Bespoke backlit Corian feature wall for hospitality design.

Projects Team

YOUR PROJECTS TEAM

We are your project support partner, providing a single point of contact to provide our expertise and knowledge to help you overcome manufacturing challenges to ensure a seamless project completion.

Get to know the Applelec Projects team:

SANDI MOOLMAN

HEAD OF SPECIFICATION

Likes: Warm sunny days on the beach

Dislikes: Cold rainy winter days

Unusual fact: I initially started my career by qualifying as a nurse, I then changed direction and worked for 18 years in the metals industry and now I am working in the architectural lighting industry with Applelec

Experience: Over 9 years experience within lighting and design industry

MIKE NIELD

PROJECT MANAGER

Likes: Self-confessed petrolhead, foodie and music lover

Dislikes: Liquorice and ignorant people

Unusual fact: I'm learning to play rock base guitar, it's number 2 on my bucket list

Experience: 40 years’ experience in construction, engineering & project management, last 8 years in signage

LEE HEMMINGS

CLIENT & PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

Likes: Fishing & football

Dislikes: Beans, of any type

Unusual fact: Finished 25th overall in the EPT (European Poker Tour) Prague

Experience: 13 years in the signage/fabrication industry, project management & commercial experience within lighting

LAURA COOK

PROJECT MANAGER

Likes: Beer, cats, curry, walks, houseplants, sewing & yoga

Dislikes: Liver & Comic Sans

Unusual fact: I won a design competition at college and the prize was a trip to Monte Carlo, I got to go in a helicopter

Experience: Graphic designer > sales administrator > sales manager > head of lighting > project manager

CLAIRE SANCHEZ

PR & MARKETING MANAGER

Likes: Cooking, hiking & holidays

Dislikes: Hard, un-spreadable butter

Unusual fact: I once bumped into Keira Knightley up a mountain in the Lake District

Experience: Chartered Institute of Marketing qualified with over 7 years marketing experience working within the lighting & design industries

MICHELLE MCNEIL

CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

Likes: Being a mother, retail therapy, gardening, property programmes, cosy nights on the sofa

Dislikes: Being cold, bad manners, traffic

Unusual fact: I once did a fund raiser for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust and met the Australian rugby team, where I auctioned signed merchandise they donated

Experience: Over 30 years customer service experience and admin skills, I've worked as a Client Manager in the Health Care sector and have over two year's experience within the lighting industry

DAVID MULLANEY

HEAD OF PROJECTS

Likes: Travelling, hiking, all the food, house music & anything competitive

Dislikes: Sci-Fi & Fantasy themed TV - sorry not sorry!

Unusual fact: Witnessed Andy Murray win his first Grand Slam at the US open in New York during Hurricane Isaac

Experience: Studied Electrical Engineering & have 6+ years experience in signage & lighting, which has given me a solid understanding of LED technologies & bespoke manufacturing procedures