Duncan Walker Email & Phone Number

Devizes, Gb

Larkhill, England, United Kingdom

Corsham

Alton - Hampshire

APECS Ltd supplies complete grain handling and storage solutions to its customers, from initial concept through design, planning permission, supply and installation to ongoing maintenance and a harvest time breakdown service.APECS Ltd are main dealers for all of the top grain handling and conditioning machinery manufacturers as well as being able to offer a steel framed building to suit your specific needs – from grain storage to workshops, cattle housing, machinery parking and light industrial.

Devizes

General Manager T H White Projects – Devizes /Wiltshire Jan2014 to PresentProviding Project Management for the design and construction of Grain Storage and Handling solutions to the commercial and farming industries.• Overall management of the division with a head count of 37 including project engineers, design office, administration, fabrication workshop and a service team• Turnover of approximately £10m• Providing services to commercial grain stores, large estates and farming entities.• Full design procurement and construction of the projects varying in value from £100k to £5m• Responsible for the full P and L accounts, budgeting / forecasting, health and safety.• CDM -2015 and ISO9001 -2015 compliant.

South Africa

Aveng Group – Leading Construction Group in Southern Africa Oct 1999 to Present Aveng Manufacturing: Manufacturers and Suppliers of Infrastructural Products and Services Manufacturing Executive Aveng Manufacturing Steeledale: Feb 2011 to Present• Formulated and implemented a restructuring of the business unit with the Boston Consulting Group.• Management of four Regional Executives, who in turn had Branch Managers for 18 branches reporting to them.• Staff compliment of 900 people, annual turnover of £80mManufacturing Executive Aveng - Infrastructure & Railway Division Oct 2003 to Feb 2011• Responsible for 4 operationso Brakpan (largest concrete sleeper factory in Southern Africa)-manufacture of pre-stressed concrete sleepers, culverts and beamso Zambia- manufacture of pre-stressed concrete sleepers, pipes and culverts - 60 peopleo De Aar- manufacture of pre-stressed concrete sleepers and turnouts - 40 peopleo Zimbabwe-manufacture of pre-stressed concrete sleepers- 20 people • Annual turnover of £14 million.• Promoted to Manufacturing Executive – SteeledaleManaging Director Aveng - Fort Concrete Sep 2001 to Oct 2003• Managing Director with the following reports – Financial Director, Manufacturing Director, Technical/Contracting Manager, Quality Manager, HR Manager and a total of 350 staff.• Annual turnover approximately £6 million at 2003 levels.• Managed the company through an extremely challenging trading environment.Regional Manager Aveng - Infraset Swaziland Operation Oct 1999 to Aug 2001• With a capacity of approximately12000 tons of precast concrete and a revenue of £800k at 2001 levels• Production consisted of precast concrete pipes for both Stormwater and sewerage, together with portal culverts and manholes.• Produced sound financial results and brought the company into the group environment.• Successfully effected budgets, procedures and reports.• Promoted to Managing Director of Zimbabwean operation.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Product ManagerWorked in various business units, initially with the precast division, overseeing tenders and contracts, including the implementation of Impact Award accounting system. Started a new division with the introduction of a concrete colouring system from the USA for instu and precast concrete.• Productivity ManagerSuccessfully developed and introduced a productivity system for the company’s sales team in conjunction with a management consultancy.