FIREPLACE manufacturer Elgin and Hall has announced several appointments at its head office in Bedale, North Yorkshire. PHILIP MOSTON has taken over as managing director.

TIM BROWN has been appointed brand manager.

VIVIENNE STOCKS, who joined Elgin and Hall in 1999, but left for a brief period, has returned to the company as sales director and her husband, PAUL STOCKS, has been promoted to production manager.

Joining the company as a business development manager is LORRAINE CALDICOTT, who joins from Mac Metal Craft Limited, where she was a sales representative. She previously worked for British Gas and Baxi.

Two other business development managers have been appointed. ALEX SHAW and DAVID STEVENSON, who already worked at Elgin and Hall, have been promoted.