JT Dove has appointed HSBC Actuaries and Consultants to provide full consultancy; actuarial and administrative services for its defined benefit pension scheme.

The building merchants and timber importers' pension scheme has assets of approximately £25m and 500 members.

Richard Painter, finance director of JT Dove, said: "Our trustees were looking for an adviser who would deliver a professional; innovative and attentive service at a competitive price."