Manufacturer of shaped refractories DSF Refractories & Minerals has made two new board appointments as part of its strategy for future growth ambitions and to bring more focus on operations to the board.

Janette Flower and Matt Handley – both already part of the senior management team at DSF, and instrumental to seeing the company through the Covid-19 pandemic – have been promoted to the roles of Manufacturing Operations Director and Strategic Operations Director, respectively.

Ms Flower is a human resource management post graduate with over 30 years’ experience within the manufacturing sector. For the past two years she has held the position of DSF’s Manufacturing Operations Manager. As Manufacturing Operations Director her key objective will be to direct and co-ordinate the day-to-day operations to allow the business to grow and be profitable.

“It is such a privilege to be the first female Director to join the board at DSF” said Ms Flower. “I am very much looking forward to my new role”.

Mr Handley, who joined DSF in 2014 as Engineering Manager, has a background in electrical engineering and over 20 years’ experience in the heavy industries, from quarrying and building materials to latterly refractory and mineral processing.

“My ambition is to continue with the development of the site and its processes with the aim of making DSF more profitable, more sustainable and the first choice of employment for the local community and surrounding areas” commented Mr Handley.

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