PROMOTION LINED UP FOR KEY FIGURE BEHIND NOTTINGHAM FIRM’S SUCCESS

A Nottingham-based online retailer is looking to expand its operation after promoting one of the key figures behind the firm’s success. Robin Smith (46), who has almost 30 years’ experience in the office supplies and stationery industry, has been promoted to the role of Managing Director at Boards Direct, after helping owners Paul Pinder and David Shaw set up the business in 2009. The firm, based on Lenton Lane, specialises in supplying whiteboards and noticeboards to businesses and consumers, and produces its exclusive Casca range of high-end magnetic glass noticeboards, which are