Meet Our Team
A perfect blend of creative and technical experts.
The best combination for a great team and technical support.
Robbie Larkin
Head of Division, Distribution
Robbie has worked in Tricel for over 15 years throughout various roles. He now heads up the Distribution Division for the Tricel Group & is based at Tricel HQ in Killarney, Kerry. The Distribution Division includes Tricel Composites GB, Tricel Composites NI, and Finol Oils in Dublin.
Steve Leat
Managing Director, Tricel Composites (GB)
Steve started his composites career in 2003 and gained extensive experience in a range of management roles before joining Tricel. He is currently in charge of Tricel Composites (GB), based in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Sean Ward
Managing Director, Tricel Composites (NI)
Sean is in charge of Tricel Composites (NI) which includes FibreGlassDirect. Based in Warrenpoint, Co.Down, and covering the island of Ireland, Sean brings a wealth of experience in Composites and Manufacturing.
Neil Scott
Technical Sales Manager
Leading our sales team from Tricel Composites (GB), Neil has a huge amount of experience in all areas of composites manufacturing. Neil covers the Midlands & the East Coast but is on hand to offer technical advice to all of our customers.
Brendan Clapp
Area Sales Manager
Brendan is one of our Sales Managers and primarily covers the South of England. Brendan joined Tricel in 2017 with a strong composites background. If you have any upcoming composite projects in the South, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Brendan.
Craig Hope
Regional Sales Manager
Craig started his composites career in 1988 and has extensive moulding experience, including running his own business for 6 years. Craig joined Tricel Composites in 2017 and covers the North West of England as well as North & Central Wales.
Tommy Cowperthwaite
Technical Sales Executive
Tommy joined Tricel Composites (formerly Glasplies in Southport) in 2010. Tommy is our national lead trainer and sales support for TriRoof, our GRP Roofing Range as well as TriDrive, our Resin Bound Driveway System. Tommy covers both the UK and Ireland with his role.
Brendan McMahon
Warehouse Manager (GB)
Brendan leads our warehouse team in Tricel Composites (GB). Brendan oversees all aspects of our warehouse logistics as well as warehouse management. This covers everything from shipping to stock ordering and stocktaking.
Maria Rosaria Viccica
Office Sales Manager (GB)
Managing the sales office from our depot in Leeds, Maria is responsible for managing the internal sales team, order processing and providing support to our team on the road. Maria has over 20 years experience in the composites industry.
Kath Smith
Office Administrator (GB)
Kath has over 15 years of experience in composites and joined Tricel in 2016. Kath covers the shop area at our base in Leeds and is the first port of call for our walk-in customers. Kath also deals with order processing for our roofing customers.
Sarah Burton
Sales Administrator (GB)
Sarah joined the Tricel Composites team in Leeds in 2018. Sarah provides sales support including order processing and arranging deliveries for our customers.
Julie Hemmens
Accounts Administrator (GB)
Julie joined our Leeds branch in 2008 (formerly Fiberglass Supplies Leeds). Julie is based in the accounts office and deals with customer account queries including invoicing and payments.
Rodney Wilson
Warehouse Manager (NI)
Rodney joined Tricel (formerly Fibreglass Sales) in Warrenpoint, Co.Down over 20 years ago. Rodney is very hands on, with extensive composites experience and deals with all aspects of warehouse management as well as providing customer support.
Ruairí Doran
Warehouse Operative (NI)
Ruairí joined the team in Warrenpoint in 2019 as a warehouse operative. Ruairí covers order dispatching and logistics as well as providing customer support.
Karen Campbell
Sales Administrator (NI)
Karen provides sales support for Tricel Composites in Warrenpoint. Karens role covers processing orders, arranging deliveries and handling customer queries for our Irish customers as well as FibreGlassDirect.
Sylwia Cytrynska
Purchasing Officer
Sylwia is based at Tricel HQ in Killarney and is responsible for the procurement of materials for Tricel Composites (GB & NI). Sylwia’s role entails setting standards for stock levels and working closely with our suppliers.
Karen Connolly
Marketing Manager, Distribution
Karen joined Tricel in 2012 and is based at Tricel HQ. Karens role entails managing all of the marketing collateral and websites for the Distribution Division across Tricel Composites (GB) /(NI) and Finol Oils.
Since 1960
We have been the leading composite materials and technical solutions provider for the composite industry for over 60 years.
Our distribution depots are situated in Leeds for mainland UK and Newry, Northern Ireland which services the North and South of Ireland.
PRODUCT DIVERSITY
We supply a full range of products for all applications within the composite manufacturing industry. Our products are quality approved and prepared for dispatch by our expert teams. Tricel stock and distribute an extensive range of products to meet the requirements of GRP manufacturer. We stock the leading brands within the composite industry at competitive prices.
With over 60 years in the composites industry, our technical team are always on hand to offer our customers the best advice to ensure you are using the most appropriate products for your business.
Through specific process analysis, our Technical Sales Team will help to provide the products to help our customers maximise their production capabilities, whilst minimising costs and wastage.
DELIVERY
Whether through our own fleet or in partnership with our logistics provider, we offer reliable delivery to your business for all orders. We appreciate that delivering on time is critical to your business and focus our efforts in ensuring you receive your products on time every time.