Meet the team

Jason Richards

Year joined:

Jason joined Sapphire in 2022. Jason graduated from Staffordshire University and initially worked on fabrication in New Zealand, then starting a career in structural and automotive architecture, previously in aerospace. Jason works as a Supplier Quality Engineer.

Konrad Kaminski

Supply Chain Manager

Year joined: 2012

After joining us as a fabricator in the Reading factory, Konrad progressed into running the production schedule at the Winchester balcony factory. He then returned to Reading and took over the supply chain management team, sourcing and coordinating the supply of products to ensure production is kept on track, whilst keeping within budget and to the expected quality standards.

Laura Gillmore

Executive Assistant

Year joined: 2007

Laura joined our team with a construction industry background, as soon as an office had been established in Reading at the end of 2006. She worked with our team during the balustrade days as Sales Assistant until leaving the company in 2013 and then re-joining us again in 2017. She now supports the Management Team as an Executive Assistant and contributes to office management at Sapphire Balconies.

Leonie Van Heerden

Buyer

Year joined: 2023

Lloyd Parsons

Contracts Manager

Year joined: 1998

Lloyd Parsons originally joined Sapphire in 1998 at our London location in Barnet. He started as a fabricator and installer, giving him a sound grounding in the way balustrades were made. He became a competent contract manager in the Barnet office and relocated with Sapphire Eastern in 2007 to the Hertfordshire office where he was a key cog in the management of that branch and factory. Lloyd now works as a contract manager based remotely from Norfolk and has run some of the largest balcony schemes we have delivered. All testament to his technical ability and capability of hitting Sapphire’s stringent  budgets, program and client satisfaciton requirements.

Luke Haughton

Joint Managing Director

Year joined: 2006

Luke originally joined Sapphire with an accounts-based background and has led our sales team, initially for Barnet, then our Reading branch through our balustrade days.  Luke has a wealth of experience in building strong and lasting relationships with all positions through most of the UK’s top housebuilders and developers.

Marius Ursuta

Contracts Manager

Year joined: 2021

Martin Wilson

Deputy Finance Controller

Year joined: 2021

Martin joined Sapphire in 2021 after qualifying as a chartered management accountant on our accounts team and has been working in Finance for the past 20 years.

Martyn Lindsell

Facilities Manager

Year joined: 2006

Martyn is responsible for the facilities management of the head office and warehouse, including maintenance and organisation. His role also includes the management of company vehicles for services and maintenance. He also works closely with the Environment, Safety, and Health team to ensure staff are kept safe when on the property and any safety risks are promptly dealt with.