German kitchen provider to newbuild and regeneration markets, Leicht Contracts has appointed Will Bishop as sales director.

Bringing 16 years’ experience of the built environment and contract kitchen markets to his new role, Bishop well versed in assisting premium property developers and architects with high volume projects.

He has worked across many key projects countrywide, managing multi-million-pound contracts for developers like Ballymore, Henry Construction, Berkeley St George, Barratt and Taylor Wimpey.

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Bishop joins the company from structural building component manufacturer ACS Stainless Steel Fixings, where he was sales director.

Prior to that he was sales director at Neo Group, a stone fabricator supplying bespoke kitchen worktops, in addition to roles in senior business development and contract kitchen sales at Symphony, Whiteleaf Furniture, and Howdens.

Commenting on why he joined the company, Will Bishop said: “While high-rise construction is taking place across the UK, the city of London accounts for 58% of all new developments in the pipeline, which is over half of the total value!

“Furthermore, London’s population is expected to increase to 9.6 million by 2035, and so the need to increase urbanisation is fundamental to the city’s available housing stock, whether new build or redevelopment.

“With this in mind, I am thrilled to accept the sales director role at Leicht Contracts, and contribute to the supply of stylish, sustainable, and supportive German-made architectural kitchen living spaces throughout the UK.”

Will Bishop joins sales manager Emily Everett, design director Matt Goddon and managing director UK Sarah Edwards.

MD Sarah Edwards added: “We are thrilled to have Will join the team, and strengthen our comprehensive five-year restructuring plan at Leicht Contracts.

“Since 2020, we have focused on two aspects of the business; service delivery and maintaining client relationships.

“With a view to provide a stable foundation and steady revenue stream, we have big plans for future growth and are firmly on track to expand our business operations and support the significant pipeline of work already earmarked in 2026.

“The construction sector is highly sensitive to market fluctuations so by growing our team, we can make allowances for changeable market conditions such as navigating a global health crisis through to inflation and even labour shortages.

“Everyone at Leicht Contracts is delighted to expand the team and have Will oversee all sales opportunities, development planning, and strategy refinement in his new role.”