About Aegg

What I do to make our customers' lives easier:

I have a wonderful team at Aegg who work tirelessly to grow the company and exceed our customers’ expectations

A little bit about my past:

Having worked in the world of finance and business management, I bought 2 ceramics factories over 20 yeas ago, converted 1 into a grade A BRC food packaging plant producing premium injected moulded plastic pots for food producers in the UK, Europe and rest of the world.

What I like to do in my spare time:

When time allows, I thrive on travelling the globe, visiting far flung places and meeting interesting people

How do I make our customers' lives easier

By taking the stress out of the supply partner selection process. Food and beverages packaging is such a key part of the product, so having the right format, healthy levels of UK stock and consistent quality, will only make our clients' lives easier.

A little bit about my past

Since graduating, I have worked in sales for over 12 years, predominantly property based.   Over a year ago I joined Aegg, overseeing the property management at our logistics hub at Eye, helping to get Aegg up and running for manufacturing. I'm now looking forward to working with the sales team developing new and existing customers. 

What I like to do in my spare time

With my wife expecting our first baby in early 2022, I feel my spare time will be a thing of the past. I used to enjoy the vast variety of restaurants and bars across London, travelling and outdoor pursuits.

What I do to make our customers' lives easier:

I joined Aegg in 2016 excited by the prospect of working with passionate dedicated people focused on providing customers with the best possible packaging solution against their brief. As a sales team we pride ourselves on proactive fast response time and solutions.

A little bit about my past:

I love food and drink! Following a degree in Food Science my career has seen me work for both multinational food groups and smaller challenger brands……..but always in FMCG sales. Having manged own brand launches I understand the pressures faced by manufacturers and the importance of a reliable dependable flexible supply chain.

What I like to do in my spare time:

Really enjoy cooking (back to the food again!), extreme gardening and skiing (badly). With 2 sons both playing rugby, winter weekends see me standing on rain swept touch lines/ visiting A&E departments.

What I do to make our customers' lives easier:

My aim, when developing a new product, is to end up with a container that fulfils all the customer’s criteria, performs well, and is delivered in a packaging format that can be easily used on the filling line.

I also provide technical support in the event of any issues and have a wealth of experience in fracture analysis and problem investigation.

A little bit about my past:

After completing my degree in Materials at Sheffield I worked for 30 years in the glass container industry for a major UK manufacturer in various technical roles, including in the Central Quality Assurance Lab, as Technical Supervisor in the factory, as Quality Manager and in Customer Technical Service.

What I like to do in my spare time:  

I love to walk in the mountains and make regular trips to the Lake District with my family, camping in the summer and using a local hotel when the weather is too cold in the winter!

I also enjoy gardening and, of course, there are always plenty of DIY jobs to be getting on with!

What I do to make our customers' lives easier:

I joined Aegg, a relatively new challenger packaging brand, in 2011. My role ever since, has been to drive the growth of Aegg, ensuring that the people, suppliers and customers receive excellent quality and service.  I spend a huge amount of time wandering the world searching out and working with our suppliers as I believe the old adage “you are only as good as your suppliers”!

A little bit about my past:

I have been very fortunate to have working in food and wine related businesses since the age of 14 (working in a bar cellar). These experiences include various roles; in small & large food manufacturers for both retail and great brands; selling wine to the public; and the creation of food menus for large airlines, as well as VIP jets!

I have worked in supply chain and love to wander around manufacturers discussing their best, and in some cases, improvement required practices!

What I like to do in my spare time:

When time allows, I love sailing, however, much of my time is taken up with the family at the weekends, football, skating and arguing over pocket money seem to be most prevalent activities!

How I make our customers' lives easier:  

By providing them with a solution based range of packaging for customers in Scotland and Ireland and using the business expertise to provide new and innovative bespoke packages. By trading with integrity in a proactive and fast paced manner.

A little bit about my past: 

I have worked within the UK drinks industry for the last 15 years in various sales roles across soft drinks, spirit manufacturers and brewers. I enjoy hunting for new business, building relationships and continually developing trading relationships with my customers to drive organic growth.

What I like to do in my spare time:  

I am the father of two wonderful daughters, so spend much of my free time being educated by them! I am a lover of sports and music and spend much of my time watching my beloved Motherwell, attending gigs or playing my guitar. I absolutely love the food and drink sector and enjoy experiencing new cuisine and a social beverage or three.

What I do to make our customers' lives easier:

My role as Sales ledger controller see me keeping all our customers’ accounts up to date with remittances received and Sales invoices and making sure that no one falls behind with payment!! My other main duties involve preparing management reports. 

A little bit about my past:

I have always worked in an accounts environment and mostly in the food industry starting my career at Petty Wood as a junior accounts clerk. I have also dabbled in a bit of office management but that is another story!

What I like to do in my spare time:

As everyone including my family will tell you, I can bring any conversation back to my passion which is cycling. When I am driving I am always talking people through how hard it is to cycle up this hill or this is where I saw a king fisher etc. I also love baking (not cooking! Very different) which I am able to enjoy as I cycle it off.

What I do to make our customers' lives easier:

My role is to keep the pots (and lids) rolling, i.e. to be delivered on time and in full. Intense planning and mass communications (with sales teams, customers, suppliers and all modes of transport) required. Quite stressful but totally worth it when I see the Aegg logo at the bottom of a great dessert pot on the shelves of all the major supermarkets.

What I like to do in my spare time:

I am an inveterate traveler, with an ambition to visit every UNESCO heritage site in the world. Love the Russian classic literature, choral music and film noir.

What I do to make our customers' lives easier:

My role as Accounts Assistant sees me preparing sales orders and issuing invoices to our customers. I also liaise with the Logistics team to organise collections & deliveries.

What I like to do in my spare time:

I love spending time with friends and family. I enjoy camping with them and having long conversations accompanied by guitar music.
I am interested in psychology and love reading books about it. I believe in a positive mindset: always looking for solutions rather than objections. I am inspired by walks by the sea and meeting new people.

What I do to make our customers' lives easier:

Essentially, I make the domestic deliveries within Great Britain have as smooth a process as possible from leaving our main logistics centre in Eye, Suffolk, to arrival at our customers' doors.

Alongside this I also hold the Operator Licence for the business both in Eye and Grangemouth, making sure the company’s vehicles and drivers are always fully compliant of laws and legislations during the operations we plan and execute.

A little bit about my past:

Having grown up within a family heavily involved in HGV driving, I have always had a keen interest in how and where goods are moved. Having worked in transport and distribution for over 10 years, I have gained a large knowledge of the process and compliance required to be a successful transport operator. I have learnt to deal with all relevant sections of the industry from HR to Tachograph infringements and strapping/securing of pallets in transit.

What I like to do in my spare time:
Away from work, I love spending time with my wife and children (3 step daughters and my son). Other than this I am a qualified football referee and can usually be found on a Step 1- 4 football pitch on a Saturday!

What I do to make our customers' lives easier:

By guiding clients, both new and existing, towards the right choice of packaging for their product. My primary focus will be building upon our already extensive range of glass packaging within the UK from start-ups to established household brands.

A little bit about my past:

I have worked within the UK glass industry for the last 22 years in sales, technical & operational roles. I particularly enjoy working with fledgling brands to make their concept a reality.

What I like to do in my spare time:

A father of two and so when spare time allows, I like to keep fit through cycling, running & rugby (too old and should know better). Anything outdoors and sport related I am your man!!

What I do to make our customers' lives easier:

I make sure that the warehouse runs smoothly and efficiently, making sure that all orders are picked and loaded, ready for dispatch. I ensure that stock levels are correct, and any discrepancies are investigated and corrected, striving for perfection but always on the look out for ways to improve our warehouse standards and procedures.

A little bit about my past:

I have worked in warehousing and logistics for most of my working life. Everything from unloading containers by hand to running and organising yearly stock takes, picking and packing orders to overseeing the day to day running of the warehouse site.

What I like to do in my spare time:

I am a keen gardener and love spending time wandering around garden centres looking for a bargain. My wife and I are very family orientated and love spending time with our families. We enjoy days out, from going to London to see a show to any kind of animal experience.

 

What I do to make our customers’ lives easier:

Leading the plastic product manufacturing team, I ensure the highest quality standards are always met while continuously looking for further improvements and efficiencies.

A little bit about my past:

I started working in the plastic food packaging business from 2002 as an operator but quickly found myself joining the machine setting team. Over the years this led to me becoming one of the key members of the workforce. Redundancy in 2017 meant one door closed while a new one opened at team Aegg.

What I like to do in my spare time:

I enjoy spending time with my family and listening to the stories from my children's day. If I get time, and a turn with the telly between cartoons, console gaming is fun or getting out socialising with friends.

What I do to make our customers' lives easier:

I work to ensure that our Products exceed customer expectations, I update and maintain the QMS as well as looking after anything Quality related on site. I work with suppliers to achieve the same standards that we strive to achieve ourselves.

A little bit about my past:

I have worked in the Food safety world for many years both in production/ Process management and Quality and Food safety management where I have implemented Quality Management Systems and helped achieve recognised Accreditations and maintain food safe standards.

What I like to do in my spare time

I enjoy spending time with my family and running around taking my children to their various clubs etc. I also enjoy time with my Rhodesian Ridgeback (Arnie). My son is a budding Actor and so I enjoy watching him perform on stage whenever possible.