Key Scottish appointment for BeA off-site sales team 

BeA Fastening Systems, the manufacturer of manual, semi-automatic and fully automated fastening solutions for construction and industry, has strengthened its off-site construction sales team with a new and strategically important appointment.

Neil Hoskins joins the business, which meets the needs of customers using timber frame, light gauge steel frame and engineered wood, as a timber frame specialist 

He will be responsible for BeA's off-site sales activity in Scotland - helping the business to build on its success in offering high quality products backed by equally high levels of service and technical support.

A well-known figure throughout the timber frame industry, both in Scotland and across the wider UK, Neil joins BeA having spent fifteen years at ITW Construction Products.

He joined ITW in 2003 as a key account manager before progressing to national sales manager - a post he held for four years.

During his career Neil has also worked in timber sales and in sales for one of Scotland's best-known fixing and fastener distributors.

Commenting on his appointment, Neil said: "I'm delighted to be joining BeA and especially as I've been aware of the company's growing success and offer for some time.

"The­­ business is already the preferred fastening partner for many of timber frame's biggest and best-known names across mainland Europe and I'm looking forward to emulating that here in the UK, paying particular attention to my native Scotland."

Paul Shepherd, national sales manager at BeA, adds: "Neil has an enviable track record in the timber frame industry and levels of sector specific fastening expertise that are second to none.

"We are delighted to welcome him to the team and know he will prove a real asset. He will be instrumental in driving our success amongst a valued and important group of customers."

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Supporting Scottish timber frame.Manufacturer of fastening solutions for the off-site construction industry, BeA, has appointed Neil Hoskins to drive sales of its product in Scotland.

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Notes to editors:

• BeA is a global manufacturer of fastening technology for a wide range of industries including construction, furniture production, automotive, packaging, landscaping, bedding, transportation and many others. 

• BeA's products range from automated fastening systems for modern speed, high efficiency production lines to nail guns, nailers, heavy duty staplers, tackers, pinners, industrial screwdrivers and hot melt technology.

• The business also manufactures a wide range of accessories and consumables including screws, nails, staples, timber connectors, gas fuel cells and compressed air products.

• BeA was founded in Germany in 1910 and has its global headquarters in Ahrensburg. Its UK head office and distribution facilities are located in Woodmansey, East Yorkshire.

• For over 100 years, BeA has rigorously maintained a commitment to technical excellence and true precision German engineering. Its products are tried and tested in applications across the world where failure is not an option. The business is also accredited to ISO 9001 standard and certified by the German TÜV.

• BeA is owned by Joh. Friedrich Behrens AG and forms part of the wider Behrens Group. The Behrens Group is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of fastening technology for wood and similar materials. It develops and manufactures products in Germany which are then sold around the world via a global network of subsidiaries and affiliated companies. 

• Other Behrens Group brands include KMR which produces premium quality fastening tools, consumables and accessories for the professional craftsperson and other high end users.

• More information on BeA and its extensive product range can be found at www.bea-group.com