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MOVERS&SHAKERS New appointment strengthens sales management Leading machinery supplier Haffner Murat Ltd has further strengthened its sales management team with the appointment of Paul Yeo in the position of Technical Sales Manager from 1st June, 2020. » PAUL JOINS AN EIGHT-STRONG technical sales team as demand for Haffner Murat’s cutting-edge fabrication machinery continues to gather pace. Speaking on Paul’s appointment, Dave Thomas, Managing Director of Haffner Murat, said: “Paul has extensive knowledge of PVC-U and aluminium profiles along with fabrication machinery from his many years working in the window industry. His knowledge, focus and enthusiasm will be a great asset to our growing team and will further support the needs of our customers.” Commenting on his appointment, Paul said: “This is a great opportunity to work with a company whose product range is superb and their ambition and plans for future market growth is exciting. I am looking forward to working with Haffner Murat’s customers and demonstrating the benefits that the Haffner, Italmac and FOM machinery ranges can add to their businesses.” Haffner Murat began the phased reopening of their business on 18th May, 2020, with the full technical sales team in place to start supporting their customers once more. The company has recently expanded its headquarters and has doubled the footprint of its Staffordshire premises. It has also commissioned a new 37,000 sqm purposebuilt factory in Istanbul, Turkey, to support the company’s continued growth. Expansion on this scale in this economic climate is noteworthy, but Haffner Murat’s continued success in offering a range of machines that make a tangible difference to fabricators and supported by an exceptional technical sales team is something that is reflected in their growing business. www.haffnermurat.com Adding a Continental Twist, and Navigating a way through the Crisis » GREG GODEAU HAS BEEN taken on as Commercial Manager at Bond It; starting with the Company in May this year. Originally from the Alps region in France, Greg has worked in the UK for over 20 years in various industries including the Textile, Homewares, Medical & Chemical sectors. Greg has a strong passion for export and market growth and the various industries he has worked in have allowed him to deal with customers and distributors worldwide and gain a strong knowledge of market differences, customer specificities and diversification of applications. He said: “I am really excited to join Bond It, a dynamic company with a clear vision and strong core values, as Commercial Manager where I will work alongside the already existing strong teams in our Export and Marketing departments to further develop our presence outside of the UK and keep on consolidating the strength of our brand.” Bond It, one of the UK’s fastest growing manufacturers of sealants, adhesives and building chemicals, has, adapted and evolved forging ahead in a world dramatically changed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Bond It’s adhesive was used in the construction of a 500-bed capacity NHS Nightingale Hospital the Harrogate Convention Centre by one of our major customers. It was opened on 21st April by Captain Tom Moore, the then 99-year-old army veteran who at the time had raised more £27M to support health service workers. Bond It has formulated a Hand Sanitiser and a Hand and Surface Sanitiser in response to the upsurge in demand for these products. Manufactured to approved WHO formulation, these are now available throughout our network of Independent Merchants. Supporting one of its chosen local charities Bond It recently donated 100 bottles of sanitiser to NHS Overgate Hospice, Elland who have been providing palliative care to the Calderdale community since 1981. www.bond-it.co.uk 80 » JUL 2020 » CLEARVIEW-UK.COM