Scolmore announces a series of promotions and new areas of responsibilities at Director level, as well as the creation of a new role on the board.

At a pivotal time for the industry – with challenges faced from the digital revolution, as well changes in standards and legislation to guarantee safety – the restructure will strengthen the senior management team and allow them to focus their areas of expertise where they can make a difference to the future development of the company.

Scolmore Group Managing Director, Gary Mordue, Comments:  “There has never been a more challenging time to be operating in the electrical industry. The fast pace of change that is being driven by advancing technology, the shortage of skilled labour, and more stringent regulations resulting from the Grenfell Tower fire, are all contributing to a more pressurised environment. It’s important that we have the right people and structure in place to be able to manage these challenges and future-proof the business for continued success.

The company has created its first HR role and has appointed Jo Jinks (pictured middle) as group HR Director. Jo is an MCIPD qualified HR professional with over 20 years’ experience working within a range of organisations that have encompassed diverse industries and cultures.

Following more than two years as Sales and Commercial Director of group company, ESP, Neil Baldwin (pictured right) has been promoted to Managing Director and will assume responsibility for the day to day running of the specialist security and fire protection division of the business.

Having taken up the newly created position of Group Technical Manager in 2018, Martyn Walley (pictured left) has been promoted to Group Technical Director and will continue to oversee the development and implementation of a complete offer of technical support and comprehensive training for all group products.

In addition to his role as Group Operations Director at Scolmore, Steve Taylor becomes the Managing Director of Sangamo, where he will be responsible for the day to day running of the group’s manufacturing facility.

In her role as Group Marketing Director since 2016, Marie Parry will now also assume responsibility for overseeing the customer service department.

There have been three promotions within the sales team. Tim Piggott assumes the role of Sales Director (Dubai), Kevin Beech takes up the position of Sales Director for Scolmore and Mike Jackson is the Sales Director for the cable accessory division, Unicrimp.

Group Commercial Director, Ian Hunter, will continue to have responsibility for the overall strategic development of the business.

Elsewhere in the group structure, Chris Massey is promoted to Purchasing Director at ESP.