Kevin Gardner will leave Tudor Griffiths Group this month after 38 years with the company and during his time with them, he has played a key role in establishing the Group as a major player in the builders’ merchant sector.
Managing Director, Tudor Griffiths, said that Kevin would be a real loss to the team, and praised him for his dedication and commitment over nearly four decades of service.
“When Kevin joined, we had just two branches in Ellesmere and Tattenhall. Since then, under Kevin’s guidance, we have added branches in Northwich, Oswestry, Nantwich, Welshpool, Kidderminster, and our latest in Bridgnorth which opened just last year.
“Kevin has successfully managed the business over this period of sustained growth to take us to our current position as a significant regional player in the builders’ merchant sector with a flourishing network of eight branches. I am very grateful for all the hard work and dedication that Kevin has put in to achieve this. He will be a tough act to follow and will be missed throughout the Group.”
Kevin has spent much of the last two years working on the new Bridgnorth branch, right through from the design and planning stage to ensuring it was open for business and trading well.
He commented: “Tudor Griffiths Group has been a huge part of my life, and it will be very strange not to come into work after all these years.
“I’ve been privileged to have had the opportunity to help build up the builders’ merchant side of the business from its humble beginnings to the thriving network we now have in place, and I’d like to thank the Group for the confidence it has shown in me during my time with the company.”
Kevin’s role as Divisional Manager will now be taken up by Mark Evans, who will work with the rest of the management team to drive the business forward. Mark has worked for TG Group for over 20 years in a variety of roles, most recently as Group Sales Manager.
Tudor concluded: “I am sure that with everyone’s support Mark, like all the managers within our Group, will continue to run the business as successfully as we have in the past and we are looking forward to further steady growth into the future.”
