Benchmark Retail Services Ltd

Benchmark celebrates 20 years of supporting suppliers and retailers with merchandising, audit and training services this autumn. For 19 of those years Andrew Marley has been the invaluable support both to me and the Benchmark team as well as leading our client contact in his 10 years as Sales Director.

With 38 years in sales logged and the great changes in lifestyle we have experienced the last 18 months, it became clear to me that it’s time to hand over the reins to Andrew and let him define the next 20 years of Benchmark’s business.

We are therefore delighted to announce Andrew’s appointment as Managing Director and simultaneously majority owner of the company. To know the future of something I have nurtured and cherished for 20 years is in such safe and talented hands is greatly reassuring and of course I am committed to supporting the coming years in an advisory capacity, looking forward to still meeting clients and adding value to the company.

Congratulations Andrew, so well deserved and we’re ready to see you define the next stage of Benchmark’s evolution.

It seems hard to believe but today marks the 20th anniversary of Benchmark providing service to the retail estate. The first contract was signed and it was all systems go. Now, 20 years on we are still supporting our clients and enjoying every minute of it.

In that time we have completed thousands of projects across hundreds of stores for many clients and we just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has worked for Benchmark and the clients who have been so supportive over the years. It’s not been without it’s ups and downs, a few more grey hairs…….and loosing a few as well, but we are proud to provide the service we do to our clients and retailers.

Like everyone, the next few months are going to be extremely busy in the run up to Christmas and we have a few more announcements to come.

Here’s to the next 20 years!