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Yorkshire chemical company, Airedale Group, has made two new appointments as part of its drive to advance its speciality divisions and increase its technical knowledge.
Tony Griffin joins the company as head of technical following 25 years of industry experience and more than a decade at Unilever working on household names such as Sure deodorant and Jeyes cleaning fluid.
Eddie Sibert bolsters the metal surface treatment division with an additional 35 years of experience in the chemical industry including ten years at Henkel Metal Surface Finishing in both engineering and sales.
Richard Ward, managing director, said: “Customer service is the cornerstone of our success and by expanding our knowledge in the specialist areas where we’re increasing our presence, we can provide a complete solution for our customers.
“Tony and Eddie will help enrich our expertise and cement our status as not just a commodity chemical and speciality ingredient distributor, but also an authority in more niche chemistry.”
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Leeds-based law firm Morrish Solicitors has announced several promotions within its clinical negligence, property and personal injury teams. Oonagh McCurry and Mark Laird have both been promoted to partner, while Carrie King and Roisin Hulme have been promoted to associate.
David Sorensen, managing partner at Morrish Solicitors said: “This is wonderful news, reflecting Oonagh and Mark’s commitment to the firm, their enthusiasm, and the excellent work they have undertaken. Their promotions show the importance to the firm of its clinical negligence and property work.
“This is also a sign of the success and sustained growth the firm is experiencing, giving a platform for two new salaried partners to be appointed. We believe both will play vital roles, with the other partners and of course all staff, in leading and guiding the firm to greater success and growth.”
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Pegasus Group has appointed Chris Binns as planning director in its Leeds office as part of its increasing national energy and infrastructure planning team.
Joining from a London-based renewable developer where he established the planning and GIS team to deliver solar, wind and energy storage projects, Chris’ appointment is the most recent in a succession of high-profile recruitments for the development consultancy
Planning director, Chris Calvert, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Chris to Pegasus Group’s Leeds office. His vast experience across all aspects of the energy sector could not be more fitting with Pegasus’ commitment to every stage of development. The team will only grow from strength to strength with Chris’ expertise nurturing relationships with stakeholders and technical experts alike.”
Binns added: “It is a pleasure to be joining the Pegasus team at such an exciting time. Having worked on the client side of the business, I’ve always been impressed with Pegasus’ output and ethos, and I’m excited to be working as one of the team to drive the business in its continued upward trajectory.”
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Specialist PPC agency, Circus PPC, has made several promotions within their account management team, as well as winning three new clients.
Tristan Parr and Enya Key – both who joined the team just last year – have been promoted to PPC analyst, whilst Chloe Tetmajeris and Ausrine Vaiciute have been promoted to senior PPC manager.
The agency has also seen recent success in client wins, welcoming Woods Furniture, Zen Shades, and Home Energy Save to their ever-growing client roster.
CEO, Rick Tobin, said: “Recognition and reward is extremely important to us, and we always make sure we’re highlighting achievements publicly and celebrating how team members have progressed. These promotions are very well-deserved, and it’s great to see the team so invested in their own development and that of the agency!”
