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After more than 20 years with ECOBAT Battery Technologies, Managing Director Steve Sheppard has stepped down from his position, six years after his Parkinson’s diagnosis.
Steve joined the business – which was then Manbat – in 1999, as the company’s sales director, overseeing
the opening of the Bristol branch and going on to help Roger and Mike Pemberton to transform the business from a regional distributor, into a major player in the battery distribution sector.
Over the last decade, Steve has been at the helm as the company has grown, both organically and through several acquisitions, and expanded into other complementary battery sectors, but always pursuing the original Manbat ethos of providing expert knowledge and work with its customers to grow their battery business.
Steve explained: “My greatest achievement has been to install a belief in the people, at all levels of the business, that we could become a major player, so they have shared in the ownership of the vision. This is what has made ECOBAT into a £70m+ business that distributes in excess of 1.6m batteries annually
“Operating with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic during my last year with the company will naturally stay with me. I have obviously been less involved as the transition to the new management has taken place, but I have watched the employees pull together in a fantastic manner to ensure that the company continues to provide a high level of service and performance, whilst having to adapt to new working practices in order to keep each other safe.”
Compliments made by many of his colleagues describe Steve as ‘level headed, quick thinking, and calm under pressure’, and that he has had a tremendous impact, not only on the business, but with its personnel.
Commending Steve for his dedication and professionalism, Divisional Managing Director, Russell McBurnie, who takes over as MD said: “Steve knows everyone within our business and will afford time to anyone who needs it. A great people person, he has formed strong and lasting relationships, engaging staff, customers and suppliers alike. Steve’s contribution and dedication to ECOBAT has made it what it is today.”
General Manager Kevin Wood, who worked with Steve for more than 20 years added: “Steve has a great ability to make a connection with anyone he meets. His belief in our offering, service and staff have driven ECOBAT to be a national distributor and a major player within the industry.”
www.uk.ecobat.tech
New consultant appointment at Hillbrush
Brushware and hygienic cleaning tool manufacturer Hillbrush has appointed Mariane Hodgkinson, an expert in food safety and hygienic manufacturing design, as a consultant.
With almost 20 years food industry experience, Mariane will be working with Hillbrush to provide expert advice as it further expands its ranges of hygienic cleaning tools for food manufacturing settings. Mariane will also provide insight and training on areas such as preparing for audits and cleaning best practice, which will be available to Hillbrush’s customers in due course.
Mariane’s company, Twyning Consultancy, supports food and drinks companies as well as service providers to the
industry with food safety, hygiene, and quality management knowledge. As well as being an experienced third-party auditor, her extensive experience includes working as a Hygiene Specialist at Campden BRI, where she provided clients with support on the hygienic design of equipment, plant, and manufacturing operations.
She is an active member of EHEDG (European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group), the organisation that actively promotes safe food processing through hygienic design in all steps of the food manufacturing process. Mariane also has extensive experience in the beverage sector, having held the position of European Supplier Quality Assurance Co-ordinator for Anheuser-Bush Inbev, as well as many years in hygiene, food safety and QA roles in the UK cider industry.
www.hillbrush.com
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