About Us

Sophie is the newest addition to the TOC team and works in branding, looking after the sizing and placements of branded orders. Previously, Sophie had worked as a self-employed baker (of which we have reaped the benefits!) and as an administrative assistant for a solicitor. In her spare time, Sophie loves photography, reading, baking and looking after her beloved cats.

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!

Hannah is our one of our branding coordinators, she works with Sophie to set up customers branded orders. Hannah has many years experience working in retail and is a trained florist. In her spare time, Hannah loves to keep fit and cook!

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.