Phillip Bell - Managing Director
Phillip joined Watson & Hillhouse straight from school in 1980 as Trainee Hire Manager, and was appointed Hire Manager in 1983. In 1989, after successfully running the hire desk for 6 years he was promoted to Depot Manager, where he was responsible for depot operations and management, plant control and workshop and service department resource capability.
In 1990 the Company secured the European Agency for the Tosa Still Worker Japanese 'Silent Pile Pressing Machine', this system had never been used in the UK. In 1992 the Company asked Phillip to take on the role of marketing the Still Worker and he was appointed Sales and Marketing Manager. Phillip studied Business Management and Marketing at University College Suffolk. He was appointed Managing Director in 2004.
phil@w-h.co.uk