Lightwater Holdings is a diverse range of trading companies, primarily focused on the supply of goods and services into the construction industry, as well as our own award winning house building company. We also have interests in a number of related sectors, including energy production & supply, agriculture and leisure. This unusual mix of businesses allows us to deliver highly sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions, whether through the building of new homes and entire communities or the supply of carbon friendly building materials. We serve a broad range of market segments, ranging from DIY enthusiasts to some of the UK's largest civil engineering contractors, in all cases taking an honest and straight forward approach to our dealings with customers. As a family owned business, our philosophy is based on putting the customer at the heart of everything we do, whilst ensuring a sustainable future.

Aquista specialises in the retail banking, insurance and financial services markets, including their supply chains and works with clients across the UK to ensure that talented and effective leaders are in place who are capable of maximising their organisation’s competitive edge. Our flagship service focuses on the design and build of start-up banks and other financial services companies, whether from a blank sheet of paper or through the transformation of an existing organisation. We also offer a 'whole of market' search and selection service focusing on senior manager, functional head and director level roles, with salaries typically falling within the £100k to £300k range. Other services, include the identification, evaluation, development, motivation and retention of highly effective leaders within client organisations. Our clients include: • High street, supermarket and online banks • Building societies • Credit card issuers • Personal loan providers • Specialist & non-conforming lenders • Fixed income divisions of investment banks • Asset backed investment boutiques and hedge funds • Insurance companies • Life & pensions companies • IFA & mortgage networks • Price comparison, mortgage sourcing and property locator sites • Corporate estate agenciesFunctional expertise includes: • Chief Executives, Managing Directors and NEDs • Products and Marketing • Sales and Customer Service • Risk and Regulation • Finance We really understand the landscape our clients operate in and the key drivers to each functional area. This all means we can home-in on the best people – not just the usual suspects – and convert them into enthusiastic candidates. Our in-depth assessment capabilities include evidence based interviewing against a client’s own capability model, psychometrics and 540° referencing. All of this results in a 98% success rate and similar repeat business rate.

Responsible for the design and delivery of various organisational development and change projects into large corporates, with a particular focus on improving both individual and company wide performance.

Responsible for the recruitment of middle and senior level management talent predominantly into the automotive and aerospace industries.