Meet The Team
Colin Parkins
Managing Director
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Colin has more than 30 years’ experience in the plastering industry, both in the UK and internationally.
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After qualifying as an accountant in 1973, he went on to take up the role of Finance Director at De-Fitz Plastering Ltd, a specialist solid and fibrous plasterwork company.
Over the next 10 years, Colin realised his vision of overseas operations as co-owner of Designed Plastercraft Associates Ltd. He spent time in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Brunei; the latter after securing major work on the Sultans Palace. From royal palaces to hotels, projects flooded in. The company was also awarded contracts working for the supply and fix of decorative plaster ceilings on two private ships being constructed in Finland, major fibrous ceiling works within the new Iraqi Embassy in Helsinki and the refurbishment of the Amstel Hotel in Amsterdam.
After a hectic period of time abroad, Colin returned to the UK to spend much needed time with his family. He reverted to the role of an accountant, operating as a “company doctor” across a number of sectors but by 1998 he had returned to the plastering industry.
In September 2010, Colin took on the role as Managing Director and owner of Decorative & Ornamental Plastering Ltd. The past 10 years has seen the company go from strength to strength, successfully competing with the very best of what can be offered in the supply of specialised plastering fields and decorative fibrous plasterwork.
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To contact Colin directly, email colin.parkins@decornplast.com
Mark Fossey
Contracts Director
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Starting out as a plastering apprentice with R. Flacks back in 1981, Mark has 38 years’ experience in the industry. After completing his Plastering City & Guilds in 1985, he went on to work for various companies specialising in fibrous plastering.
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Prior to joining Decorative & Ornamental Plastering Ltd, Mark spent 14 successful years at Simplicity Mouldings & Interiors progressing from charge hand, to workshop foreman to workshop manager. In 2014, he also obtained a further City & Guilds qualification in Computer Aided Design (CAD).
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He has worked on some highly prestigious projects including Harrods, the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace, the British Library, the Olympic Stadium and the Regents Palace Hotel.
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Mark joined the company in 2018 as one of three contracts managers specialising in fibrous plastering and hair lime plastering. He is SMSTS trained and works across some of our biggest projects, most notably Sotheby’s.
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To contact Mark directly, email mark.fossey@decornplast.com
Richard Day
Contracts Manager
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Richard worked in the construction industry as a fixer for many years before sitting his Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyor (RICS) exams in 2014 and 2015.
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Since then he has been a contracts manager at Decorative & Ornamental Plastering Ltd, successfully delivering a range of projects for the company.
Richard predominately manages the dry lining, partitions, suspended ceilings and solid plastering works including hair lime plastering projects. One of Richard’s most recent and notable projects can be viewed here.
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To contact Richard directly, email richard.day@decornplast.com
John Gorman
Workshop Foreman
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After joining DOP as a shop hand in 2018, John has now been promoted to the very important role as workshop foreman.
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John has gained his experience as a fibrous plasterer over a period of 40 years with companies both in this country and throughout Europe, learning his skills along the way.
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John will be a great asset to our team.
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To contact John directly, email john.gorman@decornplast.com.
Jo Colclough
Company Secretary
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Since leaving education, Jo has worked in accounts admin, mostly within the construction industry. She joined the original Decorative & Ornamental Plastering Ltd team in 1998 on a part-time basis and has been a core part of the team ever since.
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During Jo’s time at the company, the scope of her role has grown considerably, and she is responsible for producing the company’s accounts on a quarterly and yearly basis.
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Although office based, Jo joins the managers on site whenever there is an opportunity. Site visits give Jo the chance to see the craftmanship of the team first-hand, affording her a greater knowledge of the company’s work beyond the office.
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To contact Jo directly, email jo.colclough@decornplast.com