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Wokingham, Gb

Essex, England, United Kingdom

• Developed and maintained relationships with top main contractor groups in the UK construction industry.• Created vertical envelope/façade tender opportunities through strategic networking and relationship building.• Utilized senior and site level relationships to secure new business opportunities for A2O Facades.

Burgess Hill, England, United Kingdom

A challenging role to develop a newly formed specialist glazing division to compete with specialist contractors such as my previous employer using my existing senior and site level relationships within Tier 1/2/3 contractors built over many years in the industry to create tender opportunities for Radii AG the specialist glazing division of Radii Planet Group. Developing structural glazing and retail façade tender opportunities for package values between £100K-£5M to achieve annually… Show more A challenging role to develop a newly formed specialist glazing division to compete with specialist contractors such as my previous employer using my existing senior and site level relationships within Tier 1/2/3 contractors built over many years in the industry to create tender opportunities for Radii AG the specialist glazing division of Radii Planet Group. Developing structural glazing and retail façade tender opportunities for package values between £100K-£5M to achieve annually reviewed set targets, currently £10M. Working with the clients consulting teams, architects, cost planners, project managers at RIBA stages 3 and 4 to understand and develop solutions to meet the client criteria. Show less

High Wycombe

Using my existing senior and site level relationships built over many years in the construction industry and developing new relationships with the UK's top main contractor groups (Tier 1/2/3) to create structural glazing and retail façade tender opportunities for the specialist glazing division of Optima Group. Working with the client's consulting teams, specifiers, cost planners, project managers to understand and develop often bespoke solutions to meet the most diverse design concepts… Show more Using my existing senior and site level relationships built over many years in the construction industry and developing new relationships with the UK's top main contractor groups (Tier 1/2/3) to create structural glazing and retail façade tender opportunities for the specialist glazing division of Optima Group. Working with the client's consulting teams, specifiers, cost planners, project managers to understand and develop often bespoke solutions to meet the most diverse design concepts and deliver them on time and within budgets. Bid managing package values from £500K-£15M to achieve annually reviewed set targets (£11M) Show less

Reporting at Board level as part of the Senior Management Team. Development of relationships at both senior and site procurement levels with clients who comprise the top 12-15 major contractors with the UK construction industry. Additionally managing relationships with key suppliers within our supply chain. My role was specifically in the area of facades which includes;- Rainscreen cladding, curtain walling, structural glass and metal work, bespoke glass and… Show more Reporting at Board level as part of the Senior Management Team. Development of relationships at both senior and site procurement levels with clients who comprise the top 12-15 major contractors with the UK construction industry. Additionally managing relationships with key suppliers within our supply chain. My role was specifically in the area of facades which includes;- Rainscreen cladding, curtain walling, structural glass and metal work, bespoke glass and metal finishes both internally and externally. Assessment of new products offered by suppliers seeking specialist route to market. Offering and managing design assistance to project designers and architects, cost and VE advice. Additionally, a marketing role producing marketing materials including project managing and developing the Astec Company Brochure and the Astec website Show less

Sourcing and promoting products required by building facility managers of large manufacturing sites and commercial offices. Acting as manufacturers and importers agent on commission basis. Products included PAT testing services, shop floor safety equipment and plastic containers, office furnitures and demountable partitions etc.

Planet is part of Linkspan Group which also owned Avanti Systems until recently selling it to SAS International. Started as Salesman selling demountable office partitions, moving walls and storage walls to architects and other specifiers, building contractors, surveyors and end users. Management of small sales force for demountable partitioning company. Training of staff, trouble shooting, agreeing and taking responsibility for targets. Selling to specifier base including architects… Show more Planet is part of Linkspan Group which also owned Avanti Systems until recently selling it to SAS International. Started as Salesman selling demountable office partitions, moving walls and storage walls to architects and other specifiers, building contractors, surveyors and end users. Management of small sales force for demountable partitioning company. Training of staff, trouble shooting, agreeing and taking responsibility for targets. Selling to specifier base including architects, designers and interior fit-out companies and contractors. National Sales Manager for Smileberry until 1991 when they merged with Planet Partitions and I became Southern Regional Sales Manager. Show less