Company Profile

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  Mike & Nicky Hilditch

Established over 25 years by Mike and Nicky Hilditch, the Hilditch group is still an independent family business but with an International reputation. The company primarily specialises in selling assets for the Healthcare Sector and counts over 90% of all NHS acute hospitals and most of the private health groups as customers, as well as the principal banks, finance houses and manufacturers.

The Hilditch Group is committed to reducing its environmental impact through monitoring its work practices and processes and setting annual improvement targets as part of our ISO:14001 commitment.

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Please view our company brochure to learn more about our company.

THE STAFF

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  Barney Greig
  Sales Manager
  Sales are key to a successful auction and New Zealander Barney has a wealth of experience. For some reason only known to him he loves auctions and when he isn't promoting our services he can be found on a surfboard anywhere there are waves.
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  Yvonne Folliard
  Marketing Manager
  Using her experience of planning and co-ordinating marketing activity for business-to-business organisations, Yvonne actively promotes Hilditch to our customers. Living in the Cotswolds, relaxing weekends often include country walks with her dog, followed by lunch at a pretty village pub.
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  Henry Hilditch
  Operations Manager & Auctioneer
  Henry's first toy was a gavel - you've got to start them when they're young!
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  Harvey Strutt MAAT
  Company Accountant
  Harvey is a qualified accountant who has worked for the Company as a valuer & auctioneer and has now moved into the Accounts Department, where he is feeling right at home and his experience as a valuer means he knows exactly how the auctions work!
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  Anna Partridge
  Administrations Manager & PA to Directors
  Anna is Mike & Nicky's" right hand woman" and is responsible for all the company admin, staff welfare, ISO monitoring and making the tea! After 18 years she still makes it too weak!
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  Neill Saint FNAVA
  Senior Valuer & Auctioneer
  Neill spent a former life as owner and landlord of the very pleasant Neeld Arms in Grittleton. A keen golfer, he is always happy to hold meetings walking around a course!
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  Rhiannon Smith
  Accountant
  Rhiannon is part of our busy accounts department and enjoys her role. In her spare time she plays rugby as a fullback, so she can easily help tackle the numerous amounts of sales that we have!
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  Becky Warner
  Accounts Assistant
  Becky is part of the increasingly busy Accounts Dept. having to keep up with the numerous sales we are having! A keen horsewoman, Becky is a Professional Event Rider / Trainer and a Pony Club Instructor, so the Dept. will soon be whipped into shape!
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  Hugo Hilditch MNAVA
  UK Sales Executive & Valuer
  Hugo is part of our Sales & Marketing Valuations team. Whilst studing for his degree, Hugo spent time working at the auction rooms in his holidays, so he knows the ropes!
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  Andrew Metcalf
  UK Sales Executive
  Andrew has recently moved from South Africa and has joined the ever expanding online sales department to help with cataloguing the vast amount of equipment we have for sale. With a strong background in sales and marketing, he will then be able to utilise his strengths to sell the equipment on and start all over again...!
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  Keeley Vernon
  Online Sales Cataloguer
  Keeley joined us after teaching German at a school in Windsor. She is a professional dancer and choreographer so we can expect the Online Department to be very light on their feet whilst cataloguing all their sales!
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  Joanne Clark MNAVA
  European Sales Manager
  Having finished her degree at Oxford Brookes University, Joanne was looking for a life full of excitement and thrills - so naturally, she joined us!
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  Amelia Mainer Martos
  Spanish Sales Manager, Hilditch Iberia SLU
  After working for 2 years as European Sales Executive for the Hilditch Group in the UK, Amelia now manages Hilditch Iberia in Barcelona, Spain. With her Masters Degree in Marketing and Sales Management, and her wealth of experience within our industry, Amelia won’t have time for any siesta’s…!
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  Olga Zachary
  European Sales Executive
  Olga joined our European Department with a wealth of languages. As well as her native Russian, she is also fluent in German, and has a basic knowledge of Portuguese, French, Polish and Spanish! With a love of travelling, and a mother to twin girls, Olga joined us for a rest!
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  Laia del Alcazar
  European Sales Executive
  After 2 years living in England, Laia has decided to join us working in Hilditch Iberia in Spain. Our new office is growing very fast! Laia loves travelling, especially where the weather is warm, like Spain, and where you can get a tapa with a nice glass of wine - so that would be Spain then!
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  Robert Lewis
  European Sales Executive
  Rob has helped to develop companies in business development and operations roles in Europe and the Middle East. He speaks French and Italian, and has a smattering of useful phrases in many other languages! When he’s not helping the development of Hilditch France, he can be found running 10k races and the occasional half marathon.
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  Oliver Miller
  Marketing Assistant
  Ollie helps to keep our marketing department running smoothly, supporting the Marketing Manager and the Sales Team. A keen football fan, he also uses his writing skills to blog about Australian soccer.
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  Danny O'Brien
  Online Sales Supervisor
  Danny works closely with our Medical Engineering Department; selecting, testing and cataloguing items for our online sales. He oversees the online sales with military precision, as one would expect from an ex-army guy.
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  James Smith
  Online Sales Cataloguer
  James is our longest serving employee. Having been with us now for 20 years, he has helped in all areas of the business starting in the salerooms before becoming one of the transport crew. He has now joined the online sales department, where his knowledge of equipment is invaluable - although he's missing the truck stops...!
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  Alex Denley
  Online Sales Cataloguer
  As well as being part of our cataloguing team, Alex helps the live sales go with a zing, as he also inputs bids at our live webcast sales – you have to be fast to keep up with those auctioneers !
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  Rebecca
  Senior Sales Office Administrator
  Rebecca is our Sales Office Administrator; when she is not running the front office super efficiently she can be found jogging around the town.
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  Vicki Disney
  Auction Sales Administrator
  Vicki has joined our main sales office; she has a wealth of experience in customer service roles and has been heavily involved in charitable activities. She is a keen baker, so we look forward to many more charity cake bake sales!
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  Deb Whitehouse
  Auction Sales Administrator
  Deb is part of our ever busy main sales office. With previous jobs in an opticians and a dental practice, she will have come across a lot of our auction equipment before!
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  Jessica Hamilton
  Transport Administrator
  Jess has joined our increasingly busy Transport Dept. and will be looking after our hard working drivers. She is a fitness fanatic and coffee addict, which is good as she will need the extra boost to keep up with demand for collections!
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  Andy Tout
  Saleroom Supervisor
  Andy has been with us for 15 years and in his role as saleroom supervisor is responsible for the smooth running of the warehouse and for keeping the boys happy! He is your first port of call for any saleroom queries.

THE FLOOR AND TRANSPORT STAFF

Our stout band of lads are here to expertly handle your goods.

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  James N.
  
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  Andrew
  
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  Ryan
  
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  Ian V.
  
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  Rob
  

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  Pete
  
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  Harry
  
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  Jamie
  Senior Driver
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  Ian C.
  
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  Nick
  

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  Gary
  
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  James H.
  
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  Keith
  

MEDICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

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  Roger Sanders PG-Dip
  Medical Engineering Manager
  Roger joined us from the Seychelles! He is very experienced in a wide range of equipment and is VRCT Registered. As well as working for over 15 years in his own country he has also set up Medical Engineering Depts and training courses for technicians in Africa. He is experienced in physical assets management, needs assessments & inventories, maintenance & repair. Roger is also heavily involved in the Amalthea Trust.
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  Nazir Hamidi
  Senior Medical Engineer
  Nazir is a dedicated member of the Medical Engineering Department - he may be quiet, but he knows his stuff! Nazir's hobbies include tinkering with electronic equipment and electronics, and he is also a keen footballer.
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  Joseph Rodrigues
  Electrical / Electronics Engineer
  With a strong background in electronics and software, we’re delighted to welcome Joseph into our Engineering Department and look forward to seeing him put his skills to the test on some tricky repairs! Joseph lives and breathes technology, and when he’s not enjoying the company of friends he can be found reading about the latest gadgets the world has to offer (and probably thinking up ways they can be improved!).
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  Elisabetta Maria Frijia
  Medical Engineer
  Elisabetta joins us from Rome, Italy and is helping to develop the Amalthea Trust lecture notes, as well as testing equipment for Roger and the engineers
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  Steven Jones
  Medical Engineering Business Manager
  Steve has joined us as your main contact for all technical and commercial aspects of the Medical Engineering Department’s services. He is a keen rugby spectator and when not on the touchline can be found trying to improve his golf game.
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  Martin Worster
  Charity Project Manager - Amalthea Trust
  Martin has spent nearly 25 years in education, in both the UK and East Africa, and spent 6 years as the Country Director for Restless Development in Zimbabwe. After several years as a Trustee he is now overseeing the operations of the Amalthea Trust.

Quality Accreditations - All Hilditch processes and paperwork conforms to stringent quality checks, you can therefore be confident of our record keeping. We are ISO:9001, ISO:14001, ISO:13485 and OHSAS:18001 certified. 

WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANISATIONS


The Road Haulage Association - We are members of the Road Haulage Association and abide by their strict rules and regulations.

Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management - We are now an affiliate member of IHEEM.

Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine - We are Company Members of IPEM.
 
Registered in England & Wales No. 05686532. Registered Office: Hilditch, Gloucester Road Trading Estate, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9JT


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