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give customers practical access to products and technical expertise around future building standards and legislation, including the Future Homes Standard, which is a big change for UK house builders.”
Asked where he’ d like to see STARK UK in five years, Ranald enthusiastically shares his goal to become“ the UK’ s preferred builders’ merchant and materials distribution partner”, seeing the company as a clear industry leader. The ambition is about more than market share; it is tied to the wider recovery of the UK construction sector, which Ranald hopes will soon feel more confident and buoyant after STARK UK’ s active campaigning over the last two years. Achieving this, Ranald says, rests on four factors:“ Having the products to support growth, the logistics platform to provide the best delivery experience, a strong portfolio of businesses with innovative solutions, and an outstanding reputation built by our colleagues, through great community relations, delivering social value and demonstrating strong ESG credentials.”
STARK UK’ s outstanding reputation is reinforced by its place within a much larger European family. The business’ access to technical expertise, a broad and efficient supply chain and exposure to different markets is combined with a shared set of values that runs across every country in the group:“ decency, passion, and pride. We want to be the best for our customers, our colleagues and our communities,” he concludes. For a business built on scale, it’ s a reminder that STARK UK’ s ambitions for growth, sustainability and helping to solve the UK’ s housing crisis are ultimately about people, not just products. ■
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