Planet PVC Group, the UK's Number One conservatory installer has made two senior appointments to accelerate its drive towards flotation on the Alternative Investment Market.
Richard Ellis joins the £50m turnover group as marketing & customer service director, while Steve Dunbar takes up the position of franchise director.

Richard, aged 42, joins Planet after two years as a management consultant. Previously he held senior marketing and commercial posts at major quoted companies including Stanley Leisure, Whitbread and Carlsberg-Tetley.

Key to his role is the development of the Planet brand, consistent with being the leading industry player, both from a consumer, franchise partner and strategic supplier perspective.

Dunbar, aged 50, takes up his position as franchise director after running his own management consultancy, Dunbar Associates, for a number of years. Earlier, he was a director at national home improvement companies Portland Conservatories and Zenith Windows. Dunbar also headed Sky TV's direct sales operations at the time of its UK launch.

His principal goal will be to drive the expansion of the group's national franchise programme.

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Glass Age