Round-up | NEWS People IDS JOHN BAGSHAW
After a 40-year career in the KBB industry, John Bagshaw has retired from International Decorative Surfaces (IDS). He helped establish the brand in the UK in 1999 and assisted in turning it into a business that generates well over £100 million in annual revenues and employs more than 500 people over 16 sites. Commercial director Andy Sutton, who has worked with Bagshaw for the past 21 years, will step into the role of CEO. “I would like to thank everyone who has supported me over the past 22 years,” Baghsaw said. “During which we have successfully managed through some challenging times and wish you all good luck for the future.”
Here’s a look at this month’s KBB appointments
SYCAMORE LIGHTING GARY WILSON
Gary Wilson is retiring after 22 years as sales director at Sycamore Lighting. He helped guide the brand through the recession and then the pandemic. Sycamore Lighting said that his expert knowledge, drive, humour and determination earned him huge respect with his colleagues and customers. Managing director Gary Baxter said: “When Gary joined Sycamore, lighting in the kitchen industry was in its infancy, with fluorescent strip lights and R50 reflector lamps the only choice, but with the development of low-voltage lighting, the company needed a lighting professional, and Gary was the perfect choice.”
FISHER & PAYKEL NATALIE MILAN
Natalie Milan has been appointed as design
development manager at Fisher & Paykel. She will work with specifiers, designers, architects, and industry professionals and will support them through the design process. Milan has spent 15 years in the luxury kitchen and bathroom market, which started with a Diploma in Arts, Interior Decoration and Design. She recently moved to the UK from Australia. She said: “Before my recent move back to the UK, I was fortunate to sit on the Kitchen and Bathroom committee for the Housing Industry Association for the state of South Australia, where I had the honour of being a guest judge for the industry awards.”
ARMERA
SARAH GRANNELL
Armera has appointed Sarah Grannell as its new regional sales manager for the North. She has over 20 years’ experience in the bathroom industry having worked for Vado and Bagno Design. After living in Dubai, she has returned to the UK and will be responsible for developing sales for the brand. Part of her job will be to find partner retailers to join the Armera exclusive network of showrooms, specifically set up to support high-street retailers. She will focus on building relationships with the partner network. Grannell said: “I look forward to developing the region for Armera and feel extremely proud to be joining such a customer-focused company.”
January 2023 ·
HARRISON BATHROOMS ANDY BENTLEY
Andy Bentley has been appointed as the new national specification manager of Scudo and 1 of 1 Bathrooms, part of Leeds-based company Harrison Bathrooms. He will be responsible for driving sales for the business in the contracts sector. ‘‘Scudo is a young, mid-market brand that doesn’t try to be something it isn’t,” said Bentley. “We aggressively attack the market going after share, but have the financial strength to be a genuinely stock-driven business
with a one-stop-shop offering for the
contracts sector, which mitigates supply issues when dealing with multiple supply chains. It’s a fairly unique position to be in.’’
WILSONART GEMMA EVANS
Gemma Evans has joined Wilsonart as the new kitchens account manager for the North. She will be looking after the kitchen side of the company. She has six years’ experience in the industry after working with CRL Stone, most recently as its north-west sales merchandiser. Speaking of her appointment Evans said: “My time in the industry has given me a strong familiarity with the wants and needs of the kitchen sector’s client base and how to angle our product offering appropriately. I look forward to being able to leverage our current global presence to show just how important cost-effective alternatives like laminate can be, especially in the current climate.”
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