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Threlfall rejoins Pentland Wholesale

UK: Andy Threlfall has rejoined Pentland Wholesale as technical director after a three-year spell as  technical and policy director at the Foodservice Equipment Association (FEA).

Threlfall joined the FEA in June 2022 after nearly 15 years at Blackburn-based Pentland Wholesale, latterly as technical director.

He began his career as an apprentice service engineer at Acme Refrigeration back in 1985, working his way up to catering equipment service manager. In 2007 he moved to Pentland Wholesale Ltd where he helped to modify and streamline their service department, becoming its group technical and compliance manager. 

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