Managing Director

Managing Director | £50m Specialist Manufacturing & Services BusinessI’m leading a confidential search for the next MD of a £50m UK specialist equipment manufacturer, with significant backing from experienced serial investors and an impressive ~70% share of its core market.We need a leader with meaningful experience leading a manufacturing and installed-base service business, with responsibility for scaling field-service operations and growing aftermarket revenues.The business has built its position by doing what larger competitors struggle to do: highly bespoke, mission-critical solutions delivered at speed, often in days rather than weeks.The next chapter is about scale:Transform service & aftermarket – currently capturing only ~10% of the opportunity across its installed baseScale operations and capacity to support continued growthStrengthen Europe and accelerate expansion into Canada & AustraliaProfessionalise the business while protecting its entrepreneurial, family feelWe’re looking for an entrepreneurial MD/GM/operational leader from an engineered product + service environment. Someone with exposure to global standards of operational excellence, but who thrives in a fast-moving, hands-on culture rather than a heavily corporate one.Relevant industry backgrounds could include:Commercial vehicle equipment & systemsRefrigeration & temperature controlMaterial handling & mobile equipmentPower & energy equipmentHVAC & thermal management equipmentIndustrial / engineered equipmentFood & cold-chain equipmentConnected fleet/equipment technology📍 UK | International remitHybrid role, onsite 2-3 days in South East England. Remaining time on the road with customers.