The Lawsons Group has announced the appointment of John Griffiths to its board of Directors.

The move is one of a number of key appointments in which the group is currently engaged as it continues to grow. 

Griffiths is known to many from his years in the timber & builders merchant, supply sector, as well as DIY retailing. During his career he has held senior positions with Wickes, Alsford Timber and SCA’s UK Building Supply Solution business (recently sold to BSW).

He was also Group Chief Executive for an international food packaging group and developed a start-up financial services business providing credit for building trade professionals. He is already a Non-Executive Director for National Business Communications, a business telecoms provider and utilities broker.