Tim Taylor, Commercial Director at VEKA Plc
FACTS AND FIGURES: First job: I joined BOC Gases in 1999 on their graduate training scheme and was there for 10 years. It was a fantastic company to work for and I enjoyed the opportunity to work in many different sectors – industrial, medical, nuclear, aerospace and hospitality. When I joined VEKA: Following 10 years in the Beer Industry, working More...
Dean Bradley, Sales Director, Glazpart Group
FACTS AND FIGURES First job: Fresh out of university, my first role was as a marketing coordinator for a company called Parker International then part of the Harcros (builders merchant group), When did you join More...
Mick Stewart, Operations Director at SupaLite
FACTS AND FIGURES First job: I was brought up in a village dominated by the cotton industry. As this declined in the 60’s/70’s, all mills were taken over by a furniture company supplying major superstores. I More...
Gary Thorn, owner and Managing Director of Cube Glass
FACTS AND FIGURES First job: I borrowed £100 from my dad to buy my first paper round when I was 12. A year later, I had bought another two. My first “proper” job was as a trainee building surveyor with the More...
Tony Basile, Sales Director for Sheerline
Facts and Figures: First job: Trainee butcher at Rydes in Derby. I didn’t enjoy the butchery side of it, but I loved working on the counter and meeting customers. When did you join Sheerline: I started working More...
Jason Bamford, Managing Director of Regal Aluminium
Fact and Figures: First job: Regal Conservatories, from 1989 – 1998. When did you join or set up current company: I set up Regal Doors Limited in 2013. I set up Regal Aluminium in May 2023 when I bought Sapient More...
Jamie Munday, Sales Director for Avantek Machinery
Facts and Figures: First job: Compressed air fitter/engineer at Tool Repair Services. I learned a huge amount about repairing and selling pneumatic tools, while meeting lots of people in the tooling industry. When More...
Chris Reeks, Managing Director of Fentrade
Facts and Figures: First job: My first full-time position was a trainee purchaser for a Caterpillar replacement spares company. Set up current company: August 2018 Favourite Gadget: Apple watch Favourite/most More...
Nick Cooper, Technical Director, AluK
Facts and Figures: First job: I was an apprentice for six years at Jonwindows, a subsidiary of Cardiff’s John Williams steel group. Established in 1881, by the time I started, they’d already been fabricating More...
Dr Sachin Saigal, Managing Director, Avocet Hardware Group
Facts and Figures: First Job: Resident doctor Most useful/favourite gadget: My phone, although it can also be my worst enemy! Favourite Website: Financial Times Favourite restaurant: More...