MEET YOUR TEAM

Simon Pelly

Managing Director

Simon joined us in 2008 from the automotive sector. With a degree in animal science Simon is at home on the farm and has a wealth of knowledge to share. Prior to the purchasing the business in 2018, Simon had worked his way up to Group Sales and Marketing Director. Simon is now Managing Director.

Jonathan Kirk

Estimating Director

Jonathan was our Senior Estimator prior to purchasing the business with Simon in 2018. He has been with us since 2010 and is a first-class mathematician and the hub of all knowledge when it comes to project details.

David Longstaff

General Manager

David returned to us in 2022 and took up the role of general manager. He has a wealth of hands-on experience from previously working in most departments from estimating to workshop to project managing on site. To relax he enjoys going away in his campervan with his family.

Rob Brown

Operations Manager

Rob is one person who seems to have been with us forever, in fact it’s since 2007 when he joined as a trainee. He has, over the years, worked his way through most areas of the business, to be Operations Manager in charge of our factory and site operations.

Although Rob has spent his working life with S&A, he is no stranger to excitement. He used to race 600cc motorcycles until he had a massive accident, which finally made him calm down! He now does his racing on pedal bikes and is still pushing it to the limits.

Rob lives in Barnard Castle with his wife and sons and is responsible for everything that goes through our factory and when your building arrives on site.

Andrew & Lisa

Procurement

Andrew and Lisa oversee spending money and a great job it is that they do. In the past few years with prices fluctuating so much these two have really earned their keep, doing deals to secure materials in the face or enormous challenges. If you come into our Barnard Castle reception, chances are you’ll be welcomed by either Andrew or Lisa.

Daryl & Simon

Sales and Estimating

Daryl joined us in 2016 and deals predominantly in the local agricultural marketplace. Daryl is the guy who visits the farms to collect the information which he then works through to estimate.

Simon joined S&A as an estimator in 2021 having previously worked here what feels like decades ago, but we got him back and he is now one of the people you're most likely to talk to if you have an enquiry. Just make sure you have the right Simon if you call, as our MD is a Simon also and we do our best to keep him away from spreadsheets.

Ashley, Graeme, John and Karol

Drawing Office

Now these guys will have you believe they are the real heroes of the business undertaking all the engineering and detailing, if it weren’t for them we couldn’t make or erect anything!! Ashely is our drawing and technical manager leading his team in their nice, air-conditioned office, behind banks of monitors. These guys take what the sales team have sold and turn it into a reality on paper, with all the detail and spec the guys in the factory need to make your building. They also send the information to our CNC machines so they can do their work.

Chances are you might meet the drawing team as they do come to site to undertake surveys as well, so it’s not all air-conditioned luxury!

Katie & Harry

Finance

Katie is a qualified accountant who joined us in 2023 and is in charge of organising and keeping the finances and paper trails on track. Katie is supported by Harry.

Workshop

The workshop team is headed up by Tony Nicholson, our Team Leader. The workshop is home of some of our longest serving members. All our Welder/Fabricators are coded welders to meet with our CE protocols and they work closely with our Fabrications Support staff to manufacture the buildings on time for our customers.

Site Teams

Our site guys are led by Jason, our Contracts Manager. These are the people who you will meet if you buy an erected building from us. They all have CSCS cards of different skills, CPCS plant cards and a raft of qualifications which allows them to erect the steel and cladding on a variety of sites across the country. We all have a lot of respect for these guys, not in the summer when they are topping up their tans but, in the winter when they have to work outside in all conditions.