Employee Wellbeing

Mathew has worked in the fields of SFS, Partitions and Ceilings since leaving school. When he grows up he would very much like to be Marty McFly!

Simon has worked in all aspects of construction since the age of 16 and relishes the ever-changing demands of the industry. If you have ever seen his driving, you would be right to guess that his favourite film is The Italian Job (1969).

Dave joined (well started) the Sparta Project Management team from a plastering background and has technically worked at Sparta longer than anyone else. He sees himself as a Steve McQueen-esque figure.

Andy has been getting angry at shoddy tender enquiries since the turn of the millennium. He sees himself as a Troy Bolton type character due to his unerring joie de vivre and musical talent.

Natalie joined Sparta from a commercial background in the retail industry and is enjoying the varied challenges that construction brings – please check back at a later date for a film fact (once she has actually watched a film).

When Andrei isn’t knocking up one of his world-famous tiramisus or being father & husband of the year, he is busy keeping the good ship Sparta on a steady course. Nothing seems to phase him and probably explains why his favourite film is Cool Hand Luke!

Mike has been looking after construction pennies since 2005 and has worked on many a prestigious project for main contractors, and he turned to the dark side of subcontracting in 2018. He once represented his country at the European Indoor Trampolining Finals and would have taken gold if it weren’t for a rusty spring!

Shaun has been a Project Manager since the beginning of time, prior to this he served his time as a Joiner. If he were a film character he thinks he would definitely be Katniss Everdeen.

Dave has worked at Sparta since 2016 and earned his stripes the old fashioned way as a partition fixer. He tries to keep it quiet but he actually discovered gypsum, and was a key player in the development of what we today call a plasterboard!

Before selling his soul to join management John served his time as a Dryliner. However you have to delve much deeper to uncover his more niche skills. in addition to being an accomplished marksman, Sparta let John go on sabbatical now and then as he is often called up for Stunt driver duties. You may have seen his name credited in such classics as “The Fast and the Furious”, “Fast Five” and “Furious 7” to name but a few.

Martin comes from a strong ceilings and plastering background. Those that already know him will know that not only is he a keen kayak enthusiast and also very well read into Russian history but he also competed at a high level of Crown Green Bowling (European Champs), unfortunately missing out on making a career from it due to a knee injury.

Playful and loving, requiring minimal grooming and exercise! That is a typical description of the French Bulldog – Mark has two of these and it’s fair to say they are his favourite of all the animals on the planet. Luckily for Sparta, people come a very close second and you will struggle to find anyone passing through the Sparta doors in the last few years that won’t have noticed the care and attention that Mark puts into people. This seems too straight of a description so fun fact – he sleeps in a waistcoat!

Dave joins our management team with experience in site management and plastering but it’s his nickname that gives us the most interesting of facts! He is known to all as Blue, which actually comes from the six-month period that he spent as one of the understudies to the “Blue Man Group” in the early 90s. Although he didn’t get to perform in front of the Broadway crowds, his mime work is still incredible!

Debra is a self-confessed cinephile, and although it might not be obvious from her general happy-go-luck demeanour, her favourite genre is horror and she has a very special love for the Saw films. Although give her an opportunity for fancy dress and time after time it will naturally be Pennywise that she opts for!

We are very lucky to have this multifaceted individual as part of the Sparta team. Not only is Josh starting his own Golf YouTube channel, but he also harvests and roasts his own brand of coffee bean. In the very little free time he has, Josh also gives time to charity, and although some wouldn’t call it charity, anyone investing time in Man Utd isn’t getting anything back for that investment.

Very prominent on the karting circuit when he was younger, Sam will happily chew your ear off about the time he beat Oscar Piastri (currently of the McLaren Formula 1 team) to a podium place around a slippery European circuit!

We should delve into the fact that Evie is a massive Disney fan and talk about how she dreams of one day living in the forest with seven really short old men, each one with their own over-riding personality trait. Side fact: Harry Styles has a tattoo of Evie’s signature from a chance face to face at one of his concerts.