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NEW POSITIONS KEY TO SUCCESS FOR HOPPE UK
HOPPE UK has appointed a new
Business Development Manager for
the Southern England. Lee Piper will
be a familiar face to many HOPPE
customers since he has previously been
the Manager of the company’s Sales
Centre at its Wolverhampton HQ. As
such he will bring considerable product,
customer and project knowledge to his
new role.
Lee is very much looking forward to
the challenges of his new role. ““My
new role is geared towards powering
HOPPE products through the design
and specification process,” he says, “and
my aim is to create new business for the
customers that are at the heart of our
business and strengthen the HOPPE
brand in the marketplace.”
Andy Matthews, HOPPE UK’s National
Sales and Marketing Manager, comments,
“As well as having his own geographical
territory, Lee will also be managing
national accounts and acting as a product
champion so he will be getting involved
with product development, launches and
market intelligence as well.”
Founded in 1988 HOPPE (UK) Ltd is
a market leader in the field of door and
window hardware.
BACK IN THE UK -
BY POPULAR DEMAND
Rumours are rife in the
industry that a much-loved
brand of locking products,
which disappeared from the
UK some 18 months ago,
is set to return to the UK
very soon through a market
leading key blank specialist.
of wholesalers, opening
up some exciting new
business opportunities for
distributors and locksmiths
alike.
The Locksmith Journal has
it on good authority that the
previously well-established
range, which enjoyed
some 20 years of success
in the UK, will once again
be available to locksmiths
through a national network
To find out more, turn to
page 26
Join the discussion at www.locksmithjournal.co.uk
Caution – red herrings ahead!
Van users should beware red herrings
that could cost them hundreds of
pounds, say The Fuelcard People. Steve
Clarke, group marketing manager, has
warned that some firms comparing fuel
cards still believe in universal validity, a
supposed ‘benefit’ that actually makes
no sense.
He said: “Some people still think that
they need a fuel card that can be used
anywhere, as if major brand filling stations
are hard to find. But think of any of the
major brands then count their forecourts
as you pass them during the day. Then ask
yourself if you would have had difficulty
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in refuelling if you could only use that
brand.”
“You cannot blame those suppliers,”
said Steve Clarke. “When The Fuelcard
People can deliver savings of up to 4p per
litre, while they are charging full price,
they have to try to find something to say.
Commonsense should tell any va