Experience

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  The WCD Group

  • United Kingdom
  • Food and Beverage Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • CEO

    • Mar 2017 - Present

  • Managing Director

    • Apr 2004 - Mar 2017

    Founded over 16 years ago, watercoolersdirect is the original drinking water division of leading hydration specialists, the WCD Group, that also comprises waterboilersdirect.com, kettletap.com and airandwateruk We take pleasure and pride in delivering a first class service, excellent free advice before and after you buy, as well as bringing you a vast portfolio of premier water and beverage solutions at affordable prices - proud to distribute 3M, Cosmetal, Quooker, Heatrae Sadia, Marco, Zip and Winix.With a passion for everything water, we supply the widest range of hot & cold water solutions; plumbed in coolers and bottled; drinking water fountains; water boilers and instant boiling water taps. Our passion is to remain the first choice for immediate delivery of branded water dispensers, self fill water points and water boilers, offering maximum choice with best advice. Our happy customer base includes Barclays PLC, CBRE, Amazon Hobbycraft, Nationwide, Eversheds, BSkyB, NKL Automotive, Thames Valley Health Authority, and the University of Exeter among many more.We are an award-winning company including the Gloucestershire Business Award's 'Small Business Of The Year'' and the 2014 World Beverage Innovation Awards 'Best hydration marketing campaign' for our drink alarm app. These are a testament to the relentless effort put in year on year by the Water Coolers Direct team, and we as a team look forward to continuing to develop and grow within the hydration industry.

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  Sparklin Facilities Management Limited

  • Gloucester

  • Managing Director

    • Dec 2006 - Dec 2012
    • Gloucester

    As one of the founder partners of Sparklin in January 2007 myself and my able team of four directors were able to grow this exciting start up from a few local contracts in Gloucester to be a well respected local supplier of many organisations. From lift off in January 2007 until successful acquisition in December 2012 I served as Managing Director and am very proud to have been associated with this venture that has great potential to grow further.Customers won include Mercedes Benz, Gloucester Rugby Club ABB, Kerry Foods to name a few. The future of the business is secured providing our original spirit and dedication can be maintained for the the long term.

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  Quench Water Systems Limited

  • Managing Director

    • Jul 2003 - Nov 2006

    Quench Water Systems was started by myself and four partners after a trip to Australia to carry out dedicated research on the drinking water industry. From July 2003 until Acquisition in late 2006 we grew the company from two rental water coolers in a local sports centre to over two and a half thousand rental contracts which were then acquired by Group Danone. This experience was both challenging, unforgetable and completely exhilarating to say the very least.

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  Smartsites UK Limited

  • Senior Project Surveyor

    • May 2000 - Feb 2003

    As a Senior Project Surveyor for Smartsites I was responsible for acquiring major land and property portfolio sites for some of the biggest mobile telecommunication companies, Orange, T-Mobile, 02, 3G, and Vodafone. Succesful million pound plus deals were brokered with The University of Southampton, The University of the Arts, The University of Birmingham, and Thistle Hotels to name a few.