Laurence Green - Managing Director
Laurence drives BFGM’s strategic vision and oversees daily operations. He leverages extensive industry experience to ensure the highest standards of quality and reliability.
Key Objectives at BFGM:
- Develop and maintain a strong Health & Safety culture within the business
- Ensure End to end leadership and accountability for the growth and development of the customer portfolio
- Full P&L responsibility
- Oversight of Sales and Marketing, Finance, Commercial Development, and Customer Services
- Driving continuous improvement and collaboration within the organisations’ teams
Areas of expertise
- Health & Safety
- Project Management
- M&E Building Services
- Workflow & Process
- Team Building
Outside of work, Laurence is a keen cyclist, runner and photographer.
Harriett Freeman - Finance Director
Harriett is a commercially focused qualified CIMA accountant, currently working as the Group Finance Director.
She has worked in finance for over 20 years, spanning wholesale, retail, recruitment and engineering sectors.
Her ability to work in fast paced high growth companies has meant she has been able to work with and support incredible businesses, and successfully navigated through 2 rounds of private equity.
She has built out and developed finance teams over the course of her career, as well as implementing new finance systems, management controls and best practice throughout the Operations functions, enabling all functions to be more reactive to the business needs.
Harriett is most at home in a muddy field with tents and music or boarding down the side of a mountain mid winter, but with a toddler around has found more of her time recently taken up with answering why and explaining why not!
Areas of expertise
- Management, Accounting, Executive Search & Treasury
- Relationships with shareholders, investors, banks
- Strategic – Financial Planning, budgeting & forecasting
- Team development
Mike Johnson – Project Manager
Working with the management team, Mike ensures the effective management of engineering projects and delivers against BFGM’s Health and safety, compliance and financial targets.
Key responsibilities:
- Scope projects.
- Develop and apply appropriate specifications.
- Prepare programme.
- Contractor selection.
- Chair project meetings.
- Manage team resources.
- Deliver projects on time, quality and budget parameters.
- Ensure project H&S and compliance.
- Manage and control project cost.
Liam O’Hara – Commercial Development Manager
A driven and conscientious professional, who seeks to enhance professional relationships by seeking ways to add value to the customer's experience.
Responsible for the business development strategy across BFGM's client portfolio, Liam's task is to create new commercial and customer opportunities. Through gaining insight through customer feedback, Liam aims to return additional value to our existing customers.
Liam works closely with both the Leadership and Operational team, to draw on their close working relationships with external suppliers, customers to facilitate a 5-Star service.
Key strengths:
- Takes ownership of the customer's experience
- Good communication skills with an empathatic bias
- Focuses upon delivering customer satisfaction and managing client expectations
- Good understanding of Building services and construction
Outside of work, Liam enjoys travelling abroard and keeping fit. He is also a senior karate instructor in his local area and has over 25 years of training, holding a Black belt (3rd Dan).
Rudie Willemse – Air Conditioning Maintenance Manager
Rudie manages all aspects of BFGM’s air conditioning maintenance, prioritizing system reliability and technical excellence. He is dedicated to delivering exceptional client service on every job.
Gerry Green – Senior Project Manager
Gerry expertly manages BFGM’s most complex projects with precision from planning through completion. He ensures each project is delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
Kate – Finance
Kate manages BFGM’s financial operations with diligence and accuracy. She ensures financial integrity and maintains strict control over the company’s finances.
Sam – Helpdesk and Compliance Officer
Sam serves as BFGM’s first point of contact and leads the company’s compliance efforts. He ensures all operations meet regulatory and industry standards.
On The Tools
Rasoul
Fabric / Carpentry
Rasoul brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our projects team. Having worked on commercial high end shop-fitting projects for most of his career, Rasoul’s skill set ranges from joinery, dry-lining and bathroom fitting services to a high standard.
Behroz
Fabric / Carpentry
An experienced and multi-skilled member of our projects team, Behroz has worked as a self-employed carpenter for most of his career before joining BFGM. Behroz is a highly valued and well respected member of our projects team.
Freddy
Mechanical
Freddy has 20 years of experience in carrying out all aspects of commercial pipe fitting on a variety of HVAC systems. He has worked for a diverse range of customers which include NHS and private hospitals, plus Government department offices in Whitehall. Freddy is a hard-working and reliable engineer.
Lukasz Szwedo
Fabric / Decorator
Lukasz is a proficient carpenter and has over 30 years’ experience in building renovation projects.