Emergency service vehicle conversion specialist VCS has made several key appointments across its ambulance and police divisions to support business growth.
It’s part of a new recent recruitment drive that allows the business to further develop its operating efficiency and significantly increase production output in the coming years.
The latest personnel within its ambulance division have been brought on board to support its new business structure, which is focused on strengthening product development, supply chain management and manufacturing efficiency. The move follows VCS having been recently placed first on the new NHS collaborative procurement hub framework agreement for ambulance and specialist vehicle conversions.
New recruits include Alastair Munro, who will bring his 40 years’ expertise in the automotive and transport sectors to bear as VCS’s principal engineering and product development adviser. In addition, Chris Watts will become head of procurement and aftersales, bringing considerable procurement experience to the role.
Meanwhile, Watts’ previous role of general manager will be filled by new recruit, Kevin Stevens, who has a 30-year background in manufacturing excellence across multiple sectors. And Simon Ward joins as process engineering manager, while Simon Sanderson has been recruited as planning manager.
Following on from a successful 2021, VCS’s police division has also brought on board Kerry Bick as special projects manager, who will help further broaden the scope of products on offer to police forces. Meanwhile, sales and procurement teams will both be bolstered by new recruits, Jordan Croom and Claire Fanning, respectively.
Mark Kerrigan, managing director of VCS, commented: “This promises to be a transformative year for VCS as we continue with plans to considerably increase production, while bringing our ambulance and police divisions closer than ever before. The key hires we’ve made in recent months help us to put the building blocks in place to facilitate growth throughout the business while achieving even greater levels of customer satisfaction, innovation and product quality.”
