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Joel McLean Joel is passionate about providing our clients total satisfaction on projects we work together on and building lasting business relationships. As Division Manager he is responsible for the company's market direction and decisions made on the product ranges we provide to the industries we support.
Joel took the role of Division Manager in March 2018 after being involved with project management and sales at UPG for 6 years and has been involved with the piping world since his first job. | |
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James Boon
Joining the team in 2005, James has extensive knowledge in the technical aspects of our product ranges and is our Technical Sales Engineer. He contributes extensive knowledge to the sales team and our markets, providing input and support across our team. James is occupied with interacting with customers, consultants, construction companies and asset owners to ensure their needs are met by suggesting the best possible solution for their project. He's often traveling to see clients and providing technical support and on-site training.
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 | | Group Purchasing Manager James Bolland James joined our team as Group Purchasing Manager in 2021. He is a great addition to our team, having recently worked in the supermarket space, he knows how important it is that we have the right products at the right time. After work he is interested in listening to podcasts and keeping up to date with the local property market. 
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Cory Hart Cory joined UPG early in 2019 and spent 18 months getting a good grounding in the technicalities of the industries we work with.
When we opened our Auckland branch, Cory jumped at the challenge to operate this new location and he is driving the growth of UPG in Auckland, supporting our customers with all that they need. | |
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 | | Auckland Sales Isaac Giles Isaac started with UPG in July 2021. He is passionate about the industry having worked in the plumbing market all his working life. After work he indulges in Game fishing and Deep sea diving, hunting for Kōura ( Crayfish ).
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Josh McLean Josh joined UPG in 2020. He's responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the internal sales team, including providing internal sales support to the sales team staff and quoting projects to our customers. He's a key member of our sales team and provides our customers with exceptional service to "Make Your Job Easier".
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David Minnis David joined our sales team in mid-2019, coming with years of experience in the industry. When not in the office, you may catch David attending your house-fire as a volunteer fighter. Well, we hope you don't have to meet him as such! | |
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| | Internal Sales Ellika Lewis Ellika started with UPG in December 2020. She is new to the workforce and is passionate in helping our customers with their orders and enquiries about our product ranges. When not at work she enjoys spending her time outdoors and playing music.
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 | | Accounts Christine Power Christine joined Satius Group in 2018 and assists with UPG's accounts team. Being well-organised, she looks after accounts payable and accounts receivable, ensuring accounts are settled on time."
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Bhavik Patel Since joining the team at UPG in 2018 from our parent company Ultibend, Bhavik has been working in the fabrication workshop and brings his extensive machine operator experience with him. | |
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Jason Wyatt Jason joined the UPG team in 2014. He is an experienced member of our fabrication team and in 2021 he took on the role as Fabrication Team Leader in the workshop. He has worked on various sites in the Wellington region, welding anything from critical trunk water mains to tank connections, on a range of polymer materials. Spending much of his time in the factory has built up excellent knowledge on a range of machinery.
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 | | Logistics Team Leader Daniel Adams Daniel came to lend his basketballer captaincy capabilities to our team in early 2017. No, we don't really take advantage of his basketball skills but he's a key man on our dispatch team. In 2021 he took on the role as the Logistics Team Leader, and brings his passion and organisational skills to the team, ensuring our customers receive our goods on time. | |
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Eddie Korai Avid rubgy fan and passionate about the team, Eddie joined our team in the end of 2016 and is responsible for ensuring all goods are dispatched on-time using the best possible freight option every time!
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Robert Kumar Robert joined the dispatch team in mid-winter 2017. He's always a cheerful guy to bump into in the pipe yard. Outside of work he's most interested in spending his time with family and a bit of touch rugby.
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