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New manager
March 1st 2011

KNAPP UK has appointed Mick Priestley as business development manager for its conveyor subsidiary, KNAPP-Moving AS.

Priestley, has been appointed to boost the profile of Moving in the UK market, re-introducing its range of products via resellers, integrators, OEMs and distributors.

"The Moving range is vast," says Priestley, "featuring not only conveyors but also palletising systems, sorters and miniload cranes.

We will be focusing on Moving conveyor products for pallets, cartons and totes, supplying them on any scale." Mick Priestley will be based at KNAPP's head office in Long Crendon, near Aylesbury.

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