20th September 2007

To support its ambitious plans for growth and diversification into new markets, UK Drainage Network (UKDN) has appointed Greg Beech as Chief Executive Officer and Stuart Pace as Chief Operating Officer. With over 30 years’ drainage industry experience between them, Greg and Stuart were formerly the Managing Director and Commercial Director of UKDN respectively.

The positions of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer have been created to help UKDN achieve its new business objectives. In their revised roles, Greg Beech and Stuart Pace will strategically build on the significant growth that UKDN has already achieved, while ensuring the smooth-running of current operations and identifying opportunities in new areas.

Greg Beech and Stuart Pace co-founded the original UK Drainage Network in 2003 with its other directors, and oversaw the six-way merger that created UKDN in February 2007. Since the merger operation, Greg has been managing the centralisation and coordination of all operations, whilst Stuart has been instrumental in developing customer relations and the company’s commercial offering.

Greg Beech said: “Now UKDN is a bigger operation, we have ambitious plans – including doubling the size of the business over the next two years and developing our offer for new markets. In the more strategic roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Stuart and I will be able to concentrate on bringing UKDN’s growth into fruition. Alongside our fellow directors, we will be leading the team to a very positive future.

As one of the UK’s leading independent drainage specialists, UKDN has a fleet of 100 vehicles operating from 10 locations nationwide. Delivering a comprehensive specialist drainage service, the company manages drainage and burst pipe claims and provides subsidence investigation services for most of the UK’s largest insurers. A pioneer in leading industry standards, UKDN was the first drainage company to gain WRc (Water Research Centre) accreditation, which defines best practice compliance for the investigation and repair of domestic and light industrial drains and sewers.