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Currie favours Hoshizaki UK

UK: Hoshizaki UK has appointed Chris Currie as account manager for the north west.  

Currie joins Hoshizaki UK with a background in catering equipment sales, along with a speciality in refrigeration having previously worked for the likes of Foster Refrigerator and Viessmann.

He will be responsible for managing Hoshizaki-Gram sales, building relationships with dealers across the region and working closely with the UK sales team. 

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