Movers & Shakers
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» LEADING COMPOSITE door manufacturer Vista Panels has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of a new Business Development Manager for the South .
Ian James Smith joins the Wirral-based company with more than 27 years of experience in the fenestration industry , having held previous positions with some of the leading systems houses and composite door manufacturers .
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Joining his namesake Ian Carl Smith , Vista ’ s current Business Development and Marketing Manager , Ian will be responsible for enhancing service to their Southern based customers .
“ Vista Panels is a leader in both the composite door and PVCu panel markets ,” Ian says . “ It ’ s been a tough two years for the industry as a whole , but Vista has come out the other end in a very strong position ,
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and I ’ m excited to help take the company even further .”
Vista ’ s current Business Development and Marketing Manager Ian Carl Smith comments : “ We took our time with this appointment , as we wanted the right mix of experience and technical knowledge . Ian ’ s background in sales , fabrication and PVCu systems really ticked all of those boxes .
www . vistapanels . co . uk
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‘ Warm ’ welcome for Customer Services Manager
» WARM-EDGE EXPERTS Edgetech , a Quanex company , have strengthened their customer-facing team with the appointment of an experienced new Customer Services Manager .
Paula Considine joins the Coventry-based firm after growing a team from eight to 22 people in her previous role and developing a number of talented employees who went on to take senior roles in the organisation . Paula also holds a Level 3 qualification from the Institute of Leadership & Management .
Paula commented : “ I love the environment at Edgetech , and I love coming to work every morning . Edgetech is a very customer-focused organisation , but one of my key focuses will be to streamline our processes , and ensure we ’ re offering the very highest standard of service to the businesses we work with .
“ Edgetech is also fortunate to benefit from the skills
and experience of some very long-standing employees . Another of my tasks is going to be finding ways to share that knowledge with everyone in the Edgetech team .”
Head of Marketing Charlotte Hawkes comments : “ Customers are one of our four key stakeholders , along with our staff , shareholders and the wider community .”
www . edgetechig . co . uk
Wes Clarkson promoted to sales director
» LEADING CONSERVAtory roof manufacturer SupaLite is delighted to announce Wes Clarkson has been promoted to the role of sales director .
The directorship comes three years after Wes joined the business from Padiham Glass , the IGU manufacturer that he ran with his brother Antony and sold to Emplas in 2019 . Wes has played an instrumental role in Supalite ’ s success over the past few years , making the move from commercial manager to sales director a no brainer for managing director Steve Hacking .
Steve comments : “ Wes has over 20 years ’ experience in the conservatory sector . We ’ re planning to scale up the business over the next few years and having Wes in this new role is a key part of our plans .”
Wes said : “ Over the last few years , I ’ ve worked closely alongside our busy sales team , living the customer-first ethos to maintain strong relationships with our existing trade partners and creating partnerships with new customers .
“ Despite the recent challenges we ’ ve faced , the organisation has gone from strength to strength and we ’ ve got lots of things in the pipeline for next year .”
www . supaliteroof . co . uk
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