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Our
Story
Our Story
Fourteen years of building something
May
2012
2012
Founding
the journey begins
AVEC UK was born. Founded by Becks Beere, with seed investment from 2 incredible Dutch businessmen (Stefan & Piet). The first office was in Beck’s windowless garage.
First Hire
getting graphic
First graphic designer Matt enters ‘the garage’. He adapts to the Baltic conditions quickly. Slippers are bought … and a window is the biggest expense to date!
Dec
2012
2012
Jul
2014
2014
Moving Up
office with windows
Moved into official offices at Unit 9, The Old Pottery, Verwood.
Level Up
first million
£1 million in turnover. Today we’ve sold over 1 million individual products. Levelled up …
Sep
2014
2014
Apr
2017
2017
Expansion
breaking down walls
Knocked through offices to accommodate team expansion. We loved a tight squeeze.
Moving Up
a new HQ
We move to our new HQ, AVEC house, in leafy Ferndown. The Garage seems galaxies away.
May
2019
2019
The A-team
The people who make it happen
Leadership & Directors
Becks Beere
CEO/Founder
Management
Heather Robbins
Managing Director
Management
Ed Adams
CFO
Finance
Nick Parry
Operations Director
Operations
Dean O'Callaghan
Chief Creative Officer
Marketing
Kirsty Greening
Head of Partnerships & Licensing
Management
Vic McFarlane
Head of Creative
Design
Piotr Zabarylo
Head of Logistics
Operations
Alice Yip
Compliance Manager
Compliance
Daniel Shaw
Financial Controller
Finance
The UK Team
Anti Giachoupi
Chantelle Bartlett
Chris Jones
Emily Worrall
Georgia Francis
Hanna Thorpe
Jake Brain
Jessica Ashton
Kirsty Beaman
Laurel Howells
Liam Kelleher
Libby Coombes
Lucy Reed
Manasa Chava
Marianne Pedersen
Matt Underwood
Nia Schell
Niamh Fagg
Nikola Siusta
Paige Critchley
Rosie Hobson
Rosie Smyth
Sarah Shackleton
Scott Chapman
Shaya Rose
Simon Chung
Sonia Seneina
Sonja Gaddnas
Sophia Chan
Sophie Percy
Svilena Lazarova
Tom Reed
Vikki Parker
Will Steckerl
The Hong Kong Team