SDI Group appoints European sales director

SDI Group, the leading specialist in the provision of materials handling

solutions for retail, wholesale, fulfillment and e-commerce distribution

operations, has appointed Sheldon England as European Sales Director to

build on the Group's continuing international success.

In this newly-created role, Sheldon will be responsible for working with

existing and potential clients who are looking for European solutions. He

will act as a single point of contact for these organisations and liaise

between SDI's businesses in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland and the

UK.

In 2006 Sheldon joined SDI as Business Development Director at its office in

California where he was responsible for introducing new US clients such as

Nike, DOTS and WetSeal. Prior to this he held a variety of senior sales

roles for organisations in the UK such as Lex Harvey and JCB.

Commenting on the appointment, Gordon Smith, CEO at SDI Group, said: "This

is the next logical step for us as a business as Sheldon's appointment will

enable us to further demonstrate that customers can benefit from the

strength and expertise of the Group as a whole, as well as our local market

knowledge and support."

SDI Group is a leading specialist in the provision of integrated materials

handling solutions for retail, wholesale, fulfilment and e-commerce

distribution operations and successfully launched onto the AIM market in

2007.

The Group's collective experience and expertise encompasses the entire

spectrum of distribution centre operation and infrastructure, from

consultation, design and building to installation, maintenance and support.

As a global systems integrator, the Group designs solutions which improve

productivity and retail sales margin while supporting sales growth.