S&E CARETRADE - Key Persons


Austin Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Warehouse & Distribution

Barry Saunders

Job Titles:
  • Warehouse & Distribution

Bethany Palmer

Job Titles:
  • Customer Care
Out of the frying pan and into the fire, this sweet girl can cope under pressure and she can hold her own. With an eye for detail, and a penchant for Smarties McFlurrys, our Beth, is sure to keep you right. Bethany's pet-peeve is when other drivers are on the road at the same time as her, so please, would you do her a courtesy and get off the road! In other news, she is loving her new role as an 'aunticorn' (official definition: like a normal aunt, only more awesome). She's slightly skittish, but the office wouldn't be the same without her loud gasps and gazelle-like tendencies. Likes: Chai tea, Starbucks, sleep and spending summers in the South of France.

Chris McQuillan

Job Titles:
  • Purchasing
Chris is a Grade 1 Table Tennis Coach and Captain of Ballymena A Table Tennis Club. He loves musical theatre and 80's music.

Conor McDermott

Job Titles:
  • Engineering & Maintenance
Conor loves nothing more than being stuck behind a 16KG washing machine in Cork on a Friday afternoon. He also has the unique inability to see parts that are right bang in front of his face (do we need to give him directions to Specsavers?) show more...

Curtis Clelland

Job Titles:
  • Warehouse
Curtis works in our warehouse alongside Braden. They are very alike but both constantly complain about how annoying the other one is ...pot. kettle. boys! show more... In his spare time, Curtis likes to build computers (wow ...actual skills!). 'Keep calm and get yourself to Starbucks' is his cure for all.

Eddie Greer

Job Titles:
  • Warehouse & Distribution

Gemma Andrews

Job Titles:
  • Project Administrator - James Clement Interiors

Heather Edgar

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Manager
As our resident ‘Just for Fun' team-games guru, meetings are never dull when Heather's around. show more... It's Heather's job to make things look pretty and resource the Sales Team, and when she's not at her computer on InDesign, she's in yet another meeting. PowerPoint queen, birthday cake-maker and self-confessed perfectionist. She takes no nonsense and when she raises that eyebrow, we all know Heather means business!

John Doyle

Job Titles:
  • Installation & Distribution

John Lonergan

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager
Not one for sitting around, he enjoys the simple things in life …cycling, chocolate and comedies (especially his laugh out loud favourite ‘Only Fools & Horses'). John's go-to karaoke song is ‘Hotel California', and if he had to eat one meal for the rest of his life it would have to be bacon & cabbage. show more... Route66 is on his bucket list and he tells us if he could be an animal, he'd be an eagle (hmm …interesting!)

Johnny Woods

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager
A man of few words, Johnny likes to get things done with as little drama as possible. In fact, there are only two times in the year when Johnny's popularity wanes, and that's when it's all hands on deck for stock-take day and Johnny likes to get everyone into work extra early (like before the sun comes up! …the poor night owls are traumatised).

Katie Preston

Job Titles:
  • Customer Care
Back from maternity leave (...honestly, some people will do anything to get a bit of time off work), Katie is adjusting to office life once again and her new role that involves looking after two engineers and supporting the sales team (wow, those mummying skills will come in some use). show more... Not one to use her inside voice (like ever), Katie is life and soul of the party, which might also explain her struggle with the early morning routine. Her proven strategy in the war to stay awake is sugar …and more sugar (if you ever need a fix, Katie always has her top drawer well stocked with sweets but shh we're not supposed to know that). Katie is a big footy fan and a self-proclaimed ‘foodie' (Katie - you've found your tribe).

Kevin Glass

Job Titles:
  • Business Development Director
Kevin started with us 13 years ago! He doesn't look old enough, does he? He works tirelessly to give the impression that he works tirelessly, yet amazingly delivers deals and diligence for his customers regularly. show more... He's also got some mad skills behind the BBQ! ...apparently, it's all in the prep. ...I'll have mine medium-rare please, Kevin!

Lloyd Palmer

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
Lloyd no longer drinks tea at work - maximising efficiencies and all that, tea takes too long to make apparently. Now, the day starts with a cup of strong black coffee (strength - 4 beans, nothing less is acceptable). show more... Proud Daddy (and maybe slightly over-protective of his little princess), he is now pretty sleep deprived but is managing to keep all Kevin's ducks in a row (...and he's not bad with a hoover either!). Likes: Being part of a fully-functioning successful team. Used to like lazy weekends and drinking many variations of Bourbon whiskey ...now he's a hands-on dad and well, life is somewhat different. Dislikes: When things occasionally don't go to plan, rain, salads and the 'woke' generation ...oh and when Oriana cries (he dies a little inside)!

Michael Merritt

Job Titles:
  • Engineering & Maintenance
Electric music-loving Michael is our most talented technician in the kitchen ...his chicken bake and lasagne are edible (...just kidding they are divine ...please, please keep feeding us!). show more... He is also a dab hand at identifying and fixing issues for our customers and has a particular fondness for the scented mattresses that kindly appear in his workshop. An avid storyteller, Michael is currently working on his first book (...we await with bated breath and anticipation!...). As well as being a committed charity fundraiser, Michael also finds time to bowl for Ireland (but is actually a proud Scotsman). He's young enough to keep up with everyone on the team and old enough to complain about "youngsters".

Michael Tierney

Job Titles:
  • Warehouse & Distribution

Molly Speers

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
Molly is our incontinence nurse (after all, why stop for toilet breaks when we can wear diapers instead?!). show more... Our very own Miss Chatterbox, Molly longs for a wet weekend when extra-curricular activities are abandoned and she can put her feet up in front of the fire with a glass (really a bottle) of prosecco and dream of the day her son becomes a professional golfer so she can retire early and cruise around the world in style.

Stephen Patterson

Job Titles:
  • Warehouse & Distribution

Terri Walker

Job Titles:
  • Credit Controller
Terri is super-organised and suffers no fools (beware, this feisty credit controller [or the girl in accounts as she's affectionately known by the Agri team] doesn't come with a remote) but, she'll be the first to greet you with a great big smile. show more... Poor Terri struggles with the early mornings but with a cup of tea in hand and a hot water bottle to keep her warm, she's ready to face the day. A minimalist at heart, Terri's desk is always immaculate (puts the rest of us to shame) and so are her nails …shabby nails are a no-no …and if she hasn't got new nail art to show us every fortnight, something is definitely wrong!

Tim Hughes - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Based in Antrim and having been with the company since he founded it over 30 years ago, Tim craves for as little hassle as possible with everyone else doing the work. show more... He is most happy surrounded by happy customers, really really good coffee and weekends. He works hard to ensure no-one forgets to put the coffee in the cupboard and that any staff who have garlic at lunchtime are made to sit in the warehouse.

Tom Aughey

Job Titles:
  • Accounts Office Manager
Tom is our in-house Acrobat - he mainly juggles his day and balances the books. show more... Tom enjoys regular exercise at his local leisure centre and is a founder member of his local Men's Shed in Crumlin Co. Antrim.