Meet the team

Ashleigh Clark

Ashleigh is responsible for generating new business at The Sweet People and manages our Sales department.

A little known fact...

A toffee nose with an underlying aroma of leather. No, that’s not Ashleigh but she may be heard saying those words in her wine tasting.

Lizzie Jarvis

Lizzie is in charge of making customers happy, which she happens to be very good at. What a great job!

A little known fact...

Lizzie is all about family and loves spending time with her daughter when she’s not working.

Sian Kennett

Sian is the one who will be processing your orders. She really enjoys the routine of the job and loves working alongside such a great team at The Sweet People.

A little known fact...

Sian’s an avid bookworm when she’s not working.

Lauren Botsford

Lauren creates our client’s visual proofs and samples. Passionate about the environment, she’s also leading the search for more eco-friendly options at The Sweet People.

A little known fact...

Lauren’s a big fan of pop-punk gigs, dogs and photography – although not all at the same time.

Clare Mayo

Clare oversees all the orders here at The Sweet People, fixing issues before they arise and making sure everything goes to plan.

Kirsty

Harry Wicks

Harry thoroughly enjoys his job as our digital artworker, creating awesome visual proofs and creative concepts for cool brands.

A little known fact...

Harry is big into gigs and loves listening to bands when he’s not playing footie or travelling to new destinations.

Daryl Cooper

Daryl oversees the day-to-day running of The Sweet People, ensuring staff, customers and suppliers all receive a great service. He loves how creative and friendly our company is and enjoys being part of the team.

A little known fact...

From the zen of fishing to the extremes of BMX, skateboarding, shooting, cycling and bouldering, Daryl takes outdoors to another level!

Kim O'hara

Lauren Clark

Lauren is in charge of product development. With a keen eye for industry trends, she builds our seasonal campaigns to bring new and exciting promotional confectionary to market.

A little known fact...

Lauren loves seeing the world and feasting on design in all its guises.

James Dodge

James works as the graphic designer, helping to bring together all of the creative ideas from the team around him to create new products, campaigns, exhibitions and festive catalogues.

A little known fact...

Between Park Run events and socialising with friends, James makes time to chill with his pet tortoise Nova.

Mitch Hoy

Mitch is responsible for creating 1st class samples to help you wow your clients.

Beth Johnson-Ray

Beth has great attention for detail, which is ideal when she’s setting up artwork to print, cutting labels and making sure the designs look correct on your packaging.

A little known fact...

Beth is a roller-skating vegan and regularly plays for the Milton Keynes Roller Derby.

Chris Tearle

With a real eye for colour, Chris is your man for setting up supplied artwork, ready to print. He also operates our doming and label machines.

A little known fact...

When Chris isn’t cooking up a storm in the kitchen, he can be found flying model aircraft, target shooting and model making.

Nick Ames

Nick manages the day-to-day running of our print department. With great print knowledge, artwork skills and capacity planning, he keeps print running smoothly.

A little known fact...

Nick is a petrol head and enjoys cars and racing/track days in his spare time.

Gene Thompson

Gene runs our doming line (where our labels are produced) and is responsible for writing job programs and getting the labels out on time.

A little known fact...

Gene is a keen cyclist and gardener in his spare time.

Paul White

As the job title suggests, Paul handles all printing and cutting of prints for your packaging.

Liz Marshall

Liz loves seeing a big or complicated job come to completion, which is probably why she enjoys making sure our products are perfectly finished.

A little known fact...

Liz is the world’s best dancer and singer (when no one’s watching or listening) She’s also a jet-setter and bookworm.

Marie Shlusar

Marie has been a valued part of The Sweet People family for 16 years. She runs the Assembly room like a well-oiled machine ensuring every detail is quality checked before despatch.

A little known fact...

Marie loves relaxing with her family and grandchildren or absorbing herself in a good book.

Kayleigh Chambers

As an overly organized perfectionist, Kayleigh thrives in the fast-paced environment of the Sweet People’s machine room, and keeps work flowing to military standards.

A little known fact...

Kaleigh is also a multi-instrumentalist cat-lover and plays drums for a grunge band!

Andy Childs

Andy makes sure all products are assembled correctly and sent on time. He also steps in as Deputy for our Assembly Manager too.

A little known fact...

Whether he’s walking, hitting a shuttlecock or camping in a tent or caravan, Andy loves the outside life with his family and grandson.

Anna Surtees

Anna enjoys the friendly atmosphere in our assembly department and is responsible for finishing our products to the highest standard.

A little known fact...

Music makes Anna’s world go round and she loves to dance her socks off.

Jackie Wright

Jackie really enjoys working with a great assembly team and is responsible for ensuring products are finished perfectly before sending them on to you.

A little known fact...

Two fat ladies! Legs eleven! Bingo! Jackie loves to blob a big pen on lucky numbers when she’s not working.

Kate Mead

Kate is responsible for making sure every product is finished to the highest standards. She’s a hard worker and loves the family atmosphere work at The Sweet People.

A little known fact...

From swimming and cricket to cake making and dog walking, Kate is as busy out of work as she is in it!

Kitty Paradine

Kitty takes real pride in her job as product finisher in our friendly assembly team and is super organised.

A little known fact...

Kitty plays guitar and watches Anime with her dog in her spare time.

Lisa Hodgins

Lisa makes our packaging look stunning with domed labels, which she finishes to excellent standards.

A little known fact...

You’re likely to find Lisa with her nose in a book, walking her dog or cooking up treats in the kitchen.

Finlay Goyen

From IT, phones and alarms to bagging and flow wrapping machines, Finlay is a true Jack of all trades and keeps everything in perfect working order.

A little known fact...

Finlay loves the purr of an engine and the thrill of adrenaline sports.

George

Mitchell Goyen

Jake Perkins

Alan Harley

Alan is responsible for picking products for our Assembly team and helps to pack for despatch when extra help is needed.

A little known fact...

Alan is a keen boxer, gamer and socialiser on his days off.