Flextraction, supplier and
manufacturer of Local
Exhaust Ventilation (LEV)
products has appointed Lee
Darton as MD with
immediate effect.

Darton has many years
experience in the fume and
dust extraction equipment
industry. He has been with
Flextraction for over 12 years
as sales manager and most
recently as general manager
(products).

The company continues to
further develop its range of
products and is looking to
increase market share both in
the UK and in Europe.

Darton comments: “We
are continuing to drive our
export business forward and
are currently looking at
defined partners in both
Germany and Spain.My
appointment as managing
director will help us take the
company forward as part of
our on going marketing and
investment strategies, both in
the long and short term.”
Working with the UKTI to
find partners in Europe has
led to the appointment of a
distributor in France for the
company’s hood positioning
devices.