ANDY Sims has been appointed sales and marketing manager for tooling at Brookhouse Holdings of Darwen.

Andy, who has a wide background in international sales working in the Middle and Far East, is a mechanical engineer by training.

He will be responsible for expanding Brookhouse's customer base into areas such as the automotive and marine sectors.

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