Meet the team: who we are and what we do!

NAME AND POST

Ian Taylor, Information & Research Manager

Darren Whatford, IT

Sarah Morgan, PR & Social Media (pic)

HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED HERE

9½ years

Just a little over 2 years

Several months (plus years of prior experience)

WHAT IS YOUR MAIN FUNCTION AT WORK

Product development / Researching new ingredients / Ensuring product compliance with legislation.

Everything IT related

Media liaison, Marketing across most brands, managing various Blog, Facebook and Twitter channels

DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME

not that I’m aware of

Yes - Giggsy (although I don’t support Man Utd!)

Er, I'd rather not know!

DO YOU EVER READ BLOGS OR USE SOCIAL MEDIA

Perish the thought – not enough hours in the day to spend time on chit chat.

No, I’m in IT so never have anything exciting to say,
well nothing that people would want to read anyway.

Yes, daily for both work and pleasure (Say Hi or disagree with me sometime?)

WHAT HOBBIES / SKILLS DO YOU ENJOY
OUTSIDE THE OFFICE

Solving Cryptic Crosswords / Photography / Sailing

I’m a Ski Instructor and skiing is a passion
– well it was until my last child was born.

Vintage and bootsale shopping, attending live gigs (mostly music, some literature) – Radio 4 addict!

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVE PRODUCT/S

Itch Away Shampoo, Aloe vera Styling Gel, Sun SPF15 tan accelerator

Shave Now Wash & Shave

Rejuv Facial oil, Intensive Repair or Moisture lines for shiny hair, can't live without enriching Shea body butter

ANYONE ELSE IN YOUR FAMILY AN ORGANIC CONVERT?

Pretty well all of us – I was already selling
and eating organic foods at least thirty years ago.

Yes, my wife and children

Mum is, and my reading group, after i shared some sachets around! friends with children love the sun care (I do too).

WHY DO YOU LIKE GP PRODUCTS?

Knowing that what I put on my skin and hair is safe
for me and the environment.

I like the organic ingredients

The powerful natural actives which soothe me with their aromas – clawfoot tub time is extra relaxing and now it is pure aswell!

TELL US A FUNNY HIGHLIGHT OF WORKING HERE

Fun? Sorry, but I come to work, not have fun. There have been the odd humorous incidents but I can’t recall anything specific at the moment.

Funny? I’m in IT nothing funny ever happens. Although the other day I did manage to install a PCMCIA SRAM PC Card which I found highly entertaining

A swallow flew through the warehouse into our office last week, we shooed her into the rural fields at the back!