It was during the dark days of 2008 when the entire edifice of capitalism was on the brink of collapse that Mark Evans decided to start his own business. Mark explained: “I started my own business after the Credit Crunch. I’d just lost my full-time job as a fence erector on new build sites and […]Read More

Onward and upward for Walford Timber chief! George Smith, MD of Walford Timber, really is a mover and shaker and is helping to drive forward change for the UK timber industry. Based at Ross on Wye in Herefordshire, Walford Timber is currently celebrating its 80 year anniversary (see longer feature elsewhere in this issue). George […]Read More

Quality is the mantra for new Hampton Steel chief. South African Patrick Westwood has played a pivotal role in the success of Hampton Steel since joining as Operations Manager in 2011. Fourteen years on and he’s now at the helm of the largest British-owned manufacturer of wire fencing after being appointed as MD in November […]Read More

With almost half a century in the timber treatment industry, Phil Emsley really is a pioneering ‘mover and shaker’. He started out at Rentokil back in 1976 as a Timber Technologist in their R&D division before moving on to become Product Support Director with Osmose, later to become Koppers, in November 1995. Twenty years later, […]Read More

In August 2021, Jeremy Curling, founder of Curling Contractors in Surrey, was feeling the pressure just like everyone else. Fast forward three years, and while Jeremy and his team are in a good place, there are still significant issues that he—and the industry as a whole—continue to grapple with. “It was an extremely challenging time,” […]Read More

As movers and shakers within the fencing industry go, few have moved and shaken things up as much as Allan Froggatt of ProFencer! His machinery, based on years of working at ‘the coalface,’ has helped to transform the nature of fencing for the better. Allan, who operates out of Bakewell in Derbyshire, has not moved […]Read More

Tony has never strayed far from his Steel City roots during his 34 years in the wire industry. Tony has spent the last 11 years as CEO of manufacturing giants ArcelorMittal Sheffield. Tony commented: “My whole working life so far has been spent in the wire industry! In 1990 I started work at Tinsley Wire […]Read More

JOCK BRYCE It might be a well-worn cliché but it’s true to describe Jock Bryce as a big hitter within the fencing industry! Born in Edinburgh in 1946, Jock’s entrepreneurial spirit and hard-hitting innovations have played a very real part in transforming the lives of fencing contractors across the UK and much further afield. Jock […]Read More