Armour's UK-based international team has just expanded with the addition of Alex Munro (2nd right) to handle the Asia Pacific area and Southern

The team currently distributes Armour brands, such as Alphason, Audica, Goldring, Q Acoustics, QED and Systemline to 58 countries around the globe.

LIF, the Lighting Industry Federation, has announced that its new president is Peter Denny, with Mike Collett taking on the vice president's role. Both are well-known figures in the lighting industry.

Jonathan Holden, managing director of the family home furnishings business Holdens of Newark, has been elected chairman of the British Shops and Stores Association for the next two years having been on the Board of the Association since 2003.