Robert Colver
Managing Director at ARROW Industrial Group Limited- Claim this Profile
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ARROW Industrial Group Limited
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United Kingdom
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Engineering Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Director
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Jan 2021 - Present
Backed by Portchester Equity, Arrow is the largest privately owned supplier of products & RMI services to the UK Industrial Door market. Backed by Portchester Equity, Arrow is the largest privately owned supplier of products & RMI services to the UK Industrial Door market.
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Glidevale Protect
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United Kingdom
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Wholesale Building Materials
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1 - 100 Employee
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Commercial Director
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Nov 2019 - Jan 2021
Reporting to the Wienerberger UK MD with overall responsibility for Sales & Marketing Activity across the BPD Group including the well established, leading brands of Glidevale & Protect. BPD (holding company of Glidevale & Protect) was acquired by Wienerberger in 2019 and is a stand alone Division within the UK operation. Reporting to the Wienerberger UK MD with overall responsibility for Sales & Marketing Activity across the BPD Group including the well established, leading brands of Glidevale & Protect. BPD (holding company of Glidevale & Protect) was acquired by Wienerberger in 2019 and is a stand alone Division within the UK operation.
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Interim Leadership role - Business Transformation
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Mar 2019 - Oct 2019
Interim Management role driving a fast paced transformation programme across a multi site network of Building Materials branches. Interim Management role driving a fast paced transformation programme across a multi site network of Building Materials branches.
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SIG plc
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United Kingdom
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Wholesale Building Materials
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700 & Above Employee
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Director - SIG Distribution (North)
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Mar 2017 - Dec 2018
SIG Distribution is distributor of Insulation, Roofing, Commercial Interiors and Specialist Construction Products and is the largest operating company within SIG plc with an annual turnover of £700m, 40 branches, 1500 staff and 500 commercial vehicles. As a member of the Board, I led the 2018 performance turnaround of the Northern Region (£200m revenue,450 staff & 120 commercial vehicles).
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Managing Director - SIG Off Site
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Oct 2015 - Mar 2017
SIG OffSite was a newly formed operating company comprising a collection of early stage investments for SIG in the rapidly growing market for Off Site Manufactured Building products where I held P&L and leadership responsibility for the early stage, heavy growth phase of their development.
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Managing Director - SIG Performance & Technology/ Business Development Director – SIG Distribution
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Jan 2010 - Nov 2015
SIG Performance & Technology is a multi-site fabricator, convertor & distributor of specialist building products within the areas of Thermal, Acoustic & Fire Protection performance in buildings. I held full P&L responsibility for a £50m turnover, double digit return business alongside a wider remit as Business Development Director of SIG Distribution.
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Market Development Director - Insulation
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Dec 2006 - Jan 2010
Overall responsibility for Market & Product Development within the core Distribution business – SIG Insulation. Management of National Business Development team charged with taking new innovative products to market.• Business Development• Sales Management• Market & Legislative Analysis• New Product Development
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Various Roles
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Oct 1998 - Nov 2006
These roles covered a comprehensive range of functional roles including product management, marketing (planning and communications) and business support. Early stages of SIG career were in the Exteriors business (1998-2004) with a big focus on supporting a sustained period of intense acquisition activity and branch network expansion.
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Education
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University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
The University of Manchester
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics