About

Our Amazing Team

As well as managing customer accounts and recruiting new customers, Robert looks after the Marketing and PR work alongside IT, technology and data management within the business.

Robert Oldershaw

Director

John is heavily involved with R&D on a practical level, with particular involvement in storage techniques, factory evolution as well as keeping a tight control of the business financials.

John Grimwood

CEO

As well as his role as Chairman of the group, Robert has over 40 years experience and has been instrumental in much of the cutting edge R&D work undertaken by our industry.

Robert Oldershaw Snr

Chairman

Instrumental in the development of production, grading and storage facilities, Richard oversees the procurement, grader and packhouse teams as well as managing the overall site.

Richard Greetham

Managing Director

Chris brings technical expertise and a very practical head to the board. Chris is Managing Director of our Goldwood factory and is integral to various CapEx projects within the business.

Chris Woodrow

Managing Director (Goldwood)

As a fully qualified accountant, Mark has a broad set of skills in the accounting arena. Building on his experience of a variety of industries including manufacturing, property and financial services, Mark has a track record of producing timely accounts as well as a passion for continual improvement.

Mark Dallas

Management Accountant

Elaine is key to our customer liaisons. Managing several customer accounts with a keen eye for detail and a meticulous work ethic, Elaine has built up an unparalleled knowledge or packaging and the current challenges around plastic reduction.

Elaine Farthing-Schmidt

Commercial & Packaging Manager

With a wealth of experience in the HR sector, Lucy heads up our HR team. Focusing on employee engagement, training and general HR, Lucy brings experience of manufacturing and the legal profession to our team.

Lucy Oldershaw

Head of HR

Sam has been with us for over 25 years and working in our technical department ensuring our internal audits are robust enough to secure our Grade AA BRC accreditation. Sam also looks after our Health and Safety

Sam Avill

Site Technical Manager

Doug deals with our growers and suppliers, ensuring we have the right crop here at the right time. He is responsible for volume and price planning to feed the packing business with the highest quality at the best price.

Doug McNeil

Procurement Manager

Darren is relatively new to the business but has learnt fast and now heads up both our processing and grading operations giving us a greater depth of understanding across departments.

Darren Young

Processing Factory Manager

With considerable experience in managing our distribution team and overseeing the running of the site in the evenings, John has now turned his skills to day shift production.