Complete Weed Control has appointed Ben Smith as a new member of its head office team with immediate effect.

A former general manager at Ingleby Barwick Golf Academy, a nine-hole golf course and driving range in Teesside, Ben has a strong sales background with a keen knowledge of the golf sector. He joins Complete Weed Control as sales manager, and will be based at the company's head office in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.

Ian Graham, the company's managing director, said, "This appointment is part of our ongoing growth strategy and further strengthens our commitment to our team.

"Ben will, in addition to our core business, be focussing on building the winter maintenance leg of the organisation. Although the Complete Ice Control brand was introduced to generate work in what were traditionally the quieter months, it has become a considerable contributor to the group. As such, we now feel it is time to direct some additional resource into this growing element of the business."