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John King promoted
John King has been promoted to
sales director for Carl F Groupco.
While retaining his national sales
management responsibilities, he will
also sit on the company’s board of
directors.
With over 30 years’ experience
gained across management,
technical, sales and hands-on roles
in the door and window industries,
John returned to Carl F Groupco
in 2017 to head up the company’s
nationwide team of regional sales
managers (RSMs): he had previously
worked for the company for eight
years as an RSM.
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L-R: John Gray
and Alex Callan
Important
new roles
John King
Loyalty lunch at Veka
In brief
• Veka Group has announced
that it has strengthened its
marketing department.
Marketing director, Dawn,
Stockell, said: “We’re
delighted to have welcomed
Angela Wales to the team as
marketing communications
manager and Jessica
Husband, who joined Veka
in 2017, has been appointed
digital marketing manager.
“Against the backdrop of
ever more important digital
channels, Jess now heads
up all our online activity
such as the websites, social
media and the fantastic
online marketing portal, with
the help of Harriet Haworth-
Lewis, who has joined as
digital executive.”
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L-R: Harriet Haworth-Lewis, Jessica
Husband, Simon James, Annabel
Fowler, Angela Wales, Chris Hardacre
• Purplex has made key
appointments to the company.
Paula Gledhill joins as PR and
marketing manager for the
Ascot Group, which includes
Purplex and Insight Data, and
will head up PR, awards and
media distribution for the
group.
New digital account executive,
Christy Riddell, joins Purplex
after working in account
management for 21 years,
while the SEO team has
been strengthened by the
appointment of Nikita Mohide.
Veka Group hosted a buffet lunch
recently and presented certifi cates to
employees celebrating fi ve, 10, 15,
25 and 30 years of service.
MD, Dave Jones, said: “The
‘loyalty lunch’ is something we
celebrate each year to thank our
longest-serving members of staff.
Here at Veka Group, we know that
our people are our most valuable
asset and it’s important to us that
every member of the team knows
how appreciated they are.
“Certifi cates were presented to
43 staff, who have clocked up a
combined 455 years at Veka Group’s
Burnley HQ!
“For such a large company, we’re
proud to have a very low employee
turnover. Veka Group’s ethos is
refl ected in the values of Veka
‘Spirit’ (Success, Pride, Integrity,
Responsible, Improvement and
Team) which staff have taken to
heart over the last two years.”
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Renolit Cramlington has made two
new appointments to its Exterior UK
and Ireland team: Alex Callan joins
as business manager and John Gray
joins as account manager.
According to sales director, Mark
McDonagh, these are important
roles within the company: “Alex
and John will be at the forefront
of customer account management
within the UK and Ireland for
Renolit’s exterior business. With
an uncertain year being faced by
the UK in 2019, providing a solid
point of contact and reliably high
levels of service to our customers is
particularly important.”
Alex is reported to have 25 years
account management experience
within the construction and
automotive industries. John is said
to have a strong background in
technical sales within the industrial
automation sector.
According to Renolit, with their
relevance and depth of experience,
both Alex and John will provide an
unrivalled support to the UK and
Irish markets.
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