#MeetTheTeam?Our Area Sales Managers! ?
“Hi … I am Tony Thorne, and I am the Specification Area Sales Manager for Wales, for both Gerflor UK and Ireland and Gradus Limited Ltd”.
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???What do you like about your role and the sectors you work in?
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"Without doubt, the customers that I serve in my territory. Having covered South Wales for over 25 years, a lot of my clients have now?become my very close friends. It’s a great pleasure to work with them and get to know them also on a personal level. I also enjoy the?diversity of the specification role, one day I can be meeting with a partner of a key Architectural practice, a Quantity Surveyor from a Main?Contractor, a Flooring Fitter for a critical project or an End user from any target sector, this can happen all in the same day!"
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???What challenges are driving many businesses today in the markets you work in?
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"Unfortunately, right up there are Budgets. In large construction projects, the choice of flooring is one of the last elements to be considered?and installed, by when, there’s often very little money left to finish the project to a suitable standard for the client’s brief. Thankfully, with the combined package of innovative ranges we have across the Gerflor and Gradus businesses, and with best sellers held in?UK stock for a fast delivery, ?I am pleased and delighted to be able to find solutions to most project requests."
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???What are your favourite Gerflor and Gradus solutions and why???
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"I really enjoy getting involved in sports flooring specifications and finding the right solution for all players, whether it’s an urgent?refurbishment or a new build construction project. My personal favourite, therefore, would have to be our Taraflex? sports floorings, that?are market leading indoor sports surfaces, extremely popular in the leisure and education markets, solutions are available for all budgets and?for every user.
Another favourite of mine, is the new Gradus Bronze and Aluminium XT Stair Edging finishes, including the new metal castellated insert. A?fantastic product innovation to elevate projects in hospitality, leisure, retail, commercial office and premium residential settings, perfect for?standing out from the crowd."
???What do you like doing in your spare time?
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"I enjoy spending time with my family. Being a father of 2 daughters (5 & 14-year-old – yes, a big age gap there!) keeps me extremely busy, so?I don’t often get a lot of ‘spare time’! However, when I can… I do try to get some quality ‘me’ time, this is spent riding along the coast or the?mountains of scenic South Wales on my motorbike!"
Read Tonys full meet the team interview here -?https://lnkd.in/eSurYzvq
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Trade Architectural Consultant | Relationship Building | Business Development | Pella Northland
6 个月This team is top-notch! Proud to work with them!