This is an excellent opportunity to grow a long-established SME business.

There is good growth potential across the multiple markets they serve.  The business is family-owned and well invested.  They are long-term owners who trust their business managers to run their business as if they were their own.  They are happy to invest in a number of areas:

  • Increasing the size of the fleet, including new technologies
  • Improved sales & marketing strategy
  • Expanding the team

Trading from a modern central location they have a great reputation for customer service, a high quality fleet of equipment, and a prestigious track record of major projects, supplying a number of growing markets.

With the right leader this business could expand considerably.  There will be freedom to trade in an autonomous environment with no bureaucracy and the support of the owner.

Potential candidates should have:

  • A successful track record of profitably running and growing a specialist capital equipment sale and hire business, as Managing Director or another senior leadership role, ideally with a commercial bias. Specific experience in their exact products is not essential
  • Can successfully operate in a growing SME company environment. 
  • A proactive, inquisitive, common sense approach
  • Positive communication skills.
  • Willingness to roll sleeves up and always looking for opportunities to improve the business
  • To be customer-facing and enjoy doing this. Knowledge of various industrial markets is an advantage
  • A self-starter and can operate at pace, making decisions in a confident manner – no procrastination here please!
  • Energetic and creative, resilient and tenacious. Willing to embrace the challenge
  • Leadership of the highest calibre: inspire, lead, motivate, and engage with people throughout the business
  • Commercially and financially aware
  • You will own the P&L and be responsible for creating and delivering the strategy to achieve this. 
  • You must live within a reasonable commuting distance of the South Midlands.  There will be travel throughout the UK and occasionally internationally within the role. 

The future is bright for this business. Come and be a part of it.  Be your own boss and be a key part of the successful growth of this company

To apply send your CV to-imogen@wilsonbrook.com