Meet The Team
Here at Blackburn Chemicals we have a dedicated team full of industry professionals, with each member bringing a unique set of skills to our business.



John Covill
Managing Director

Joined the company in 1984

Nicola Lord
Operations Director

Joined the company in 2002

Phil Cooper
Technical Director

Joined the company in 1998

Dave Haworth
Factory Director

Joined the company in 2016

Steve Abbey
Sales Manager Food & Surface Coatings

Joined the company in 1991

Martin Wroe
Sales Manager Paper, Pulp & Tissue

Joined the company in 1996

Alex Bekink
Area Manager Asia

Joined the company in 2005

Jack Lamb
Sales Manager Construction & Food

Joined the company in 2011

Simon Spurr
Sales Manager Surface Coatings

Joined the company in 2020

John Halliwell
Account Manager Paper and Pulp

Joined the company in 1997

Coen Louwe Kooijmans
Account Manager Food

Joined the company in 2002

Karsten Schulz
European Account Manager Paper, Pulp and Tissue

Joined the company in 2004

Daniel Lecrompe
European Business Manager Paper and Pulp

Joined the company in 2004

Dave Selwyn
Account Manager Paper and Pulp

Joined the company in 2015