Raft of promotions and new hires at Coat Facilities Group

FM provider, Coat Facilities Group, has bolstered its senior management teams as part of its ambitious growth plans.

Recently acquired by Tendra Technical Services, Coat comprises of five companies, each specialising in a specific area of facilities management. The group aims to scale its revenue by 100 per cent within the next five years, and to that end has recruited two additional managers and promoted five existing team members to higher leadership positions.

Luke Yates has been appointed MD of Diamond Facilities Support

Having worked within Coat for almost seven years, Luke Yates has been announced as the new Managing Director at Diamond Facilities Support. Established in 2010, Diamond was the first business launched within the group and provides planned, reactive, compliance and project works services to clients across a range of sectors including hospitality, retail, care and education.

Jodie Wilson, previously Operations Manager, has been promoted to Associate Director at Jet Through – the group’s specialist plumbing and draining company; and Sanctuary Fire & Security is now being headed up by Matt Collins.

In addition, Kasey Rose – who joined the group four years ago – has been named as the new Associate Director for Reactive Service Delivery; and Steve Clarke is now responsible for the group’s Fleet and QHSE (Quality, Health, Safety and Environment).

Following the appointment of Robert Wollerton as Group Business Development Manager, Coat has also hired Joe Badou as a Project Surveyor for another of its subsidiaries: Nationwide Roofing Repairs.

Adam Atkins, Co-Founder and Group Chief Executive of Coat Facilities Group, said: “We have recognised the hard work and skills of a number of our existing staff members through a raft of promotions, which will also have the benefit of strengthening our senior management teams and helping us achieve our growth plans.

“We are also continuing to expand, hiring specialists such as Robert and Joe to further bolster our expertise across the broad range of facilities management services offered by the companies within Coat Facilities Group.

“The momentum is certainly growing and, with the backing of Tendra, we intend to become a leading name in the FM sector, enhancing our already sterling reputation for first-class service delivery, and utilising innovative technology to build and develop new and existing client relationships.”