Key appointment fires up Smoke Control Services

A South Wales-based fire safety firm has made a key appointment to its management team to drive its ambitious growth plans.

Smoke Control Services (SCS) has appointed Louise Umbleja, 26, to the newly created role of Business Development Manager as part of its strategy to double turnover to £15m by 2010.

The company, which is based in Tredomen, north of Caerphilly, supplies leading blue-chip contractors with one-stop-shop smoke control and ventilation solutions for multi-storey residential, commercial and retail developments across the UK.

Some of the company’s long-standing clients include housebuilder Taylor Woodrow, supermarket chain Morrisons, high street store Woolworths and commercial property developers Rightacres. Notable projects undertaken include the London Transport Museum and Victoria Wharf residential development in Cardiff Bay, while recent contract wins include providing a smoke control system to the new Media Wales office development in Cardiff, and to White City, a new £1.6 billion shopping mall at Shepherd's Bush set to become London’s biggest shopping centre when it opens its doors this year. The company is also providing a smoke control system to Callaghan Square, a new commercial premises development set to provide more than half a million square feet of office space in central Cardiff.
Louise has amassed a wealth of experience in marketing and communications since graduating in Public Relations and Marketing from St Mark and St John’s College, Exeter University, in 2002. Her previous roles include Marketing Manager at business support agency Entrepreneur Action and Senior Account Executive at Cardiff-based Working Word Public Relations.
At Smoke Control Services Louise will be responsible for identifying new market opportunities and developing strategies for targeting new markets.
Smoke Control Services was established in 1992 and has built a strong word-of-mouth reputation for technical excellence, innovation and quality.

Louise, of Llantwit Fardre, said:
“I am excited to be joining Smoke Control Services at a key point in the company’s development. I look forward to developing my professional experience and expertise in this dynamic sector and to helping the company achieve its ambitious growth plans.”
Managing director Allan Meek said:
“With the popularity of apartment living on the increase across the UK and the boom in the commercial and retail sectors, we are undergoing an exciting period of expansion. The appointment of Louise is a key element of our growth strategy as we look to expand into new sectors and exploit opportunities in the markets in which we currently operate.”

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