Managing Director moves to advisory role at Shufflebottom

The transfer by Alex Shufflebottom comes 16 months after the South Wales based mostly agency was acquired by metal acquisition enterprise Embrace.

Alex joined Shufflebottom 25 years in the past and has ushered overseen a interval of development on the enterprise initially based by her mother and father Lorna and Martin Shufflebottom, in 1977.

Throughout her tenure, Alex, collectively along with her brother Wesley and enterprise companion Alec, have grown the household agency from £12m turnover to £25m with over 85 staff.

She performed a pivotal function throughout Embrace’s acquisition of Shufflebottom in April 2024 and can proceed to supply counsel to the brand new administration workforce at Shufflebottom and the broader Embrace Metal Group in her new function as Ambassador.

Alex Shufflebottom, mentioned: “We’ve achieved a lot over the past 25 years however I’m most happy with with the ability to keep Shufflebottom’s family-business values.

“Our persons are the guts of the enterprise and since day one I’ve positioned a robust emphasis on taking care of our staff each professionally and on a private degree; whether or not that’s investing within the newest expertise and instruments, offering inner coaching and apprenticeships to assist with retaining our extremely expert employees or providing help for any exterior challenges which may be impacting staff past the office.

“I’m so grateful to have labored with numerous distinctive colleagues and shoppers through the years, and looking out ahead to my subsequent chapter on the enterprise as we give attention to offering the identical ranges of high quality, reliability, and private service Shufflebottom is thought for. My door will at all times stay open and I’m excited to proceed constructing a enterprise we will all be grateful to be a part of, collectively.”

Embrace’s CEO, Martin Kelly, added:“I wish to say thanks to Alex for her time and management over the past 25 years.

“She’s been an distinctive chief and would be the good ambassador for the enterprise going ahead as we develop into new sectors and geographic areas whereas persevering with Shufflebottom’s glorious status for reliability and high-quality metal constructing.

“I’m personally wanting ahead persevering with working with Alex as we keep Shufflebottom’s long-lasting shopper relationships and develop new ones throughout the UK.”