Eight New Recruits as Rollalong Goes for Growth
Offsite construction specialist Rollalonghas recruited a new business development manager to maintain its growth in the residential sector.
Abi Parsons has joined the Dorset-based company from MASS Concrete, where she was Head of Sales and Marketing.
She is just one of eight new appointments at Rollalong, which has experienced a busy 2022 so far across the residential, defence, education and healthcare sectors.
Among the other new recruits to join the company are: Ian Smicle-Thompson (Senior Quantity Surveyor), Aaron Staples and Ian Harman (Quantity Surveyors), Céline Brard (Procurement Assistant), Lynn Robinson (Quality Compliance Officer) and Dumitru Ipate (Lead Designer).
As Business Development Manager Abi is responsible for tendering via frameworks and for seeking new business opportunities in the residential sector, as well for liaising with Rollalong’s external marketing and PR agency.
“I was specifically looking for a design-led manufacturing business with a link to architecture or product design,” said Abi.
“I have a background in CAD, marketing and sales in bespoke furniture, solar PV and aesthetic concrete. This role is quite different, but in a very positive way, and I’m absolutely loving it so far. I’m very happy to learn and I’m up for the challenge.
“We have a fantastic product at Rollalong and it’s been amazing to learn about the pattern book design of homes that we have developed with Magna Housing and Wiltshire Council as well as the land-led opportunities we are working on with our parent company the Newship Group. I’m really excited to see these opportunities develop.”
Growing Rollalong’s share of the modular residential market in the UK is top of Abi’s list of priorities.
“I hope to remain at Rollalong and I already consider this a long-term role,” she said. “I’m striving for growth within my sector and I’m happy to work hard in order to achieve this.
“I’d like to say a huge thank you to Managing Director Steve Chivers, Sales Manager Nigel Allen and all of the team for making me feel so welcome and for offering such great support at all times.”
Notes for editors:
- Established in 1932, Rollalong is the largest permanent offsite construction company in the south of England, specialising in the development and manufacture of permanent offsite homes.
- The average number of workers at Rollalong is 220, made up of 40 directly employed factory workers, 30 factory subcontractors, 40 office staff, 10 directly employed site workers and 100 site subcontractors.
- Rollalong has over 50 years of experience in the rapid and risk-free delivery of quality, bespoke and modular buildings for all market sectors.
- Rollalong has a proven track record of delivered effective modular buildings across the public sector, including housing for the Ministry of Defence as well as new schools and school extensions and healthcare facilities.
- In the private sector, Rollalong has been commissioned to design and build a range of homes.
- To find out more about Rollalong visit: www.rollalong.co.uk
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