Meet The Team

When Dan joined the company in 1992, he only planned to stay for 4-6 weeks until he got a ‘proper job’!

His first jobs included sweeping up, going to the shop, making the tea and coffee and occasionally running machines.

Eventually he got the opportunity to run the machines full time, and then after 18 months he joined the maintenance team.

In 2002 he became involved with the office side of the company and in 2006 he was promoted to General Manager of Xtex.

Dan now has oversight of Xtex Polythene Ltd, at both the Wilsden and Huddersfield sites.

Liz joined Xtex in 1988 as Office Administrator, and has seen many changes in systems and personnel over the years.

Liz is now in charge of the Book-keeping department of the business, a job that suits her perfectly.

She has a great memory regarding customers and has a good working relationship with them all, which makes her an invaluable member of staff.

In 1999, at the ripe old age of 49, after 33 years working in the local wool trade, Rob was asked to join Xtex and BGM, where he quickly reorganised the structure of the company, and put it on a solid foundation.

Rob has now taken a back seat – but this does mean that from time to time he can be a bit of a back-seat driver!

One day he intends to fully retire - although it has been noted that his holidays are becoming longer and more frequent.

Dave started at the Huddersfield site in 1998, initially as a Bagging Machine Operator; he then moved to the Warehouse and soon got the place ‘ship shape’.

He then started to work alongside Val in the office when the General Manager was on annual leave, and helped with the production and planning side of the operation.

Dave is now the General Manager at the Huddersfield site.

Val started at the Huddersfield site in 1992 in the admin department on a job share basis, but shortly after joining she took the role on full time.

She quickly established herself as a pivotal member of the office team, forging a great working relationship with all the customers.

As we keep updating our office/computer systems, Val has become the ‘chief tester’. If it can go wrong, she can make it happen!

Val is also adept at spotting spelling mistakes (mainly Dan’s), and correcting everyone’s grammatical errors.

Val has become the go-to person if there are any issues to be addressed, given her vast experience

Luke joined the Company in 2018 after serving in the Army and then attending Engineering College. He was employed as a Bagging Operator but soon showed an aptitude and interest in the maintaining of the machines. As our current Maintenance Engineer was nearing retirement, Luke began his apprenticeship to take his place. He has now been our Maintenance Engineer for several years.

Olivia first became involved at Xtex while she was still at school, during the holidays she would often go into the office to carry out various tasks that Dan (her Dad) had set for her.

After leaving school, and for a few years, she explored a number of different avenues. Then in 2023 a position became available and she jumped at the chance to become the 4th Generation Bentley to be involved in Xtex.

Olivia is settling in well and hopefully she will soon be showing Dan how things should be done.