Warwick-based Walter Ewag UK (a member of the United Grinding Group) has appointed Jonathan Hamilton as machine sales manager.

He has 23 years of manufacturing industry experience, the last 15 of which have been spent in the machine tool sector in a variety of different roles, including 12 years with a Swiss OEM of high-end EDM and milling machines.

Mr Hamilton said (www.walter-machines.com): “I have joined a progressive company at a very exciting time, and I believe my industry experience will stand me in good stead for this new opportunity.

"I look forward to working with the team to further develop the already extensive customer base and to contribute positively to the on-going success of both existing and new customers with our best-in-class ranges of Walter tool grinding/erosion machines and tool measurement machines, as well as Ewag tool and insert grinding/laser processing machines.”