A NORTH-EAST housing company has made a new appointment.

Dan Gibson has joined Isos Housing, which has offices in Morpeth and Newcastle, as a procurement manager.

He will help to oversee the spending of the firm's annual £20m budget.

Mr Gibson, 31, from Wallsend, graduated from Northumbria University, is a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply and has worked on projects including the refurbishment of the London Transport Museum.

Mr Gibson said: “My role is to make everyone else's job easier while making sure we get the very best value for our money, the majority of which we aim to spend in the North East.”