Mr Norris joined Pentland in 2001 in an administrative role before progressing to become a sales manager, and has been integral to the growth of the business.

Having over 15 years of sales experience in the refrigeration and catering equipment industry, Mr Norris specialises in customer account management, sales processes, lead generation and marketing strategy.

He commented: “I look forward to contributing to the future development of Pentland Wholesale in my new position. We will continue to work hard to meet the expectations of our customers and with many new and exciting products in the pipeline I am absolutely confident in Pentland and our dealer network’s future success.”

Maxine Mason, commercial director of Pentland Wholesale added: “I am delighted to welcome Simon to his new position as sales director. Having worked with Simon for many years I have great confidence in his ability to help drive Pentland forward in the years to come.”