of experience.

Baxi appoints Strategic Accounts Manager

The move is part of Baxi’s strategy to strengthen support for the merchant sector in an evolving energy landscape.

GF Building Flow Solutions appoints Key Account Manager

Wayne McMurray's vast experience in business development and sales will help him in his new role.

New Business Development Manager for Marmox

Ryan Spencer will be covering the whole of the southern region, from East Anglia as far as the Midlands and across to Cornwall, including customers in Wales.

Structural Timber Association appoints Gerard Lockey

The move offers an opportunity to further support and represent the installer membership category.

Head of Engineering at Adaptavate appointed

With Howard Sutton’s deep experience in scaling hard-to-abate sectors, the company is signalling its commercial readiness and global intent.

Marley names new MD

Marley, has appointed Stuart Nicholson as its new Managing Director.

Waterline unveils new Contract Channel Head

Lee Mairs has worked in the KBB industry for nearly 25 years.

New Chair for expanded BMF light-side product forum

Baljit Singh, Head of Trading at NMBS, has been elected as Chair of a revamped BMF product category forum, which brings together essential light-side categories to form the BMF Plumbing, Heating, and Bathroom Forum.

Maincor welcomes new Customer Sales Manager

The external sales team at Maincor has been strengthened with the appointment of Andy Oliver as Customer Sales Manager.

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