In Focus
IN FOCUS Duncan Heenan, Tradepoint
In our latest look at the working and personal life of a senior industry figure, we talk to Tradepoint national accounts manager Duncan Heenan How long have you been at Tradepoint and what does the role entail? I’ve been with Kingfisher and B&Q for eight years and in my current role for two. My job is to support the divisional field managers in managing and growing their accounts. Tradepoint is owned by Kingfisher and was created ten years ago for serious trade customers that needed a different level of service from our tills. It gives them wider parking spaces, easy access to heavy loading and their own dedicated counters and tills. What do you most enjoy about the job? I love the freedom I have. My director, Neil Daly, gives me great support but full autonomy to run it. What’s interesting is I get to travel all over the UK and Ireland to meet companies of various sizes. There are 330 B&Q
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