Management

Darren Bentham

Managing Director

Darren joined Perry Process Equipment in June 2007. He has an honours degree in Engineering and gained chartered status in 1996. He gained an MBA from Durham Business School in 2001 and brings with him several years senior management experience gained across a number of manufacturing sectors. Darren is responsible for the management of the Perry Groups’ businesses in Europe.

Sales Department

Richard Driver

Sales Manager

Richard initially joined Perry in 1987 working in America. Three years later he returned to his native UK to help establish the first European operations, Perry Process Equipment Ltd. He has a comprehensive knowledge of used process equipment as well as the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Richard is a familiar face to many of our returning customers.

Carlo Ragusa

Sales Manager

Carlo joined Perry in 2002 and has an extensive background in selling used process equipment to a wide range of industries on a global basis. His primary regions cover the Mediterranean countries where his fluency in Spanish is of a major benefit. Carlo is also responsible for sales of our processing plant facilities.

Julie Morris-Davison

Sales Manager

Julie joined Perry in January 2006. She graduated in French, German and International Marketing and spent 7 years living and working in Germany before moving back to the North East and joining Perry. Julie is primarily responsible for looking after our customers in Germany & France.

Buying Department

Paul Cook

Senior Buyer

Our senior buyer, Paul Cook, has 25 years of experience in the used process equipment industry. He knows every aspect of acquiring, evaluating, and removing equipment. Paul joined Perry in 1992 as the inventory and transport manager. With exceptional knowledge across a wide variety of process equipment, Paul took the position of senior buyer in 2003. Paul now works closely with companies in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries, to determine the best disposal option for their surplus processing plant, line or equipment.

Tom Wiffen

Assistant Buyer

Plant Department

Maria Crawford

Plant Co-Ordinator

Maria joined Perry in July 1995 after graduating from a Business Information Technology course. She initially worked in administration and marketing. but is now the plant co-ordinator for our dedicated plant team. If you require any information about buying or selling a plant, Maria will be able to help.

Daniel Smith

Plant Buyer

Dan joined Perry in 2011 after he had been working in the French market for five years. He is a bilingual business graduate with fluency in French, and initially looked after sales of equipment to our French customers. He is now our buyer for used industrial plants. He has worked with clients across various industries worldwide. If you are thinking of selling a processing line or facility, Dan will be able to discuss the options available to you.

Carlo Ragusa

Plant Sales Manager

Carlo joined Perry in 2002 and has an extensive background in selling used process equipment to a wide range of industries on a global basis. His primary regions cover the Mediterranean countries where his fluency in Spanish is of a major benefit. Carlo is also responsible for sales of our processing plant facilities.