M&M Timber, a division of
the Forest Garden Group, is delighted to welcome Ben Wyatt to its ranks as Head
of Design and Commercials.
This exciting new position within the company will
support key strategic growth plans for product ranges, in particular, their
play portfolio.
Ben has extensive commercial and management experience
in delivering new business streams and strategies. He has a degree in
industrial design and spent the last 10 years working for Playforce, part of
the TCL Group and one of the leading playground providers to consumers in the
UK.
M&M Timber manufacture and supply a comprehensive
range of machine rounded timber products and has fast become the supplier of
choice to the agricultural, utility, commercial, landscape and play market
sectors.
The appointment of Ben will enable the business to
design, develop and introduce a brand new, trade only, play portfolio which
will be called the PlayReady range. This new range will include:
- Outdoor
Classrooms and Shelters
- Timber
fitness trails
- Outdoor
furniture
- Climbing
Units
- Planting
solutions
- Storage
units
- Large
tower structures
- And
almost everything a play company may need to sell into a wide range of consumer
markets.
Ben Wyatt, Head of Design & Commercials, says: “I
am extremely excited to be joining M&M Timber at a time when the business
is starting an exciting strategic growth plan. As a new role within the
company, I am looking forward to evolving the existing product ranges and
introducing new and exciting ranges to the portfolio before getting back in
contact with all my old contacts and even more new ones”.
Fraser Hall, Managing Director at M&M Timber,
adds: “The management team at M&M Timber and Forest Garden Group are
delighted to appoint a highly experienced candidate for the position of Head of
Design & Commercials. Ben’s strong product design and commercial
credentials, partnered with his understanding of the play sector, made him an
instant fit for M&M Timber and we’re delighted to have him join our team.
The role will also support the wider Forest Garden Group in its new product
development programme.”
