Profile - Greg Austin

  • Profile

    29 year old Greg from Milton Keynes is International Business Manager at Endoline Machinery Ltd where he has worked since October 2007. As a member of the IET, he is studying to become an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) alongside his full-time role. An excellent communicator, his knowledge of both the commercial and technical elements of the job makes him the perfect candidate for The Ones to Watch.

  • Recommendation

    Alan Yates, MD of Endoline Machinery Ltd, says: “Despite having no previous sales experience in the packaging automation market, Greg has made an immediate impression at the company, securing business with Tesco, Boots and Walkers, and has also taken our international business activity to a new level with his professional strategic approach.

    “Greg is now part of the senior management team at Endoline and involved in strategic decisions guiding the company into the future.”

  • Achievements

    • Greg increased Endoline Machinery’s export coverage and selling potential by 50% in securing a business partnership with a distributor in Eastern Europe and Russia

    • He secured business worth more than double his sales target for the UK Midlands area in his first quarter at Endoline Machinery. This was the most successful sales quarter for an individual area since Endoline commenced business in 1981.

  • Quote from Nominee

    Greg says: “With absolutely no previous capital equipment sales experience and no knowledge of the market, I’ve proven that my drive, ambition and hunger has enabled me to excel and make rapid progress at Endoline.”

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Testimonials

  • “This is the third time for us at the PPMA Show. We keep coming back to the show because of its high quality of customers. We’ve made a few deals already which is promising, but exhibiting at a trade show is all about the long term investment; we may not hear from some of these customers for several months or even years, but they do come back.”
    Henk vd Ven, Marketing Manager, Lantech
  • "We’ve exhibited at various exhibitions but I knew that if we improved our stand, we could do very well at the PPMA Show this year. On the first day alone we generated over 100 good leads. This is the best exhibition so far that we’ve experienced as a company and we’ve already booked our stand for next year!”
    Colin Griffiths, Chairman, Golden Valley Pallet Wrap Specialists
  • "We had an extremely successful three days at the PPMA Show this year. The visitors were of a high quality and spot on in terms of target for us - plus there was a constant stream of them to our stand which is always encouraging. Importantly for us, there was a lot of interest in our new Omega multi-head weigher so we will be busy following-up all the leads that we secured over the next few weeks. All in all, an impressive show."
    Neil Fowell, Managing Director, Yamato Scale Dataweigh
  • “The show not only enables us to maintain our presence in the industry, but it also helps us to generate new leads and business.”
    Greg Austin, International Business Manager, Endoline