People: CTS UK; Wolfenden; GNG Group; and more

CTS UK, a North Yorkshire-based business supply chain specialist, has strengthened its team with two senior appointments.

Adam Booth and Tom Mundy join in the wake of a record-breaking year for the business.

Booth, who previously worked for the Heatons Group in the North West is CTS UK’s new sales director, while Mundy, formerly of Bedale-based Aspect CPM, has been appointed strategic account manager.

Howard Gill, managing director, said: “These are two very significant appointments, which will help to build on the substantial progress we have made during the past two years.

“Despite the challenges of the pandemic, CTS is expanding quickly, with increased turnover and profits in 2021, new premises in Northallerton, new clients and brand-new state-of-the-art machinery.

“The future is bright and we look forward to both Adam and Tom playing a very important part in our progress over the next few years.”

Booth said: “I pride myself on my drive, passion and work ethic and I am determined to take CTS UK’s sales operation to the next level.

“The key aims of my sales strategy are to create new business, explore new sectors and to promote new categories.

“There is no doubt I will be working with a very talented and committed sales team and it will be a pleasure to lead them.”

Mundy added: “It will be an honour to be part of the company’s exciting journey and I am proud to be working with such high-quality clients as Sports Direct and WS Transport and focusing on how to provide the best possible service for them in terms of speed and quality.

“I am looking forward to expanding and developing CTS UK’s revenue stream in the promotional and merchandise sector.”

CTS UK’s clients include Sports Direct, WS Transport, Bunzl, Eddie Stobart, Heck, Flannels, Wolseley, HCI and the MOD at Catterick.

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Leeds-based digital marketing agency, Wolfenden, has strengthened its senior leadership team, bringing on board a client strategy director and head of paid media.

In a newly created role, Dan Pratt joins as client strategy director, having previously held the position of director of clients at digital agency twentysix.

Following a year of growth for the agency where the client base has grown 40% and revenue by 74% year on year, Pratt will support the team in delivering innovative channel strategies which deliver business growth for clients.

Matt Robson ins as head of paid media from twentysix, where he previously held senior positions in the paid search team.

Robson’s role signifies an expansion of Wolfenden’s paid media offering and comes as paid media channel revenue has increased for the agency by 61% in the last six months.

Pratt said: “I’ve been so impressed with the quality of work being delivered by the Wolfenden team across the board since joining, and I’m excited to help elevate the true strategic potential of the team and support the growth of our multichannel ability for clients.”

Robson said: “Paid media as an industry is seeing a lot of changes and we have to be proactive about our approach to continue delivering best-in-class results for our clients.

“I’ve been so motivated by the agency’s openness to explore new strategies and allow me to build upon our paid offering and grow our expert team, helping to drive genuinely business changing results.”

Managing director, Daisy Wolfenden, added: “Bringing Dan and Matt on board aligns with a real growth in our offering and the potential of what we can deliver for clients.

“Dan’s extensive experience as a strategic multichannel marketer and deep knowledge of digital channels will be invaluable to our growing client base at a time when consumer behaviour is adapting so frequently.

“Our paid media revenue has grown significantly over recent months. Matt’s experience leading paid strategies for international ecommerce brands in particular makes him perfectly aligned with our expanding retail client base.”

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Growing West Yorkshire business, GNG Group, has appointed Neil Kenderdine as operations manager to head the expansion and operations of its medical and consumer mattress division.

Headquartered in Wakefield, GNG Group was established in 1987 and has grown into a £10m turnover business, employing more than 90 people.

With 40 years’ experience in the sector, Kenderdine joins from the Usleep mattress division at Belfield in Manchester where he was operations manager for the last three years.

Prior to this, he spent 16 years with Slumberland in Oldham, working his way up from production operative to works manager.

This was followed by 10 years at Breasley where he set up the plant and recruited and trained the workforce to bring a new line of mattress and divans to the market.

In his new role with GNG, he will head operations for the expanding mattress division which includes its Komfi vacuum-packed mattress brand.

Managing director, Darren Potterton, said: “Recruiting an operations manager with Neil’s calibre and experience is testament to our ambitious growth plans.

“Having seen increasing demand across our mattress division in the last couple of years, we have some exciting projects ahead which will enable us to continue to build the business.

“As well as investing in our manufacturing facilities, it is also vital we strengthen the team and to have someone with Neil’s experience in this sector will be of huge value as we continue to expand.”

Kenderdine added: “Joining a fast-growing business like GNG Group at such an exciting time is a fantastic opportunity – I look forward to working with the team as we continue to increase capacity and efficiency.”

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Hull-based engineering business, Spencer Group, has appointed an experienced lead to drive forward the growth of its in-house rail design capabilities.

Gary Robson has joined as engineering manager, with specific responsibility for rail project design.

He brings significant expertise and experience to the role, having held numerous senior civil engineering consultancy positions throughout his 30-year career, which includes 20 years working in the rail sector.

Robson, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE), will oversee the continued development of Spencer Group’s rail design capabilities to further enhance the company’s delivery of multi-disciplinary rail projects.

He said: “I’m extremely proud to have joined Spencer Group in such an important role as I know from first-hand experience what a fantastic company it is.

“I’ve worked as a consultant throughout my career, so I have often been distanced from the final construction of the projects I’ve helped design. I’m therefore really looking forward to having a direct influence on the solution and seeing projects through from brief to completion.

“This is an excellent opportunity and I’m very excited to be given responsibility to drive forward this growing area of the business.”

Robson has held previous positions at COWI, Arcadis and White Young Green.