Natural Paving Products (UK) Ltd, the stone paving specialist, has appointed Lavinia Dowson as a new member of the Northern sales team.

Reporting into Natural Paving Products’ Northern Sales Manager, Tim Rushton, Lavinia will look after customers from the North of Doncaster to the South of Newcastle.

Aiming to develop merchant relationships in the area, Lavinia will increase sales and grow brand awareness through Natural Paving Products’ Merchant Only Policy that supports merchant business by operating an exclusive sales route.

Lavinia brings with her 23 years' of experience in the hard landscaping industry in a variety of sales roles at companies such as Marshalls, Stonemarket and Brooke Concrete.

Lavinia comments: “It’s a pleasure to work for a company that does all that it can to supply quality and ethically sourced stone with complete transparency.”

Malcolm Gough, Business Development Director at Natural Paving Products, says: “Our external sales team has doubled in size this year and each individual brings something different – the amount of combined experience the team holds is staggering. We understand that to achieve our goals we not only need the best products but the best people to take us forward into a successful 2015.”