Name: David Hebdon Position: Managing Director   Profile: David started his career within the industry during 1979 in a summer job with a Timber Merchant in Surrey. That summer job lasted for 16 years, starting by working in the yard and ending managing a five million pound turnover branch for what was by this time a branch within the Harcros group.

Working through every department at all levels has been a distinct advantage and has helped when confronted with operational issues ever since.

Finally David decided it was time to gain experience within another company and was tempted away from Harcros to Sharpe and Fisher to manage their Oxford operation, which was a combined plumbing, heating and heavyside merchant. After three years a call came from Buildbase and David gained further experience by joining Johnsons Buildbase in Cowley Oxford.

David joined John Nicholls in June 2001, after making the decision that joining a strong independent merchant was the way forward.  He was made Operations Director in April 2004 and then became Managing Director in September 2007.