Richard Blackmore

Experience

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  Plumb Center

  Jun 1987 - Oct 2004

  Branch Manager

  Joined Plumb Center as a driver warehouseman and over the years worked my way up to trade counter then Assistant Manager then Manager. I opened my first branch in Chippenham in 1995 and grew this branch to as big as feasible with a good profit. I was then asked to open several other branches settling on Stroud as the others were in Cornwall which was too far from family. When I left, both branches were running very well and both in healthy profit

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  Worcester Bosch

  May 2006 - Oct 2009

  Technical Sales Manager Renewable Energy

  My job was to grow the renewable energy side of the business and I joined when it was very new. My clients were mainly heating contractors but also RSL's and Merchants as well as Architects and Consultants.

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  Gregor Heating, Electrical & Renewable Energy

  Oct 2009 - Aug 2019

  Sales Manager Gas Oil and Renewable Energy

  Surveyor and Technical Design including Sales Quotations for gas and oil central heating, ground and air to water heatpump systems, solar panel hot water systems and PV (Photovoltaic) systems. Been in the industry for 37 years and have worked on the merchant side (Plumb Center - Branch Manager), manufacturing side (Worcester Bosch - Tech Sales Manager Renewable Energy) and contractor side (current employer). My projects range from the very unusual to the very large domestic zonal heating systems using a combination of renewable and fossil fuel appliances as required. Show less

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  Air Management Solutions Ltd

  Sept 2019 - Jan 2021

  Renewable Energy Manager

  My role will involve setting up a new renewable energy department within the company concentrating primarily on air to water and ground source heatpumps. This will involve attaining the MCS accreditation for the company which will be my priority. The role will be to run this new department, overseeing the sales, design, installation and future servicing/ maintenence of heatpumps.

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  Gregor Heating, Electrical & Renewable Energy

  Feb 2021 - now

  Renewable Technical Support

  Since Covid 19 entered our lives, more and more people are working from home. I am one of these people, working for a company in Bristol but based in Torbay, Devon. I am responsible for tendering the private and light commercial renewable energy jobs undertaken by our surveying team and from plans and projects sent in by Building Contractors. Although mostly heatpumps, solar and PV, I also get involved with gas, oil and LPG projects and renovations. I also run the MCS for the company ensuring we remain fully compliant. Show less