Robert Bruce has been appointed as sales director at MH Southern & Co Ltd.

Mr Bruce has been with the company for 10 years and has over 25 years’ experience in the timber trade. He is also currently president of the north-east branch of the Timber Trades’ Benevolent Society.

He becomes a director of MH Southern & Co Ltd as well as Robert Duncan Timber Products Ltd, which was recently acquired by the company.

“I am looking forward to the challenge of integrating the two companies and replicating the recent growth of MH Southern at Robert Duncan,” said Mr Bruce.