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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based CEO’ operating in the Building Material space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Martin Meech
CEO, Properties of Travis Perkins
Martin was appointed Group Property Director and CEO of Travis Perkins (Properties) Ltd in 2005. Martin oversees the Group freehold portfolio with a market value in excess of £500m and is also responsible for Group Environment. Before joining Travis Perkins plc, Martin also worked at DSG, Isosceles, Gateway and Halfords. Martin is currently Chairman of the BRC Property Advisory Group and a member of the Bank of England Property Forum. Martin is also a Chartered Surveyor and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
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About Travis Perkins, Travis Perkins: Travis Perkins plc, a FTSE 100 company, is one of the UK’s leading companies in the builders’ merchanting and home improvement market.
Paul Bennett
Co-Founder & CEO of PerchPeek
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About PerchPeek: PerchPeek uses AI to guide people through every stage of their relocation from search to settling in.
Mark Oliver
CEO of Colt Group
Mark Oliver serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Colt Group. Prior to joining Colt, he served as the Managing Director at H+H UK for 6 years. He was also a Council Member at Confederation of British Industry (CBI) for 7 years.
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About Colt Group: Colt provides comfortable and safe working conditions in industrial and commercial buildings specializing in smoke control and ventilation.
John Toomey
CEO of O&S Doors
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About O&S Doors: O&S Doors provides made-to-measure doors for kitchens and bedrooms.
Darren Richards
CEO of EstatesDirect.com
Identifying a marketplace’s key wants and needs and strategising a service to fulfill a gap in the industry Building a national recognisable brand, accessible to all Successfully championing the migration of an industry service, from the high street to online Darren Richards is a prolific Internet entrepreneur and was the founder of the UK’s largest online dating service, DatingDirect.com, which successfully took the dating industry from the High Street to online. In January 2007, just 7 years after launch, DatingDirect.com was sold to French company, Meetic (the owner of Match.com), for £30 million. Following this success, Darren invested in a multi-million pound property portfolio, gaining a great insight into the property sector which led him to question the costs involved with buying, selling and letting property. “When you look into the costs of marketing property with a traditional high street estate agent, most charge a fee of 1% – 2% commission based on your asking price. Basically, the more your property is worth, the more you pay for the same service, why?” These findings led to a conversation with Ben Grove and the inception of EstatesDirect.com.
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About EstatesDirect.com: EstatesDirect.com is a National Estate Agency with local area specialists in all areas of the UK.
Samuel Hunt
Co-Founder / CEO of Materials Market
Samuel Hunt Co-Founder / CEO at Materials Market.
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About Materials Market: Materials Market is an online platform that connects customers and suppliers of building materials in a competitive marketplace.
Stephen Chan
CEO of YourCar
Stephen graduated from Imperial College London with a masters degree in engineering. He has had experience working as a financial advisor with KPMG in London, advising multinational corporations and investment funds on merger and acquisitions. It is also during his time in Europe when he experienced the freedom and flexibility offered by carsharing services and since moving back to Hong Kong, he has put together a team and developed the necessary infrastructure and technology to offer a similar service in Hong Kong.
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About YourCar: YourCar originated from the many carsharing concepts and real life examples from around the world.
Brian Gordon Purves
CEO of Luxfer Holdings
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About : Luxfer Group is a global materials technology company specializing in the design, manufacture, and supply of high-performance materials
Harry Molyneux
CEO Founder of Buildupp
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About Buildupp: Market Network for the entire construction industry
