I have been in the Hire industry for the last 22 years now i started as a Driver at Speedy Hire in 1993 and then moved to Hire-Rite as Depot Supervisor before moving onto A Plant in 1996 as a Hire Controller . It was a a great learning Curve for me as i learnt many skills in my time at these companies in 1996 i joined Initial GWS crane hire which became Ainscough Crane following Ainscough purchase of GWS, I have great memories of my time at GWS/Ainscough i believe that company made me what i am today i learnt a hell of a lot From excellent Sales skills to Technical Sales i moved through the ranks and became Depot Manager. I later moved onto Hewden Crane Hire again as Depot Manager before becoming Regional Operations Manager for the South in 2007 due to Family reasons i left Hewdens and Joined Arbil Ltd first as Branch Manager at Coventry after a very successful time at Coventry I was promoted to General Manager Rail and Sevice, the learning never stopped and the key objective was to revive the flagging division which within a year we did increasing turnover by 46% vital to this success was the team and putting together that team .. In 2012 I felt it was time to move on and go it alone partnering with PET Rail We formed BRIT Lifting and after only 6 months we aquired the REMCO business in Chatham KENT merging both into Skillfast.. After a successful 18 months Skillfast was aquired by RAILHIRE UK (formley PET RAIL) I decided to move on and became a consultant for OHL Plant a opportunity at Torrent Trackside became available and I joined and have now became a full time employee in my short time at Torrent I have introduced a new supply chain for OLE and introduce a more comprehensive Hire Fleet helping the management team develop and grow there OLE offering .. my key goals are still to succeed and be a reliable point of contact for my customers and fellow workers , I believe in exceeding Customer Expectations at all times ....

OHL @ From April 2015 to Present (9 months) OHL BDM @ Working to grow and improve Torrents OHL offering insuring that Torrent is the market leader in OHL From May 2014 to Present (1 year 8 months) General Manager @ In control of the business , managing finances , staff , procurement , Marketing , etc etc . From 2013 to April 2014 (1 year) General Manager @ RMSC Ltd has recentley mergered with BRIT LIfting & Services ... Giving the company a depot coverage in the the North and South of the UK ...RMSC Ltd offers the market place a HIRE - SALES - SERVICE capabilty specialising in the RAIL market .. We offer a range of products from Lifting to Material Handling , On service we are the UK AUTHORISED Service centre for PERMAQUIP and THOMSON ENGINEERING... allowing us to work closely with two of the key manufacturers in the Rail Plant market .... From October 2012 to April 2014 (1 year 7 months) NationalGeneral Manager Rail & Service @ In my time at Arbil i was General Manager of a busy Rail Department overseeing Service Sales and Hire . My duties where to insure the profitability of the department which i did very successfully as well as dealing with the general management of Staff , dealing with Large Tenders and suppliers . I was keen on introducing new innovations and making Arbil a well known and respected name within the Rail Industry once more. I was with Arbil since October 2007 where i started as a Branch Manager at the Coventry Branch.At Coventry i put together a very successful team that in turn made the branch very successful and Profitabilty . From October 2007 to October 2012 (5 years 1 month) Regional Operations Manager South @ From November 2005 to August 2007 (1 year 10 months) Depot Manager @ From December 1999 to April 2005 (5 years 5 months) Birmingham, United KingdomHire Manager Birmingham @ From April 1996 to December 1999 (3 years 9 months) Birmingham, United Kingdom

Byng Kendrick Central School From 1987 to 1992 Byng Kenrick Central School From 1987 to 1992 Paul Smith is skilled in: Customer Service, Sourcing, Sales, Rail, Construction, Transportation, Contract Management, Operations Management, Cranes, New Business Development, Sales Management, Negotiation, Engineering, Key Account Management, Procurement