Steve Ruddick joins from Marshalls’ bricks and masonry division, whose products are stocked by McGovern & Co.

Gateshead-based sustainable building materials supplier McGovern & Co has appointed Steve Ruddick as Commercial Manager to support its continued growth and expansion across the North of England.

Ruddick joins from Marshalls’ bricks and masonry division, whose products are stocked by McGovern & Co, which holds more than two million bricks at its depot in Gateshead, for delivery to customers across the North of England.

Ruddick has almost 20 years’ sales and specification experience in the building materials sector. He will be responsible for expanding the company’s customer base across the North of England including architects, builders, homeowners and builders merchants looking for sustainable building solutions from industry experts in a business with more than 70 years’ experience.

McGovern & Co was established in 1949 and holds the largest stock of bricks in the North East. It was acquired in 2020 by the Alpaca Group, a team of growth specialists renowned for disrupting traditional industries and creating new ways to support business growth.