Our Team

Paul

Managing Director. Responsible for all European operations for the Sinclair & Rush Group. Paul joined the business in 1994, as a Sales Executive, became Commercial Director in 2014 & took over as Managing Director in 2017. He has experience running businesses in Europe / USA and won Entrepreneur of the Year in 2010. Paul still enjoys meeting customers and being involved in custom projects.

James

General Manager. Having worked with the company for over 18 years in many different positions over multiple sites both in Europe and the US, James now looks after the day to day running of our European operation, working closely with a great team of people.  James’ focus is ensuring that our customer is always at the forefront of everyone’s mind in each decision we make. James enjoys working with every member of our team to improve what we do and make our customer experience the best it can be.

DDI: 01634 662222

Natalie

Customer Services Manager. Responsible for ensuring that all our customers have the best possible experience purchasing from us. Natalie started work within the Plastics industry at the age of 17 and has been with Sinclair & Rush since 2007.

DDI: 01634 662211

Allan

Sales Manager. Responsible for all sales resources in the UK and Europe, Allan joined the business in 2008 as a Sales Executive and has worked his way up through the ranks. Allan has studied Sales Management with the CIM and also the ISM. He has worked in Sales since the age of 17 and still has daily contact with customers and involvement in custom projects. Allan also manages the marketing for the business, working closely with the agencies that we partner with.

DDI: 01634 662220

Louise

Accounts & Purchasing Manager. Responsible for overseeing and managing both Accounts and Purchasing. Louise joined the team in 2012 as an accounts assistant and has progressed to management recently. Louise has studied with the AAT to obtain her full qualification and MAAT status. She is also a trained First Aider. 

DDI: 01622 620202

Mark

Production Manager.

Paul W

Operations Manager. Responsible for two sites at Rochester covering the Production of Injection Moulded and Extruded items and our Despatch Warehouse. Paul joined the company in 2017 and has overseen many positive changes within our Operations department including the delivery of 8 new Injection Moulding machines. Paul has been IOSH trained and has first aid certification.

DDI: 01634 662210

Sharon

HR Manager. Responsible for recruitment, training and employee wellbeing. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Sharon has been living in the UK since 2001. She joined Sinclair & Rush in February 2006 and has worked her way up from Sales Support to Customer Services before moving on to managing the HR side of the business. As Dream Manager, Sharon assists and encourages our people to live more fulfilled lives both inside and outside the workplace.

DDI: 01622 620219

Scott

Sales Team Leader. Scott is one of a small handful of employees that has been with us throughout the acquisition of Component Force Ltd. Highly Experienced with over a decades knowledge in the sales industry, he now leads a Team of four focusing on new business sales within the UK.

DDI: 01634 662216

David

Sales Team Leader. David comes with a background of over 13 years sales experience in a fast paced Retail environment, 8 of those years in Retail management and the rest in a transitional Retail Banking environment. During David’s spare time he enjoys running, camping, cooking and spending time with his family.

DDI: 01634 662228

Katharina

Sales Team Leader. Katharina joined the business in 2016 as a Sales Executive and has been promoted to Team Leader, working with a team concentrating on exporting our products to Mainland Europe. Katharina has studied Management and Leadership with the CMI (Chartered Management Institute) in her spare time. Originally from NRW in Germany, Kat has been a UK resident since May 2000.

DDI: 01634 662223

Jonathan

Senior Sales Executive. Having joined the company as a member of the Despatch Team, Jonathan soon showed a strong desire to get back to dealing with customers and helping to grow the business by seeking new opportunities. This background makes Jon one of our most Technically experienced Sales Reps, always looking to develop new projects with his customers.

DDI: 01634 662227

Elaine

Senior Sales Executive. Having joined the company in 2010, Elaine is our longest serving, most experienced Sales Person. Focused on building strong relationships with her customers, Elaine ensures that everyone is well informed and that the company is delivering on the promises she makes. We have just welcomed Elaine back from Maternity Leave, so she is currently working Tuesday-Friday.

DDI: 01634 662224

Thomas

Senior Sales Executive. Thomas has just recently joined Sinclair & Rush, having gained lots of sales experience in various international companies. In his spare time he loves to play golf and chess. Thomas will be looking after European customers with an emphasis on developing new business opportunities throughout Europe.

DDI: 01634 662225

Melissa

Sales Executive. Having joined the company as our Telemarketer in 2015, Melissa has been promoted to her current position within the UK Sales Team. Now involved in Systems and Product Training for new starters, Melissa has grown to be one of our most knowledgeable Team Members, happy to share this with colleagues and customers.

DDI: 01634 662204

Nathan

Sales Executive. Responsible for looking after customers from around the UK and Europe. Nathan started with Sinclair & Rush in 2016 and enjoys working on custom projects with new and existing customers. One of out more technical Team Members, Nathan is often called upon to help with training and the progression of long-term projects.

DDI: 01634 662214

Tom

Sales Executive. Responsible for a customer base of over 300 companies in the UK and Worldwide. Tom joined in 2017 after having 2 years’ experience in an apprenticeship. Tom has learnt a lot over the 12 months that he has been here and is willing to help customer to his full potential. Tom loves a challenge and loves finding out new ways of our products being used.

DDI: 01634 662219

Pierre

Sales Executive. Pierre has joined the Sales Team this year, coming from a background in selling HSE products to the construction industry. He is keen to build relationships with his new Accounts and has been working hard to learn about our products and processes.

DDI: 01634 662217

Joey

Sales Executive. Our newest member of the Sinclair & Rush Sales Team. Having relocated from South Africa where she has accumulated over 20 years of sales experience, Joey thoroughly enjoys working with people and building relationships. Currently interested in exploring as much of the UK as possible, Joey Loves the bushveld and game reserves.

Ashley

Project Co-Ordinator. Ashley has been with the company since 2011 and comes from a background in Technical Sales. Having worked as a Sales Executive for 6 years with Sinclair & Rush, Ashley moved into a new position that was created to help manage the many custom projects that we work on. This role enables us to offer technical support to our customers and improves communication between our Global locations in the fulfilment of the Customer’s brief.

DDI: 01634 662202

Gemma

Customer Service Representative.

DDI: 01634 662205

Lucy

Customer Services Representative. Working with us on a temporary contract to help cover Maternity Leave, Lucy is our newest Team Member.

DDI: 01634 662200

Karen

Sales Support Representative.

DDI: 01634 662218

Rebecca

Sales Support Representative.

DDI: 01634 662215

Annabelle

Sales Support Representative. Having recently moved back to Kent from Derby University where Annabelle studied TV & Film, she has just joined the team after working in the Hospitality Sector.

DDI: 01634 662207

Mark F

Purchasing Co-Ordinator. Responsible for sourcing across the UK and Europe, Mark joined the business in 2012 as a Despatch Operative and has worked his way up through the ranks. Mark is also a trained First Aider.

DDI: 01622 620220

Emily

Purchasing Administrator. Responsible for sourcing from outside the UK and Europe. Emily joined the company in May 2016 when she relocated from Stoke-on-Trent to Kent and has over 6 years’ experience working in various roles in the building product industry.

Abigail

Production/Purchasing Administrator. Abigail has been at Sinclair and Rush since 2007, she started in secondary and has worked her way up to production scheduler, working with both the Production and Accounts Departments.

Melissa B

Accounts Co-Ordinator. Responsible for credit control. Melissa started working here in 2016 and started her career off as a personal debt collector and then moved into credit control.

Millie

Accounts Co-Ordinator.

DDI: 01622 620206

Chloe

Despatch Support Manager, Rochester.

Ryan

Despatch Warehouse Operator.

Steven

Despatch Warehouse Operator.

Jean-Luc

Despatch Warehouse Operator.

Kieran

Despatch Warehouse Operator.

Grant

Production Support Manager.

Dan

Health & Safety Support Manager.

Chris

Shift Controller.

Natasha

Lead Hand.

Sean

Production Operator, Rochester.

Aaron

Relief Operator.

Sam

Production Operator, Rochester.

Martin

Production Operator.

David

Production Secondary Operator.

Paul B

Production Operator.

Sheila

Production Secondary Operator.

Agnes

Production Secondary Operator.

Laura

Production Secondary Operator. Laura joined the company as our cleaner before moving over into our Secondary Department at Rochester, working predominately on Permasealng our Clear Tubes.

Tarjinder

Production Secondary Operator.

Zia

Production Secondary Operator.

Arunyu

Production Secondary Operator.

Sally

HR Administrator. Sally joined the company in November 2017. Sally has achieved her CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in Human Resource Practice and is looking to study for her CIPD Level 5 in the near future. Sally has previously worked in the recruitment industry and is now expanding her knowledge to all areas of HR.