Suppliers of:Water Butts, Compost Bins and Wheeled Bins. To the Construction Industry, Garden Retailers and Mail Order Companies• Solely responsible for establishing this business supplying water saving and composting products to builders merchants, mail order houses and garden retailers (both in the UK and overseas).• Responsible for all aspects of sales, account management, and business grew to £400,000 p.a. during the first two years.

• Kruger Gibbons Auctioneers was a leading Auction house within the North West and held fortnightly sale auctions (Antiques, Art, Jewellery, Collectables and Homewares.), both in-house and online bids attracted national and international buyers. • Representing the company as Senior Auctioneer, conducting fortnightly sale auctions, probate valuations, working as Valuer at St Georges Hall Antique & Vintage fairs, • Involved in all aspects of sales and working alongside the Marketing Manager to promote the business within a classic non-digital sector (including Google advertising, print, facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter) • Management of 7+ staff and a database of 6k online buyers.

• Environmental containers supplier, major customers include: Water Authorities, Local Government and Environmental Groups.• Head hunted as National Sales Manager to introduce & develop the market for manufactured products suitable for the retail and builders.• Generated in excess of £2 million pounds worth of business (12 month period), with accounts such as B&Q, Tesco, Homebase, Wickes, Jewsons, Travis Perkins and several B2B distributors (including business throughout Europe).

• Importer and distributor of DIY products, hand tools, fixings, hardware and architectural ironmongery. • Responsible of restructing the Field Sales Force following a Company reorganisation, this included call cycle, turnover and profitability by account and market definition.• My priorities were also, to motivate, develop and manage the Field Sales Force, define and develop reporting procedures, set sales budgets and grow the business through new business development, product development and brand building initiatives. • Personally develop major accounts within the UK, Northern and Southern Ireland.

• UK Subsidiary, German Group, manufacturing and supplying: Power tools, powered garden products, automotive product and welding and compressed air product ranges. Group annual turnover £300 million.• Managing Director UK, reporting directly to the Chairman of the Board in Landau, Germany.• Responsible of overall control of the UK Company, with a management team consisting of: - Finance Director, Sales Director, Sales Manager, Logistics Manager and Brand Manager, each of who are responsible for their own departmental staff.• Built (with the support of my team) the Company from a £2.6 million turnover and break-even business, to an £8.5 million turnover company, with profits more than in line with the Group expectations (over a 2 year period).• Working as a hands on manager taking personal responsibility for major accounts including: - ALDI (UK), Tesco, Makro, B & Q, C K Tools and Focus Group, in addition I also take responsibility for Southern Ireland which between them represent up to 40% of the UK T/O.• Due contact and experience within the Builders Merchant market, I initiated a successful strategy to develop this arena, trading with accounts such as: - Jewsons, Build Base, Travis Perkins, Ridgeons, JT Edwards and Heatons and Buckleys in Southern Ireland. • Concluded negotiations to relocate the Company in to new premises, which will meant a significant reduction in operating costs. (Thus increasing the bottom line).• 2003 Forecasts were completed showing further growth in the region of 17% T/O and net contribution ahead of this.