52 APPOINTMENTS & COMPANY NEWS; PLANNING & DESIGN
Topps Tiles appoints new Head of Marketing – Commercial
As it continues to develop its position in the commercial tile market, the commercial business unit of Topps Tiles Plc has appointed Tina Hughan as head of marketing – responsible for its design-led specification and technical tile specialist brands Parkside and Strata. A highly experienced marketeer, Tina has a long track- record within the built environment sector, most recently as marketing director at Reynaers and prior to that ASSA ABLOY. Tina joins the commercial business unit at an exciting time of growth as it continues to develop its tile portfolio and service, including collections that look to reduce the impact of production and raw material consumption. Her success in developing marketing strategies to drive business growth will undoubtedly help the tile specification brands to continue to grow recognition. As head of marketing, Tina will be responsible for shaping the marketing strategy of both tile specification brands, managing change and linking strategic analysis to practical implementation across multi-media. Tina said: “I’m delighted to have joined at such an exciting time in the commercial business unit’s development.”
0116 276 2532
www.parkside.co.uk Lathams launches new A&D Specification Team
A new team at materials supplier James Latham will connect architects, designers and specifiers with the most innovative and exciting products on the market today. Bringing together expertise and insight from around the company, the Lathams Specification Team has been launched as a one-stop solution for materials specifiers. There is a strong focus on products with unique benefits, including solid surfaces, hardwearing laminates, antimicrobial acrylics and robust exterior cladding. Aesthetics are well catered for too, with the team able to recommend a range of surfaces, finishes, colours and styles suitable for any project. These include products that mimic other materials, such as decors that replicate the look and feel of various stones, woods and linens. The team’s knowledge incorporates a broad product portfolio including solid surfaces such as HI-MACS and Avonite and decorative laminates and veneers from manufacturers including Egger, Xylocleaf, Kronospan and Decospan. The team will support customers throughout the UK. To coincide with the announcement of the new team a solid surfaces website has also gone live, providing an additional detailed product resource.
www.lathamsolidsurface.co.uk www.lathamtimber.co.uk Norbord invests in new recruits for Scheme
Norbord is pleased to introduce the latest recruits to the company’s Engineering Graduate Scheme. Andrew Chapman, Grant McEwan, Deborah Ayebare and Luca Micheletti joined the scheme on 19 October 2020 and are based at Norbord’s plants in
Cowie, South Molton and Inverness. For all the new recruits, the Norbord scheme is a continuation of their engineering training gained at university and they bring with them individual skills which will be put to good use. Norbord is proud of its history of training for young people and has run apprenticeship schemes for 40 years.
www.norbord.co.uk Ensuring the long-term performance of timber
To provide the very best long-term endurance that further enhances the environmental credentials of using timber, Lonza Wood Protection has recently launched VACSOL 6118. VACSOL 6118 is a water-based, metal free low pressure preservative treatment. With BPR (Biocidal
Products Regulation) authorisation, it has an innovative booster technology (known as ‘VAC-VAC’) to provide long-term protection against fungal and insect attack around general building timbers and joinery components. VACSOL 6118 has been designed to treat timber to meet the requirements of Use Classes 1, 2 and 3 (coated).
01977 714000
www.trustvacsol.com Saniflo welcomes new Sales Director
In January, Saniflo UK welcomed new sales director, Simon Emmons. Based at the company’s head office in Watford, Simon brings a wealth of senior level experience to the role. Simon will strengthen the distribution network for the domestic range and oversee growth of commercial pumps and lifting stations and the Kinedo range of showers, trays and
baths. Simon says: “I’m delighted to be a part of the Saniflo team. I look forward to strengthening the distribution network for the domestic range and overseeing growth of commercial pumps and lifting stations and the Kinedo range of showers, trays and baths.”
020 8842 0033
www.saniflo.co.uk ROCKWOOL® launches flat roof zoning tool
ROCKWOOL has unveiled a new flat roof zoning tool designed to help specifiers and roofing contractors balance performance criteria, regulation compliance and design targets when choosing insulation. Hosted on the ROCKWOOL website, the tool has
been created in recognition of the increasing prominence of flat roofs in contemporary building design. The purpose of the tool is to simplify and optimise insulation design by zoning flat roofs according to how each area will be used. The tool recommends the best ROCKWOOL stone wool insulation for each roof zone.
01656 868 490
www.rockwool.com/uk
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