Garth has been providing Hazel 4D with leadership and inspiration since he founded the business in 1979.
Hazel 4D has come a long way from the Headingley attic and damp cellar from which Garth first started selling. Today, though, Garth is as passionate as ever about scouring the world for exciting new products that will drive real packaging improvement, and about delivering the best possible experience for our customers.
He is tireless in driving us all towards achieving excellence in everything we do, which is why Hazel 4D really can deliver an extra dimension.
Neil Christie
Managing Director
Neil Christie
Having joined the family business in 1997, Neil was responsible for working alongside his father, Garth, to develop the Total Packaging Management Service that Hazel 4D prides itself on offering today. Neil is a visionary, with a first-class flair for assessing opportunities and leading the development of Hazel 4D’s innovative solutions.
Get in touch with Neil for any sales-related enquiry – he will be more than happy to use his experienced eye and sharp business acumen to help improve your packaging performance.
David Reiner
Sales Director
David Reiner
David leads our team of Consultants. He focusses on developing strategic partnerships and ensuring customer success is the focus of everything we do. He plays a pivotal role in leading our relationships with some of the biggest brands in the world.
David is key to ensuring our 4D approach is upheld in everything we do, always focussing on delivering added value solutions to our customers by dramatically improving their bottom line.
Roy Harding
Operations Director
Roy Harding
Roy has over 25 years of experience in supply chain management. He is resolutely driven to keep the business on track, totally focussed on results, never takes no for an answer and inspires those he works with to keep achieving more. An outgoing, enthusiastic leader with a passion for improving outcomes and ensuring client expectations are met.
Give Roy a call if you are an innovative supplier who feels that there would be benefit in our companies working together – he’ll be glad to hear from you, and we guarantee an energising conversation.
Packaging Consultants
Travis Cooper
Head of Business Development
Travis Cooper
Travis manages his own portfolio of clients and is dedicated to helping them make their packaging faster, more cost effective, more attractive, and more environmentally friendly. Get in touch to see what he could do for your packaging operation.
Sales Support Team
Lisa Houghton
Sales Team Leader
Lisa Houghton
Leading Hazel’s internal sales team by supporting and delivering best practice is Lisa’s idea of a job well done. Listening to her client’s every need, and bringing everyone together to deliver, is what she does on a daily basis. Lisa’s management experience shines through in all that she does, efficiently improving methods and consistently meeting objectives.
Lisa is crazy about customer experience, and has an amazing ability to sort out potential issues before they cause a problem – so she’s the person to ask if you have any questions about your order.
Marketing & Sustainability
Michael Wood
Marketing Manager
Michael Wood
Michael leads our marketing department, focusing on delivering communications and activities that address customer challenges, share key insights into sustainability and highlights Hazel 4D’s unrivalled packaging solutions.
Passionate about delivering impactful marketing campaigns, Michael plays an important role in elevating the company’s presence and fostering strong customer relationships.
Supply Chain Team
Bradley McEwan
Head of Supply Chain
Bradley McEwan
Bradley is our Head of Supply Chain. He’s passionate about helping his team thrive and source new and innovative packaging solutions. Results-focussed, he ensures we’re always looking to deliver more to our customers by identifying supply chain savings that make a real difference.
Glenn Devenish
Senior Category Manager
Glenn Devenish
With over 12 years’ experience, Glenn has an outstanding knowledge of Hazel 4D’s products and suppliers, making him a key member of our Purchasing team.
Glenn is responsible for managing stock holding from our global supply chain, helping ensure we always have just what you need, just when you need it.
Finance Team
Paul Devlin
Chief Financial Officer
Paul Devlin
Paul leads the Hazel 4D finance team to deliver exceptional service to our clients and suppliers, ensuring all queries are responded to quickly, accurately and helpfully.
This all adds up to Paul being your man for anything finance.
Technical Team
Kevin Oliver
Technical Sales Manager
Kevin Oliver
An expert in equipment specification and optimisation, and pallet load stability, Kevin designs and implements complex and highly effective process improvements. He provides consultation, best practice guidance and training to ensure that his customers receive solutions that are the very best fit for their unique requirements.
There’s not much that Kevin doesn’t know about pallet wrapping and he’s passionate about sharing his knowledge. So if you have any questions about load stability, or want to do more to reduce plastic wastage and cost, then get in touch with Kevin.
Tobi Ellis
Service Department Manager
Tobi Ellis
Tobi is an expert in the field of automation and pallet load stability and can help you reduce costs, reduce plastic and increase efficiency.
He provides consultation, best practice guidance and training to ensure that his customers receive solutions that are the very best fit for their unique requirements.
Operations & IT Team
Alex Surtees
Operations Manager
Alex Surtees
Manager of our Operations team, Alex supports our sales and other departments to ensure we’re providing an excellent customer experience, with orders delivered flawlessly, on time and in full, every time. He enjoys receiving positive feedback from clients and making sure they return to Hazel 4D again and again.
Alex is our Ops guru, so he’s worth a shout if you have any questions at all about our warehouse or delivery set up.
Warehousing & Logistics
Nigel Thomas
Warehouse Manager
Nigel Thomas
Nigel has been a key member of our team for 15 years, bringing extensive experience and expertise to the role of Warehouse Manager. Throughout his time with us, Nigel has enhanced our warehouse operations with outstanding organisational skills and commitment to providing an exceptional service to our Customers.
Nigel’s leadership has greatly enhanced productivity, safety, and accuracy in our processes, playing a significant role in the success of our business.