Meet the Team
Adrian Hughes
Director
Fear not! 18 years veteran of the business, Adrian is on hand to ensure that when it all goes wrong he is right there in the middle of it. No, wait ... show more...
Likes: Cars, Family & Football
Dislikes: Cabbage, Cauliflower & Mincemeat
If he wasn't in work, Adrian would be fettling an old Land Rover. Awk ...bless his cotton socks.
Alan Wilson
Ramblegard Sales Manager
With over 13 years of customer-facing experience, Alan is a lover of sales and a passionate believer in delivering great products and service. show more...
Likes: His dear wife & two sons, fast car’s & F1
Dislikes: All things Lemon - Yuck!
Dreams of: Competing in motorsports.
Barry Saunders
Warehouse & Distribution
Bethany Palmer
Customer Care
Out of the frying pan and into the fire, this sweet girl can cope under pressure and she can hold her own. With an eye for detail, and a penchant for Smarties McFlurrys, our Beth, is sure to keep you right. show more...
Bethany's pet-peeve is when other drivers are on the road at the same time as her, so please, would you do her a courtesy and get off the road!
In other news, she is loving her new role as an 'aunticorn' (official definition: like a normal aunt, only more awesome). She's slightly skittish, but the office wouldn't be the same without her loud gasps and gazelle-like tendencies.
Likes: Chai tea, Starbucks, sleep and spending summers in the South of France.
Dislikes: making decisions, early mornings and spiders.
Chris McAllister
Ramblegard Manufacturing
When Chris isn’t bossing his role in production, he’s propping up the dispatch team.
Ever the practical joker, Chrissy has been known to lie in wait for the perfect moment to scare the living daylights out of his Healthcare colleagues. show more...
Aspiring fitness coach and ex-boxer, this laid-back lad could happily do life in the slow lane, but he’ll only wear his glasses in the car when he’s alone and never in public (…slightly vain are we?).
Likes: Man Utd (super-fan alert!), tea-breaks and getting home to dog, Max.
Dislikes: talking about himself
Dreams of: the big wedding day.
Chris McQuillan
Purchasing
Chris is a Grade 1 Table Tennis Coach and Captain of Ballymena A Table Tennis Club.
He loves musical theatre and 80's music.
Major Ballymena Utd superfan!
Conor McDermott
Engineering & Maintenance
Conor loves nothing more than being stuck behind a 16KG washing machine in Cork on a Friday afternoon. He also has the unique inability to see parts that are right bang in front of his face (do we need to give him directions to Specsavers?) show more...
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Curtis Clelland
Warehouse Operative
Curtis works in our warehouse alongside Braden. They are very alike but both constantly complain about how annoying the other one is ...pot. kettle. boys! show more...
Likes: Nothing more than enjoying a few pints at his local.
Dislikes: Early mornings and the sharp objects Heather keeps in her desk.
Dreams of: Owning a pickup so that he can go for a rally around the dirt tracks.
David Palmer
Project Management (Maternity Cover)
Whilst Hannah is dealing with dirty nappies, David has the pleasure of dealing with the bonkers lot in the office. (N.B. It’s not a prerequisite that one should be crazy to work at S&E …although it does help …but never fear, all the training you could ever need, David, is provided in full. show more...
David is responsible for generating quotes for furniture and fit-out projects, and all things admin related to fulfilling those orders. With so many suppliers and fitters to deal with, we’re glad he’s a bit of a perfectionist.
David is a dad of four and proud gramps of two little cuties.
…Oh and if anyone spots a spider …David would love to see (Ha ha).
Likes: Holidays in Toulon, a good lamb dinner and a glass of port.
Dislikes: Curry, wet weather and dirty vehicles.
Eddie Greer
Warehouse & Distribution
Hannah Taylor
Project Management - Currently on Maternity Leave
The sweetest member of our team has got to be Mrs Taylor. Although, she obviously doesn’t think we’re sweet enough from the amount of sugary confections she plies us with …definitely a feeder …never ever leave us Hannah! show more...
Likes: Order & organisation, candles, deep cleaning, sunny weekends by the coast and having a tan.
Dislikes: Bad manners, lack of sleep, feeling scared and tomatoes (strange girl!).
Heather Edgar
Marketing Manager
As our resident ‘Just for Fun’ team-games guru, meetings are never dull when Heather’s around. show more...
Likes: The banter, the beach, a bit of healthy competition and any excuse for a dinner party.
Dislikes: "Snowflakes", rodents, people cracking their knuckles (Bethany!!!), and early mornings (but the good coffee helps!)
Jay Porter
Ramblegard Sales Manager
Jay (or Jay-Jay as he’s affectionately known) has left behind the days of selling incontinence wear and cleaning chemicals at S&E CareTrade for a new role at Ramblegard. If he’s still on this page in 6 months’ time, it’s probably safe to say his feet are well under the table.
He is a firm favourite with those he badgers for coffee and biscuits. show more...
Dislikes: Marmite and Man Utd
Dreams of: Being on the beach with a clear blue sky surrounded by meat-laden BBQs.
John Lonergan
Account Manager
Not one for sitting around, he enjoys the simple things in life …cycling, chocolate and comedies (especially his laugh out loud favourite ‘Only Fools & Horses’). John’s go-to karaoke song is ‘Hotel California’, and if he had to eat one meal for the rest of his life it would have to be bacon & cabbage. show more...
Route66 is on his bucket list and he tells us if he could be an animal, he’d be an eagle (hmm …interesting!)
Likes: Christmas dinner (oh yeah)
Dislikes: People standing too close at checkouts
Dreams of: the beach
Johnny Woods
Operations Manager
Our jiving Johnny from Armagh takes charge of all goods-in and -out of the Warehouse. When he’s not doing this, he’s doing his best to keep the warehouse boys from getting up to too much mischief! show more...
Katie Preston
Customer Care
Back from maternity leave (...honestly, some people will do anything to get a bit of time off work), Katie is adjusting to office life once again and her new role that involves looking after two engineers and supporting the sales team (wow, those mummying skills will come in some use). show more...
Katie is a big footy fan and a self-proclaimed ‘foodie’ (Katie - you’ve found your tribe).
Likes: being a new mum, cocktails and conspiracy theories
Dislikes: snow and defrosting the car in the morning
Dreams of: her next weekend getaway.
Kevin Glass
Business Development Director
Kevin started with us 13 years ago! He doesn't look old enough, does he? He works tirelessly to give the impression that he works tirelessly, yet amazingly delivers deals and diligence for his customers regularly. show more...
Likes: Good customer references, breaking targets and gaining new customers.
Dislikes: An untidy office and when Jay beats him at the Table Tennis.
Dreams of: Happy staff, happy customers, happy Tim.
Lloyd Palmer
Executive Assistant
Lloyd no longer drinks tea at work - maximising efficiencies and all that, tea takes too long to make apparently. Now, the day starts with a cup of strong black coffee (strength – 4 beans, nothing less is acceptable). show more...
Likes: Being part of a fully-functioning successful team. Used to like lazy weekends and drinking many variations of Bourbon whiskey ...now he's a hands-on dad and well, life is somewhat different.
Dislikes: When things occasionally don't go to plan, rain, salads and the 'woke' generation ...oh and when Oriana cries (he dies a little inside)!
Dreams of: Keeping the fitness levels up (sitting at a desk all day is bad for this) and owning a Caribbean island.
Michael Merritt
Engineering & Maintenance
Electric music-loving Michael is our most talented technician in the kitchen ...his chicken bake and lasagne are edible (...just kidding they are divine ...please, please keep feeding us!). show more...
As well as being a committed charity fundraiser, Michael also finds time to bowl for Ireland (but is actually a proud Scotsman).
He's young enough to keep up with everyone on the team and old enough to complain about "youngsters".
Michael Tierney
Warehouse & Distribution
Molly Speers
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Molly is our incontinence nurse (after all, why stop for toilet breaks when we can wear diapers instead?!). show more...
Likes: Strictly Come Dancing and chocolate.
Dislikes: Juggling all her children’s social and sporting activities.
Nigel McMullan
Ramblegard Manufacturing
Nigel is our Ramblegard ninja. He spends his days assembling Ramblegard products from the man cave that is the workshop, surrounded by wires and other odds and sods (including Eamon …he likes to hide in there too!) show more...
Likes: BBQ noodles, steak pie, weekends and travelling.
Dislikes: Cold icy mornings, rain, and an untidy workbench or floor.
Dreams of: Owning a high-performance sports car.
Stephen Patterson
Warehouse & Distribution
Terri Walker
Credit Controller
Terri is super-organised and suffers no fools (beware, this feisty credit controller [or the girl in accounts as she’s affectionately known by the Agri team] doesn’t come with a remote) but, she’ll be the first to greet you with a great big smile. show more...
A minimalist at heart, Terri’s desk is always immaculate (puts the rest of us to shame) and so are her nails …shabby nails are a no-no …and if she hasn’t got new nail art to show us every fortnight, something is definitely wrong!
Likes: WKD daiquiris, her dog Sophie, and being toasty warm. Also thinks you can’t beat a big bag of salted popcorn (yummy) or garlic stuffed olives to nibble on (wait ...does Tim know this?!).
Dislikes: Spiders, slow drivers and her fiancé’s drooling dog!! Also doesn’t like when Lloyd squeaks the pink horn!
Shane Savage
Account Manager
Likes: cycling around the coast and spending time with the grandkids.
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Dreams of: getting to the weekend and relaxing with the glass of Bullet.
Tim Hughes
Managing Director
Based in Antrim and having been with the company since he founded it over 30 years ago, Tim craves for as little hassle as possible with everyone else doing the work. show more...
He works hard to ensure no-one forgets to put the coffee in the cupboard and that any staff who have garlic at lunchtime are made to sit in the warehouse.
Tom Aughey
Accounts Office Manager
Tom is our in-house Acrobat – he mainly juggles his day and balances the books. show more...
Members of a men’s shed are known as ‘Shedders’.
For anyone who doesn't know ...a Men’s Shed is any community-based, non-commercial organisation which is open to all men where the primary activity is the provision of a safe, friendly and inclusive environment where the men are able to gather and/or work on meaningful projects at their own pace, in their own time and in the company of other men and where the primary objective is to advance the health and well- being of the participating men.
Likes: Fine food and a good red wine, in that order.
Dislikes: Diets, empty red wine bottles, being awake.
Dreams of: A long, happy healthy retirement pottering about with his shedders, although he'll have to wait a few years!!
Vanessa Myers
Ramblegard Sales Support
Vanessa puts up with Jay Porter on a daily basis. She also finds solutions to perfectly meet the challenges set by our Ramblegard clients, be they large or small. show more...
Dislikes: Shopping for biscuits, actually going to the gym and Scrappy-Doo.
Dreams of: Early retirement (seriously?) in an Italian villa la vita e bella.