Ian Watson Mapm Dms Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Working in The Birmingham regional office of Historic England, managing the Midlands grant spend, the Business support team and supporting heritage projects in the Midlands region; including the High Street Heritage Action Zones and Heritage Action Zones. I regularly sit on the HE grants advisory panel and I am also part of several strategic projects and groups, working on various aspects of the organisation, including our grants review, digital strategy, estates strategy and customer service.

Dudley, England, United Kingdom

I am a director of DCTT enterprises in an unpaid voluntary capacity, supporting this well known Midlands heritage visitor attraction, located next to the Black Country Museum, in Dudley, and part of the new UNESCO Global Geopark.

Midlands

With the successful sale of the Stage Systems business, I left Havelock in April 2019 and decided (for the first time in my working life), to take some time to do some of the things that I want to do, complete some personal development training, to help my wife in her own successful business, and do some voluntary work, before taking up a new career, which I decided would be in heritage.I had been heavily involved in Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust for almost 7 years as an unpaid volunteer (my wife is a trustee and past chair of the trust), and so in this year, I carried out various projects for the trust, as the castle had been purchased from the church commissioners and then restored and preserved.From a personal development perspective, I qualified in 6 specific elements of health & safety and also with an IOSH Managing Safely certificate. Alongside these I have achieved the Food hygiene level 2 and allergens qualifications (as part of my voluntary project management work with HCPT - opening a new Cafe).In heritage, I attended (and have certificates for); approaching building repairs on historic buildings (SPAB), an NVQ L3 course in repair and maintenance of historic buildings pre 1919, and specialist courses in lime mortars, historic metalwork and timber decay and mould..I have also joined the SPAB as a member (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings) and am now a full member of the Association of Project Management.

Loughborough

From January 2017 I have been appointed as General Manager at Stage Systems, a part of Havelock International Ltd (formerly Havelock Europa plc). I am now fully focused and working full time on all of the business functions of Stage, having consolidated the business over the past 18 months on a part time basis, (and overseen the business back to profitability).Particular focus is now on the sustained growth of the business, both in existing and new products, as well as in existing and new markets. The companies unique 'Pooldek' system to temporarily cover swimming pools with a hard floor to hold events will also be enhanced, as well as having a new website and 'raising awareness' campaign.The end of September 2017 will see the launch of the new and exciting range of Early Years furniture through a new e commerce site at Stage Systems - branded under the name "Imagine".Further new launches are planned for 2018 and beyond.....

West Midlands

Managing large format retail accounts with general contracting, equipment design, manufacture and installation, for new, existing and refurbished stores. Also, appointed to run the Stage Systems business within the Havelock Group from May 2015, alongside Retail account work.

Key Account Manager for Tesco. Supply and installation of Joinery, metalwork and plastic shop fittings and equipment for new, existing and refurbished stores. Covering the UK and Central Europe.

West Midlands

Project managed the fit out of clothing stores for the VF group (predominantly VANS clothing stores) in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Also managed the rollout of Dixons "Know How" desks in Curry's and PC world stores.

Managing the construction and refurbishment of Currys and PC World Megastores in the UK

Managed the new store opening programme for Tesco Superstores in the UK from a retail operational perspective.

Various

Started a part time trolley boy in DIY arm of WH Smith and was general manager of Smiths News distribution Warehouse on leaving to Join Tesco plc.