ROCKWOOL appoints Nick Wilson as new UK Managing Director

Bridgend-based ROCKWOOL UK has appointed experienced industry leader Nick Wilson to continue the growth of its business

ROCKWOOL has welcomed Nick Wilson as Managing Director to lead the insulation manufacturer across the UK and Irish markets. Wilson brings over 20 years of experience across the industrial, appliance and heating sectors, having held senior positions across commercial, marketing and operations functions.

He joins at a critical moment for energy efficiency, with the cost-of-living crisis having tipped an estimated 3.1 million1 households in England into fuel poverty. Meanwhile the Climate Change Committee’s most recent Progress Report to Parliament called for a “sustained push” on energy efficiency2, bringing pressure on the government to accelerate retrofitting rates to reduce bills and carbon emissions.

Rafael Rodriguez, Senior Vice President at ROCKWOOL Group, said:

“Nick is a proven leader with exceptional commercial and operational acumen. We are delighted that he will drive the company’s efforts through a period of heightened need for both energy efficiency and fire safety solutions in the UK and Ireland, whilst also championing our own sustainability goals”.

1. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. (2022). Annual Fuel Poverty Statistics in England, 2022 (2020 data)
2. Committee on Climate Change, Progress in reducing emissions 2022 Report to Parliament, June 2022