Board Appointment

Vp PLC

02 November 2023

 

2 November 2023

Vp plc

('Vp' or the 'Group')

Board Appointment

Vp plc, the equipment rental specialist, today announces that Keith Winstanley will join the Group as its Chief Financial Officer in January 2024.

Keith qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC and has recently undertaken senior finance leadership roles at KCOM Group plc and Lookers plc, where he worked closely with Vp CEO Anna Bielby.

Commenting on Keith's appointment, Anna Bielby, CEO of Vp, said: "I am delighted to be welcoming Keith to Vp as CFO and I look forward to working with him again.  Keith has significant finance experience which will be instrumental in driving Vp forwards."

There are no further details required to be disclosed under Listing Rule 9.6.13 in relation to this appointment.

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For further information:

Vp plc	Tel: [phone]
Jeremy Pilkington, Chairman	www.vpplc.com
Anna Bielby, Chief Executive

Media enquiries:
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Henry Harrison‐Topham / Jamie Hooper / George Beale	Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]	www.buchanan.uk.com

Notes to Editors

Vp plc is a specialist rental business providing products and services to a diverse range of markets including infrastructure, construction, housebuilding and energy markets, both in the UK and overseas.

The Group comprises a UK and an International division:

UK

Groundforce

A market leading rental and design provider of excavation support systems and specialist products to the water, civil engineering and construction industries with operations in the UK, the Republic of Ireland and mainland Europe.

Brandon Hire Station

The leading provider of tools and specialist rental products to industry, construction and home owners across the UK.

ESS

The leading specialist provider of safety, survey, communications and test & measurement equipment rental in the UK.

MEP Hire

The UK's largest provider of mechanical and electrical press fittings and low level access platforms to the construction, fit out, mechanical and electrical markets.

Torrent Trackside

Specialist suppliers of rail infrastructure portable plant and related trackside services to Network Rail, London Underground and their appointed track renewal, maintenance and project contractors.

TPA

One of Europe's largest suppliers of temporary access solutions.  Operating from bases in the UK and Germany, TPA provides portable roadways and temporary access solutions to customers in the transmission, construction, rail and outdoor events markets.

UK Forks

One of the UK's leading specialist hirers of telescopic handlers. The products and services are utilised by its customers to improve safety and productivity on construction and housebuilding sites across the UK.

International

Airpac Rentals

An international business supporting a wide range of oil and gas markets, servicing well test, pipeline testing, rig maintenance and LNG markets worldwide.

TR Group

Australasia's leading technical equipment rental group providing test and measurement, communications, calibration and audio visual solutions in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.

Further information is available at www.vpplc.com/investors

 

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