Management
The Atlantic Plastics Ltd directors are:
James Fry, Managing Director
James Fry joined Atlantic Plastics in 2007 and been a member of the Senior Management Team since 2010 holding the positions of Finance Director (2013-2022) and MD of Operations (2017-2022). A Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA) and holding a degree in Accounting & Finance James has over 20 years’ experience in a finance and manufacturing environment. Prior to joining the business James worked in the Food Manufacturing Industry for Dawn Meats & RF Brookes/Premier Foods.
Gareth Barker, Operations Director
Gareth has a wealth of manufacturing experience having joined Atplas from Kay Premium Marking Films where he was Director of Operations. Prior to this Gareth was Head of Operations and Maintenance at TEAM Precision Pipe Assemblies and spent his early career working in a number of positions at the Ford Motor Company over 14 years. Gareth holds a 1st Class Honours Degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering and is also the Chairman of Porthcawl RFC.
Simon Spridgeon, Commercial Director
Simon Spridgeon joined Talis in 2015 as a Group Product Manager for House Connections and moved across to Atlantic Plastics as Marketing & Product Director when it joined the AVK Group in 2022. Simon has a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and industry experience both at TALIS and for 12 years as a Product and Technical Manager for Geberit where he was responsible for the sanitary systems and piping systems product ranges in the UK and Ireland.