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Ellis sets sights on specifiers with senior appointment


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able cleat manufacturer, Ellis


Patents has appointed Chris Davies as its new project specification manager. Mr Davies, who has


over 30-years’ experience in the cable management industry, including well over a decade with Legrand Electric, will be responsible for raising the profile of Ellis Patents during the design and specification stages of projects. Kelly Brown, Ellis


Patents’ sales director, said: “There are various stakeholders involved throughout any project and our aim is to be involved from the earliest stages of planning. “We want to work


alongside the world’s leading electrical design houses to ensure that Ellis Patents solutions are considered right from the outset, and we’re confident that Chris, with his incredible track record, bulging contacts book and level of enthusiasm for the challenge, will play a major role in helping us achieve these goals.” One of the main hurdles facing


Mr Davies will be ensuring the consulting engineers and EPC


New marketing manager for Seaward


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eaward Electronic has appointed a senior executive to oversee its brand development and marketing as it invests further in growth and


international expansion. Natalie Nichol has joined the County Durham firm as marketing manager


in a move that will see her working alongside the senior management team to develop a new marketing and communications strategy. She will also


oversee a dedicated marketing team alongside planning new product launches and integrated communications for the company’s sector leading range of electronic test and measurement instruments used in a wide variety of electrical, medical, industrial and energy sector applications. With more than 17 years’ experience and expertise in business-to-business


contractors he’ll be targeting take into account the vital importance of cable cleats during the specification process and do so in the knowledge of Ellis Patents’ proven track record as market leader and innovator. Mr Davies said: “Ellis Patents


has a huge reputation across the globe, and I’m confident I can capitalise on this in order to expand its presence in a section of market that has yet to be explored fully.”


and consumer marketing to the role, a key task will be to develop Seaward’s position in the US, where the company sees significant growth opportunities for its medical device and solar PV test equipment. Ms Nichol said: “I am delighted to be joining Seaward, which has very


strong market presence. I am very excited about the future potential of the business and look forward to developing new strategies to help further raise the company’s profile and its position in the market.” Seward chief executive Chris Callan said Ms Nichol’s role is a key strategic


appointment. He said: “We are committed to hiring the best industry talent to support


our growth and ambitions, so it’s fantastic to have Natalie on board with her strong experience and track record in product brand development and broad marketing experience.”


New ops manager as M+E contractor targets further growth A


n Atherton-based mechanical and electrical contractor has made a


key hire as it targets further growth. Gary Zetter has joined Ash Integrated


Services as operations manager, with a clear remit to help the company increase the facilities management maintenance division. Ash Integrated Services has


welcomed organic growth since being founded in 2019, and after winning maintenance contracts with the largest council in the UK, a national pub chain, and a North West university, it is investing further. Alongside Mr Zetter’s appointment,


Ash is working towards its ISO9001 and ISO14001 and will be recruiting up to 15 people in the next five months for maintenance projects as well as mechanical and electrical schemes.


electricalengineeringmagazine.co.uk Mr Zetter, who spent 13 years at


multi-national facilities management firm Mitie as well as two stints at SPIE, formally known as AMEC, is relishing building on the foundations put in place. He said: “The three co-founders,


Antony Grace, Sean Jackson and Howard Jackson, have done a tremendous job putting the building blocks in place for a fantastic business. “While all eyes are typically on the


finished project on a site, it’s the people delivering it that are the key, and Ash has already put so much emphasis on this internally. “I’m eager to take what we


know internally and put this at the heart of our activity to secure further maintenance contracts across the UK.”


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