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MOVERS&SHAKERS
SUZANNE JOINS TIMBER AND BUILDERS’ MERCHANT
Independent timber and builders’ merchant The Ridgeon Group has
appointed Suzanne Britter as its new HR Director. She joins the business
following six years at Ladbroke Coral Group in senior HR roles.
» » AMONG HER RESPONSIBILITIES
Suzanne will develop Ridgeons’ brand
reputation as an attractive employer, promoting
the company’s longstanding reputation for
providing a supportive, trusted and enterprising
working environment for employees.
She commented: “I am delighted to join
Ridgeons as a company which has maintained
its status as an excellent employer for many
years. Although it is a business in a traditional
industry, it sets itself apart from other
builders’ merchants. It supports staff through
professional development and offers plenty of
progression opportunities, while developing
a high-performance culture and providing
excellent customer service.
“Ridgeons is well known within the
industry. However, people who may not be
familiar with the trade need to know that it
offers a great place to work. In fact, it was
Suzanne Britter, HR
Director of Ridgeon Group.
the company’s values and culture that partly
attracted me to my new role. I look forward to
refining our employer value proposition and
communicating it to new audiences.”
In addition, Suzanne will be identifying
areas for development in the company’s
employee engagement strategy to ensure staff
continue to be inspired and motivated, and to
make Ridgeons a first-choice employer in the
industry by 2020, as outlined in the business’
2020 Vision.
Another of Suzanne’s priorities is the
development of the business’ apprenticeship
scheme which will provide more opportunities
for people of all ages and to develop current
employees through apprenticeships training,
enabling them to build skills and gain
qualifications. She will also be building on
Ridgeons’ technical training programme.
Outside of work Suzanne enjoys spending
time with her family and volunteers as a
trustee for a Cambridge-based charity.
Ridgeons is one of the UK’s largest timber
and builders’ merchants with 26 branches
across the East of England. Turnover stands at
£160 million per annum and Ridgeons Group
employs around 850 people.
New Head of
Membership and
Training Joins the GGF
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is
pleased to announce the appointment of Richard
Hearn as Head of Membership and Training.
» » RICHARD HAS AN EXTENSIVE
background in professional membership
bodies, focused on professional qualifications,
accreditation and CPD (Continued
Professional Development). He is specialist in
developing and implementing membership
and training strategies.
He joins from the Chartered Institute of
Personnel and Development (CIPD) where, as
Head of Member and Customer Development
he transformed the membership focus over
3 years increasing both membership and
revenues.
Richard has also worked for Chartered
Institute of Management Accountants
(CIMA) and for the Institute of Chartered
Accountants England and Wales
(ICAEW). His commercial experience
also includes terms at Ernst and Young
and law firm Taylor Wessing developing
customer value propositions. Richard
has also consulted to the British Retail
Consortium (BRC) and the Federation of
Small Businesses (FSB).
www.ggf.org.uk
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