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STARK UK appoints JPS managing director amidst reorganisation

Oliver Stanley 9th January 2026 People News Comments Off on STARK UK appoints JPS managing director amidst reorganisation

STARK Building Materials UK (STARK UK) has appointed Fiona Perrin as Managing Director of Jewson Partnership Solutions (JPS). Perrin brings a wealth of rich and relevant experience, having built her career in merchanting, manufacturing and several public sector organisations. She has worked in numerous customer-facing, sales and marketing, and business leadership roles, positioning her well to lead JPS into the next phase of its growth journey. Over the past 30+ years, Fiona has held a number of senior leadership positions in the industry, including Chairman of the Independent Builders Merchant Group in its early days and Managing Director level roles in HSS Hire. Relevant to JPS, she’s been a Non-Executive Director at housing association Coastline Housing and Sentry Doors, a fire safety business supplying into social housing across the UK. In addition, she’s had roles at the European Rental Association, site tech specialist Reactec, and Parker Building Supplies. With additional and extensive specialist experience in leading ESG strategy and bid management, STARK UK will benefit from Fiona’s breadth of strategic leadership, operational and sales and marketing expertise. She will report into John Carter, Chief Executive Officer of STARK UK, thereby also joining the UK Executive team. Elsewhere in the business, Ranald Forbes, Chief Logistics Officer, will support MBS, which will continue to be led by Fraser Neve as Managing Director. Forbes brings deep expertise in transport and logistics that will further support the company’s growth plans with national housebuilders. As National Operations Director – Strategic Projects, Neil Grindley will assume responsibility for Normans, supporting Martina McGibney as Managing Director of the Jersey-based business, which has its roots and heritage dating back 185 years on the island. The team will benefit from Grindley’s breadth of experience with Jewson and his leadership of the company’s ‘Branch of the Future’ programme and Tool Hire business. John Carter, CEO for STARK UK, said: “We are committed to supporting the building and construction industry, across all of the sectors in which its businesses operate. “To support our growth plans for our specialist businesses, we are bringing the additional expertise and targeted experience needed to accelerate the transformation of JPS, MBS and Normans, so that we are well positioned to deliver the propositions that our customers in these markets need from their preferred builders’ merchant and materials distributor. “As a result of this reorganisation, our Executive Director – Business Development for STARK UK, Mark Esling, will be leaving the business. We thank Mark for his contributions to the company and wish him every success for the future.” Fiona added: “This is a once in a lifetime role, bringing together both my experience and passion for social housing. JPS is a very successful business, helping every day to provide decent homes and communities across the UK. With the backing of STARK Group – Europe's leader in building materials distribution – as well as our innovations and ESG commitments that lead the market, we’re going to achieve great things.”

STARK Building Materials UK (STARK UK) has appointed Fiona Perrin as managing director of Jewson Partnership Solutions (JPS). Perrin has held a number of senior leadership positions in the industry, including chairman of the Independent Builders Merchant Group in its early days and managing director level roles in HSS Hire. …

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STARK UK goes bats with new campaign

Oliver Stanley 5th December 2025 News Comments Off on STARK UK goes bats with new campaign

STARK UK campaign supports bats in hibernation

Builders’ merchants and materials distributor STARK UK is inviting local schools, community groups, tradespeople and businesses to join the second phase of its Homes for Nature campaign, helping to build bat boxes to support hibernation this winter. This call to action builds on the successful start of STARK UK’s Homes …

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Jewson and Quadient launch 24/7 smart lockers

Oliver Stanley 9th September 2025 News Comments Off on Jewson and Quadient launch 24/7 smart lockers

Quadient and Jewson launch 24/7 oversize smart lockers for the building trade

Jewson  builders’ merchant, part of the STARK Group, has partnered with Quadient, a global automation platform, to roll out new Parcel Pending oversize smart lockers at its flagship branches in Luton and Farnborough. These new outdoor oversize trade lockers will provide customers with secure, 24/7 click-and-collect access for everything from small …

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Jewson launches Project Estimator service

Fiona Russell-Horne 17th April 2025 News Comments Off on Jewson launches Project Estimator service

Jewson launches Project Estimator service

National builders’ merchant Jewson has rebranded its Build Aviator service, relaunching it as Project Estimator, an estimating service to help its customers save time in the planning stages of their projects. The revised service enables customers to share the floor plans, section drawings, elevations and specification for their project and …

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Stark adds to senior team at Normans

Fiona Russell-Horne 4th February 2025 People News Comments Off on Stark adds to senior team at Normans

Martina McGibney Normans

STARK Building Materials UK Ltd has appointed Simon Chard as chairman of its builders merchant on the Channel Island of Jersey, Normans, and Martina McGibney as managing director designate. Their appointments are made as STARK UK further solidifies its position on Jersey, having secured the Five Oaks site for Normans …

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John Carter to speak at 2025 BMF All Industry Conference

wmcgill 15th July 2024 News Comments Off on John Carter to speak at 2025 BMF All Industry Conference

John Carter

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is delighted to confirm John Carter, CEO of STARK Building Materials UK, as the first of its industry speakers at the 2025 BMF All Industry Conference, taking place in Barcelona from June 12-15 2025. John Carter, formerly the CEO at Travis Perkins, joined the STARK …

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