After 20 years service as Johnson’s Northern Area Sales Manager, Gary Hitchen takes on a new role for the companyas its National Key Accounts Manager.

From January 1st 2015 this new position will see him taking responsibility for Johnson’s major UK wholesale accounts.

Since 1994 Gary quickly built excellent working relationships with his customers and has been responsible for growing and developing the distribution of Johnson’s pet health care range throughout his area. He is looking forward to his new responsibilities, but would like to thank all his many customers and friends in the trade for their valued support over the years.

From 1st January 2015 Gary’s customer base will now be divided in two, offering both Ed Ball and Simon Collinson the opportunity to expand their areas:

Above (from left to right): Gary Hitchen, Ed Ball and Simon Collinson.

Ed Ball will be adding the North East and North West to his present areas of Scotland and Ireland, while Simon Collinson will add the rest of the North of England to his current Midlands and North Wales areas.

Ed and Simon, who both have considerable experience in the pet trade, have already started to meet their additional customers and look forward to developing the excellent trading relationships which Johnson’s have enjoyed for many years, maintaining the Company’s policy of personal attention, reliable service and products exclusive to the pet trade.