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LATEST NEWS | APPOINTMENTS

Designer Contracts names new financial director

ESIGNER Contracts has announced the Married with two grown-up children,
Dappointment of a financial director, along Mark’s hobbies include clay pigeon
with six further promotions and new joins. shooting, history and learning to play the
Mark Williams joins the company as its guitar.
new FD after working as the financial lead Also joining the company as the new area Mark Williams
across a range of companies for the past manager for the south Midlands is Mike Callum Lee as trainee sales consultant for
25 years. His varied career has seen him Richardson who spent more than 20 years Thames Medway, Paula Caine-Grierson
operating across multiple sectors, from in the print industry before moving into as finance manager and Robbie Budworth
food manufacturing to engineering, retail logistics, contract and site management and as trainee sales consultant for the South
and agency labour provision. more recently, UK-based manufacturing Midlands region. Fiona Mckeever joins the
Said Mark, who lives near the Designer and importing, operations and general Designer Contracts Scotland team as the
Contracts head office in Chesterfield, management. new sales manager.
Derbyshire: ‘I’ve joined DC at a fantastic Vikki Aslett, who’s been with the company Designer Contracts operates nationally
time with excellent growth potential in the for seven years as head of installations, is through its network of regional offices.
current market. I look forward to helping promoted to senior contracts manager for As well as flooring, the company provides
the team achieve this and hope to develop the Thames Medway region. She previously blinds and curtains plus furniture and
the finance function in supporting this worked for Carpetright for 14 years. lighting packs. 
growth.’ Other promotions in the company include www.designercontracts.com

F Ball appoints new technical service manager

BALL and Co has announced the department, which provides expert professionals on best practice in subfloor
F promotion of Jason Tatton to the role advice on how to get the most out of F preparation and floorcovering installation.
of technical service manager. He succeeds Ball’s subfloor preparation products and He also assists F Ball’s regional
Stephen Boulton, who retired at the end adhesives, as well as being responsible technical representatives in producing
of last year after a 40-year career with for the testing that ensures they’ll reports advising on the best course of
the company. consistently perform as required and action for specific flooring projects.
Jason will now lead the company’s goes into producing its Recommended His expertise has seen him regularly
industry-leading technical service Adhesives Guide (RAG). advise on technical aspects of flooring
Jason is said to bring installation in features for flooring
SMARTER FLOORING a wealth of knowledge industry publications, says the company.
Commenting on his appointment, Jason
to the position gained
DISPLAYS START through nearly 25 said: ‘Having been a flooring contractor
and relied on the F Ball technical support,
years in the flooring
HERE! industry. He joined as well as a technical service officer, I
F Ball in 2019 as
appreciate how valuable this service is
Custom Made a technical service to professionals on the job. I’ve always
admired the F Ball ethos, so I’m delighted
officer, having
VERTICAL ARRAY previously managed to be in a position to help take this
LVT & HARD FLOORING his family’s flooring forward.’
business, and has
F Ball managing director Darren Kenyon
DISPLAYS since provided expert added: ‘F Ball’s technical support is one
advice to flooring
of the strengths that sets us apart in
the flooring industry, and the
Designed to Sell. technical service department
Design
is a cornerstone of this. Jason’s
Built to Last. experience makes him the
ideal person to ensure that this
continues to be a key feature of
Send us your the F Ball offering.’
product When he isn’t leading the
information technical team, Jason enjoys
spending time with his wife
We’ll do Kristy and their four children.
the rest! His hobbies include walking,
travelling, and sport, in particular
football, and he coaches the
Scan Me football team of one of his sons. 
01227 832265 01538 361633
www.visiondisplay.co.uk Jason Tatton www.f-ball.co.uk
sales@visiondisplay.co.uk

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