Bedwas-based commercial vehicle specialists Glenside Commercials Ltd has appointed Isabella Leadbetter to manage the marketing operation throughout the business.

Isabella is a graduate from Swansea Metropolitan University and previously commuted from her Newport home to Somerset where she was responsible for marketing a willow manufacturing company.

Her role with Glenside Commercials will involve all strands of marketing including brand management, advertising and social media and take in all aspects of the business’s activities.

Last year the company became the main distributor in South East Wales for leading truck and van manufacturer Iveco, covering all NP, LD and CF postcodes.

It also provides service and maintenance for leading transport refrigeration unit maker Carrier Transicold across South Wales and the whole of southern England.

It runs these services from purpose built premises on Bedwas House Industrial Estate where it also provides repair and maintenance services for all makes of commercial vehicles, runs a commercial vehicle testing station and offers a 24-hour breakdown service.

And the company also has premises in Croydon, South London, where it is an agent for Isuzu and operates a commercial vehicle repair centre.

Commercial director Denise Lovering said: “I am really looking forward to working with Isabella. She impressed us with her broad experience and her innovative ideas, which had also won her an award through the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

“There are a lot of different strands to our business but we’re confident that she’s going to make a very valuable contribution by spearheading our marketing work.”