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Guy Hutchins joins Eaton-Williams

Guy Hutchins Eaton-WilliamsUK: Guy Hutchins has linked up with former Trox UK colleague Ian Sams after joining Eaton-Williams as sales director.

Hutchins joins from data centre cooling company SemperTec, following a stint with consultants Hurleypalmerflatt. He left Trox UK at the end of 2011 after over 20 years with the Thetford-based company, latterly as international sales director alongside then md Ian Sams.

Following Ian Sams appointment as md and general manager of Eaton-Williams in June, Guy Hutchins has now been recruited to the new role of sales director as the company embarks on a more aggressive strategy to grow the business.

“Guy’s appointment will strengthen our sales activities, driving forward our plans to further develop sales, grow our markets and build on our successes in providing solutions for the data centre and high density supercomputing environments,” commented Ian Sams.

Hutchins holds a number of professional qualifications and was recently made a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and given Chartered Engineer status.

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