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Meet The Team! First Interview...
Every month we’re going to interview one of the 5 Star Team and share with you here all about them, their work history and lots lots more…
Ed Westbury – In the spotlight!
Position – Sales Manager
How long have you worked for 5 star? – 10 Years
Marital Status – Married to Alice
Children – 3 Girls.
What do you drive? – Galaxy People Carrier
Hobbies and Interests – Golf, Go Carting, Cycling, Jet Skis, Motorcycles and anything fast
Favourite Food – Sunday Dinner
Favourite Holiday Destination – The Alps in the summer!
What team do you Support? – My family, I hate football!
Favourite Product – Front Doors
Ed’s Team – 6 Design Technicians, and 2 Administrators and a PA
What’s your favourite part of the role? – Being a team player and leading the team
What’s worst part of the role? – Paperwork!
What’s your normal working week? – 7 days – I never stop, even when I’m at home
Previous job – I’m a fully experienced panel beater from a bodyshop background
Ambition – To enjoy every day
Meet The Team: Peter Udakis
Following the first interview in our brand new ‘Meet The Team’ feature last month, we have once again caught up with a member of the 5 Star team to find out more about their life in and outside of work.
Peter Udakis– In the spotlight!
Position – Finance Director
How long have you worked for 5 Star? – 9 Years
Marital Status – Married to Elaine
Children – 1 Girl 2 Boys.
What do you drive? – BMW 5 Series
Hobbies and Interests – My hobbies & interests include football, golf, walking and visiting the theatre
Favourite Food – Anything Thai or Indian
Favourite Holiday Destination – Maldives
What team do you Support? – AFC Telford United
Peter’s Team – 1 Accounts Manager, Chartered Accountants, Client Manager
What’s your favourite part of the role? – Ensuring we make a profit
What’s worst part of the role? – None
What’s your normal working week? – In the office 3 days a week but 24/7 at home
Previous job – Commercial Bank Manager
What’s your favourite 5 Star product? – Palladio doors
What’s special about 5 Star? – The people that work here
Why would you choose 5 Star? – Great products
What role would you like to be in in 5 years’ time? – Retired
Meet The Team: Darren Martin
We hope you enjoyed the Bank Holiday weekend and now that we’ve entered the month of May it is time for another instalment in our now regular Meet The Team feature.
Each month we interview a member of the 5 Star team and ask them to divulge some information about themselves, their work history and lots lots more.
Darren ‘The Equalizer’ Martin, it’s your turn in the spotlight!
Position – Installations Manager
How long have you worked for 5 Star? – 6 years
Marital Status – Yes
Children – Yes
What do you drive? – VW T6 Van
Hobbies and Interests – All water sports and extreme sports
Favourite Food – Italian
Favourite Holiday Destination – Ibiza
What team do you Support? – The Mercedes F1 team
Darren’s Team – 1 Installations Director, 1 Head of IT processing, 1 Senior Window Designer, 1 Carpentry Engineer
What’s your favourite part of the role? – Coming in and having a lovely latte in the morning
What’s worst part of the role? – Days are too short
What’s your normal working week? – Monday to Friday – 7- 4
Previous job – Conservatory Installer
What’s your favourite 5 Star product? – Origin Bi-Folds
What’s special about 5 Star? – The name
Why would you choose 5 Star? – The brand goes a long way to cater for customers
What role would you like to be in in 5 years’ time? – My own boss
What motivates you? – The challenge
Meet The Team: Stuart Morrison
Things are warming up both inside and outside of 5 Star Windows.
The advent of summer has seen demand for our products rise, keeping all of our staff members on their toes, including our Technical Surveyor Stuart Morrison, the latest 5 Star employee to go under the spotlight in our monthly Meet The Team feature.
Position –Technical Surveyor
How long have you worked for 5 Star? – 5 years
Marital Status – Happily single
Children – None
What do you drive? – Citroen DS4
Hobbies and Interests – Golf, Rugby, Theatre and Current Affairs
Favourite Food – Sunday Roast
Favourite Holiday Destination – Anything that involves a cruise
What team do you support? – Wasps
What’s your favourite part of the role? – Creating a customer’s dream
What’s the worst part of the role? – Having to get up at 6am every morning
What’s your normal working week? – 60 hours most weeks
Previous job – Surveyor in Newcastle
What’s your favourite 5 Star product? – Ultraframe LivinRoof
What’s special about 5 Star? – That it’s an individual private company
Why would you choose 5 Star? – The expertise running through the company
What role would you like to be in in 5 years’ time? – Retired
What motivates you – I don’t need motivating
Meet The Team: Mark Platt
We love when a new month comes around as it allows us to introduce you to yet another member of the 5 Star team.
The person pulled out of the hat this time for July’s Meet The Team was Mark Platt who we took to one side for a little chat and to ask a few pressing questions.
Position: Operations Manager
How long have you worked for 5 Star?: 2 Years
Marital Status: Single
Children: Two
What do you drive?: BMW 730D
Hobbies and Interests: Rugby, Motor racing, Boats, Water sports
Favourite Food: Sunday Roast
Favourite Holiday Destination: Puerto Banús
What team do you Support?: Stoke City
What’s your favourite part of the role?: Meeting people and striving to deliver the 5 Star service
What’s worst part of the role?: Having to travel at least a thousand miles a week
What’s your normal working week?: Monday to Friday (I’m happy to take calls whenever)
Previous job: I owned my own company
What’s your favourite 5 Star product?: Origin Bi-Folds
What’s special about 5 Star?: We give customers the opportunity to buy with confidence and receive an A+ product in all areas
Why would you choose 5 Star?: Because of the image we portray as a professional and leading company in the industry
What role would you like to be in in 5 years’ time?: Not in a director role
What motivates you: Life and my daughters
Meet The Team: Damien Bridge
Every month we are going to interview a member of the 5 Star team, again hoping to share with you everything about them, their work history and lots more.
Position: Director
How long have you worked for 5 Star? 3.5 Years
Marital Status: Failed!
Children: 0
What do you drive? Mazda CX3 …I love it!
Hobbies and Interests: Swimming, Scuba Diving, Cinema, Share Dealing, DIY, Eating Out and working!!
Favourite Food: I love Curries, Steaks, Mexican, in fact almost everything except Bean Sprouts, Water Chestnuts, Celery and beetroot!
Favourite Holiday Destination: California…but anywhere in the USA
What team do you Support? Manchester United
What’s your favourite part of the role? Signing of perfect installations.
What’s worst part of the role? Paperwork!
What’s your normal working week? Usually in the office 2.5 days but never turn my phone off.
Previous job: Director at Listers
What’s your favourite 5 Star product? Bi Folding doors…love um!
Why would you choose 5 Star? Because we don’t always get the journey right…but we always get the destination sorted.
What role would you like to be in 5 years’ time? In the future the internet will be even more central to the success of our business so working even closer to our marketing agency.
What motivates you – be honest: Money! And Happy Customers and their recommendations.
Meet The Team: Julie Hart
Position: Customer Services
How long have you worked for 5 Star? 2 and a half years
Marital Status: Married
Children: 1 daughter
What do you drive? Toyota Aygo
Hobbies and Interests: Horse riding, swimming, drawing, watching movies, but I enjoy most things really
Favourite Food: Thai food
Favourite Holiday Destination: St Kitts
What team do you support? West Bromwich Albion (the pride of the Midlands)
What’s your favourite part of the role? The satisfaction I get from sorting out technical problems
What’s worst part of the role? Just when things don’t go as expected or the frustration caused when things are out of your control
What’s your normal working week? Monday to Friday, 8am – 4pm
Previous job: A similar role at another window company
What’s your favourite 5 Star product? Origin Bi-Folding doors – I’d have a pair in my house, if they would fit in!
Why would you choose 5 Star? We provide a friendly and informative service, good products and a lengthy guarantee to protect customer’s installations
In 5 years’ time was role would you like to be in? I’d like to be retired with my feet up in the Caribbean
What motivates you? Just a good old challenge as I like tackling things head-on. It’s hard to find motivation in a quiet environment where there’s not much to do
What would you be doing if you weren’t in the window industry? Working for Greenpeace, hopefully saving animals and the planet; it’s a real passion of mine.
Julie and the rest of our Customer Services team are waiting to take your call, or submit any enquiries you have via our contact us page.