Branch Manager
Matt Binney joined Wellington Welding Supplies in October 2012. Matt possesses a wide range of welding knowledge gained from both study and experience having completed a City & Guilds qualification covering Welding Craft Practice, Welding Engineering Craft Studies and Advanced Welding Engineering Studies.
His practical experience stems from over 25 years spent in the family welding equipment/industrial gas business where he was responsible for all aspects of sales including demonstrations and service work.
His background perfectly complements his role within Wellington Welding Supplies developing new business opportunities in the Hampshire and Thames Valley area as well as overall responsibility for the branch.
Outside of work Matt enjoys his family, various DIY projects, fishing, and supporting his son’s local football team.
Sales Engineer
Alun Jones joined Wellington Welding Supplies in March 2015. Prior to that Alun worked at a large pet food supplier in Fareham for 15 years in a variety of roles including warehouse manager and trade development manager.
Alun went to Henry Cort Community School where he achieved excellent GCSEs in a range of subjects before going on to Fareham College where he studied Business Studies.
Away from work Alun enjoys a variety of interests including watching rugby and football, making and listening to music and travelling.
Driver
Steve Bull joined Wellington Welding Supplies in August 2015. Prior to this Steve worked at Southampton City College as a Workshop Technician primarily looking after the welding and pipefitting workshop and before this he was with Southampton Technical College as an Associate Lecturer teaching Pipefitting, Manual Metal Arc Welding and Oxy-Acetylene Gas Welding practical skills.
He is a time served apprentice as a pipe fitter welder and very well placed should you have any query relating to the goods he is delivering.
Away from work Steve is married to Margaret, & enjoys travelling, including a recent trip to France. Other trips have included Cyprus & Majorca. Steve has many other interests including seeing theatre shows & live concerts.
Office/Stores Manager
Dan Newcombe joined Wellington Welding Supplies Ltd in November 2016. Prior to this he was helping his brother run a local hostelry where he was for 2 years. Amazingly he also worked previously with Alun Jones at the same pet food business where he was a senior supervisor.
Away from work Dan is a fanatical Manchester City supporter and enjoys watching all football, especially when Manchester City play and beat the other Manchester side!
Service Engineer
Marcel Dumitru joined Wellington Welding Supplies Ltd in 2018.
He is a very experienced and knowledgeable engineer with a background of over 25 years experience in IT with a Master Degree in Industrial Electronics. Before joining our team, he has worked first as a teacher for 12+ years, then as a Service & Maintenance Engineer for about 10 years.
He is happily married to his wife, Sica, and is a proud father of two: Teo and Vled.
On his free time he continues to develop his interest for computers and technologies, plays table tennis and likes to travel and practice with foreign languages