Appointments

Whale Tankers is investing in the next generation of engineers as part of the company’s long-standing apprenticeship scheme, where young people are able to learn through a combination of hands-on training and academic study. One particular success story from the Whale scheme is that of Jake Fletcher, who studied for …

SATO (TSE:6287), a leading global provider of Auto-ID solutions that empower workforces and streamline operations, has expanded its international team with the appointment of Lara Noomene as European Channel Marketing Manager and Eckhard Wernich as Business Development Executive. Lara Noomene is tasked with raising awareness of the full range of …

Mat Wilkinson has been appointed as Commercial Sales and Marketing Director for Continental Tyres Group, with responsibility for the UK and Republic of Ireland. With a career in the tyre industry which spans almost 20 years, Mat will be taking over from Arthur Gregg, who has moved to a new …

The retirement of a number senior figures within BITA and the industry, means a raft of new appointments and a re-organisation of responsibilities within the organisation. Longstanding BITA member and former two-time President David Rowell is retiring after a remarkable total of over 44 years in the industry – and …

The Palletways Group, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network, continues its expansion with the appointment of Richard Myatt who has joined the senior management team as Palletways Group Finance Director. His appointment follows the recent addition of several new members of staff as part of the company’s …

The UK’s leading industry specialist awarding organisation, EAL, is to call upon the government not to scrap vital qualifications in new trailblazer apprenticeships – or risk industrial chaos. Chairman John Hillier, will tell MPs Today (Monday February 6th), that vocational industry backed and developed qualifications are absolutely essential to prove …

David Lynch, Managing Director of Bis Henderson Academy – In April the government is to introduce a new ‘payroll tax’ in the form of an Apprenticeship Levy. Those businesses with an annual payroll bill in excess of £3 million will see their payroll costs increase next year by 0.5% – …

Intralogistics storage solutions specialist, Narrow Aisle Ltd, has announced the appointment of Damien Murray to head up the company’s business development across Middle East and Africa. Damien will be located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the business hub of the region and will be responsible for overseeing development of …

The Palletways Group, Europe’s largest provider of express palletised distribution services, has appointed Tomasz Cegielski as Managing Director for its new Polish network based in Lodz, Poland. Tomasz will focus on the launch of the network in Poland and for the longer-term development of the Polish market. He joins Palletways …

Hörmann UK has strengthened its newly-formed commercial department with the promotion of Amy Fisher from estimating and field sales support manager to commercial manager. Having worked at Hörmann for the past six years, Amy has accrued a wealth of knowledge and experience from her various positions within different departments at …