Martin Hill – Chairman, GRS Group
Martin joined the
original Galliford Road Stone business in 1985 as a Sales
Co-ordinator. He quickly moved on to become Sales Representative for
Northamptonshire and then Field Sales Manager before taking up a role
as Board Director for the Midlands region within five years. He led
the crucial 1997 management buy-out that first established GRS as an
independent business and was Managing Director until 2012 when he
became Chairman.
Jon Fisher – Chief Executive Officer, GRS Group
Jon joined GRS during
its formation in 1997 as a Sales Co-ordinator for East London, based
at Kings Cross. He then moved up to become Sales Representative for
the same area before being appointed to the role of Regional Manager
for London and South East. He was promoted to the GRS Board in 2007
as Southern Regional Director and, after leading a second management
buyout in 2012, took up the role of Group CEO.
Antony Beamish – Managing Director, GRS Trading
Antony joined GRS in
2002 as a Sales Co-ordinator for Hertfordshire, based at the
company’s Houghton Regis office. He then progressed through several
key positions, with responsibility for regional sales and business
development. In 2008 he was appointed Regional Manager for London and
the South East, and joined the GRS Board in 2012 as a Regional
Director before taking on the MD role for GRS Trading soon
afterwards.
Lee Hudson – Managing Director, GRS Building Products
Lee joined the company
in 1999 as an internal sales co-ordinator for the GRS merchants
division. He worked closely with the senior management team over the
years to developing the GRS loose aggregates and packed products
businesses. In 2014 he was appointed to the board, becoming
responsible commercially for GRS Building Products, and has since
taken on responsibility for GRS production and logistics.
Joe Gifford – Managing Director, GRS Integrated Solutions
Joe has more than 25
years in the construction industry with particular expertise in
earthmoving and civil engineering. After holding key roles with two
well-known firms in the groundworks sector, Joe set up his own
business NEA Contracts in 2013 and worked alongside GRS on a number
of projects in the South East. In 2018 he joined the GRS (following
the acquisition of Walsh), becoming a Board Director in 2020. GRS
Integrated Solutions was formed in 2022.
Martin Reid – Group Chief Finance Officer
Martin has over 25
years' experience in the building materials sector. After starting
his career with two major accounting firms followed by a stint with
Rolls Royce, he joined
Lafarge (now part of Holcim) in
1996. He held senior positions in finance, strategy and business
development, including three years as a JV Director of GRS Building
Products. From 2010 he took up international roles with Lafarge in
France, the Philippines then UAE, before returning to the UK to join
GRS as Group CFO in 2016.
Liam Charalambou – Group General Counsel
Liam is a solicitor and
member of the Law Society who spent the first part of his career in
private practice with Pinsent
Masons LLP before moving into construction materials in 2011 with
Aggregate Industries (part
of Holcim). Whilst at AI he was instrumental in numerous deals
including the Rail Freight
Services joint venture with GRS (where he sat on the RFS
Board). He joined GRS in 2018, bringing with him strong commercial
acumen, and is responsible for legal affairs, regulatory compliance,
corporate governance, company secretarial and insurance.
Bevan Browne – Non-Executive Director
Bevan has 25 years’
experience within the building materials industry. He started his
career in the distribution platform with builders merchant Travis
Perkins, transitioning into the commercial arena with plastic
drainage specialists Wavin.
Bevan then joined Tarmac in 2002,
where he has held multiple leadership positions in the UK building
products and materials businesses. Presently, he is the Managing
Director for the Tarmac UK materials division.
Dyfrig James – Non-Executive Director
Dyfrig joined Redland
as a senior manager in 1994 and, after Lafarge's takeover in 1998,
became MD for Lafarge Aggregates in 2003. He was Regional President
for Northern & Central Europe from 2007 to 2011, responsible for
10 countries with a turnover of €1.4bn. From 2012 as CEO of Lafarge
UK he was instrumental in merger that created Lafarge-Tarmac
(now Tarmac). He has been involved with GRS for 30 years, joining the
board in 2014 to support our ambitious growth plans. Dyfrig is a
strong advocate of improving health and safety and a passionate
believer in the construction industry's contribution to a sustainable
world.
