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People Senior industry figure, Martin Gammon, has been appointed as non-executive director at Bonasystems, the UK-based supplier of specialist floorcare products, anti-slip solutions and consulting. Gammon will play a pivotal role in the growth strategy for the company with plans in place to secure larger contracts over the next three to five years.
Martin Gammon. Gammon’s appointment comes at a crucial time for Bonasystems, which added several accounts to its client portfolio last year. In 2017 Bonasystems is aiming to increase its market share in sectors such as hospitality and retail, but also gain a significant foothold in healthcare and education markets. Martin Gammon said: “I’m delighted to have been appointed as a non-executive director to Bonasystems’ board. It’s an important and exciting time for the business in terms of growth and strategic positioning. I’m looking forward to working with a company with strong core values, high calibre clients, and a desire to grow.” John Norris has been appointed the divisional director for TC Specialist Services, part of TC Facilities Management (TCFM). The appointment will see him take the lead in consolidating and growing the division at TC Specialist Services . As well as being NEBOSH qualified, Norris comes to TCFM with a wealth of experience in managing and growing customer relationships. In his most recent role he developed the sector he was responsible for into a multi-million pound division. He believes this was achieved through his commitment and passion for understanding the customer’s unmet needs and delivering through cost-effective, yet innovative solutions. Richard Chappell, CEO at TCFM, said: “John has joined
the senior team at TCFM to strengthen the leadership of TC Specialist Services, as the division grows as part of our ongoing success at TCFM. His passion and creativity in maintaining and growing customer relationships along with winning new business leaves me in no doubt that there are exciting times ahead for our TC Specialist Services division.” NIC Services Group has announced some major changes to its existing sales structure, with the appointment of four new members to its team including two senior management positions. The new appointments are: Alex Gavrilovic as sales director; Paul Castle as solutions director; Alexander Lawrence Gavrilovic as solutions manager; and Rhys Williams as commercial manager.
Alex Gavrilovic. Alex Gavrilovic has been involved in the cleaning industry for over 30 years and has hit targets in excess of £1 billion during his career. He leads by example, rolls his sleeves up and gets involved with all bids and prides himself on his technical and consultative approach to client solutions. He said: “I am absolutely delighted to be joining a privately owned, stable, innovative and forward thinking people-based business like NIC who put the customer at the centre of everything it does.” Paul Castle has over 27 years of industry experience. He said: “I can’t tell you how excited I am to join a business that values its people and customers in equal terms. A business that delivers on its promises time after time and is constantly striving to improve, innovate and add value." John Spencer, group chairman, said: “We are delighted to welcome Alex, Paul, Alex Lawrence and Rhys to the NIC team. I believe they will make a significant contribution to our business and to our customers. They each bring with them extensive skills and experience and will join a rapidly expanding team which will help us realise our am-
bition to grow, build new and successful partnerships and deliver first class service to all our clients.” Harrison Wipes, a family owned company with over 125 years’ of wiping experience, has appointed Ben Naidu as sales director. Naidu joined Harrison Wipes from Kimberly Clark with aims of further developing sales growth.
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Ben Naidu. He said: “Harrison Wipes is in the process of driving forward some really significant developments including growth and expansion and the company is at the forefront of its field. I’m really looking forward to embracing the challenges of this new role as sales director using my previous experience to continue Harrison Wipes’ ongoing success.” Axis Cleaning and Support Services has appointed two new sales managers to spearhead its new business strategy. Richard Barlow, a seasoned executive within the facilities management world, will lead sales in the north, with the south being the responsibility of Steven Willoughby who has particular expertise in the education, retail and office sectors. Both will be supported by an established bid manager, David Downs. Simon Giles, Axis Group finance director and Axis Cleaning and Support Services COO, says the business has been investing time and effort into formulating its sales strategy for the coming years: “A key part of this has been to build a strong sales team who will be responsible for delivering this. Both Richard and Steven have considerable experience with a number of cleaning and FM companies and I am very excited about working with both of them in the next stage of Axis’s development. They have already hit the ground running in terms of helping drive the business forward.”
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