Ben Walmsley

Principal Consultant - Building Products & Materials

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬

The talent pool is tight. The leaders who can genuinely drive growth and commercial performance aren’t browsing job boards and generic search firms with a database and a keyword search rarely find them.

I’ve spent years working exclusively in Building Products and Materials, building relationships across the industry. When you brief me, I’m not starting from scratch.

I partner with manufacturers, distributors, and PE-backed platforms to place leaders from senior management to C-Suite level across North America and Europe.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤

I move quickly without cutting corners. Every search starts with a proper understanding of your business, your culture, and what good actually looks like in the role. The shortlist I deliver is tight and considered, because I’d rather present three exceptional candidates than ten average ones.

𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤

I’m a keen footballer, marathon runner, and lifelong Leeds United fan, which between them cover pace, endurance, and suffering in equal measure.

If you’re looking to hire a senior commercial or technical leader and want a search partner who knows your world, let’s talk.