Lagan Products has appointed Darren Johnson as area sales manager for the East Midlands, Yorkshire and the North West of England.

Mr Johnson, who joins a team of four other area sales managers across the UK has over 28 years’ experience in the construction industry and has built strong relationships in the marketplace.

Commenting on his new role, Mr Johnson, said: “I’m excited to join the Lagan team, my background is in brick and a key focus of my role within Lagan will be to develop and promote the fantastic new range of clay bricks from our Kingscourt Plant.”

Mark Morris, commercial director at Lagan Products in the UK, added: “It’s great to have Darren join the team. He knows bricks inside out and will be a key driver in developing our brick sales and also supporting our customers.

Picture caption: Darren Johnson has joined Lagan Products as an area sales manager.