AB Building Products. Suppliers of specialist and niche building products to both the public, trade and B2B. We own FireDeck, supplying high performance noncombustible decking and cladding solutions to the trade market.Established in 1988, AB Building Products is an independent family run business with customer service at its core.Over the past 30+ years our product portfolio has grown exponentially, supplying a wide range of building products across many different business sectors. We offer a procurement-based service, using our vast network of knowledge and business connections to source a huge range of building products. We believe in honesty and transparency, always giving the best advice, prices and service you deserve.

MD overseeing European operations in the Photowonder Europe Ltd subsidiary (Photowonder KK group).
Direct liaison with our production facility on a daily basis to monitor performance and order delivery. Managing customer service enquiries for regions with speaking languages: English (UK & USA), French, & German
Management and delivery of all European marketing campaigns and product releases. Building processes and procedures to scale business for new growth efficiently and cost-effectively. 
Responsible for New Business

Sectors we cover: High Volume, Schools Labs, Events & Weddings, and Independent Retailers We are delivering to clients across Europe, Australasia, & SA (EMEA)Sales growth of 74% from 2018 > 2022

Website maintenance and development of organic content primarily with FM Team. Consistent regular updates to improve web rankings. Social Media Consultant. Supply of graphics and adverts ad hoc. Responsible for SEO and achieved Google #1 spot within 3 months for search term "fm recruitment uk" - on minimal budget without using Google AdWords.

Customer Service Rep, Team administrator, Internal Sales Rep (running sales games and incentives to encourage team members while monitoring and tracking sales). On secondment to Marketing Department. Only team member to achieve two pay rises during company-wide pay freeze. Consistently hit sales targets and achieved bonuses and sales prizes.

Launch of Soraya French website and local studio-run workshops. Business development including generating mailing lists, running workshops, administration. Proofreader for magazine articles, creating posters, mailouts, ad hoc marketing paraphernalia. Photo editor for non-fiction books (on-going to present day 2015). Successful launch resulted in handover to Tim French, who upon retirement now runs the business side of French Collection Ltd.