On the move: the latest East Midlands hires

Faye Summers has joined Leicestershire-based UK Flooring Direct as head of HR and people Development and is overseeing the firm’s recruitment drive which will see it jump from 82 staff to 160 over the next few years.

The company sells a range of flooring including real wood, laminate and vinyl and also has a sho-room for local trade and retail customers at its Hinckley headquarters, which it moved to in 2017.

Summers said: “I have made very deliberate decisions in my career and the next step for me was to join another SME where I knew I could make a real difference and have an impact day-to-day.

“As soon as I came in and met with the directors, I got a great feel for the company and I knew I wanted to join the business.”

(L-R) Stuart McCready, Courtney Phillips, Toby Musgrave and Lorraine Hill

A1 Flue Systems has added to its 145-strong team who design, manufacture, install and maintain the flue and exhaust systems its 54,000 sq ft factory in Ollerton, North Nottinghamshire.

Toby Musgrave joins the engineering department, Courtney Phillips starts an apprenticeship in the estimating team, Lorraine Hill is the new face in the accounts department and Stuart McCready has been bought in to the technical team to oversee the development of a new air quality modelling service – which is expected to launch before the end of the year.

Director TJ Duncan-Moir said: “Our order book remains strong because we excel at securing ‘bread and butter’ contracts for schools, hospitals, hotels and office blocks across the UK and in Ireland – which is why we need to ensure we have the right people in the right places and hence why we’ve gone through a period of active recruitment,” said TJ.

“We’re a family-run business and a tight-knit team, which means that every appointment is key for us because they have to be able to fit in straightaway and understand that everyone pulls in the same direction to drive this business forward.”