Clearview National January 2020 - Issue 218 | Page 95

MOVERS&SHAKERS
GROWTH PROMPTS TRIO OF APPOINTMENTS
» VIRTUOSO DOORS SAW
the New Year on a high with the
announcement that its year to
date sales have grown by more
than 35%. And with more growth
predicted for 2020, Virtuoso has
bolstered its senior management
team with the appointments of
Ian Kasher as SHEQ manager,
Adam Bracken as supply chain
manager and Paul Smurthwaite as
engineering manager.
Ian Kasher brings nearly 35
years’ experience and is tasked
with driving further quality,
health, safety and environmental
improvements throughout
the business. He is currently
implementing new systems and
procedures.
Paul Smurthwaite joins
Virtuoso Doors with more
than 30 years’ experience in
the industrial sector, including
the aerospace and automotive
industries. Paul was recruited to
develop and oversee an extensive
maintenance programme that
sustains increased production and
minimises machinery downtime
at Virtuoso.
As supply chain manager,
Adam Bracken works closely
with all of Virtuoso’s suppliers
to source raw materials and
improve the firm’s overall supply
chain performance. Since
joining, Adam has introduced a
paperless purchasing system and
implemented new supply chain
metrics to evaluate vendors and
measure Virtuoso Doors’ OTIF
performance.
www.virtuoso-doors.co.uk
NEW HARDWARE MARKETING
DIRECTOR MAKES THINGS EASY
» BASED IN BRIGHOUSE, WEST
Yorkshire, Avocet has been supplying the
market since 1978 with high security locks,
door and window hardware and general
fixings. Now it is pleased to announce the
appointment of new Marketing Director,
Daniel Shaw.
Daniel comes to the business having over
25 years of experience with the last 15 at well-
known fabricator, Listers Central Limited.
Avocet CEO, Rythm Jain Saigal said: “We’re
looking forward to a fresh set of eyes on our
marketing strategy. Everyone knows Avocet
for our award-winning ABS lock, but with our
huge hardware range, fixings and fastenings,
and of course other security products, there’s
so much more to the Avocet story that we
want to make our customers aware of.”
It’s exciting times at Avocet as along with
a new Marketing Director, it is planning
on major investment into their customer
experience to make Avocet the easiest
company to deal with and their new motto is a
clear indication of the direction the company
is moving towards.
Avocet. Makes things…easy
www.avocet-hardware.co.uk
GROWING TEAM WELCOMES TWO NEW MEMBERS
» DHF (DOOR & HARDWARE
Federation) has announced it has welcomed
two new members of staff to the team.
Craig Wilde joined DHF’s proactive
group of employees in July as the new
Membership Manager. With more than
10 years’ experience in business-to-business
projects and customer service across a
range of sectors, Craig is perfectly placed
to take DHF’s every-growing membership
to even greater levels. His responsibilities
will include overseeing the customer service
process of retention, and recruitment of
members, in addition to progressing the
CRM system used.
Both Craig and Steve join a flourishing
team at the federation which is enjoying
another highly successful year. Over the
past 12 months, almost 800 people have
been trained by DHF, with more than 550
candidates attending the two-day safety
diploma courses and more than 220 trainees
opting for the one-day safety training
certificate. More than 2500 individuals
have now completed at least one of DHF’s
safety training courses, whether a diploma or
certificate course. Training continues to be the
backbone of DHF’s operations.
www.dhfonline.org.uk
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