Senior sales manager has clear message in new role

12:17pm Wednesday 2nd April 2008

FOLLOWING a recent company takeover, Budget Windows has appointed David Coates as its senior sales manager.

After 16 years, working his way through the ranks of the sales team, Mr Coates, 35, is relishing his new role.

He will be making sure the quality message for products and installation is at the forefront of peoples minds.

He will be based at the companys showroom in Newcastle Road, Sunderland.

He said: Historically, we have been associated with cut-price work, which is hard to get away from because of the name Budget.

However, we are now determined to grow the business based upon the quality we will be delivering to our customers.

ñ Greystreethotel, in Newcastle, has appointed David Huskisson as its bar manager.

He joins the city centre hotel C last year voted one of the coolest boutique hotels in Britain C from the Malmaison group, where he worked in their Newcastle and Oxford hotels.

Mr Huskisson will work primarily in the hotels Cellarbar.

ñ The Newcastle based Decorative Division of leading paint company Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd has appointed a new marketing team.

Mark Robinson has been appointed as marketing and sales manager, and Sue Rowell becomes marketing consultant.

Mr Robinson previously worked for traditional paper and paint manufacturer Farrow and Ball. Ms Rowell brings more than ten years creative agency and consumer marketing expertise to the position.

ñ Henderson Insurance Brokers has recruited David Garland as an associate director.

Mr Garland will work within the commercial team in their new offices in Newcastle.

He has 20 years of experience within the local insurance market.

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