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CROMWELL ANNOUNCE APPOINTMENT OF NEW COMMERCIAL


MANAGER Specialist waste management and recycling sack supplier Cromwell Polythene has appointed Alistair Hall as Commercial Manager, a new role that will straddle both sales and purchasing.


Hall brings 22 years’ experience in the packaging industry to the company, having previously held senior positions at British Polythene Industries (BPI), Intelipac and Bunzl.


He has worked in sales for the past five years, first with Intelipac, where he was responsible for a range of high volume imported polythene and paper packaging items, developing


GROSVENOR SERVICES STRENGTHENS LEADERSHIP TEAM WITH KEY


APPOINTMENTS Grosvenor Services has made two key senior appointments to provide greater leadership strength, strategically grow the business and support continuous service improvements for customers.


Stephen Creaner joins the company in the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Deputy Group Managing Director. Working closely with the existing team, Stephen will lead all aspects of day-to- day operations, and the development and growth of the business.


Stephen has a wealth of experience, spanning 30 years in senior executive roles for multinational organisations, with extensive expertise in facilities management services for high tech and office environments, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing.


Meanwhile, Barry McGrane has been appointed as Finance Director to lead


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sales of £12m in three years, and then with BPI, where he managed and developed retail customers, introduced a premium quality range of recycled polythene refuse sacks and looked after retail sales.


Prior to that he headed up the purchasing department at Bunzl, managing a £150m budget. He introduced a category management approach to the procurement team, which increased sales and improved margin among existing customers.


the finance and IT functions across the Grosvenor Services group of companies. He will work closely with other members of the senior team to provide strategic direction for the future development of the group.


Barry also has more than 30 years’ international experience working in senior finance roles in both publicly- quoted and private businesses providing services to multinational organisations.


Founded in 1959, Grosvenor Services continues to go from strength to strength with clients in retail, education, corporate and manufacturing sectors. It operates across the UK, Ireland and the US, employing more than 4,500 people worldwide. The organisation provides a broad range of facility services including cleaning, security, waste management, grounds maintenance, a specialist technology division and


more. The company is celebrating significant recent contract wins with major multinationals in the UK and Ireland which has accelerated their growth significantly.


Bernard McCauley, Group Managing Director of Grosvenor Services, said: “This is a very exciting time for the organisation. These appointments reflect our growing business strength and reputation as a quality provider to our clients. The calibre of our people and processes is essential for service excellence, long-standing client relationships and ongoing growth.”


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During his early career he spent 14 years in the purchasing department of major grocery retailer Morrisons, where he was responsible for developing a direct global sourcing strategy, working with Far East and European suppliers. He managed the optimisation of own brand packaging specifications and later, as purchasing manager, the integration of Safeway’s own label packaging.


Commenting on his appointment, Cromwell’s Managing Director James Lee said: “I have known Alistair since he worked in Morrisons’ packaging division. His management and industry experience will be invaluable in strengthening and building on our position as one of the leading polythene companies in the UK and I am confident that he will make a significant contribution to Cromwell’s management team.”


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