Weatherite Service & Maintenance, a provider of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration installation and servicing, has promoted Ricky Brookes from general manager to director.

Mr Brookes joined the company in 2010 as service manager and was promoted to general manager in 2013. Mr Brookes’ responsibilities include managing the office and field-based operational teams including disciplinary issues, appraisals and training identification to maintain and continue to improve performance.

As director of the business, Mr Brookes will provide business strategy to maximise sales opportunities and further grow accounts. He will also monitor account profitability and advise the senior leadership team on recruitment, training and direction of the business.

Mr Brookes will continue to report to Weatherite Group director, Tim Whitehouse, who said: “We are delighted to announce that Ricky will joining the Board of Directors. Ricky has been an asset to the business since he joined six years ago. He is an excellent project and relationship manager and successfully builds and maintains multiple relationships with suppliers and distributors, adding a breadth of knowledge to the business.”

Before joining Weatherite, Mr Brookes worked at Ideal Air, Ideal Group, for five years as air conditioning and ventilation divisional manager. He started his career at the age of 19 as a ductwork installation fitters’ assistant. He then became a ductwork installation supervisor, and was appointed to contracts manager at ACWF Air Conditioning Wright Favel in 1997.