Key Members of staff at Floors of Stone

We take great pride in the dedication and professionalism of our staff. Click below to find out a little bit more about our senior members of staff.

Kathryn Collins

Managing Director

Kathryn Collins

Managing Director

The central member of our team, Kathryn has been managing the company since 2009 joining the team after receiving a 1st class BSc Hons degree from Sheffield Hallam University, where she studied Sport and Leisure Management.

Through her strong motivational and managerial skills, Kathryn has helped Floors of Stone to become the success story that it is today.

She is hugely passionate about football, spending 23 seasons playing for local teams, most recently Loughborough Foxes where she won the County Cup before deciding to hang up her boots. She still enjoys watching football and participating in other sports such as Table Tennis. Away from sport, Kathryn enjoys spending time with her friends and family, particularly her two young children and nieces and nephews. She loves to travel both abroad and in the UK and spends the rest of her spare time renovating her house with her husband Andy. She has recently completed an extension and garden renovation so has hands-on experience in managing a project and choosing tiles!

Ben Cherry

Logistics Manager

Ben Cherry

Logistics Manager

Since joining the team after a successful stint in property, Ben has been one of the longest-serving members of staff at Floors of Stone. His ability to problem solve has meant that he has become a senior member of staff concentrating on haulage and logistics to ensure that we provide the best possible delivery service to our customers. He is also a key member of the sales team and has vast product knowledge.

Like many members of our team, Ben loves to have a good kick around on the pitch and plays for his local team, Dishley Rangers. When Ben is not on the football pitch, you will often find him on the local golf course. Aside from playing these sports, Ben also spends his free time gaming with his friends or binge watching the latest TV series.

Paul O'Leary

Founder

Paul O'Leary

Founder

Paul graduated from Loughborough University in 1987 with a 2:1 and co-founded Insight Design Consultancy which had a strong ergonomic bias and won commissions from The M.O.D, The Royal National Hospital Bath and Cranfield Business College. In 1989 Paul followed his yearning for design and production with one of the design partners, Philip deVries and co-founded deVOL (the name being an amalgamation of their initials). deVOL began specialising in freestanding kitchen furniture in 1993.

Since many of deVOL's clients would ask advice on other aspects of interior design, deVOL began recommending and then selling the flooring that complimented their furniture. Floors of Stone ltd became a company in its own right in 2008. Paul also spent 3 years working closely with a friend who is a leading fashion designer and together with investment from de Montfort University and a number of Lingerie designers, developed and patented a range of healthcare underwear, which won the ACA 'Look Good Feel Good' Award and were featured in the book 'The History of Men's Underwear'. Paul formed Shreddies Ltd in 2008 which retails his underwear and other healthcare garments.

Paul loves his garden, playing with the kids, his old Hymer campervan, country walks and pubs, and would, one day, like to write a book and make a film.

Molly Cherry

Sales & Marketing Manager

Molly Cherry

Sales & Marketing Manager

Molly joined Floors of Stone in September 2015 and quickly became a highly valued member of the team. Her work ethic, confident approach and warm, helpful manner have seen her become a firm favourite amongst customers.

Molly loves travelling with her favourite place to visit being Portugal. She also enjoys spending time with her family, and has five young nieces and a nephew who she adores and spends as much time with as possible. Molly has a real interest in home interiors and is always working on a new project for her house. In her spare time, Molly enjoys visiting local home and interior markets to gain inspiration for her own home and also enjoys following her favourite football team, Leicester City.

Max Whitfield

Assistant Manager

Max Whitfield

Assistant Manager

Max joined Floors of Stone in October 2015, and with his wealth of experience in retail and sales he has fitted easily into our expanding team becoming our Customer Service Manager as well as the Assistant Manager. His broad knowledge of tiles, as well as his friendly manner, has quickly made him popular with customers.

Outside of work, Max has recently purchased a Victorian property which he and his girlfriend are currently renovating. He also loves to travel, with his most recent trips to Budapest, Copenhagen and Mexico being amongst his favourites. When at home, Max can often be found playing 5-a-side football, or watching his favourite team Liverpool FC. He also enjoys watching live music, going to festivals and kayaking.

Martin Borg

Yard Manager

Martin Borg

Yard Manager

Martin joined the Floors of Stone team in early 2020. Born and raised In Floriana, Malta, Martin can speak fluent Maltese and has enjoyed telling the rest of the team all about his wonderful life in Malta. Martin has three boys called Joe, Daniel and Liam who he adores.

In his spare time, Martin has a real passion for his favourite football club, Arsenal, where he used to be a season ticket holder. Now, Martin enjoys watching the football at home and spending quality time with his friends and family.

Liam O'Rorke

Sales Advisor

Liam O'Rorke

Sales Advisor

Liam joined our growing Floors of Stone team in April of 2021. He hails from the sunny southeast of Ireland in County Wexford, a place famed for its beaches and strawberries. Liam came to the UK in September of 2018 to start work as cabin crew for Ryanair at East Midlands Airport. It was here he found his passion for customer service and meeting new people.

Liam also expresses a love for travelling and has visited several countries across the globe including America, Greece and Canada. He has been to Canada many times to visit his older brother who lives in Toronto.

In his spare time, Liam loves playing music as much as he loves listening to it. He has played the drums for many years and has recently picked up the guitar as his neighbours wouldn’t appreciate the noise of the drums!

Liam one day hopes to reach his goal of obtaining his pilot license which is something he has always wanted to achieve.

Will Margetts

Sales Advisor

Will Margetts

Sales Advisor

Will grew up local to Cotes Mill in the Loughborough area and has memories of driving past as a child, always curious as to what was inside. It then seemed like too good an opportunity to pass up when he came across the job advertisement while looking for a change of scenery in October 2021 and has now settled in perfectly as part of the team at the Mill.

With a background in sales and a wealth of knowledge, he's been able to apply what he has already learned to the business and is excited to develop his skills further.

When he's not working Will enjoys listening to music, going to gigs and watching films both old and new.

Ellie Morton

Sales Advisor

Ellie Morton

Sales Advisor

Ellie is the latest addition to the growing sales team here at Floors of Stone. Ellie decided to take a career change and follow her passion for interiors by taking the oppourtunity to become part of the team here at Cotes Mill. Ellie has experience working in a variety of customer service roles where her willingness to help and support others has always been her priority. Ellie is excited to assist customers with finding the right flooring for them so they can create a space they love.

Outside of work, Ellie likes to spend time with her family and friends and also enjoyed attending exercise classes with her sister and walks in the nearby countryside. Ellie's passion for home interiors also means that she often visits places for inspiration for the interior of her own home. Ellie also spends her time learning new skills so that she can undertake her own interior projects as well as using her sewing machine to create soft furnishings.

Tom Bird

Yard Operative

Tom Bird

Yard Operative

Tom joined Floors of Stone in 2023 with the expansion of the yard and has already proved to be a great asset. He grew up in the Devonshire countryside before moving to Leicestershire. He enjoys the great outdoors, being in the countryside, and particularly hiking, recently climbing Ben Nevis and Snowden. He enjoys sports and has played both football and rugby for his local teams.

His time outside of work is spent running around after his two young boys who take after Tom in being extremely active. Tom is also an animal lover and his dream would be to open an animal rescue centre.

Everything we do and the success of all our projects is completely dependent on the talent, experience and dedication of our staff. Our customers expect the highest quality flooring at a sensible price and good old fashioned service. All of our staff have been chosen because they are highly skilled in their area of expertise. We are lucky to be in a market town with one of the highest ranking universities in the country, allowing us to draw on a very talented pool of potential employees.

Floors of Stone has been established since 2007, supplying limestone floor tiles to clients of our sister company, deVOL Kitchens. We now offer a wide selection of natural stone tiles at highly competitive prices from our dedicated flooring showroom, along with our terracotta, porcelain tiles and a range of wood flooring.

Our sister company deVOL Kitchens has been established since 1989 and design and make the finest handmade kitchens. deVOL moved to the historic Cotes Mill in 2013, which is now home to all four of their kitchen ranges, as well as antiques, gifts, interior products and Floors of Stone's 145m2 flooring showroom. Cotes Mill is a renowned local landmark and now our customers can view everything under one roof whilst taking in the enchanting character of the mill and gardens.

Today, the deVOL group employs over 250 staff and have showrooms in Loughborough, London and New York. Our kitchens and flooring have featured on Grand Designs and within the pages of prestigious magazines such as Elle Deco, Country Living and The English Home to name a few. We have completed projects from right here in Cotes to Barbados and beyond. Whatever your project, we'd love to hear from you.

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