Meet the Team
SIG Design & Technology is a growing company with an expert team whose job it is to meet and look after enquirers and customers across the UK and providing plenty of expert roofing advice.
Specification Team
The team are always out and about meeting architects, specifiers and main contractors. Click on the interactive map to identify which specification manager covers your area and get in touch with them direct via Linkedin, telephone or email.
Sitting alongside our National Specification Managers we also have teams who provide specialist knowledge on Hard Metals, SIGnature Bituminous Membranes and Slate. Here we introduce you to them.
Sales Management Team
Ross Finnie, Sales Director
Ross leads the sales team. You will also have seen him writing on our blog and he also put together our CPD Seminar ‘A Structured Approach to Roof Specification and Design’. As flat roofing options become more complex, the CPD addresses how to achieve the right balance of performance, aesthetics and cost for each project.
Email: rossfinnie@sigdandt.co.uk
Connect with Ross on Linkedin here.
Rob Edwards, National Specification Manager and Specification Manager – North West of England and North Wales
Rob looks after our specifier and contractor clients in North Wales, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Derbyshire.
Email: robedwards@sigroofing.com
Connect with Rob on Linkedin here.
Andy Bright, National Business Development Manager – Liquids
Andy is National Business Development Manager for liquids.
Andy contributed to our blog post about re-roofing in action – Replacing a Supermaket Flat Roof in 3 minutes.
Email: andrewbright@sigdandt.co.uk
Ian Dryden, SIGnature National Business Development Manager and SIGnature Specification Manager – Midlands
Ian is SIGnature National Business Development Manager.
SIG Design & Technology has launched a website specifically for schools, called FixMySchoolRoof.com. The website provides advice and information about school roofs, and explains how schools can obtain grant funding for repairs and replacement.
Email: iandryden@sigplc.com
Connect with Ian on Linkedin here.
Design & Technology Regional Coverage
Cameron MacAndrew, Specification Manager – Scotland
Cameron looks after our clients in the whole of Scotland and Cumbria .
Cameron was involved in the Re-roofing a building when in use: Vue Cinema Doncaster.
Email: cameronmacandrew@sigdandt.co.uk
Connect with Cameron on Linkedin here.
Lisa Morris, Specification Manager North – East of England
Lisa looks after our specifier and contractor clients in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham, Yorkshire amd Humberside.
Email: lisamorris@sigroofing.com
Connect with Lisa on Linkedin here.
Hitesh Pattni, Specification Manager – Midlands and North West London
Hitesh is out on the road across the Midlands and North West London. He visits clients in Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and North West London.
Email: hiteshpattni@sigdandt.co.uk
Connect with Hitesh on Linkedin here.
Ian Hayward, Specification Manager – South Wales and South West of England
Ian is out on the road across the Welsh Border counties, Gloucestershire, Pembrokeshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Carmarthanshire, Brecon and South Wales. He also covers the South West of England down into Bristol, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Wilshire.
Email: ianhayward@sigdandt.co.uk
Connect with Ian on Linkedin here.
Christa Coe, Specification Manager – South of England and South London
Christa visits our clients across the South of London plus East and West Sussex, Berkshire, Hampshire. Surrey, Kent and Dorset. She also visits clients in the Channel Islands.
Christa was involved in the Guildford Crematorium project where the copper roof was replaced with a PIB membrane coloured with real flakes of copper.
Email: christacoe@sigdandt.co.uk
Connect with Christa on Linkedin here.
Sam Holt, Specification Manager – East of England and North East London
Sam covers the North East of London plus Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex.
Email: samholt@sigroofing.com
Connect with Sam on Linkedin here.
Major Projects
Andy Wells, Business Development Manager – Wates
Email: andywells@sigplc.com
Connect with Andy on Linkedin here.
Neil Sprackling, Business Development Manager – Supply Chain
Email: neilsprackling@sigplc.com
Connect with Neil on Linkedin here.
SIGnature Bituminous Membrane Regional Coverage
Exclusive to SIG Design & Technology, the SIGnature range is a torch-applied built up roofing system for flat and pitched roofs which is robust, tried and tested. Intended for both new work and overlay projects and offering different warranty packages dependent on the underlay option selected. The SIGnature range will ensure that you can tailor the system to your client’s requirements, and come in on budget.
SIG Design & Technology has launched a website specifically for schools, called FixMySchoolRoof.com. The website provides advice and information about school roofs, and explains how schools can obtain grant funding for repairs and replacement.
To find your local bituminous specification manager click here on our interactive map or search the list below for detailed information.
Ian Dryden, SIGnature National Business Development Manager and SIGnature Specification Manager – Midlands
Ian is SIGnature Specification Manager for the Midlands, East of England, North East of England and Wales. He is also the National Business Development Manager for SIGnature.
Email: iandryden@sigplc.com
Connect with Ian on Linkedin here.
Graeme MacQueen, SIGnature Specification Manager – North
Graeme looks after our SIGnature clients in the whole of Scotland and the North of England.
Email: grahammacqueen@sigplc.com
Connect with Graeme on Linkedin here.
SIGnature Specification Manager – South
For all enquiries please contact Ian Dryden on iandryden@sigplc.com
Zinc & Copper Regional Coverage
We have a dedicated Hard Metals Microsite you should visit with details of all the products, manufacture and installation.
Simon Walker, Category Manager Zinc & Copper
Category Manager Simon Walker contributes to our blog posts about zinc, copper and stainless steel roofing and cladding including this one about Zinc shingles on a unique cliff house in Salobrena. He also put together our CPD ‘Specifying Hard Metals: Choosing the Right Product for the Project’. As the popularity for hard metal products grows, this CPD equips the specifier with better knowledge of hard metal roofing and cladding systems.
Email: simonwalker@sigplc.com
Connect with Simon on Linkedin here.
Paul Cousins, Business Development Manager – West
Paul supports our specification managers on Zinc and Copper projects.
Paul was involved in the project at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey. Click here to see a time lapse video showing the replacement of the tiled roof with a zinc standing seam metal roof.
Email: paulcousins@sigroofing.com
Connect with Paul on Linkedin here.
Tony Oakes, Business Development Manager – East
Tony supports our specification managers on Zinc and Copper projects.
Email: tonyoakes@sigroofing.com
Natural Slate Regional Coverage
As the largest supplier of Natural Slate in the world, we have built an enviable reputation for quality and consistency. Since our inception in 2005, SIGA Slate has sought to bring simplicity to the market through the clarity, consistency and efficiency of our products and services. We have been able to build long-lasting relationships with our customers thanks to the transparency we offer through test certificates for contractors and architects.
Find out which slate specification manager covers your area by clicking here on our interactive map or search the list below for detailed information about your local advisor.
Jeremy Cline, Sales Director Slate & Clay
Jeremy has been in construction for over 30 years specializing in Natural Slate for 20 years and clay for 7 years, working directly for manufacturers including one of the largest slate quarrying groups in Spain. He’s always worked alongside architects, and looks after the Slate team.
Email: jeremycline@sigroofing.com
Connect with Jeremy on Linkedin here.
Alex Grant, Specification Manager – Scotland
Alex (pronounced Alec) has many years of experience in the Natural Slate industry, having worked for both Welsh and Spanish quarrying groups, he covers the whole of Scotland.
Email: alexgrant@sigroofing.com
Chris Biddick, Specification – Manager North of England and North Wales
Chris worked for a British quarry for many years and looks after Natural Slate for the North of England and North Wales
Email: chrisbiddick@sigroofing.com
Connect with Chris on Linkedin here.
Terry Fearfield, Specification Manager – South West of England
Terry has over 30 years’ experience in the roofing industry including quarry experience. He covers Natural Slate in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Avon, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire and Hereford and Worcester, and South Wales as well.
Email: terryfearfield@sigroofing.com
Connect with Terry on Linkedin here.
Roy Clarkson, Specification Manager – London, Anglia and Midlands
Roy is an extremely experienced specification manager having worked within the roofing industry for 25 years and has spent the last 15 years focusing specifically on Natural Slate. He covers Natural Slate for North London, East Anglia and the Midlands.
Email: royclarkson@sigroofing.com
Daniel Madell, Specification Manager South of England and South London
Daniel covers Natural Slate for the South of England and South London.
Email: danielmadell@sigroofing.com
Management Team
Mike Crook, Trading Director
Mike has P&L responsibility at SIG Design & Technology and his role is to grow the business for all stakeholders – suppliers, investors, employees and customers.
Connect with Mike on Linkedin here.
Ross Finnie, Sales Director
Ross leads the sales team. You will also have seen him writing on our blog and he also put together our CPD Seminar ‘A Structured Approach to Roof Specification and Design’. As flat roofing options become more complex, the CPD addresses how to achieve the right balance of performance, aesthetics and cost for each project.
Connect with Ross on Linkedin here.
Jeremy Cline, Sales Director Slate & Clay
Jeremy has been in construction for over 30 years specializing in Natural Slate for 20 years and clay for 7 years, working directly for manufacturers including one of the largest slate quarrying groups in Spain. He’s always worked alongside architects, and looks after the Slate team. He’s also covering the South & South East.
Connect with Jeremy on Linkedin here.
Dave Schofield, D&T Operations Director
Dave’s new role as D&T Operations Director will see him overseeing all commercial operations in the company including order capture for all categories. He will be working more closely with hauliers, but continue his good relationship with the branches to ensure as Design and Technology grows further we maintain our excellent relationship for customer service.
Connect with Dave on Linkedin here.
Steve Cleminson, Technical Director
Our in-house technical team continues to expand. The team is headed up by Technical Director Steve Cleminson, whom you may have seen in our instructional videos.
Steve also knows all about our DATAC accredited roofing contractor scheme.
Connect with Steve on Linkedin here.
Get in touch
Our managers are active on Linkedin, and the team are also on Twitter at @SIGDesignTech. Feel free to get in touch with us when you are in need of specialist roofing advice. You can also follow our Linkedin Company Page.
Not sure who covers your area? Download our interactive guide, which includes a map of each manager’s area of operation, email addresses, telephone numbers and links to their Linkedin profiles.
