Emma James - Head of Support Services and Business

Operations

By day Emma is Head of Support Services and Business

Operations. Emma joined McGoff Construction in 2008.

Over the last 9 years Emma has been at the forefront of

the Group’s strategy to streamline processes and

improve business practices. As Head of Support Services

and Business Operations Emma manages a team that

provides holistic Operational Compliance, Business

Operations, Human Resources, Recruitment and Supply

Chain Management expertise as the Group expands its

unique service offering. Emma is also an active member

of the Chartered Management Institute.

By night, Emma is a devoted Mum and spends her

spare time at various parks, farms zoos and soft play

centres. Emma’s hobbies include painting, jigsaws, play

-doh modelling and making dens.

Sarah Sanderson - Sales & Marketing Manager

By day Sarah is Sales & Marketing Manager for the

McGoff Group. Sarah joined the business in 2012 and for

the past 6 years has worked closely with the Directors

and Senior Management team to diversify, expand the

business portfolio and strengthen further the company’s

existing client base.

Sarah’s diverse role includes bid writing and

coordination, marketing, website management, Client &

Community liaison and business branding for McGoff

Construction and the associated operating companies

across the Group.

By night Sarah enjoys being out and about in her

campervan with her hubby, walking, browsing antique

shops and all things 1940’s.

Megan Emerson - Facilities Co-ordinator

By day Megan is Facilities Co-ordinator for McGoff

Group Facilities Services Ltd.

Megan joined the company in 2015 as Junior Admin

Assistant and is now working within the Aftercare team.

Supporting the Aftercare Manager, Megan takes care

of all defects reported within the 6/12months warranty

periods following the practical completion of McGoff

Construction’s sites. Along with keeping everyone

updated, and keeping a tracker of all defects, Megan

manages the account for any addition works requested

from maintaining healthy client relationships.

By night, Megan enjoys eating vast portions of food,

shopping, exploring new cities, and generally being a

social butterfly.

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Construction is the bedrock of society, promoting sustainable growth and infrastructure for future generations. Women are

expected to make up a quarter (25%) of the UK’s construction workforce by 2020.

McGoff Group march ahead of the industry 2020 with Women making up 26% of the Groups business, with 9% in Leadership

and Management positions across the Group.

Today is International Women’s Day and is a time to celebrate the achievements of women across the world including our

valued female employees who are all helping to shape the future of the McGoff Group.

Shannon Griffin - Subcontracts Administrator

By day Shannon joined the accounts team in January

and is currently learning the ropes in her new role.

Shannon deals with all invoices/queries from

subcontractors and raises payments, assists Lesley-Ann

with all MGFS purchase ledger invoices and goods

receipt notes. Shannon can’t wait to develop in this job

as much as she can.

By night Shannon spends time doing DIY in her first

house that she is renovating, sees her horses and gets

on as many planes as she can to see the world!

Rachael Horrocks - Purchase Ledger

By day Rachael joined the McGoff group in August 2017

to be part of the purchase ledger team and she has

never looked back. Rachael looks after a share of the

ledger alongside the lovely Colin, expenses and some

additional roles within.

By night Rachael enjoys being at home doing DIY in the

winter months and enjoying the garden in the summer

with my husband, teenage daughter, dog and Rabbit

who are all spoilt.

Julie Bindon – Buyer and Supply Chain Coordinator

By day Julie is a Buyer for Mcgoff Construction. Julie has

worked for McGoff Construction since 2016 as a buyer

working with the site teams purchasing building Materials

for all McGoff Construction sites, making sure they are

sourced correctly and on time. Julie also works with

Supply chain meeting with suppliers setting up group

deals.

By night Julie has recently become a mum so spends her

time with her family going for walks and trying to catch

up on sleep!

Emma Tweed - Site Administrator

By day Emma works at our Downtown Project in Salford

as the Site Administrator working alongside the Site and

Project Managers, Site Engineers, Design Manager,

QS’s, Commercial and Construction Manager who are

all site based and make up the force that is Downtown.

As well as being responsible for general admin such as

purchase orders, sub-contractor orders, filing, monthly

and client reports, completing inductions on our

biometric system, Asite, any and all meetings, she is first

point of contact for visitors to site and also work closely

with the sub-contractors who are on site. This month

also marks Emma’s first anniversary with McGoff.

By night Emma is a dedicated “fur mum” of two mad

hounds. She enjoys going to the gym and dance

classes and teaches tap every week.Most weekends

are taken up at the shooting range with her brothers.

Sarah Henry – Business Administration Manager

By day Sarah is Business Administration Manager. Sarah

joined McGoff Construction in 2016 to support Emma

James with the management of ISO 9001, 14001 and

18001, ongoing compliance and the production of

KPI’s for the Group, in addition to the Operational

Support to the Ops Directors and Managers. Sarah’s

varied role includes the day to day queries and tasks

under the Administration banner, Compliance, Health

& Safety and Staff Engagement.

By night Sarah is a Netflix junkie with an addiction to

online shopping and enjoys a glass or two of wine. Nap

Queen since 1995.

Louise Pourbaix - Corporate Finance Manager

By Day Louise is Corporate Finance Manager. Louise

joined the McGoff Group in 2015 to support Dave Foran

source finance for the development projects of this ever

growing business. Louise has been focussing on pulling

together financial models and forecast for the group as

well as managing the accounts for the Group's first

residential development, Downtown Manchester. Louise

will very shortly also be responsible for the financial

reporting of the McGoff Group.

By Night Louise currently spends most of her time

studying to become a chartered certified accountant

as well as playing volleyball, traveling and hanging out

with friends. Mostly though Louise enjoys all French

things like eating cheese and drinking wine.

Annie Stackhouse – Account Manager

By day Annie is an Account Manager for McGoff Group

Facilities Services. Annie has worked for MGFS since 2014

and serves as the primary point of contact between the

customers and the company. Annie is responsible for

building and maintaining client relationships which

involves working closely with the helpdesk to provide

them with support when required, conducting business

reviews to ensure clients are satisfied with their services

and letting customers know about other products the

company offers.

By night Annie is often mistaken for a professional racing

driver with her excellent driving skills but when she isn’t in

her car pretending she is a boy racer she can normally

be found either in a Chinese Karaoke Bar singing

Whitney or in a salubrious local establishment enjoying a

glass of prosecco with friends.

Rachael Hampson - Recruitment Administrator

By day Rachael is Group Recruitment Administrator.

Rachael joined McGoff Construction in May 2017 on a

temporary basis, to assist with the fast paced New Care

recruitment. Part way into the contract Rachael was

asked to become a permanent member of the team

and took on additional recruitment duties across the

Group. Along with daily Administration tasks and politely

handling 1million+ agency calls; Rachael lists vacancies,

manages candidate applications, coordinates

interviews, prepares relevant documents/equipment for

new starters and monitors employee progress, until the

3month probation period.

By night, Rachael enjoys hunting for vintage treasures,

getting out into the countryside with Dottie the

American Bulldog, tree hugging and hanging out with

The Original Gangsters AKA, The Chuckle Brothers…

Jessica Backhouse – Trainee Buyer

By day Jessica started at Mcgoff Group in June 2017 as

a Procurement Administrator with no administrative or

construction experience. After excelling in her own

expectations and capabilities in this area of work,

Jessica gained her first promotion to Trainee buyer in

March 2018. Currently Jessica deals with all procurement

across McGoff Construction and MGFS, whether it be

doors, toilet rolls, hiring of equipment or bricks! She has

also built the procurement of New Care Corporate onto

a level of comparison with McGoff Construction.

By night Jessica still keeps her hands dirty in the beauty

background she came from as well as renovating her

first home, wedding planning, taking Mico her Serbian

Defence Dog for walks.

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Lauren Rowe - Group HR Co-Ordinator

By Day Lauren started with McGoff’s in September 2014

as a Commercial Administrator and was taken under the

wing of the Group HR Manager in January 2016 when

she transitioned into the HR Department. Lauren co-

ordinates all aspects of the day to day operational tasks

in HR including training, case management and more.

Lauren is also soon to be a mentor to our new HR

Administrator which she is really looking forward to.

By night Lauren is a keen baker, much to the delight of

her fellow colleagues, and has just finished her first full

house renovation project with her partner which is due

to go on the market next week!

Laura Welsh – Accounts Assistant

By day Laura is as an accounts assistant for Newcare

and Back To The Garden Childcare. Some of her

responsibilities include posting bank transactions, bank

reconciliations, sales invoicing, debtor reporting whilst

assisting with month end accounts. All this being

completed alongside further accounting qualifications

to develop her skills and knowledge to help her progress

in the business.

By Night, when she isn’t studying, Laura is a self-

confessed Disney Junkie who is often hooked on

watching crime series before being tucked up in bed to

hit the gym early hours of the morning so she can

indulge in excessive amounts of food when she goes out

for an evening meal with friends.

Yvonne Howarth - Front of House and Ops Co-ordinator

By day Yvonne joined McGoff and Byrne Ltd in

September 2002 after a terribly disturbing incident at her

previous job as Post Mistress, when an armed gang

robbed the post office; she joined McGoff for a safer

occupation..Yvonne started at working for Jim and

Ethna McGoff as Receptionist then doing the secretarial

work all other aspect of the business when moving to

Mayfield House, Broadheath. Yvonne also supports

James McGoff as PA and carried on her reception

duties.

By Night Yvonne enjoys reading, listening to music,

enjoying a night out at bingo also she enjoys being with

her very close family.

Kay Johnson - Project Manager

By day Kay has taken on the role of Project Manager for

the McGoff Group working on our exciting new Market

41 and Back to the Garden concepts.

From an operational perspective, Kay will be supporting

the client team with developing a sustainable concept

that functions seamlessly; handling enquiries from

possible operators to assisting the team with recruitment

requirements, supply chain selection, community

partnerships and other value adding activities.

By night Kay’s spare time is taken up with new puppy

Fred, new house & new job, walking, decorating,

gardening and her passion for food & wine.

Rebecca Booth - Senior Business Administrator

By day, Rebecca is Senior Business Administrator for Main

Contracting. Rebecca joined McGoff Construction in

May 2017 to provide commercial support to the

Quantity Surveyors by managing the contract

documentation and issuing of subcontractor orders in

addition to arranging hotel and travel, raising purchase

orders and compiling O&M manuals ready for practical

completion. Since Rebecca’s arrival she has assumed

additional responsibilities including Document Control

and Executive travel.

By night, Rebecca enjoys spending time with family and

friends, taking her dog for walks and going to nice

country pubs for lunch. Currently Rebecca is finishing off

renovating her first house and planning her wedding for

2019!

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Emma Cliffe – Accounts Manager

By day Emma joined the McGoff Team in June 2013

working on Purchase Ledger after a long background of

working in Finance in the Construction sector. Since then

Emma has turned her hand to many areas of the

accounts department, has managed the Purchase

Ledger function and helped oversee the incorporation

of MGFS and Newcare into the Group Purchase Ledger

and Procurement functions. She has also recently been

promoted to Accounts Manager looking at the cashflow

of the business and managing the Accounts Team.

By night Emma is a frazzled single parent to a 7 year old

comedy genius, her hobbies include Nerf wars, playing

remote control cars and sitting on the M60 for long

periods of time.

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Andrea Oakley - Sales Invoice Administrator

By day Andrea is Sales Invoice Administrator for

MGFS. Andrea joined Villafont in September 2007 as a

BD Administrator after a career break to have her 2

daughters. She moved over to MCL after 2 years

carrying out many varied Admin based tasks. Andrea

joined the MGFS team in June 2016 to look after the

Sales Invoicing 15 hours a month which has now

increased to 2 days a week supporting the Accounts

team.

By night Andrea is Mum to Georgia (17) and Olivia (15)

and wife to Gary. As a family they love films, travel and

all have a passion for cars. Andrea sings at home, in

the car, in the supermarket, basically anywhere!! And is

known to dance too!!

Beverley Swindells - Purchase Ledger Admin

By day Beverley Joined McGoff’s in December 2012 in

the purchase ledger department, processing incoming

invoices and last year she moved over to process the

invoices for New Care.

By night Beverley has a competitive streak and won a

free week at Pontins, by winning a Donkey Derby

Race! During her school years Bev competed in the

cross country team and got through to the nationals,

then later joined the East Cheshire Harriers. In her spare

time Bev still enjoys running, cycling, walking, silly salsa

dancing – with my 2 left feet and no rhythm!

June Dean - Helpdesk Supervisor

By day June is a helpdesk Supervisor for MGFS.

June joined the McGoff Group in December 2014 as a

helpdesk assistant dealing with the day to day issues

raised by clients to ensure we meet SLAs for Reactive,

planned and quoted works. June also liaises with

subcontractors on a daily basis and approves

subcontractor invoices for payment. The client base has

grown over the last 3 years and June became helpdesk

supervisor in April 2017.

By Night June enjoys going to the gym and going to

Derby to see the family. When possible she also enjoys

flying off the sun to see friends and getting a tan.

Stephanie Macfarlane - Group Financial Controller

By day Steph has worked for McGoff Construction for 13

years. Steph is responsible for the operational delivery of

the group finance function. This involves accurate

recording of financial transactions, forecast, budgeting

and cash flow management. Steph works with a great

team of girls and boys, its hard work but they have a lot

of fun too.

The company has experienced significant growth over

the years and Steph says it has been fantastic to have

been here and play an integral role in the growth of the

company.

By night Steph is studying for a Masters in International

Accounting & Finance (not everyone's idea of a leisure

activity). But she also makes sure she has time to relax

with her family; who like long haul holidays to sunny

destinations, movies and dining out at restaurants.

Laura Cullen – Group Recruitment Manager

By day Laura is the Recruitment Manager across the

McGoff Group. Laura joined McGoff in 2016 to build and

grow an in-house recruitment function following a busy

year in recruitment and external agency supply. Over

the past 18 months the function has evolved somewhat,

a system has been implemented and national

advertising campaigns are in place. Laura now oversees

a team of three who are responsible for delivering an

internal recruitment service across the group, this

includes McGoff, MGFS, Newcare and more recently

Back to the Garden.

By night Laura is an avid gym goer and likes to lift

weights (she may look like a dweeb but looks can be

deceiving). When not in the gym she can be found

round at her friends or in a bar enjoying a nice glass of

red! Laura loves to travel and has 3 trips planned so far,

but is also working hard to save money to buy her own

house this year!

Lesley-Ann Winn – Purchase Ledger Accounts Supervisor

By day Lesley-Ann came to McGoff Construction as a

temporary Accounts administrator in August 2016 after

working in finance for Stobart Rail. Lesley-Ann then

officially joined McGoff in October 2016. Lesley –Ann

looked after the MGFS purchase ledger up until recently

receiving a promotion to Purchase Ledger Accounts

Supervisor.

By night Lesley-Ann likes to go to cause herself great

pain in the gym, spend time with friends and family, and

dine out in nice restaurants.