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HANSGROHE TONY WILSON
Hansgrohe has welcomed Tony Wil - son as national sales manager for e-commerce and DIY. Wilson has a variety of industry experience and has worked for Mira and most recently Grohe, where he was head of its UK kitchen channel. Hansgrohe UK and Ireland sales director Liam Ryan said: “Tony’s understanding of the industry and his strong network connections are two huge assets Tony will bring to Hansgrohe. His wealth of expertise and unique understanding of our sector makes him an invaluable member of our team.”
Here’s a look at this month’s KBB appointments
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Paul Crow
“Customers were ordering despite never visiting our showrooms” pg 16
JT HAYLEY STOCKS
Hayley Stocks has been appointed by JT as its northern area sales manager. She will be responsible for driving sales in the North. She has experience in the manufacturing, construction, distribution and utilities sectors from her previous roles at SIG, IBC Buying Group and Power Control. Stocks said: “My main goal with JT is to become a trusted first point of call for all our customers, to manage accounts thoroughly and effectively. I’m delighted to be starting with a company which has an extremely well respected, longstanding industry reputation.
ONE OF ONE
MICHAEL COLLINS
Michael Collins has joined bathroom supplier One of One as its new southern sales manager. Having held positions at Merlyn and Bristan, Collins has more than seven years’ experience in the bathroom sector. He will now be working across the South with inde- pendent merchants and retailers to establish One of One’s two brands, Harrogate and Dawn. Collins “Having worked in
the industry
said: for
more than seven years, I feel passionate about delivering high- quality customer service, as well as building relationships with customers.”
Darren Taylor “We’ve all had to adapt to survive and I’ve learnt a lot from the experience” pg 20
Malcolm Scott “Swift kept operating and never ceased to offer a service for a single day” pg 18
ROCA DAVID BROMELL
David Bromell has been appointed as Roca’s head of marketing for the UK and Ireland. Bromell has worked for the business for over ten years and his most recent position was manager of the Roca London Gallery. His new role will oversee the marketing strategy for both Roca and Laufen brands in the UK and Ireland across all customer sectors. Alan
Dodds, managing
director, Roca UK said: “David has an in-depth understanding and knowledge of both Roca and Laufen brands and a great network of contacts across the industry.”
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LECICO BATHROOMS JOHN RICHARDS
John Richards has been appointed as senior product manager at Lecico Bathrooms.
Richards will be res -
ponsible for managing the product portfolio and has a depth of industry knowledge. He has previously worked in senior positions at giants like Wolseley UK, Travis Perkins and Homebase. Supply chain and opera- tions director John Brooks said: “We are really pleased to have John join the team. He has a wealth of experience and we know he will add great value in shaping our ambitious product dev - elopment plans for the future”.
MERLYN
KARL HILLDRUP AND KATE DELANEY
Merlyn has taken on two new regional sales managers to support its southern division. Karl Hilldrup joins from Vado, where he was an area sales manager, and Kate Delaney has been in the bathroom industry since 2001. UK sales director Gary Hildrow said: “These appointments are instrumental in ensuring we continue to support the growing market and strengthen relationships with key customers. Karl and
Kate possess the in-depth
knowledge and industry experience that our customers have come to expect from Merlyn.”
Mick Evans “Draw up plans to make your business more environmentally friendly” pg 22
Gordon Riddoch “Brands that fail to meet the requirements of the law put end users at risk” pg 24
· April 2021
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