Mr. Allan Durning

Council Member Biography

Allan Durning is Founder of APD Commercial & Marketing Ltd., and provides operational consultancy advice on the construction and building materials industry. Mr. Durning is also the Executive Chairman of the Independent UK Building Material Supplier, National Buying Group. Previously Mr. Durning was the Director of Sales and Marketing of BG-Isover, a UK based firm owned by Saint Gobain, providing Glasswool Insulation. Prior, he was the Director of Builder Center Bulk, the major contractor and house builder division of Wolseley. He has over 25 years of experience in distribution and manufacturing of building materials. Mr. Durning has experience in operations, marketing and sales. He has also spent a period in the Middle East working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mr. Durning is a Chartered Marketer of the Institute of Marketing and is involved with CIMCIG, he sits on the External Affairs Committee of the Construction Products Association(CPA)and is a Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Builders Merchants (WCBM). Mr. Durning holds a BSc.(Hons) in Politics and Government from the Open University and an MBA from the University of Northampton. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2006 - Unspecified

Executive Chairman, National Buying Group

2001 - Unspecified

Founder and Managing Director, APD Commercial & Marketing Ltd

1997 - 2004

Director, WOLSELEY UK LTD