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Lavendon Group appoints Wayne Smith as MD of Nationwide Platforms

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Lavendon Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Wayne Smith as Managing Director of its UK subsidiary, Nationwide Platforms. He replaces current Managing Director, Jeremy Fish, who leaves the organisation at the end of February.

Mr Smith joined the Group in May 2016 from Aggreko undertaking the role of Corporate Strategy Director. Prior to Aggreko he undertook several Executive level roles with LaFarge in China, South East Asia and North America.

York Handmade plays pivotal role in Westgate Centre redevelopment

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The award-winning York Handmade Brick Company has played an important role in the radical redevelopment of the Westgate Centre in Oxford.

York Handmade, based at Alne, near Easingwold, supplied 115,000 bricks for the exterior of the flagship John Lewis store, one of the anchor tenants of the new-look Westgate Centre.

Record year for concrete specialist Oscrete

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Bradford-based concrete admixtures specialist Oscrete fills two key management roles following major new product launches and a record year in business.

2016 proved a significant year for Oscrete, a division of Christeyns UK, with sales up by a record 22% over the previous year, marking the fifth year in succession in which Oscrete has recorded sales growth of over 20%, year on year.

Midland Lead to announce new 25-year sandcast lead guarantee at Ecobuild

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Leading British lead sheet manufacturer Midland Lead is set to announce a newly awarded 25-year guarantee on its sandcast lead from the Lead Contractors Association (LCA), at this year’s Ecobuild.

The company will be on stand C129 to discuss the new guarantee throughout the event, running from 7-9 March at Excel London.

Thanks to the new guarantee, Midland Lead – the UK’s only lead manufacturer to offer a complete range of lead sheet options, including sandcast, machine cast and rolled lead – is now able to offer a guarantee across all three of its lead sheet types.

Thompson Group's Chris Dobson adds MARMI to his extensive credentials

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Huge congratulations are due to Chris Dobson, Thompsons’ Group Health, Safety & Quality Manager, for satisfying all the criteria and interview requirements of the Asbestos Removal Management Institute – ARMI. Chris was accepted as a Member of ARMI on 20th January 2017.

To add to Chris’ membership of the Institute of Demolition Engineers, Institution of Occupational Safety & Health, and Chartered Quality Institute, Chris can now add the letters MARMI to his extensive credentials.