Gillian has been given the specialist role of Export Manager and will be working alongside Export Executive, Renata Harding, in managing Roman’s roster of prominent international accounts. With years of experience working on international contracts, Gillian has worked in a similar role for several North-East companies, including Grorud Engineering in Consett and Viasystems in South Shields.
Originally from Tanfield Lea in Stanley, Gillian has spent time living and working in a number of European countries and speaks fluent French, German and Spanish. She has a Diploma from the Institute of Export and is currently studying Japanese.
Gillian’s multilingual approach will prove invaluable in Roman’s busy Export Department, which is currently trading with a number of high profile countries across the world, including Hong Kong, the USA, Guatemala, Russia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Grenada, Dubai, Trinidad, Canada, Iceland and the Netherlands.
This huge level of success has resulted in Roman translating their English website into six different languages; French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Italian.
Roman will soon be introducing their new high quality Sculptures range into the international market, after the range was launched to rave reviews in the UK.
The unique Roman Sculptures collection, which already encompasses a spacious walk-in enclosure, a self-closing hinged door and frameless Wetroom Panels, has been designed to a very high specification and currently sits at the top end of the UK market.
In an effort to extend their existing international client base, Roman are also intending to exhibit at ISH 2007, a major industry exhibition being held in Germany, as well as attending Cersaie in Bologna and KBIS in Chicago.
Gillian Richardson, Roman’s new Export Manager, said: “I have a lot of experience working with international clients and I am looking forward to putting my expertise into practice with Roman.
“While the company has already established itself as a market leader in the UK, Roman is still a growing business globally and I am excited about the challenges that lie ahead in consolidating and expanding our position in the international marketplace.”