Meet the Team

Ian Collins- Managing Director
Ian has worked in the hydroponic trade for the past 15 years and was the owner /manager of one of the top ten retail outlets in the UK.
"I moved across to wholesale because I was unhappy with the service I received from some of the wholesalers we used, and knew I could do a better job. I developed the IWS systems due to poor quality products of this type available on the market and soon became the market leader. I have now brought into my wholesale DGS (Direct Gardening Supplies) other key hydroponic products which i believe make us stand out from other wholesalers. My promise to myself was to have the best customer service in the industry and the best quality products."

Ross Sinclair- Production Manager - 09/04/2010
Ross brings to the team 15 years of experience working in the Electronics contract manufacturing industry as a test and quality engineer. This experience gives us the flexibility to be able to tailor your system to your requirements where required and where the design permits. He has a Masters degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and as he is Scottish is always looking for ways to maintain the cost of the system at a reasonable level.

Paul Smith- Sales Representative - 09/04/2010
Paul has been working with Direct Garden Supplies for the last 2 years and works in the Sales department. Paul came from a background of retail sales for over 5 years and has gained great knowledge of DGS products since working here.

Kevin Bonner- Sales Representative
Kevin joined Direct Gardening Supplies in March 2009 after 6 years in the financial industry as an Investment Mortgage Broker and now works in the Sales office with Emma and Paul. He has a Pharmacology Honours Degree from the University of Sheffield. He also has extensive knowledge of Geography in the UK which helps us with deliveries etc.

Emma Wadsworth - Sales Representitive - 21/12/2010
Emma joined DGS in August 2010 and comes from a varied background of Advertising, Credit Control and Customer Services. She is part of the Sales team along side of Kevin and Paul.
For any credit control or sales queries please call 01226 320854.

Cheryl Slee - Accounts Manager - 22/12/2010
Cheryl has been working for Direct Gardening Supplies for 3 months and deals with our day to day Accounting. Cheryl came from a vast background of accounts and brings a great deal of experience with her.

If you have any queries with your Accounts Cheryl will be happy to help so give her a call on 01226 320850