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Barraclough is Advanced sales director

john-barracloughUK: Advanced Engineering has appointed John Barraclough as sales director.

John has a background in electronics engineering with a number of leading names including Rotork Controls and Emerson Process Management. More recently he spent 10 years with valve actuation company Flowserve, where he was responsible for an international sales and support team across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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Announcement

Announcing his appointment, chairman of Advanced Barry Lea explains: “John joins us at a pivotal time as we seek to expand upon our success in the UK and Europe by developing our sales and distribution network across the globe. He has extensive experience in defining the regional sales strategy necessary to drive increased sales in international markets.”

John Barraclough succeeds Bradley Bray who left Advanced Engineering at the end of August to form his own specialist refrigeration and air conditioning cleaning business.

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