Jungheinrich appoints new racking sales manager

Nigel joins Jungheinrich having spent the last 12 years working as an independent consultant within the storage industry. He has also held senior sales position with a number of leading storage equipment suppliers and has broad experience in both technical and direct sales disciplines.

"I am delighted to be part of an organisation that leads the market in so many sectors and has such a strong competence base,” Nigel says.

"Jungheinrich is clearly a major force in the racking and storage sector and I look forward to helping the company grow its market position still further,” he adds.

Steve Richmond, Director of Jungheinrich’s Systems & Projects Division, comments: "As a group, Jungheinrich is a European market leader in racking and storage systems. Our strategic intent is to focus on developing this position with a major emphasis on the UK. The appointment of Nigel Avison further strengthens our position and we look forward to the positive developments he will bring to our business.”

Married with two grown-up children, Nigel enjoys squash and clay pigeon shooting in his spare time.