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Annan's Eco Group makes four appointments to senior team

Annan-headquartered Eco Group has made four appointments to its senior team, including Nicola Black (pictured), who is new group marketing director (Image: Supplied) Annan-headquartered Eco Group has made four appointments to its senior team. The company, which specialises in contract manufacturing, organic brand manufacturing, and services to manufacturing, has appointed Nicola Black as group marketing director, Colin Hewitt as chief operating officer, Paula Laurie as deputy operations manager, and Steven McCreadie as head of Eco Dry Ice. The company offers products and services to commercial, industrial, public sector, and residential customers from its 3,000-square-metre headquarters in Annan. ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement Eco Group recently launched VASO Build Solutions, which, per a spokesperson, utilises "industrialised construction and digital manufacturing to create housebuilding solutions with a new sustainable panelling system manufactured from recycled glass." Earlier this year the company also officially launched cybersecurity initiative Resilience. Steven McCreadie, head of Eco Dry Ice (Image: Supplied) Eco Group launched with the Eco Dry Ice product 15 years ago. Founder and managing director, Eddie Black, said: "I am always proud of what we achieve as a team at Eco. "It's brilliant to be able to reward people who have played a key role in the company's development with these appointments. ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement "Nicola has been an integral part of the business since day one, and Colin, Paula, and Steven share the company's values and are ideally placed to drive us forward. Nicola said: "We have such a brilliant team, and so many exciting developments and innovative designs at Eco Group - it is a marketing director's dream. "It is exciting to be expanding the Eco brand globally and extending our solutions to industry challenges worldwide. "At the same time we continue to stay true to our roots as a company proud to be based in Scotland and the North of England, delivering the highest standard of service and innovative solutions to our clients in a range of sectors across the UK." ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement On his appointment as chief operating officer of Integrity IT and Resilience, Colin said: "I am really excited about the opportunity. Paula Laurie, deputy operations manager (Image: Supplied) "We have a great team of people in Carlisle and Annan to grow the business across the North of England and South-West Scotland, offering a bespoke, face-to-face service to clients. "Given the economic climate, our clients really appreciate the expertise and support we bring to their IT strategy to help them budget and plan. "With the cybersecurity issues we see, hear, and experience on a daily basis – including high-profile cases like M&S – we are finding that clients also highly value the advice and support of our cybersecurity experts in Resilience. ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement "It helps them sleep at night." Paula said: "I am delighted to progress within the company and am looking forward to working with Colin to drive the business forward. Colin Hewitt, chief operating officer (Image: Supplied) "We are a customer service-focused operation, building relationships with clients, meeting them face to face, and doing what is right for them and their businesses." Steven said: "Having started out with Eco Group as a trainee operative, it's a real privilege to be promoted to head of Dry Ice. "Putting the clients first, putting yourself in the client's shoes and asking yourself if you would be happy with that service, have stood me in good stead, and is an approach I will continue to take. ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement "I want to reach out to every industry, speak with engineering managers and maintenance managers, and show them the benefits Dry Ice cleaning can have on their businesses – improving maintenance, saving downtime, reducing costs, and increasing productivity and revenues. "Food and Beverage and Laundries are industries seeing first-hand the difference we can make to their businesses, and I am focused on spreading the word to many more." More information is available at