GETHIN LLOYD   Married/Children? Married to Emma. 4 Children – Jacob, Wil, Elsa & Martha Position/Company: Owner – Lloyd Fencing Ltd Previous Employment: Fencing since leaving school! What do you consider the main issues affecting the fencing and landscaping industry? Availability and rising prices of materials.   What’s been your best idea? Starting my own […]Read More

Investors in People has award Tornado Wire “We invest in people, gold accreditation”. Only 17% of IIP accredited organisations achieve Gold. It was particularly notable that Tornado retained the award in the middle of a pandemic. There was also an improvement on every single measure compared with results from 3 years ago with all of […]Read More

JB Corrie, one of the UK’s leading fencing design, manufacturing and installation companies, has appointed Gordon McKinnell as Sales and Operations Manager. JB Corrie is a family-owned British company that has manufactured and supplied commercial, sports facility, security and domestic fencing for over 100 years. It is also the UK’s first Padel tennis court system […]Read More

M&M Timber has announced that they have made two new appointments to the positions of OperationsManager and Product Design Manager. Stephen Bailey has joined M&M as their new Operations Manager. He has a wealth of operations experience to manage the manufacturing plant at Clows Topin Worcestershire. Jacob Evetts has been appointed Product Design Manager. He joined the […]Read More

Fencing and gate manufacturer Barkers Fencing have announced the appointment of Adam Savage as Marketing and Sales Director. Adam joined Barkers in August 2000 as a sales estimator. He rose through the ranks to become the UK sales manager in 2007 and more recently took on responsibility for exports. His extensive knowledge of the industry combined […]Read More

Married/Children? Married to Carolyn. 2 Children – Josh and Georgia Position/Company? Director/Owner Wrag Postdrivers Previous Employment? Area Sales Manager with Ferrag What do you consider the mainissues affecting the fencing and landscaping industry? Supply of quality raw materials and reliable labour What’s been your best idea? Buying a ramshackle farm And you’re worst? Leaving it […]Read More

The home of a Solihull dad-of-four left paralysed after a fall at home is set to be transformed thanks to a national construction charity. Rob Lamb, 58, suffered a severe spinal cord injury when he fainted due to low blood pressure at home in October, leaving him paralysed from the chest down. The quantity surveyor […]Read More

Lonza has bid a fond farewell to David Law after 36 years of sterling service to the business in its various incarnations On the first of July 1985 the Hickson timber products publicity team was joined by a young mild-mannered but ambitious young man called David Law. Steve Young, Executive Chairman of the The Wood […]Read More

Maelor Forest Nurseries has announced the appointment of Mark Appleton as its new Managing Director. Mark takes over the day to day running of the nursery from long-standing Managing Director and founder, Mike Harvey. Mike will be taking retirement in 2021 having built the business to the success it is today. Mike was pivotal to […]Read More

Ground Control, a UK supplier of landscaping and maintenance services, has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director, with Marcus Watson handing over to Jason Knights in January 2021. Marcus’ tenure has seen Ground Control win a range of awards including the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2016. He continues to be a significant […]Read More