Meet The Executive Team

Richard went to Hymers College and gained his Building degree at Brighton. Following a period with a Sheffield builder Longdens he joined the firm in 1970. He started out in the Building & Maintenance division before working in other parts of the business and became joint Managing Director in 1980 before becoming sole Managing Director in 1981. In 1996 he became Chairman and then Life President in August 2018 where he continues in the role today.

Thomas began working for the Company from a young age, doing summer jobs in the health and safety, drawings and commercial departments in the 1990's before working onsite for the Building & Maintenance Division in the early 2000's, and then going on to write copy for the promotional materials and marketing campaigns, as well as the website.

Andrew joined the company in January 2000 as Head of Building & Maintenance and with success was promoted to Director in 2002. Over a period of sustainable growth, he focussed the Division in terms of its leadership, direction and developed it into a cohesive and professional operation. This Team is now a substantial and significant part of the Houlton business.

Jamie joined the Company as Senior Quantity Surveyor in 2004 and was employed on two projects as Project Surveyor and managed Quantity Surveying duties on a Design and Build residential and retail development in York. Promoted to Managing Surveyor in March 2005 further to the Company’s increased workload and recognition for an accessible point of management for the Construction Division's Commercial Department. Success in this role led to his appointment as Surveying Director in January 2008.

Nick joined Houlton in 2017 following Directorial roles at Harpers Environmental and McCarthy & Stone PLC. Since Qualifying in 1993 Nick has amassed significant sector experience throughout his career. He has built and developed finance teams, implemented procedures and streamlined processes to achieve greater efficiencies.

Mike joined Houlton in October 2000 as a Joiner, quickly progressing to Leading Joiner. In 2003 he was promoted to Site Supervisor gaining experience in running a wide range of projects.

Paul joined the company in 2002 as Quantity Surveyor and progressed to Senior Quantity Surveyor managing a small team of Estimators/QS’s within the Building & Maintenance Division.

Paul joined the Company in 1980 in the Building & Maintenance Division becoming Manager and then Director in 1986. Promoted to the main Holdings Board and then became Managing Director in 1996. Subsequently in July 2017 he became Joint Managing Director with Andrew Kingston as part of the companies’ succession planning for the future. Paul took on the role of Chairman in August 2018 from Richard, becoming only the second non-family member to take on this position.

Keith became a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1979 and joined the company early in 1997 as Finance Director and became the Group Finance Director later that year. He has ensured that the company complies with all regulatory matters and was instrumental in the Investors in People award in 2000. Keith has made significant input into the strategic direction agreed by the Board and has kept a close working relationship with the Group’s bankers and other professional advisors. Keith retired from this role in November 2017 after handing over the task to finance controller Nick Travis but remains a non-executive director of the company.