UK Stockist Strengthens Management with New Appointment

Steel Business Briefing Monday, 23 January 2006

UK Stockholder Tomrods Ltd based in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire has appointed a new executive director.  Managing Director John Thompson tells Steel Business Briefing that Laurence McDougall will be joining the company upon completion of his present contract.

McDougall is currently commercial director with Scunthorpe-based Caparo Trading, a company set-up in mid-2004 by Caparo plc to import those merchant bar products not produced by its UK mill Caparo Merchant Bar.  SBB understands that no successor has yet been appointed.

Thompson says that McDougall brings extensive commercial steel industry experience in both home and overseas markets to Tomrods, and that his appointment represents an important step in the company's continuity planning.  Tomrods distributes 24,000 tonnes/year of long and flat products to both UK and export markets.