Specialist Commercial Finance (SCF) has announced the appointment of Wes Friedel to its commercial and bridging team.

His experience includes eight years at Central Trust.

Tony Sutton, managing director at Specialist Commercial Finance, said: “I am delighted to capture someone of Wes’s experience and undoubted ability. To have chosen to join us, after receiving a number of employment offers from our competition, is a testimony to our overall proposition.”

Friedel added: “I am delighted to have joined SCF at this exciting time of its growth and am looking forward to being a part of their expansion, during what are very optimistic and buoyant times for the commercial finance market.”

Andy Reid, national key account and relationship manager of InterBay Commercial, added: “The success of Specialist Commercial Finance as a Gold Key Partner to InterBay has meant that Tony has recently been able to increase the staffing levels to enhance the excellent service he is already offering to the broker and direct client community.

“Whilst the business moves from strength to strength, the recent addition of Wes to the team at SCF is further demonstration that experience in the commercial sector is a huge benefit to the many introducers and brokers who seek guidance and assistance from Tony and his team. Congratulations on your achievements so far in 2014 and you can count on the continual support of the InterBay team.”