About Us

Kieran is one of our Account Managers, assisting customers with their quotes and orders. For the past 8 years, Kieran has worked in customer service based roles. He graduated university with a degree in Business Management and Marketing and worked as an estate agent for two years, and went from selling inside to selling outside. Outside of work, Kieran likes to travel, going to the gym, going out with friends and babysitting his nephew.

Tanja is our European Business Development Manager and joined The Outdoors Company at the end of 2023. Tanja loves meeting our customers and seeing their excitement when they realise they can get their hands on our amazing branded products! Outside of work, Tanja loves running, her allotment and long walks with her miniature Dachshund Otto.

Nia is one of our Corporate Sales Administrators, assisting the Account Managers with their daily work load. Previously, Nia worked in retail while studying English Literature at University. This is my first role in the B2B industry! Nia loves to travel and last year she took 6 months out to travel New Zealand! She also loves house plants and crafts, so in her spare time she is either propagating her plants or making macrame plant hangers for them! She is also trying to learn German…

Tom arrived here from Brand Addition, who use The Outdoors Company regularly as one of their PPP suppliers,  and worked there for 2.5 years. Tom is one of our Key Account Managers, training our key accounts on our ever-growing range of brands and products, assisting with quotes, enquiries and processing orders. Outside of the office, Tom loves football both playing and watching, as hes been a seson ticket holder at Bolton Wanderers for over 20 years and is a qualified chef!

Harry works alongside Sophie, dealing with all things branding, such as sizing, colours and placements of logos. Before TOC Harry used to work in a sales admin role and did 5 years at the post office. In his spare time, Harry loves travelling, listening to music and spending time with friends

Lucy is another of our Corporate Sales Administrators, working along side the account managers assisting them with their day-to-day work load. Lucy previously worked in the Television industry, working on shows like Eurovision 2023 and The Tower for ITV and introduced a famous act on to stage at Reading and Leeds Festival!

Luke is one of our Corporate Sales Administrators, he works within the sales team helping the Account Managers to retrieve orders over the line, helping with visuals, processing orders and other day to day issues/queries. Before The Outdoors Company, Luke worked in retail along with being a PT offering 1-1 training. Luke loves sports, outside of work he loves playing football, pickleball, golf and going to the gym.

Andy works in our warehouse, he’s busy all day every day checking stock, taking in deliveries, packing orders, sending them out and generally keeping everything in the warehouse clean and organised. In his spare time Andy loves hiking in Snowdonia, photography and is a keen runner, recently completing the London marathon!

Sarah Bailey, a.k.a the Accounts wizard, is our Credit Control Manager here at The Outdoors Company. When she’s not working her magic with numbers, she enjoys running and crafts and most importantly, always has a drawer full of sweets.

Mark has been lucky enough to have worked in the outdoor industry for most of his life. This was kickstarted from a very early age helping his father in the family outdoor stores. In his late teens, Mark gained his international ski teaching qualifications and eventually moved to Scotland and then on to France to set up his own successful ski school in Courchevel.

Day to day, Mark works on buying and forecasting with the brands we work with and is heavily involved in developing the company’s business strategies alongside Paul, overseeing the company’s operations. Outside of the office, Mark enjoys spending time with his family and cycling, when he gets the chance!

Pete is our IT manager and loves doing anything to do with IT. He’s spent his life working around the world for big companies such as Sony, Sainsburys and IBM. However, now Pete prefers a quieter life and loves working at The Outdoors Company for the lack of travel and variety of work, and in his spare time likes to watch F1 and renovate houses.

Dan is The Outdoors Company’s longest employee and has worked here for over 10 years! Dan is one of our Key Account Managers, training our key accounts on our ever-growing range of brands and products, assisting with quotes, enquiries and processing orders. He loves the brands we work with, the great products we sell, and seeing people’s excitement for premium brands. Prior to The Outdoors Company, Dan lived in Greece for 2 years from 2004-2006, and volunteered at the Athens Olympic and Paralympic Games!

Amy has worked for The Outdoors Company for 10 years this year! She’s one of our Key Account Managers and works with a wide variety of customers to provide and advise on outdoors clothing and equipment for schools, colleges OEC’s, promotional merchandise companies and Emergency Services. The people and Amy’s love for the outdoors is the reason she loves working at TOC! At the weekend she loves to go kayaking and exploring.

Emma is one of our Sales Administrators, ordering stock and keeping customers updated with their orders. Previously Emma has worked as a payroll specialist and an office assistant. In her free time, Emma loves animals – especially her horses, Maddie, Gem and Brodie and her dog, Foxy!

Barry focuses on the Emergency services and schools’ side of the business, supplying premium clothing to different organisations. Before joining The Outdoors Company, Barry has experience in a vast range of jobs working for big companies such as Vodafone, DPD and JCB. In Barry’s spare time he’s involved in Scouting as a Scout and Explorer Leader and is a Duke of Edinburgh Expedition Assessor for Scouting.

Chloe Ramsbottom is our Accounts Assistant and manages the supplier side of the business here at The Outdoors Company. In her spare time, she works as a Slimming World Consultant and has made the news, on more than one occasion, for her success!

Tash is another of our Account Managers, providing premium outdoor clothing to fellow businesses, and co-branding with their logos! Having recently moved from the branding team at TOC, she has a vast knowledge of branding garments that we sell – and also 5 years of past experience of customer service from working in premium retail. Tash loves to be creative, whether it’s drawing, crafting or even pressing flowers in her free time.

Since leaving University with a Degree in Modern European Studies (inc French and German), Phil went to work for British Midland Airways (BMI), where he started in the sales office and with his Language skills, would often be drafted to work in Paris, Belgium, Amsterdam and various outstations. Phil then worked with Florette for 10 years, before deciding to make a change, this brought him to the Outdoors Company as a Key Account Manager, where he has been working ever since.

Rosie is our marketing assistant, working alongside Ciara. Her role includes designing graphics for social media, updating the website and pricelist and keeping our social media up to date. Outside of work Rosie loves skiing and running.

Ciara is our Marketing Manager and has worked in marketing for over 15 years. Before joining The Outdoors Company she has worked in a number of agency and client-side roles in the Fashion, Tech and Not for Profit industries. Ciara looks after the marketing activity for the company, working on a broad range of projects across a number of key channels as well as liaising with our partner brands to ensure they are represented correctly through our marketing. Ciara’s fun fact: she played basketball for England when she was younger and is an Irish dancing champion! Outside of work she enjoys yoga, cycling and crafting.

As Operations Director and co-founder of the business, Paul helps to steer the business not only on a day-to-day basis but also on a strategic growth level. He still loves meeting customers and helping with daily sales whilst also supporting the internal team at our head office in Congleton. Paul was previously a ski instructor, working in Courchevel, France, where he met Mark and the idea for The Outdoors Company started. Away from the office, Paul enjoys trail running and family dog walks.