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

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