Martin joins
Saville in the south
Saville Audio Visual has further strengthened its sales team in London and the Home Counties with the appointment of Martin Winterstein-Smith for its AV Systems Division.
After ten years in the computer industry, Martin’s experience includes fourteen years in AV technical sales, pulling in a national contract to supply complete audio visual inventory for one of the UK’s major hotel chains.
Based in West Sussex, Martin’s role will focus on integrated AV and IT system
sales, in
particular the development of Saville’s telepresence,
videoconferencing and bespoke AV furniture business.
He said: “With growing acceptance of the benefits of videoconferencing, it’s a good time to be addressing today’s communication and travel problems – and green issues. I’m looking forward to the challenge ahead!”
www.saville-av.com
James Latham secures five year exclusive deal with LG Hausys
With an impressive five year partnership already behind James Latham and LG Hausys, the UK’s largest timber and panel products distributor recently signed a further five year exclusive UK* deal for the distribution of LG’s solid surface HI-MACS® Natural Acrylic Stone.
The agreement has been sealed until the end of 2014 and by working together prior
to this deal; the companies have already achieved an impressive and continuous growth during the last period.
Chris Sutton, Director at Lathams, said: “This is fantastic for both parties and we’re looking forward to working even closer with LG Hausys than ever before. They offer excellent marketing support and in turn we have a dedicated sales team working to develop specifications with architects and designers.
“HI-MACS® is a superb product and the new ‘Prestige’ range is fantastic. We’ve set ourselves tough targets over the coming years and hope to secure an even bigger market share – and I’m confident that with the support on offer, this is highly achievable. Further developing our push and pull strategy we fully expect to gain further specifications. Steve Robinson our National product manager and his team are focused on selling the unique benefits of using HI-MACS® and are looking to develop long term and on going contracts. It is our
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intention to look at strengthening the team during the course of 2010 with the aim of offering even better support to existing and potential target accounts.” LG Hausys Northern European Country Manager, Martin Saxby, added: “We’re delighted to have made a further exclusive agreement with James Latham and hope the next five years will bring fruitful times for all involved. HI-MACS® has lots of projects in the pipeline and we’re pleased Latham’s will be a part of this for a long time to come.”
Frederic Williame, Vice President of LG Hausys Europe, concluded: “From all at LG Hausys, I’d like to say how pleased we are to be continuing in business with James Latham. The past five years have been the perfect foundation for both businesses and we’re confident the coming years will bring further success.” For further information on HI-MACS®, the agreement, or James Latham please phone 0116 257 3415, email
marketing@lathams.co.uk or visit
www.lathams.co.uk
Full Steam Ahead for Husbands’ St Pancras Win
Husbands, the Birmingham lift company has been awarded the contract to supply a number of dumb waiter lifts to a top restaurant which is being built as part of the £100 million restoration and refurbishment programme underway at St Pancras Chambers. St Pancras Chambers is the grade I listed Gothic style building which fronts St Pancras International.
The regeneration of St Pancras Chambers is being undertaken by London & Continental Railways and Manhattan Loft Corporation and includes 67 private apartments already completed and occupied. The other part, a five star hotel set to be the flagship hotel for the Marriott’s Renaissance brand, is due to open next year. Husbands will be supplying the lifts to the hotel’s ‘destination’ restaurant. When complete the hotel will offer 245 bedrooms, bars, bistro, members club, function rooms, meeting rooms, health and leisure centre and spa, in addition to the ‘destination’ restaurant.
The lifts which will be fitted by Husbands over two days will link the ground and first floors of the restaurant. The company has also been awarded the maintenance contract for the lifts for a 12 month period.
The project was awarded to Husbands by Galliford Try, the site contractors.
The contract with St Pancras Chambers is one of several contracts won by the lift solutions company within the last few months and worth a total in excess of £500,000.
Husbands is based in Shelah Road, Halesowen.
For more details on the lift solutions offered by Husbands please call 0121 550 1560 or log onto the web site
www.husbands.co.uk.
Building & Facilities Management – June 2010
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