We’d like to introduce you to our ever growing team of games room specialists and staff here at Home Leisure Direct. So now you can put a face to the voices you hear on the phone and the e-mails you receive from us.
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| Job Title: Sales Manager |
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Job Title: Assistant Sales Manager |
What Roger Does: Roger keeps the sales team happy by ensuring a constant supply of ice lollies, retro sweets and witty jokes. He has an expansive games room product knowledge and is also current holder of the Pineapple Cup.
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What Mike Does: Mike seems to have been born in the wrong era, as his favourite films and music stem from the early 1970s. As a result, he is a true advocate for all things retro and loves advising our customers on the best vintage and retro products. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Defender |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Time Crisis |
Favourite Classic Movie: Escape to Victory
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Favourite Classic Movie: The Godfather |
Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: The Kinks - Milk Cow Blues
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer |
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| Josh |
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| Job Title: Head of Commercial Sales |
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Job Title: Commercial Sales Executive |
| What Josh Does: When Josh isn't providing businesses with fun games room products, he can be found unleashing his competitive side by wiping all of the high scores off of the pinball machines in our showrooms. |
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What Ben Does: Our resident snooker expert, while he's not bringing businesses new and exciting games room products, Ben is practicing his skills on our tables. Oh, and did we mention he's a European Champion?! |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Dynamite Dux |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Ridge Racer
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| Favourite Classic Movie: Dumb and Dumber |
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Favourite Classic Movie: The Room |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Queen - We Are the Champions |
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| Tyrone |
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| Job Title: Sales Executive |
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Job Title: Sales Executive |
| What Tyrone Does: When Tyrone isn't helping to advise customers on cool games room products for their homes, he can be found battling it out with Roger over the Home Leisure Direct table tennis title during lunch. |
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What Emma Does: When she's not helping customers choose the perfect games room product for their homes, Emma is a tea-whizz, keeping the boy's brews fresh. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Street Fighter |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Mortal Kombat |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Jurassic Park |
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Favourite Classic Movie: The Wizard of Oz |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: E.L.O - Mr Blue Sky |
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| Job Title: Sales Executive |
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Job Title: Sales Executive |
| What Neil Does: Neil provides our customers with their favourite games room products for their home and is known in the Sales Office for his sense of humour. |
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What Dave Does: Dave is our cue-connisseur, and when he's not busy ensuring our showrooms are up to standard, he's helping our customers find the perfect games room product for their home. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Mortal Kombat |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Out Run |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Saturday night, Sunday Morning |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Bullitt |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: The Cure - Love Cats |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms |
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Jess |
| Job Title: Videographer |
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Job Title: Marketing Supervisor
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What Jono Does: When Jono isn’t filming and editing his sleek product videos, news updates and teaser trailers, he is fully committed to thoroughly ‘testing’ our range of pinball machines in our Bristol showrooms and ensuring his initials appear on the majority of the high-score boards.
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What Jess Does: Jess oversees all of our marketing activity and helps run the website, making sure that our customers find it easy to use. She may look sweet, but she's a dark horse and can be found at heavy metal gigs in the evenings.
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| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Cirqus Voltaire Pinball Machine |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Pac-Man |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Nightmare on Elm Street |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: AC/DC - Thunderstruck |
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| Jakub |
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| Job Title: Graphic Designer |
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Job Title: Web Editor |
| What Jakub Does: Jakub is our in-house art wizard, and is responsible for coming up with eye-catching graphics and logos for our products and website. He adores art from the east, and can be found drawing manga on his lunch breaks. |
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What Dave Does: Our resident Earl Grey drinker, Dave spends his days updating our cool games room products online and is known for his fun and quirky video game and arcade game articles on our blog. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Metal Slug |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Out Run |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Alien |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Back to the Future |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Yes - Roundabout |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird |
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| Job Title: Marketing Executive |
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Job Title: Accounts Supervisor |
| What Charlie Does: Charlie keeps our Social Media and E-mail Marketing in check, keeping our followers up to date with the latest news, products and trick shot videos. An avid bookworm, Charlie is often found skimming the pages of many a bestseller on her lunch break. |
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What Amy Does: When Amy isn't in work organising our accounts, she is travelling the world and perfecting her dog-cuddling skills at home. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Spyro the Dragon |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Tetris |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Star Wars |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Toy Story |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: The Jungle Book Original Soundtrack |
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Job Title: Accounts Executive
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Job Title: Accounts Apprentice |
What Clare Does: Clare helps organise our accounts including invoices and customer payments. When she isn't in the office, she's taking her kids on day trips or walking her dog.
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What Joe Does: Joe, our youngest employee, has recently joined the Accounts Team to help organise all of our invoices and receipts. In his spare time he enjoys spending time out with his friends on his moped. |
Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Colin McRae Rally
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Sonic the Hedgehog |
Favourite Classic Movie: The Goonies
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Favourite Classic Movie: Happy Gilmore |
Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane |
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| Job Title: Janitorial Executive |
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Job Title: Logistics Supervisor |
| What Emily Does: Emily keeps our showrooms spotless and our games room products shiny, while serenading us with a wide repertoire of songs and terrorising the office dogs with the hoover. |
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What Andy Does: Andy keeps our warehouse and delivery team running smoothly, when he isn't doing this he is munching on vegetarian goodies and listening to his very specific music selection. |
Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Pac-Man
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Crash Bandicoot |
| Favourite Classic Movie: The Sound of Music |
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Favourite Classic Movie: India Jones and The Last Crusade |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: The Beatles - Happiness is a Warm Gun |
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| Job Title: Distribution Co-Ordinator |
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Job Title: Warehouse Supervisor |
| What Matt Does: Craig has the mammoth task of scheduling all of our customer deliveries - working out the delivery crew routes for each week, ensuring our customers get their products delivered on time. |
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What Matt Does: Matt ensures quality control and helps pick the best products to go out for delivery to our customers. He loves going to the pub with his mates and is always impressing the rest of the Warehouse Team with his Football Result Predictions. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Sega Rally 2 |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Knockout Kings |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Cool Runnings |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Die Hard |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Guns 'n' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle |
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| Job Title: Delivery Service Technician |
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Job Title: Delivery Service Technician |
| What Michael Does: Michael is our in-house Aussie and recently moved to the UK to join Home Leisure Direct. He can be found battling others on our racing games at lunchtime as he used to be a professional racing driver. |
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What Phil Does: Phil 'The Thrill' is the father of the delivery team, when isn't driving up and down the country to install and deliver our products to happy customers he is immersed in a new DIY project and updating the team on his progress. |
| Favourite Classic Game: Spyro the Dragon |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Super Mario Bros. |
| Favourite Classic Movie: Cars |
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Favourite Classic Movie: Goodfellas |
| Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Frank Sinatra - I Get A Kick Out Of You |
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody |
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Job Title: Managing Director
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Job Title: Operations Manager
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What Andy Does: Co-founder of Home Leisure Direct, Andy makes sure the team's product knowledge is on form through enforcing regular pool tournaments, table tennis matches and retro gaming sessions.
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What Ted Does: Ted juggles a number of jobs from keeping our IT systems in check to ensuring product is delivered safe and sound. He also specialises in making puns and crafting the milkiest tea and coffee in the West. |
| Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Donkey Kong |
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: The Real Ghostbusters |
Favourite Classic Movie: Wall Street
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Favourite Classic Movie: Ghostbusters |
Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Shakin' All Over
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters |
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Job Title: HR Consultant
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Job Title: IT Support
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What Charlie Does: Co-founder of HLD, Charlie keeps the team happy in mind and body through clear verbal communication and regular exercise. He doesn't like to see anything go to waste and is therefore a dedicated freegan.
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What Frank Does: Frank oversees all IT activities from a central hub. He takes time out of his day to serve as the office teddy bear and is rumoured to be a stranded extraterrestrial inside a pooch's body.
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Duck Hunt
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Favourite Classic Arcade Game: Paperboy |
Favourite Classic Movie: Beethoven
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Favourite Classic Movie: E.T. the Extra-Terrestial
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
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Favourite Classic Vinyl Track: Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
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