Eternal Construction Group is the new holding company for several established businesses. Which consists of two key divisions, Construction and Building Products.Our construction division is multi-disciplined operating across several sectors including house building, regeneration, 4G sports fields, social housing and care-homes.We operate our own plant and machinery, and carry out all ground & building work with our direct labor, rather than relying on subcontractors.Our building products division includes our artificial grass distribution business, our own label business Eternal Trade Supplies, and coming in 2025 a full range of structural building components.

ACS is the largest and most innovative manufacturer of structural building components in the UK.With over 40 years’ experience in the construction industry we have a unique understanding of the challenges our customers face on every building project. From the early design stages of a project through to full installation of our market leading products, we’re here to advise and support.Grown from a small family business to becoming industry leaders we’re proud to work with the UK’s biggest developers and leading architectural practices to deliver exceptional buildings all over the country and beyond.We design and supply masonry support, brickslip systems, wall ties, cavity tray, and more for modern day buildings big and small.Innovation is at the forefront of what we do. Our highly skilled technical and manufacturing teams are continually innovating at our state-of-the-art, carbon neutral manufacturing facility in Leeds to produce the highest quality and safest products available.

Responsible for all aspects of P&L commercial and business leadership within Civils & Lintels, one of the largest distributors of groundworks and civil engineering materials in the UK and Europe’s largest distributor of steel lintels. Turnover performance of £245m (FY2021). Full remit for sales and profitability of the business, tasked with spearheading the ongoing development, implementation and review of the 2020 strategic vision, aimed at boosting t/o to £250m by the end of 2022. Direct management responsibility for the Head of Procurement, Head of Marketing , Business Intelligence Manager, National Pricing Manager, and the National Stock Manager. Line Management, control and motivation of 3 Business Development Directors, incorporating 32+ BDMs. Oversaw operational efficiencies, vehicle utilisation, turnover per employee, core product ranges, and the right first-time distribution model. Key contributions and successes: • Joined a business with annual turnover of £180m (2017), instrumental in growth to £245m (2021) • Championed implementation of integrated reporting systems and adopted a new sales structure • Introduced Microsoft BI, covering cash collection, sales, customer segments, margin & product mix • Oversaw the rebuilding of the company’s CRM systems, along with leveraging marketing software • Developed innovative plans and strategies to successfully target customers & product opportunities • Successfully re-negotiated customer and supplier agreements, boosting profits and cash collection • Spearheaded succession planning and talent identification, ensuring busines continuity and success

Responsible for all aspects of operational business leadership within UPS, the largest distributor of power cable and accessories to the IDNO market, fabricating over 30,000 products monthly, generating £50m t/o. Oversaw the successful provision to customers of a guaranteed next day delivery service within the UK. Day-to-day operational management across UPS, tasked with ensuring the business has robust systems and processes to respond with resilience to a rapidly changing and evolving market. Full project lifecycle management and delivery, including project planning, scope, budgeting and reporting. Key contributions and successes: • Project-led relocation of UPS, including planning & refurb of a new manufacturing & distribution site • Managed acquisition & installation of 2 new cable cutting and coiling machines, increasing capacity • Successfully achieved the planned opening of a second location in the South East, boosting sales • Introduced & embedded KPI metrics to ensure achievement of efficiency, productivity & profit goals • Reviewed existing working practices to ascertain their ‘fitness for purpose’, developing alternatives • Led the adoption of a robust Health & Safety working environment & culture, ensuring compliance

Responsible for all aspects of business leadership, heading-up the newly-created Keyline Utilities business unit, established in May 2012 and now generates a turnover in excess of £20m. Parachuted into P&L role within a start-up venture within the UK’s largest distributor of civils and drainage materials, tasked with creating and delivering a 5-year strategic plan, encompassing all business functions including procurement, marketing, logistics, sales, and bid management. Oversaw supply chains, marketing, PR, sales management, distribution, and branch policies & procedures. Managed a stock range of over 700 produce lines from 20 suppliers, with a stock value of circa £1.5m. Successfully introduced the Keyline Utilities stock range within 16+ Keyline branches and established a central feeder depot to provide a national distribution service to customers sites and the branch network. Developed frameworks with Yorkshire Water, Northumbrian Water, Essex & Suffolk, South West Water and United Utilities. Key contributions and successes: • Day-to-day remit for negotiation and signoff of frameworks with national and regional contractors • Assembled, recruited & developed a high-performing team, growing from 1 to 28 staff in 3 years • Secured a major £2m+ contract with Essex & Suffolk Water to supply 9000mtrs of 1400m pcc pipe • Agreed a sole distribution deal for the Scottish Water civils framework, worth £25 million over 5 yrs

Responsible for regional business leadership, strategic business development and sales management within Keyline. Tasked with urgently reviewing the sales structure across the North of England. 2019 t/o £31m. Developed and presented a new structure to the Managing Director, aimed at reversing underperformance, subsequently adopted as the plan for the remaining 5 regions across the UK. Full remit for the creation of an annual sales strategy, as well as the day-to-day sales & P&L leadership across 20 depots within the region. Reviewed and evaluated internal and external sales structures, replacing Branch Sales Representatives with regionally-based Account Managers. Successful in role, achieving like for like sales growth in 2010 of 17.5% with an increase in net profit of 86%. Key contributions and successes: • Introduced sales ledgers to all internal sales staff, and created a contracts office (Keyline Nationals) • Instrumental in Keyline Nationals t/o growth from £3.6m in 2010 to £12m+ in revenue by FY2014 • Took ownership for negotiating supply chain deals with contractors, including Balfour Beatty Utilities • In 2011 the region hit £43m sales with net profit increasing by 63%, driving business sustainability

FP McCann are one of the UK’s largest manufacturers of precast products for the civil engineering sector.As Northern Sales manager, I was responsible for all areas of sales, product development and forecasting for what at the time was the largest region both in terms of turnover and profitability (turnover in excess of £12 million) for FP McCann.The role involved managing over 90 key accounts, National & Regional Distributors, major projects, product specification and the launching of new products such as the Easi Base (preformed manhole base).During the recession, I developed and launched FP McCann’s large diameter cabling trough business; this created the foundation which subsequently resulted in the FP McCann purchasing Charon Special Products to become the market leader within the precast power ducting market. The key product ranges were:1) Open cut pipe (300 to 2400mm) and manhole ring & slab (900 to 4000mm)2) Jacking pipe (300 to 2400mm)3) Cabling troughs