NEWSFLASH
A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR ATKINSON
& KIRBY Atkinson & Kirby, a leading timber flooring company, which is part of the Archwood Group, is investing in a new warehouse and distribution operation and a new group commercial facility, to help create improvements in service to customers nationwide.
The plans will see flooring distribution move to the Archwood Group national distribution centre in Oswestry, Shropshire, where the group has made a substantial investment and created 25 new jobs in the past 12 months. This move will lead to the closure of a smaller facility in Ormskirk, Lancashire.
The plans will also see investment in a new group commercial facility in Chester,
BAL STRENGTHENS SPECIFIER SUPPORT WITH NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
MANAGER Building Adhesives Ltd, manufacturer of tile adhesives, grouts, sealants and ancillary products, has appointed Matthew Leaver as the new National Business Development Manager, strengthening the company specification support.
Matthew’s role includes working with architects, designers and specifiers to support them on M40/M20 specifications, deliver project support and provide RIBA-accredited CPDs.
He said: “I am delighted to join the market-leader in tile adhesives in what is an exciting time in the industry, particularly the launch of the NBS National BIM Library where BAL became one of the first tile adhesive manufacturers to sign up.
“To work with the industry’s market- leader provides many unique solutions
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and services for the specification sector. I look forward to continue working with designers and architects for BAL, utilising our great products, people and the technical knowhow available to assist them throughout a tiling project. Support through our free PowerSpec specification tool, to create concise, technically accurate and up- to-date specifications for tiling, as well
as teams of experts who can provide designs and specifications completely free on their behalf, are just part of the added-value BAL provides every day.”
Matthew has more than 14 years’ experience in architecture and design specification working for tile manufacturers and distributors including Porcelanosa, CTD/Worlds End Tiles, Domus and H&R Johnsons.
He has worked with architects and interior designers including Fosters, Gensler, BDP, Johnson Naylor and Zaha Hadid on projects including The Heron Tower, Helter Skelter and the Deutsche Bank HQ in London.
BAL Head of Marketing, Alex Underwood, said: “With more than 50 years of technical innovation and know-how behind us, we are relied upon by professionals for product quality and outstanding technical support throughout all stages of a project from design to completion.
“Matt’s appointment underlines our continual investment in leading the industry in support and is proof of our commitment to working closely with architects, designers and specifiers to deliver high-quality projects.”
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bringing together the commercial teams from Oswestry, Ormskirk and London into one unified centre, which will deliver greater customer focus and place an emphasis on innovation and development. The company’s Scottish business operating under the HFI brand is unaffected by the changes.
Bringing these Atkinson & Kirby operations into the Archwood group facilities will help to ensure highly responsive and competitive service levels for all customers.
Commenting on the plans, Archwood Group Chief Executive Steve Underhill,
said: “Atkinson & Kirby was founded in 1903 and has a great heritage. This investment will mean that the future is even brighter for the brand over the next century. Sadly, the move means that the organisation will be leaving Ormskirk but we are confident the re-location of both the commercial functions and the warehousing and distribution operations will bring real benefits to customers.”
Subject to employee consultation, the proposed developments are due for completion by September 2015.
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