The FM Sudafix Group is enormously proud to announce that Calum Heath has now been appointed as the new General Manager. Heath, previously the FM Sudafix Integrated Systems Manager, has demonstrated his paramount value during his time with the company and CEO Steve Hutchinson said, “I had absolutely no hesitation in promoting Calum to General Manager.

He applied for the post, and whilst the board and I were sure we had our man right away based upon his performance and clear abilities, we had to make sure that the process was open and honest.”After outlining his range of commercial and operational innovations and demonstrating his determination to upgrade technical processes, whilst freeing up resource to the communications department the board were certain that despite a number of incredibly strong and promising candidates, there was no better person to take the reins than Calum Heath.

The appointment of a new General Manager coincides with an amount of restructuring within the FM Sudafix Group, which should see the company improve processes across the board, which augurs well for customers and staff alike.

At only approaching 28 the new General Manager is certainly young, but FM Sudafix has always demonstrated that it is a progressive and forward thinking company that is not afraid to trust talent when it is clearly evident, irrespective of any other criteria. John Maher, FM Sudafix Technical Director commented, “Calum has worked quite closely with me since he started here, and reviewing the restructuring plan it appears that we will continue to work together frequently, which I’m really happy about. Being a direct and energetic personality will certainly stand Calum in good stead, but in truth I’m just delighted that he is finally getting the opportunity that I’ve always believed he fully deserved.”

Calum Heath outlined his vision for the development of FM Sudafix: “Working here is not just a job for me, or indeed for so many of the guys at the top, it’s a passion, almost a calling and I am delighted to take the reins as General Manager. The fact that the experienced business people who sit on the board, particularly Steve and John, have this level of confidence in me is simultaneously humbling and encouraging. I have big plans, and they run in accord with the ultimate ambitions of the board and I am sure, the staff; together we will achieve great things and I am eager to get stuck in and start moving us towards fulfilling those ambitions.”

We look forward to watching, and being part, of Calum Heath’s achievements, and those of the wider FM Sudafix Group.

FM Sudafix Group CEO Steve Hutchinson, Technical Director John Maher, and Strategy and Communications Director Sean Elliott-Maher were all invited to attend a private Question and Answer session with Prime Minister David Cameron, and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in Nottingham.

The event took place only 24 hours after the coalition government had announced the outcomes of their spending review, which had left vast swathes of the population concerned about the impact that cut-backs may have. Also attending the event was MP Anna Soubry, who represents the constituency where the FM Sudafix Group’s new branch has opened, and the FM Sudafix representatives were seen speaking with her about the Eastwood site before the event commenced.

The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister were forced to defend a number of their decisions in the spending review and also to identify where various points may have been distorted by the opposition or by media portrayals. Prime Minister David Cameron, and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, mentioned that the proposed extensions to the Nottingham tram had survived the spending review. The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister also mentioned their support of prospective enhancements to the local rail infrastructure, which would see the city move nearer to the high speed rail link that has been requested by the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce for some time, for which FM Sudafix’s John Maher was interviewed on television by the BBC where he stated his full support for the scheme.

Steve Hutchinson commented: “I was pleased to be invited and to get to listen to the ethos underpinning the spending review from the very people responsible for the running of the country. The impacts of the changes could be dramatic, but seeing the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in person was reassuring from both a business point of view, and as a citizen and I suppose ultimately as a voter. They had to face some seriously challenging questions from other attendees but they answered all of them. One concern appears to be that the commitments to save front-line services across the board may not be being actioned satisfactorily by local government branches, and I think they have to be very careful to monitor that.”

Picking up where Hutchinson left off John Maher stated: “Steve and I will be relating the words of Prime Minister Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Clegg to the board, and then I believe we have an assembly scheduled for tomorrow to discuss this with the rest of the team. It was interesting to see the dynamic of these two leaders in person, and certainly in terms of these two gentlemen, the coalition seems to be strong. Whether the decisions made in the spending review will be popular is a totally separate issue from how necessary they may be. If the calculation of Britain having to repay £120m a day to other governments purely in interest is correct it is an horrific state of affairs and clearly grasping the nettle is the only option to start to retain more money in the national purse. £120m is the cost of a school, as I believe Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg stated, or a hospital wing, and clearly that’s money that the country needs to invest domestically.” It is clear that FM Sudafix top management are looking to the future and determining the best way to sustain both growth and success in a way that will still support the communities from where its success is generated.