Kelkay has announced the appointment of Sarah Downing to the senior management team in the newly-created role of head of marketing.

MD Antony Harker said it was a strategically important appointment to help the company respond to the increasing demands on the business and support its continued growth.

Downing worked with Gardman between 2011 and 2015, moving up to the position of marketing director.

She left to move north and has been head of marketing at Humber Bondholders, a network of 280-plus businesses working together to promote the Humber.

"I'm delighted to be joining Kelkay at such an exciting time in the businesses’ development when there is such strength and momentum in the company, so to be part of that and back in an industry that I love is just brilliant.” Downing said.