THE boss of a Bradford manufacturing firm has been appointed head of a European trade organisation.

Phil Williams, managing director of Victor Manufacturing, has been named president of the European Federation of Catering Equipment Manufacturers.

In the role he will lobby government on law changes across the food service equipment industry and work on motions to ensure firms worldwide work to the same high standards.

He said: “I am delighted, it is a real honour.

“I will represent EFCEM at a global summit in October aiming to improve standards internationally, and I am really looking forward to the challenges ahead.”