Star player

Iain Weir is Realstar DCM‘s new business manager. Iain has been in the industry for 14 years, previously working with Tothills and Jeeves of Belgravia and chemical suppliers Seitz.

“Having managed both unit and factory operations I think I know what the drycleaner wants” he said “Such a prominent position in a new company with an established brand comes up infrequently. Realstar now holds stocks of drycleaning machines in the UK with customers able to inspect the machines or have visits to reference installations arranged. For more information try www.realstar.co.uk

To the board

Simon Sherrard has been appointed to the board of the Johnson Service Group as a non-executive director with effect from January 2000.

Simon, aged 52, was executive chairman of the Bibby Line Group, a business-to-business company whose activities include shipping, debt factoring and offshore oil services. He also spent 11 years in the Far East with Jardine Matheson. He lives in Cheshire with his wife and four children.

Fifeman drums up business

Paul Haden is the new Cannon Hygiene regional director for Scotland. Married with one son, Paul, 35, lives in North East Fife. Paul played as a semi-pro footballer for many years until injury ended his playing days.

Cannon Hygiene is part of the OCS Group, the UK’s largest privately-owned international property services company with more than 45 000 staff an a turnover of £330 million.