Andrew Storey has been appointed business unit director with responsibility for the plants division of horticultural supplier Lingarden Limited. The division supplies garden shrubs under the Englands Quality Garden Plants brand and houseplants from Blackwell Brothers International Plants to UK supermarkets and DIY centres.

"Andrew will lead the strategic development of our plants business as we continue to help our customers profit from this growing market sector" said Lingarden chairman Jeremy Clayton.

Andrew was previously sales and marketing manager with Boston-based G W Padley, which supplies frozen vegetables and stir-fry ingredients to supermarkets. Earlier he worked for a farming co-operative selling vegetables to pre-packers and supermarkets and for potato supplier Greenvale Produce.