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Merry back in charge at CSG UK
CSG UK Russell Merry has returned to the position of MD of Dorel’s CSG UK. He will also work with Dorel’s senior leadership team global to “shape global IBD strategy”.
Merry said: “With the continued growth of Dorel’s bicycle business, it was felt that my experience would further enhance the next chapter of the company’s process in increasingly becoming a global force.” Mark Broughton, previously finance director
who assumed the role of interim managing director, has been promoted to the new role of finance and operations director, UK.
EXTRA Extra UK has appointed Steve Davey as managing director. Davey brings a wealth of experience to the role having
Top: Extra’s MD Davey. Bottom: Will Nichols
previously worked in the bike industry but more recently as MD at Burton McCall, one of the largest distributors in the outdoor trade. The company’s owners Brian Stewart and
John Phillips remain fully involved in the day- to-day operations of the business.
EVOLUTION IMPORTS Evolution Imports has appointed a trio of new sales agents. First up, Sean Reynolds will be covering central, Southern and South East England for the firm. Paul Sims-Williams will handle the South West and Wales for the distributor while fellow new recruit Alan Hewitt will cover Scotland and the North. Contact details for those three are: Sean Reynolds: +44 (0) 7974 975492, or via
haveyouseenhim@yahoo.co.uk Paul Sims-Williams: 07718 175981, or via
paulsimswilliams@gmail.com Alan Hewitt:
biketech@me.com
WELDTITE Weldtite has appointed Will Nichols as UK business development manager.
Having been in the bike industry for over 15
years, Nichols brings to the company a wealth of knowledge and experience to develop and promote Weldtite’s wide ranging products. Weldtite sales director Chris Jenkinson said:
“We are pleased to have Will on board and are confident that he will be a major asset to the business, whilst playing a major part in the expansion of the Weldtite brands with all our UK customers in the future.”
VULPINE To cope with the firm’s steep growth trajectory, Vulpine has hired one additional staff member and is on the lookout for a further four, including a commercial director. “Since we launched we’ve been unable to keep up with demand, running out of stock constantly, despite ramping up production to cope with demand,” said owner Nick Hussey. “I’ve been wearing far too many hats, being the sales and marketing guy and running the company day to day. It was crushing me and the company was in danger of losing the huge momentum we’ve built. So I have sought extra
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