RECRUITMENT
SPONSORED BY SECURITY HARDWARE
JAMES ROSE APPOINTED
TRAINING MANAGER AT VIDEX
Recognising the importance of
professional training
Videx Security, a market leader in the
supply of door entry and access control
systems, has appointed James Rose as
Training Manager. James takes over
from Aaron Houghton who has moved
into the company’s R&D department.
Videx Security has always placed great
emphasis on Training and Technical
Support, underlined by ongoing
investment in its training facilities and
support material at its London and
Newcastle offices. Training programmes
can also be carried out at customers’
own premises when four or more
engineers are involved.
James has acquired in-depth
knowledge of the Videx product range
through his positions in the company’s
Technical Department in a customer
support role. His new position as
Training Manager is a natural career
progression for him.
Any companies with training
requirements can contact James on
0191 2388 303, e-mail [email protected] and he will be happy to
discuss your particular requirements.
Tel: +44 (0) 870 300 1240,
Email: [email protected],
www.videx-security.com
Strengthening Trade Support for 2014
Security specialist Yale has appointed
four new salespeople to strengthen
support to its national network of trade
customers.
Gemma Attiwell has been employed
as Business Development Manager, and
will focus on developing new and existing
customers across the independent trade
market. Gemma has a strong, 10-year
background in working with the locksmith
market, as well as various other trade
customers from her previous employer
Avocet Hardware.
Simon Kasperowicz has been taken on
as Business Development Manager for
the North, appointed to develop the use
of the Yale and UNION brands into the
local authority/social housing repair and
maintenance market. Simon has a wealth
of experience he brings from working for
Travis Perkins and Jewsons over a 15-year
career.
Andy Hudson has been recruited as
Territory Manager for the Southwest,
looking after independent hardware
customers and builders’ merchants, as
well as locksmiths. Andy comes with 20
years experience in the field, previously
working for HG International.
In addition, Dave Hedley has been taken
on as Business Development Manager
for the South, and will also be developing
the Yale and UNION brands into the
local authority/social housing repair and
maintenance market. Dave has worked
in sales for 35 years, with previous brands
including Wolseley UK.
AVOCET’S DESIGNER APPOINTMENT
Avocet Hardware has
appointed Paul Collins
as its product design and
implementation manager.
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The Brighouse-based
business, which recently
announced a further
£2.1million investment from
its owners, The Jain family,
created the position in order to
boost the company’s product
development capabilities at
a time when it is pushing to
firmly re-establish its position
as the leading player in the
home window and door
security market.
Dr Tinkle Jain, a director of
Avocet, said: “Product design
and development is a vital
element of our strategy to
position Avocet at the forefront
the market and Paul’s extensive
industry experience placed him
head and shoulders above any
other candidate.”
Collins, 51, from Halifax,
has worked in the hardware
industry since 1984, when
he joined Colchester-based
Titon Hardware as a design
draftsman. He spent 13-years
as a design engineer with
Avocet from 1992 to 2005
prior to leaving for a technical
field engineer’s role in
Peterborough with IFI.
Commenting on his
appointment, he said: “I’m
delighted to be re-joining
Avocet at such an exciting time
for the company.”
“The Jain’s involvement in
the business, both in terms of
their investment and dayto-day input, has created an
exciting environment in which
I’m looking forward to being
challenged on a daily basis.”
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