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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 Director operating in the Facilities Support Services space. If you think a Director 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.
Samuel Stokes
Founder / Director of Albion Self Storage
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About Albion Self Storage: Albion Self Storage is a high-security self-storage and office facility with 24/7 access.
Mark Finlay
M&A and Strategy Director of Moneypenny Answering
Mark joined Moneypenny in 2016 as Head of M&A and Strategy from Ernst & Young where he was Associate Director for Corporate Finance for 9 years. Mark’s remit is to continue to drive the high growth rate organically and look at acquisition opportunities both in the UK and internationally. Mark recently managed the acquisition of Made Simple Group to further compliment the services offered to clients. Made Simple is home to a range of products dedicated to providing online solutions to the start-up and small business communities, such as company formation, virtual offices, website creation and most recently a co-working space in central London.
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About Moneypenny Answering: UK-based telephone answering service that recently expanded to the U.S.
Paul Andrews
Director & Founder of School Lettings Solutions
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About School Lettings Solutions: A comprehensive management solution
Director of Products and Analytics of Mitie
Alejandro works within Mitie’s Professional Services and Connected Workspace business and has prime responsibility for identifying and developing innovative business solutions that use emerging technologies to help transform the way organisations work. He has published articles in industry magazines and co-authored studies on data centres, emerging markets, and future trends. A Civil Engineer in Electronics, Alejandro holds a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Innovation and Technology. He is an expert on digital technologies and the opportunities and challenges they present to businesses and the future of work. Alejandro has over 20 years of professional experience, working extensively in LATAM and EMEAR, first developing fixed and mobile telecoms infrastructure, and later providing advice and delivering solutions to Fortune 500 companies in areas such as strategy definition, digital transformation, market analysis, product development, performance improvement, and change management.
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About Mitie: Mitie is a strategic outsourcing company that provides facilities, property, and energy management for public and private sector businesses.
Phil Oram
Director of Premier Sustain
Phil Oram is a director at Premier Sustain. He also holds director positions at Premier Moves and Premier Systems IT. Phil is a former project manager at Premier Moves and quantity surveyor at Morrison Utility Services.
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About Premier Sustain: Premier Sustain provides services for the management and sustainable clearance of office furniture, IT, and redundant electrical equipment.
Mark McClure
Director of Dirt Factory
An avid mountain bike rider since his early teens, Mark McClure has followed and participated in the sport since its humble beginnings. Mark is a fully qualified mountain bike coach, which he uses to take community groups and school pupils out on mountain bike rides. In 2007 Mark founded Try-Cycles, a not-for-profit social enterprise that focuses on getting more kids on bikes. The ‘Rock and Road’ and ‘Mountain Bike Fundamentals’ courses won consecutive government grants through the Sportivate program allowing over 400 Oldham school pupils to experience a series of mountain bike sessions. Between 2010- 2013 Mark held the position of chairman with IMBA-UK (International Mountain Bicycling Association – United Kingdom) before changing his job role. Mark now works as a major subcontractor for IMBA Trail Solutions. Since 2012 Mark has traveled the globe with IMBA designing and building trails and bike parks with projects in the UK, Europe, China and North America, working in over 15 countries.
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About Dirt Factory: Dirt Factory will be the UK’s first indoor bike park – a fun and exciting cycle facility located within Greater Manchester.
