Corporate member promotes team

Corporate member  Designer Contracts has announced five senior promotions across the company.

Lee Hassett, who recently joined the business as projects executive has been promoted to divisional director, taking control of four of the company’s 15 regions.

Regional managers, Jason Doyle from the North East region and Paul Slade from Thames Medway, have both been promoted to regional directors. Area managers, Kevin Hounsome from the South Midlands region and Matt Timmins from the West Midlands, have been promoted to regional managers.

Peter Kelsey, Designer Contracts’ managing director, said : “I’m delighted to have made five senior promotions across the business.

“Last year was a fantastic year for us. We celebrated 25 years, opened three brand new regions and revealed our ambitious five-year plan to double turnover from £40 to £80 million, and employees from 300 to 600. We now employ over 330 are already ahead of our forecasted target.”

Designer Contracts was recently named in the Business Reporter’s Best of British Campaign, which recognises success stories in British business. The accolade was awarded to just 10 companies in the UK.

The company operates across 15 UK regional facilities. As well as flooring, the company provides curtains and blinds, furniture and lighting, and operates a showhome and contract-focused interior design services division.