The new owners of Storplan have appointed Steve Smith as general manager.
He joins Storplan with experience in managing large logistics and warehouse operations and has spent the past four years with distribution firm Evo, as warehouse director.
The new hire follows Storplan鈥檚 acquisition in February by Thurston Group, which makes modular and portable buildings. Storplan makes mezzanine floors, racking and partitioning for retail and industrial storage.
Smith has been tasked with improving Storplan鈥檚 financials, productivity and SHEQ (safety, health, environment and quality) metrics. He heads a team of 20 at Storplan鈥檚 1,900 sqm manufacturing site in York, working with Thurston production director Dan Pollard.
Thurston Group is based in Wakefield, with three further sites in the east of England, including Storplan鈥檚 York facility.
Steve Smith said: 鈥淲e have ambitious growth targets to hit, and my role will be focused on leading the Storplan team in delivering on these and driving the business forward. I'll be getting stuck in and working closely with Thurston Group MD Matt Goff and production director Dan Pollard, alongside the wider team to help Storplan reach its enormous growth potential and contribute to the overall group鈥檚 success and vision.鈥�
Dan Pollard added: 鈥淲ith Steve鈥檚 energy and expertise in the mix, there are exciting times ahead for Storplan, and I鈥檓 confident we鈥檒l continue to drive real progress, innovation, and positive change as we embrace new opportunities in the distribution and logistics sector.鈥�
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