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Boston, England, United Kingdom

Bringing Energy Efficient products and Turnkey Systems to the UK Manufacturing industry.

Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

Droitwich

Expanding and building our large machines business, particularly MV/HV and Hazardous area motors.

KLJ has formed its first "Joint venture " company with Kolmer Electromotoren of Holland. As part of KLJ's stragey I have established a JV with an exciting manufacturer and distributor of industrial electric motors. We are solidly partnered with Cantoni Group : www.cantonimotor.com , have our own brand of AC motors "EMK" and are also distributors for CEMP motors in Holland. See my website : www.kljgroup.co.uk for more details or visit the Kolmer website on : www.kolmerelectricmotors.co.uk

Having spent 30 years working in industry 25 of which in Electromechanical products I have founded my own Sales & Marketing company to help overseas manufacturers establish themselves in the UK. Through agency agreements ,Industrial distribution , joint ventures or the management of local offices I will use my considerable knowledge and commercial skill to bring value to each partner. The objective is to have a small group of "non competing companies " sharing common resources… Show more Having spent 30 years working in industry 25 of which in Electromechanical products I have founded my own Sales & Marketing company to help overseas manufacturers establish themselves in the UK. Through agency agreements ,Industrial distribution , joint ventures or the management of local offices I will use my considerable knowledge and commercial skill to bring value to each partner. The objective is to have a small group of "non competing companies " sharing common resources thus reducing operating costs. I have signed my first partner company " Dutchi Motors" part of the "Regal Beloit Corporation " which goes live 1st December 2009. This is the first of many great partnerships in which I can add real value.More : www.kljgroup.co.uk Show less

IMO Precision Controls is privately owned UK based company with operations in the UK, France, Italy and Canada. It has an annual turnover of £15 Million, employs 60 people and works with 40 strategic manufacturing suppliers based in Europe and the Far East.The company sells Industrial Motor Control Gear, Process control systems and Electronic components directly (B2B ) through a combination of industrial / FMCG distribution partners and, increasingly, web sales.After a thorough… Show more IMO Precision Controls is privately owned UK based company with operations in the UK, France, Italy and Canada. It has an annual turnover of £15 Million, employs 60 people and works with 40 strategic manufacturing suppliers based in Europe and the Far East.The company sells Industrial Motor Control Gear, Process control systems and Electronic components directly (B2B ) through a combination of industrial / FMCG distribution partners and, increasingly, web sales.After a thorough review of the business conducted during the first 3 months, a strategic plan to increase annual revenues to £30 Million by 2011 / 12 and achieve 10% profitability was developed and is now being implemented. Everyone in the company understands the vision for business growth and their role in achieving this vision based on clearly defined objectives and KPIs for measuring / monitoring performance.Achievements to date include:• Strengthened the senior management team in key functional areas such as logistics and customer service to deliver operational improvements based on “Best Practice” methodologies – for example, improvements in logistics operations and processes reduced staff headcount by 30% whilst improving product line availability to 98.5% compared with 85% and reducing late orders by 70%.• Introduced a new sales initiative to ensure the right level of service and sales focus was applied to customers based on their value to the company. Sales grew 5 consecutive quarters in the UK and • Returned the French subsidiary to profitability.• Reduced operational costs by £1.3 Million per year by improving operational productivity and efficiency and reducing headcount from 85 to 65 people.• Renegotiated supplier contracts achieving £460,000 savings on purchases.• Launched a new WEB site that allows customers to purchase and track orders simply and efficiently taking on line orders from virtually zero to 40% of order lines by month three. Show less

I developed a strong powerful sales team, taking the business from £1.4 m to £2.9 million during the first 18 Months. In July 2000 I was appointed Managing director WEG UK with full P&L responsibility .Since that date I grew annual turnover to £18 million with a strategy in place to take WEG UK to £30 million by 2012. I developed a strong management team , implemented good quality practices and achieved a Blue chip customer base that would be the envy of the industry. During my seven years as… Show more I developed a strong powerful sales team, taking the business from £1.4 m to £2.9 million during the first 18 Months. In July 2000 I was appointed Managing director WEG UK with full P&L responsibility .Since that date I grew annual turnover to £18 million with a strategy in place to take WEG UK to £30 million by 2012. I developed a strong management team , implemented good quality practices and achieved a Blue chip customer base that would be the envy of the industry. During my seven years as MD I maintained an aggressive approach to overheads and achieved exceptional levels of productivity whilst maintaining excellent customer service which was demonstrable by the rate of growth and customer retention. Show less

I joined Marelli as National sales manager starting the motor division from zero developing a complete new team. We developed sales from a standing start (nothing) to £3 million GBP in less than 5 years. I was Responsible for the sales strategy and internal sales operation of Marelli Motori ; reporting to the managing director. The role to establish the first major European competitor in the UK outside the top two Leroy Somer ( France) and ABB ( Scandinavia) was an exciting challenge.

I ended my seven year career as regional sales manager for East Anglia reporting to the national sales manager .• November 1988 - January 1990 Sales office Manager;• March 1987 - October 1988 - Gearbox assembly centre manager;• January 1984 - February 1987 Warehouse operative ;Leroy Somer was an excellent training ground which I can compare to a seven year apprenticeship where I worked in a number of different departments and roles which would give me an excellent grounding for… Show more I ended my seven year career as regional sales manager for East Anglia reporting to the national sales manager .• November 1988 - January 1990 Sales office Manager;• March 1987 - October 1988 - Gearbox assembly centre manager;• January 1984 - February 1987 Warehouse operative ;Leroy Somer was an excellent training ground which I can compare to a seven year apprenticeship where I worked in a number of different departments and roles which would give me an excellent grounding for my future career.•Manufacturing program - 3 weeks residential France •FIT 101 - Electro-mechanical engineering•FIT 102 - Electrical engineering Show less

I ended my seven year career as regional sales manager for East Anglia reporting to the

Working with the product manager we established a centre for building motorised gearboxes on short lead times. Supplying distributors with components from stock and giving technical support.

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Devoloping general management potential: ( 12 days residential ) Covering , Marketing, financial, politics, strategy, personal.

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