Lochinvar has appointed Terry Simmonds as its new area sales manager for London, Kent and East Sussex.

He will share responsibilities for London boroughs with existing area sales manager, Adam Handyside, who will also continue to cover Surrey and West Sussex.

The company made the decision to boost its sales team in the south east to meet increasing demand for its products and expertise and to exploit growing opportunities.

Mr Simmonds has more than 30 years of industry experience including sale roles for commercial water heaters; commercial boilers; solar thermal systems and heat pumps. Prior to joining Lochinvar he was business development manager for ACV and his previous experience includes a period with Quinn Group, where he specialised in radiator sales.