On the move: the latest East Midlands hires
Construction services company J Tomlinson has appointed Richard Ball as the head of the company’s safety, health, environment and quality team.
The move brings all the firm’s health, safety and compliance operations in-house for the first time and is designed to support the company’s expansion.
An ex-serviceman who spent 22 years in the Corps of Royal Engineers, rising to the highest attainable position of Regimental Sergeant Major as a non-commissioned officer, Ball is based at J Tomlinson’s Nottingham head office but will spend time in the West Midlands office in Canwell, as well as at sites across the East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire.
He said: “J Tomlinson has an excellent reputation and I am pleased to have been appointed to head up and develop the SHEQ operations.
“Health and safety was an integral part of my military life, during which I was required to deliver on time in what were the most arduous of environments and still meet legislative requirements. After witnessing and experiencing loss which was accepted it only seemed natural that becoming a safety professional would be a rewarding career. In the work place we don’t sign up to take risks, as you do in the military, this was the main motivation for moving into this sector after completing my military service in 2013.”
Derby-based ValueLicensing, the supplier of pre-owned software in the UK & Europe and Microsoft Reseller, has appointed David Hubbard as deputy managing sirector.
David Hubbard with Jonathan Horley
Hubbard was previously DHL head of ISM and interim IT director and joins to provide support to managing director Jonathan Horley to “ensure that ValueLicensing achieves its business objectives and creates an environment that promotes staff commitment to the achievement of the organisational vision, mission, and strategy”.
He said: “After spending the last 25 years working in large global organisations at a senior level, I was delighted to be offered the position of deputy managing director of ValueLicensing, where I can use this knowledge to help shape a comparatively smaller company, albeit one with massive growth plans.”
The news comes shortly after the business announced a major investment round of £750,000, brokered by Sterling Capital Reserve to facilitate the acquisition of £1m worth of used Microsoft licenses.
Jonathan Horley, founder and managing director of ValueLicensing said: “I am absolutely delighted that David has come on board to help drive the growth of the business. We are in an exciting phase of the company’s development and David is fundamental to that drive.”
