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BPT Announces Hunt as New Boss Birchwood Price Tools has unveiled merchant specialist Matt Hunt as its new Managing Director. Hunt, 42, has joined the Nottingham-based workwear, tools and site equipment business
from Rexel, where he was general manager. His arrival will signal a new focus and direction for BPT’s market-leading ranges Scruffs,
Defender, Van Vault and Rhino. And the new boss is already investing in customer insights and focus groups to help him shape
the look and feel of BPT’s ranges going forward and provide a complete solution to merchants and retailers. Hunt has a strong retail background, having previously worked at Saint Gobain for its Gibbs &
Dandy brand, and intends to bring this knowledge of customer needs to the supplier side in his new role to make BPT products a ‘must stock’. One of his first actions has been to introduce a multi-brand CRM system to BPT for the first
time, to capture customer data across all the ranges in the one place. He insists this will be the first of many innovations introduced under his reign. 2017 will also see Hunt spearhead the opening of a brand and innovation room at BPT
headquarters in Nottingham, to drive through innovations in line with customer needs. Hunt says: “I’ve worked with good and bad suppliers over the years, so I know what good
looks like. I love to listen, learn and observe to give me the best idea of what customers really want. “I’ve met all the staff here already and can see there is a vibrant, young, diverse workforce at
BPT. We have some of the best product ranges on the market - now I want us to be brilliant at what we’re currently good at. “What excites me is the potential to make a material impact - the big, game-changing stuff.
We are known for our innovation and what sparks innovation is knowing customer needs and spotting the gap. I want to get the basics right and foster a culture of empowerment among all the staff that drives this creativity and best practice. “I’d like us to be easy to do business with and fun to do business with. The brands all have
great personality and I want to build on that. “Being part of the Travis Perkins group is also very important to me, with the values of the group aligning very closely to my own way of living and working. I place a
lot of store in authenticity, family values, treating customers well and making decent returns.” Hunt lives in Stratford Upon Avon with wife Sharon and their two daughters. Away from work, he is a keen golfer and rugby union and football fan. Birchwood Price Tools, part of Travis Perkins plc, has more than 40 years experience of designing, developing and selling its own brand products to the trade. It is
available in all the UK’s leading builders’ merchants, retailers, wholesalers and more than 8,000 independents. Its ranges are also available online. New products planned for 2017 include a new range of Defender LED lights, new Van Vault containers and new Scruffs footwear and workwear.
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The Specialist Tool and Equipment Magazine APRIL 2017 Issue 245
• Power Tools • Abrasives • Ironmongery • Pumps and Pressure Washers
• Compressors, Welding and Soldering Equipment • Generators and Power Packs
MAY 2017 Issue 246
• Decorating • Tiling and Tiling Equipment • Automotive Tools
• Tool Storage Systems
• Electrical/Electronic Tools and Specialist VDE Products • Dust Extraction
JUNE 2017 Issue 247
• Building Trade Tools • Power Tool Innovations • Wet/Dry Vacuuming • Hire Tools/equipment • Workwear • Measuring Equipment
JULY/AUGUST 2017 Issue 248 • Safety/Security Products
• Safety and Protective Equipment (PPE) • Ladders and Towers • Outdoor Power Tools
• Mini Excavators, Dumpers, Ground Clearance Equipment
• Hammers and Nailers • Building/Timber supplies • Fastenings, Fixings and Adhesives
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OCTOBER 2017 Issue 250 • Power Tool Update
• Wiring/Electrical Supplies • Decorating Products
• Powered Access and Lifting Gear • Fixings, Fastenings and Adhesives • Abrasives
• Clamps and Benches • IOG Saltex Preview
NOVEMBER 2017 Issue 251 • Workwear • DIY Tools
• Screwdrivers and Pliers
• Wet/Dry Cleaners/Power Washers • Hire Update
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• Diamond Products/Cutting Equipment
• Garden and Landscape Tools and Equipment • Outside Storage • Lighting/Torches
• Site Power/Lighting Towers and Floodlights • Hire Tools
DECEMBER 2017/JANUARY 2018 Issue 252 • Yearly Product Review
• Levels Measuring and Marking Equipment • Power Tools Special
• Heating/Air Conditioning • Executive Hire Preview
FEBRUARY 2018 Issue 253
• Hand Tools • Torque Tools • Nailers and Tackers • Mini Earth Moving Equipment • Outdoor Power Tools
• Safety and Protective Equipment MARCH 2018 Issue 254
• Cutting Devices, Bits, Saws and Drills • Fastening, Fixing and Adhesives
• Paints Preservatives and Polishes • Computers and Software
• Woodworking Tools and Equipment
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