ATS Euromaster strengthens sales team

ATS Euromaster has named Craig Archibald as its new business development manager and John Hall as territory account manager for the north of England.

The appointments are part of a restructure of the company’s sales team to support growth in demand for its services within the B2B sector post-pandemic as well as its own growth ambitions for the tyre and service, maintenance and repair (SMR) operation.

Dan Hickman, currently territory sales manager, has also been promoted to national sales manager, effective from July 1, with a team of territory account managers reporting into him.

The managerial restructuring comes as the tyre and maintenance provider comes out of the pandemic and looks to increase business nationally and regionally, especially within the B2B market targeting fleets with 30+ vehicles as well as smaller fleets via its National Business Club offering.

Archibald, the newly appointed business development manager for corporate sales, has undertaken similar roles at companies including Autoserve, Manheim, Wincanton Fleet Services and GE Capital Fleet Services.

Hall, the newly appointed north of England territory manager, has previously worked with companies such as Mascus, Salesfire and Sandhills Publishing.

Jason Chamberlain, who was appointed sales director at ATS Euromaster in January, said: “These are significant appointments, and I am pleased to welcome John and Craig to the team.

“Their extensive background in their respective fields will help drive our vision for regional and national tyre and SMR business growth, helping us to continue delivering value and support to our existing customers while also winning the hearts and minds of new ones.”

He continued: “Dan Hickman has done an amazing job as territory sales manager and his promotion is not just a reward for his achievements, but crucially will drive further growth as well as deliver outstanding customer services to existing ATS Euromaster customers while contributing to finding more efficient ways of service delivery.

“We are committed to launching new services and enriching our current offer over the next 12 months for our B2B partners, SME fleets and Business Club customers.”

Photo caption (left to right): John Hall, territory account manager at ATS and Craig Archibald, business development manager at ATS.

Be.EV appoints Mark Constantine as network manager

Manchester-based public electric vehicle (EV) charging provider Be.EV has appointed Mark Constantine as network manager to support an ambitious programme of EV charging installations.

The business is planning to get 1,000 new chargers underway in 2022 and expand its geographical footprint from its Greater Manchester heartland across the whole of the North.

Constantine’s background is in construction consultancy. He has a strong track-record of delivering complex projects at national and European scale. For example, he led Tesco’s DOT COM EV programme electrifying the supermarket’s delivery van fleet.

In his new role as network manager at Be.EV, he will manage all contractors involved in the installation, go-live and maintenance of Be.EV’s charging infrastructure.

He said: “My new role allows me to combine my interest in renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure with my professional experience of delivering complex, challenging projects.

“Be.EV’s mission is my mission: to massively improve EV charging access in the region and build a community-led network that works.”

DeGould makes eight appointments

DeGould, the automated vehicle inspection company, is expanding its team with eight new appointments across the machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI) and engineering sectors.

The eight new appointments include a principal cloud engineer, senior software tester, senior embedded systems engineer, machine learning engineer, mechanical design engineer, electrical engineer, and HR coordinator.

DeGould, appointed Mathew Holloway as CEO at the beginning of the year, marking the starting point of scale-up growth for the company.

Since then, investment from Innovate UK has accelerated growth as DeGould invests in its expertise to develop its revolutionary automated vehicle inspection systems

Holloway said: “I’m thrilled to see our expertise being developed even further and these eight appointments will be key for us as we continue to deliver innovation to our customers.”

With further expansion planned for the next six months, DeGould is hiring for multiple roles across engineering, product development, sales, and software development.

Holloway continued: “We have more exciting plans for the rest of this year, including expanding into our fourth continent, South Africa, as well as further developments to our vehicle inspection solutions. I am immensely proud of the team and look forward to seeing what is next to come.”