Directors

Kelvin Stevens - Managing Director

Joined the industry as a management trainee at Graham, then a heavyside / timber merchant in the south west. Managed first branch at 19 and then a succession of branches before becoming Regional Director for the south east based in Reading. Moved to run the south western region from Gloucester before joining PTS Plumbing Trade Supplies 15 years ago. The company was acquired three years later by The BSS Group plc when Zenith and PTS were merged. Was appointed Southern Regional Managing Director for PTS.

In 2005 was promoted to Managing Director of F & P Wholesale, the largest wholesaler of heating to independent merchants in the UK. The Group acquired AHED in 2006 which was successfully merged with F & P; part of the BSS Group's Domestic Division and subsequently saw a period of unprecedented growth in sales and profitability. Became Managing Director of PTS in October 2009 to continue the move towards its aspiration of being the number one plumber's merchant in the UK.

Dean Brown - Finance Director
Qualified in 1989 as a Chartered Management Accountant; ACMA. Joined the BSS Group in February 1996 as Group Chief Accountant. Finance Director of PTS (formerly BSS Zenith) from October 1997 to present. Actively involved in the acquisition and integration of PTS in August 1999.

Nigel Gamble - Commercial Director
Joined the BSS Group over 35 years ago. Started as a heating and ventilation design draughtsman, before becoming an external sales person for BSS Industrial operating in the West Midlands. Promoted into product management for industrial heating and hot water equipment before moving to the Domestic Division 11 years ago as Purchasing Director responsible for heating products. He was promoted to Commercial Director responsible for supplier and product strategy in January 2007.

John Moran - Northern Regional Managing Director
Joined the BSS Group in 1984 and moved from Sales Representative to Regional Sales Engineer and Branch Manger for two BSS branches. In 1997 transferred from BSS UK to Zenith as a Regional Director responsible for the Northern Region, and in 2000 became Northern Regional Managing Director of PTS following the acquisition of the company. John now has responsibilty for over 150 PTS branches along with the SCJ business in Ireland.

John Vaughan - Southern Regional Managing Director
After becoming a Branch Manager and Area Sales Manager for HRPC, was a Regional Manager for Parts Center before joining PTS in 2006 as Area Director. Promoted to Regional Managing Director in 2007 and now has responsibility for over 170 branches.