Gareth Nicholas Email & Phone Number

Swindon, United Kingdom

I've always been an advocate for The National Self Build and Renovation Centre since working here a number of years ago, and was delighted to be asked back to return. The award winning employee-owned NSBRC is UK's only permanent visitor centre dedicated to self builders and renovators to help support them with their project. Our unique and inspiring resource is a "must visit" for anyone working on a project, and offers education, support, inspiration and a chance to see over 200 companies that manufacture or supply products or services to the self build or renovation market. With a total of over 30,000 visitors and conference delegates, we are right at the heart of the self build market, with the majority of live projects in the UK passing through the centre. Whilst we are open all year round, we also hold a range of varied and interesting self build or renovation shows and events at the centre. And all this for free for our visitors! I look after the best interests of our Exhibiting Partners, ensuring that they get the most out of the centre, whilst maximising the commercial viability of their presence. I also look for new potential exhibiting partners for the centre who are interested in selling into the self build or renovation markets, enabling us to further add to our visitors' experiences and quest for knowledge. The majority of my role is account management to help our partners get the most out of their relationship with the NSBRC, helping them increase the number of warm qualified leads generated from the centre, and help them take full advantage of all the benefits that they can enjoy from being part of the centre, whether that is getting involved in our shows and events we hold and host, or using our full range of conference and meeting facilities, or sharing with us exciting news or projects that we can share with our audiences, and more. I am interested in speaking with any company keen in exploring the opportunities at NSBRC.

Chippenham

Property developer and professional landlord. We update and refurbish properties locally that require some TLC, bringing them up to scratch. We own and manage a small portfolio of 1 and 2 bed properties in the private rented sector. Members of NRLA.

Building low cost websites for small businesses and start ups, without compromising the quality. Creating email marketing campaigns. Doing everything that a business owner is required to do - including strategy, growth, sales, operations.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Working as an Account Manager for Anything Stone UK Ltd, I dealt with both Retail customers, and Trade, including some the largest and best kitchen planners and designers in the South.ASUK supplied kitchen worktops, either in natural stone (granite, marble) or manufactured stone/quartz (including Silestone, Caesarstone, Diresco, Technistone, Dupont Zodiac and Sensa). Anything Stone templates, fabricates and installs using only their own highly experienced and trained tradespeople. ASUK also supply bespoke stone fireplaces and hearths, bathroom vanities, stone flooring, and we have an excellent reputation with our commercial work, including shopping malls, bars, shop counters and airport lounges.Anything Stone are members of Stone Federation GB and are Registered Fairtrades.

We set up Tictoc Business Solutions as an answer to SMEs who dont have the budget for an expensive website, but have the need for a quality website. We offered high quality sites for low cost, using software that we have developed that allows us to easily and quickly build bespoke websites. As directors, between us we have 28 years of experience of web design and build, and offering marketing services - and we are pleased to bring our experiences together to offer a total package through Tictoc. In addition to web design, development and build, we also offered hosting solutions and domain management. We also offered low cost, high quality design and print management, with a specific focus on high premium business cards.Our ethos - supply quality for the lowest prices. There is the old adage of you get what you pay for. I used to agree wholeheartedly, that is until we started Tictoc Business Solutions!

working for The National Self Build and Renovation Centre saw me investigating new industries that would dovetail with our current partners, enabling us to further add to our visitors' experiences. Meeting with partners, and discussing possibilities within the centre with companies selling to the self build market. Ensuring the our partners get the most out of their relationship with the centre, and explore sponsorship opportunities throughout the company and during our very popular themed weekend events and seminars relating to self build and renovation.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Mobiventures Ltd was the UK based subidary of Mobiventures Inc. Mobiventures was an established provider of leading edge multi media mobile content and services with clients across UK, Europe, Asia and North America. MobiVentures acquired and consolidated growing companies that operate within the mobile content and service industry. Through the combined scale and resources, MobiVentures seeked to accelerate growth and time to market for its portfolio companies and their respective products, which stood to immediately benefit from the company's broad content array, international distribution channels and strategic alliances.My role within Mobiventures was to work across a number of these portfolio companies as a Business Development Manager and Key Account Manager.Some of the companies I worked for were: 1. Mail The Market Ltd, an email marketing company that offered both software only solutions and full campaign management services, offering a broad range of products. Mail the Market was a white label provider of Pure360 software, one of the most powerful and innovative email marketing software out there, following the Mobiventure's acquisition and subsequent sale of Pure.2. Bluepush Ltd, a specialist in proximity marketing using the very latest in Bluetooth technology, with some high profile clients.3. Our Tribes Ltd, a specialist in the design and creation of special interest social network sites, WAP sites, the supply of SMS marketing solutions. Clients included some high profile names like Kylie Minogue, Now Music, GAY, DefJam and Red Dwarf.4. Our Tribes Digital, an exciting new business that brought together various expertise and technology found in Mobiventures - a new digital music label working with upcoming artists and bands. We also used our contacts to help progress artists further in the music industry.

Worked as Sales and Marketing Consultant working with Shawcity, a leading supplier of health and safety, occupational hygiene and environmental monitoring instruments.

Worked for C&D Elite Ltd, a specialist IT and Consultancy Recruitment Agency, helping global management consultancies, leading BPO organisations, and other companies find high calibre IT professionals.

Advised customers and potential customers on a wide range of cruise holiday options. Gained expert knowledge of the cruise industry, and shared this knowledge with our customers. Also given sole responsibility on credit control function.

Managing Director of GN Print and Design Ltd, a print brokering company, specialising in leaflet and brochure print, saving clients sometimes thousands of pounds. Built up a good network of reliable suppliers (printers and designers), securing the best prices, enabling us to offer our print and design services at some of the best prices in the market. UK wide.

Ran this leaflet distribution business, growing it from scratch to the largest business in this sector in Wiltshire. Covering 14 towns, delivering over 2,000,000 leaflets a year, with about 80 distributers. Originally organising these distributers myself, along with all aspects of running a business, led to employing office staff and drivers. Sold directly to companies myself, presenting to all levels of management - marketing managers and directors.Often was used by other leaflet distribution companies unable to cover the ground that we were. Was on the PSL for many local and national companies.

Originally a credit control analyst, analysing current and bad debt, reducing debt by contacting debtors by phone (mainly) and letter, persuading them to pay, and resolving issues that may have prevented them from paying previously.Due to high levels of achievement and success in this role resulting in an additional responsibility - being part of a smaller team of in-house debt collectors, to reduce the bad debt element. Cellular Operations Ltd was successfully acquired by Vodafone in 2002