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Movers & Shakers

Experienced BDM makes return

» COTSWOLD Architectural Products is celebrating the return of long-serving business development manager Alan Hartley .
First joining the business as a storeman aged just 19 , Alan quickly progressed to internal sales , before shifting into the external sales roles where he ’ s spent much of the last 37 years .
During that time , as well as building relationships with
customers around the UK , he also represented the company around the globe .
Alan comments : “ I ’ m absolutely delighted to be coming back to Cotswold . It ’ s a business I have a huge affinity and affection for , and it really feels like coming home .
“ I firmly believe in the brand , and after so many years , I feel like it ’ s part of my DNA .
“ At Cotswold , it ’ s never been about just selling individual products – ‘ Quality , Reliability and Service ’ has always been at the heart of what we do .” Cotswold Managing Director Tim Ferkin comments : “ Alan lives and breathes hardware , and knows our market as well as anyone I know . I can ’ t think of a better candidate to help us take Cotswold into the next phase of its history .”
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Product Innovation Engineer appointment strengthens development arm

» ASSA ABLOY OPENING Solutions UK & Ireland has bolstered its research and development department with the appointment of Mariam Tabarik as Product Innovation Engineer within the Door Group .
Mariam began her journey with ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions in 2022 as a Research and Development Intern . Originally from Pakistan , she had been studying for
her master ’ s degree in Italy , before becoming aware of the internship in Lisburn .
Now , Mariam ’ s role as full-time Product Innovation Engineer is to push forward with innovation and help bring products to life . She ’ s involved in the technical aspects of product development , as well as managing logistics , testing , certification , and audits .
Mariam said : “ Because I ’ m very thorough with the work
that I do , you could probably ask me anything about a product that I ’ m working on , and I ’ ll be able to give you an in-depth answer that goes much further than the surface information .
“ Females are in the minority in the manufacturing side of engineering , and I would like to see more representation and better ways to encourage women into these kind of roles .”
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New Digital Access Solutions Academy Manager

» JOHNATHON DALE HAS been appointed as the new Manager of Abloy UK ’ s Digital Access Solutions Academy , a purpose-built facility to educate , install and test the company ’ s range of products , with a particular focus on new digital
Johnathon brings a wealth of experience to the role , after spending 13-years in the Royal Air Force as engineer and training manager . He is looking to adapt the Academy to also
provide internal training to broaden the expertise of Abloy staff , as well as continuing
to build upon and grow the education provision to external parties .
Johnathon commented : “ I think it is vital to improve the skill set of not only external course attendees , but also look to further develop the knowledge of existing staff across the business . This will help them understand different aspects of the business better and give them new skills to benefit their job and advise customers more effectively .”
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