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to make great things happen

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Simon Nixon
Technical Account Manager

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Sarah Smith
Strategic Buyer

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Stu Hindmarsh
Production Manager

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Adam Heap
Business Development Principal

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Stephen Barlow
Managing Director

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With a passion for developing people and partnerships, Stephen has a strong background in strategic development and establishing high performing teams. As Managing Director, he leads the business with focus on our effectiveness, efficiency and growth.

Lewis Henderson
Quality Manager

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Richard Laycock
Tharsus Group Chief Financial Officer

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After qualifying and spending the early part of his career at global accountancy firm Arthur Andersen, Richard has spent over 20 years in senior management and C-suite level positions, driving growth in some of the UK’s most significant businesses including FTSE 250 Stobart Group. His sector experience includes Renewable Energy, Aviation, Logistics and Civil Engineering. His experience is key in supporting the next stage of our growth.

Martin McCourt
Non-Executive Director

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Martin spent 15 years as CEO for Dyson, and was directly responsible for the establishment of Dyson subsidiaries worldwide. In total, he took Dyson into over 60 markets, achieving market leadership in the majority including the USA.

Brian Palmer OBE
Founder

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Our Founder Brian Palmer led the evolution of Tharsus Group from a small back street setup to the group of disruptor businesses we are today. An engineer and relentless entrepreneur, he is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and searches the world for new opportunities and challenges for our Group.

Craig Brown
Business Development Director

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Craig has a long history with Tharsus Group, originally joining the Business Development team at our sister company Tharsus back in 2008, before joining Universal Wolf in 2016. He is passionate about a partnership-led approach to business; and champions collaboration both within the wolf pack, and with our customers.

Paul Lewis
Operations Director

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A qualified Mechanical Engineer, our Operations Director Paul joined us with a background in lean manufacturing, gained through roles within Oil & Gas, Automotive and Construction. He leads our manufacturing teams in championing systems and processes for operational excellence.

Kerry Patterson
Head of HR

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Kerry leads our Group HR team, looking after colleagues at both Universal Wolf and Tharsus and overseeing our Group’s significant expansion over recent years. She is focussed on ensuring our HR strategy has a real impact on business success; driving the growth of our Apprenticeship and Graduate programmes and the ongoing development of our colleagues.

Craig McFall
Senior Production Supervisor

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Michael Cole
Facilities Manager

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Andrew Avery
Technical Sales Manager

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Marie Skinner
Customer Service Administrator

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James Heslop
Engineering Manager, Engineering & Design

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Julie Pattison
Business Development Lead

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Project management

Always ready to help, your dedicated project manager will be assigned to you to respond to your needs and queries. From initial contact through to project delivery, they’ll be with you every step of the way.

Training

At Universal Wolf, we have a thirst for knowledge. We’re always learning so that we can pass on our knowledge to our customers. To ensure we always deliver the best quality of work, we actively invest in our most prized asset, our people.

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