Former Hilti boss Adrian Murphy has been appointed chief operating officer UK.

Prior to joining Speedy, he worked for United Technologies Corporation, firstly as MD for Chubb Fire and Security Systems, and later as commercial director UK, Ireland and Benelux for the Building Industrial Systems division.

Prior to this Adrian was MD at Hilti, the Lichtenstein-based designer and manufacturer of construction tools and equipment, with responsibility for the UK and Ireland.

Ed Cowell has joined Speedy in the role of head of major accounts, overseeing sales to some of Speedy’s largest national customers.

He began his career with the British Army and afterwards joined Barclays Private Bank.

Cowell joins Speedy from G4S, where he has held a number of senior roles, including international account director and most recently as Global Sales Director for the risk management business.

Tony Bennett has been appointed corporate development officer, with responsibility for strategy, planning, corporate activity, corporate communications and social responsibility.

He has a demonstrable track record of improving business performance through operational and cultural transformation, both here in the UK and internationally.

He has formerly held executive roles with two global business services organisations, Office Depot Inc. and the Rentokil Initial Group.

Steve Giblin has been appointed group health, safety, security, environment, and quality director.

Giblin will continue to improve systems, practices and processes to ensure the safety and security of Speedy’s people and customers, whilst driving the environmental agenda. Prior to joining Speedy, Steve was Global Head of EHS at Scapa PLC. He has also held roles at United Utilities and British Gas Centrica.

Mark Rogerson, chief executive officer of Speedy, said: “The broad experience they bring from both inside and outside our industry, combined with new internal appointments to the senior leadership team, gives us the right blend of skills to accelerate the implementation of our growth strategy.

“I am very much looking forward to working with the new team to build on Speedy’s position as the market leader in our industry, and to deliver sustainable growth and shareholder value over the coming months and years.”