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Hy-Tex celebrates 30 years through charity fundraising
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amily business and Accredited Supplier Hy-Tex (UK) passed the three-decade anniversary milestone in April and is planning a number of charity events to celebrate its success, including a 106km run/jog/ walk challenge for sales manager Ryan Markham, stepson of current director David Poole whose stepfather and company founder, Mike Hyder, sadly passed away in 2014. Hy-Tex are environmental and ground engineering solutions suppliers and were founded in 1991 by Mike and his wife Sheila, with the aim to specialise in the supply of biodegradable erosion control meshes. From operating
Hy-Tex’s Ryan Markham and David Poole
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out of a portacabin to the company awarded several significant distributor appointments and projects, the company has grown exponentially. In 1994 David joined the team, whilst weighing up his next career move, but since then has never looked back. Commenting to Landscape News, David said, “I am absolutely delighted with the accomplishment and there is a lot more to come from Hy-Tex. Our family work ethics, integrity and in-depth knowledge have always been valued and commented on by customers, whilst part of our success can also be attributed to our forwardthinking nature.”
He continued, “I often joke that I will eventually make up my mind what I want to do for a job, but in truth I cannot believe how fortunate I was to have Mike as my mentor, and, having always had a passion for protecting the environment, I regard my work as much a hobby as a career.”
Hy-Tex as it was in 1991
Fast forward 27 years and Hy-Tex is still thriving under David’s leadership, despite a number of challenges along the way - including coping with exceptionally high demand during Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic.
More recently, stepson Ryan spearheaded the company’s environmental push to become a paperless office – which was achieved successfully and enabled the company to not only reduce waste but meant that when the pandemic hit, the working from home transition was a simpler process. For more information on Hy-Tex (UK) visit hy-tex.co.uk.
