Richard Cullen
Chief Executive Officer
Richard is an established successful entrepreneur, he has a proven track record of seeing an opportunity and maximising its potential, having purchased many businesses in distress, understanding the business issues and turning them around to making good profit margins to take to acquisition.
He is a born leader who motivates his management team to come along on the journey. As a sales man at heart he enjoys the sale and takes an active role in closing the deal. Richard is dedicated to ensuring his businesses exceed in their expectations by driven leadership.
Lyndsey Bastock BCom(ACC) FCA
Group Finance Director
Lyndsey is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 23 years' experience. She is qualified as ICAEW and gained 20 years' experience in practice as an auditing and accountancy manager before joining the Mayfair Group of companies to head the accounts department. She is highly motivated and dedicated to building and leading a strong finance team.
Jade Meaden
Group Human Resources Director
Jade has over 15 years of experience working within Human Resources. An approachable and friendly professional, she prides herself of being part of the team and enjoys getting involved in every aspect of the business. Driven by focus, commitment and doing the right thing, Jade is passionate about staff engagement, development, and company culture. With exceptional people skills, Jade has the ability to engage with employees to ensure they have a great working experience whilst working towards the goals and strategic business plans.
Ian Blood
Group IT Director
Ian has over 40 years’ experience in the IT industry and has been working within a Directors role for the last 14 years. He has vast experience of providing business lead IT solutions and support throughout his career working for a variety of employers and owning his own business. Ian is passionate about IT and the advancement of business processes to drive forward the success of all businesses.
Emma Taylor
Birmingham Branch Manager RFP
Emma has over 23 years’ experience working within the fire protection industry and has worked within a Management Role for the last 13 years. She has a personable and professional management style and strives to guide and motivate her team to success in all aspects of the business. Working previously with regulatory bodies such as NSI, BAFE and NICEIC, Emma has been heavily involved with the implementation and execution of the ISO9001 Quality Management System for the business and ensuring all processes are communicated well to each department.
Hayley Markey
Basildon Branch Manager
Hayley has more than 20 years’ experience in the service sector, and has expert knowledge in the fire alarm design, install and troubleshooting in all types of systems. She is respected within the industry for her experience and within her team, supporting and nurturing her staff to grow from within the business.
She has a can-do attitude. As Branch Manager she is dedicated to promote the business, service our clients to exceed their expectations. Hayley always goes the extra mile to ensure delivery of every service is to third party accreditation, whilst maximising profits for her branch and the business.
Lu Paxi
Associate Managing Director TCL
Lu is a dynamic, self-motivated and tenacious individual who has years of experience working within the fire protection industry. Highly experienced in project management she has a proven track record of meeting the high expectations of the business. She has excellent communication & customer service skills that allow her to successfully lead her team to achieve a smooth and continuous growth. As a Associate Managing Director she brings energy, enthusiasm, and dedication to the role with the goal of making the TCL Branch a success.
Trevor Reilly
Birmingham Branch Manager TCL
Trevor is a qualified gas engineer with 20+ years’ experience, and is approaching 15 years’ service with the company. Following a career in the British Army in telecommunications, Trevor retrained as a gas engineer and joined Tennals, expanded with experience into a commercial gas engineer before differing promotions over the years resulting in promotion to Branch Manager of the Midlands region in mid-2023. Also the responsible person for the company gas safety and works with leading boiler manufactures to ensure we provide the most suitable appliances for our clients. A dedicated manager who is committed to the growth of the branch and business.
