Long Rake Spar reveals new national sales manager

Long Rake Spar has appointed Shane McCormick as its national sales manager for its Natural Selection brand.

Prior to his appointment at Long Rake Spar, McCormick has worked in the landscape industry for over 20 years. His wealth of experience and expertise led Shane to hold senior roles at Marshalls, Namgrass and Talasey. McCormick was recently awarded a spot on the Top 100 influencers in the supply field.

Mr McCormick said: “It’s a huge honour to join Long Rake Spar as National Sales Manager at such an exciting time for the company. Long Rake Spar is a company that continually seeks to improve and has such longevity and trust in the industry, that I feel that this is an excellent opportunity for me. I am eager to get stuck into my role, building lasting rapport with clients and colleagues alike.”

Long Rake Spar’s Head Office is based in Youlgrave, Derbyshire with a further four dockside sites and four processing facilities at various locations around the UK. The company produces in the region of 750kt of finished product per annum.

Trevor Broadhurst, owner and managing director for Long Rake Spar said “We are pleased to have Shane on board to share his industry knowledge with the team and to continue to drive this sector of the business forward.

“This is the biggest part of the business for Long Rake Spar and with Shane’s good connections and vast industry knowledge he is well equipped to take advantage of all future opportunities.”