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Introducing new faces at British Sugar TOPSOIL

23 May 2017

The new-look British Sugar TOPSOIL team, from left: Kim Campton, Grace Townsend, Natalie Gudgin and Andy Spetch.

National TOPSOIL Manager Andy Spetch and Sales Manager Natalie Gudgin have two new colleagues to help them maintain British Sugar TOPSOIL’s reputation for excellent customer service. Kim Campton and Grace Townsend have joined the TOPSOIL team following a move to pastures new by Andy and Natalie’s former colleagues of longstanding, Sam Colman and Sally Walton.

Kim Campton, who has moved from British Sugar’s Customer Services Department, which she joined in 2015, brings with her a strong record of efficiently handling customer orders and enquiries at British Sugar. Her previous experience of working for the Environment Agency’s Waterways Department, where she was responsible for rented moorings, including the issuing of contracts and licences and collection of mooring fees, will also inform her new role.

A keen sportswoman, Kim has played Women’s Rugby for 18 years and represented her club at county level. She is particularly looking forward to working with TOPSOIL clients in the sports turf sector and promoting the features of TOPSOIL’s new Sports & Turf dressing.

Grace Townsend has joined British Sugar TOPSOIL from Bidfood, suppliers of food and catering products, where she worked as a telesales executive responsible for obtaining and developing customers and growing her own customer base. She will be employing similar skills at TOPSOIL, identifying potential customers and matching their requirements to the company’s products. Outside of the work environment Grace is an enthusiastic supporter of summer music festivals and, in the winter, is a keen skier.

With this change to half the TOPSOIL team, Andy Spetch is keen to introduce Kim and Grace to clients: “I want our clients to know that they can expect the same excellent levels of customer service from the new-look team. Although Sam Colman and Sally Walton are hard acts to follow, Natalie and I have been busy passing on our knowledge and experience and I know that Kim and Grace will soon be entirely confident in their roles. I wish them every success in their future careers with British Sugar TOPSOIL.”

Further information:  Andy Spetch - 01733 422084 / 07850 369787
Andy.spetch@britishsugar.com

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British Sugar TOPSOIL is the largest suppliers of quality TOPSOIL in the UK. Our products, Landscape20, HortLoam and Sports & Turf, are successfully used by the construction, landscaping and amenity industries. For further information on British Sugar TOPSOIL go to www.bstopsoil.co.uk

British Sugar is the leading supplier to the British and Irish food and beverage markets. We operate four factories across East Anglia and the East Midlands employing around 1,400 permanent and contract staff directly at our facilities and support up to 9,500 UK jobs in the wider economy.

Around 3,500 growers supply our factories with 8 million tonnes of sugar beet each year, which we process and produce up to 1.4 million tonnes of sugar.

Sugar production is at the heart of our operations but using our highly integrated approach to manufacturing, we aim to transform all of our raw materials into sustainable products. We produce 500,000 tonnes of animal feed from sugar beet pulp. We recycle stones for building, lime for soil conditioning and soil for landscaping. Using our Combined Heat & Power plants, we export enough electricity for over 120,000 homes; we were also the first company to manufacture Bioethanol in the UK.

Over the past five years, we have invested over £250 million to improve efficiency and competitiveness; in addition, we invest over £2m every year in research, development and education.

For further information visit www.britishsugar.co.uk