Colleagues and friends of the late Steve Williams, who worked as sales and marketing director for the hardware supply business, Kenrick, have paid tribute to Steve, describing him as ‘a terrific salesman with a big personality’. They added: “He will be greatly missed.”
The full statement is published below:
“It is with great sadness that we announce that Steve Williams, sales and marketing director at Kenrick, has passed away.
“Steve was a formidable member of the Kenrick team for more than a decade.
“A well-known figure in the industry, Steve was respected and liked by his customers and suppliers, as well as everyone at Kenrick.
“Steve joined the industry in 1976 as a junior draughtsman with Plastal, which was one of only two PVC-U fabricators in the UK at the time.
“He then took on the role of factory manager with another window fabricator before moving to Mila Hardware, where he worked for nearly 20 years in a variety of commercial sales roles.
“Steve then moved to Groupco, a Kenrick customer, where he became familiar with Kenrick’s products before joining Vita Hardware.
“He went on to join Kenrick in 2012 and was instrumental in developing and launching new products to the market.
“With vast experience in both hardware and PVC-U window fabrication (Steve was able to fabricate windows and doors from profile bar length to the finished and installed product), he possessed a rare skillset coupled with an understanding of the needs of the fabricator, installer, distributor and homeowner.
“Steve was a terrific salesman with a big personality, and he will be greatly missed.
“Our thoughts are with Steve’s wife, his children and grandchildren at this very sad time.”
