Meet The Team
It’s a team effort at WOODSmith – meet the faces behind the names below.
Gary Wood
Managing Director
Starting his career at Tolent Construction as an apprentice joiner, Gary worked his way up through the ranks to construction manager before forming WOODSmith Construction Group in early 2021.
Gary has extensive experience in all sectors of construction including civils, public sector buildings and fit-out, petrochemical, power and industrial. Successfully managing and overseeing large-scale projects with a proven track record in driving commercial performance by providing an excellent high-quality service, Gary is the driving force behind WOODSmith’s growth and exceptional service levels.
Gary has managed some of the most high-profile projects in the north of England including the Tees Valley Hospital for Ramsay Healthcare at Acklam, MGT Biomass Powerstation for Tecnicas Reunidas on Teesport, a new storage facility for Anglo American in Wilton International and large new-build care facilities for Priory Group at Middleton St George.
Dale Smith
Board Director
Dale is Board Director for WOODSmith Construction Group, and CEO for The SDDE Smith Group.
Founding the business with Gary in early 2021, Dale brings more than 15 years of first-hand experience in residential and commercial property investment, property development and interior design.
David Walton
Commercial Manager
David has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, ranging from QS to senior QS and commercial manager. Specializing in large-scale design and build projects in the commercial, education and healthcare sectors, David’s current role as commercial manager gives him responsibility for all financial aspects of the commercial construction projects undertaken throughout the north of England.
David has a passion for utilizing the local workforce and strives to pass on his experience to WOODSmith Construction colleagues. David’s long-term goal is to help develop the WOODSmith Construction Group brand and further its expansion into the design and build commercial sector.
Carl Flatters
Commercial Site Manager
A professional site foreman with a strong work ethic and years of experience in the construction industry, Carl works well using his own initiative and consistently motivates the workforce, ensuring objectives and goals are met within the specific time frames. Always looking for improvement in himself and the company, Carl is completing his Site Management Safety Training Scheme qualification this year in order to progress to a site manager role when the opportunity arises.
Vacancies – why join us
With a highly experienced team, we work on a range of exciting, challenging projects nationwide, from housing to mining.
We offer…
- Apprenticeship Schemes
- Ongoing training and development for all of our colleagues, with opportunities to advance your skills at NVQ level.
- One day every year for our colleagues to give back to a local charity or good cause of their choice.
- Your birthday off as standard, every year!