International mobile phone rental company Hirefone has appointed new logistics professionals to both its York headquarters in the UK and its US office in New York.

Sean Baldry, 27, joins the company as logistics and quality controller at the firm's York HQ, responsible for the firm's multinational supply chain.

Meanwhile, Richard Blake, also 27, will shortly be flying west for a new role as logistics manager at Hirefone's US offices on 42nd Street in the heart of Manhattan.

Hirefone was founded by directors Penny Roberts and David Agar 11 years ago. From only one desk and a handful of mobile phones, it has grown into an international concern turning over more than £2 million a year, with operations in the UK, Europe and the US. The firm supplies mobile phones to international travellers preconfigured to work in the country of their destination.

Updated: 10:32 Friday, April 01, 2005