ADAL Seco, the Witham-based aluminium extruder manufacturer, has a new managing director, Robert Slade.

He joined the company in January 2004 as production manager and takes over from David Beale, who was managing director for eight years.

Mr Slade has extensive experience of production and the aluminium industry. He started his career as a production engineer in Nottingham, where he was responsible for the design and manufacture of new products from conception to manufacturer.

He was then appointed operations director of a South Yorkshire company. Four years ago, he returned to a previous employer as operations director.