Ray Stafford has been appointed as managing director of Williams & Co, a trade-only plumbing and heating merchant.
Mr Stafford has been with the company for 25 years and, until recently, was commercial director. He will be responsible for the operational and commercial activities of the business.
Williams & Co is a trade only specialist heating and plumbing merchant, with 18 branches in Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. A 19th branch is due to open in Croydon in May 2011, with several more planned for the next two years.