Family was at the heart of everything Dave did, and once Dave took control of FDD he wanted his family involved in the business. Dave’s son Daniel became an integral part of the business taking on the role as Operations Director and managing the supply chain, something we have been highly praised for over the years with ‘best in class’ service levels.

In 2016 Steve Oates retired and Dave became Chairman, passing the reigns over to Daniel to become Managing Director, A new Board of Directors were appointed, Nicola Sheehan in Finance and Stuart Catton, Nadia Peacock and Daniel Silvester in the Commercial team. The leadership team evolved but our core values remained. The business continued to grow from strength to strength and within 3 years the size of the business doubled.

2020 for many is a year that we will remember forever, but for FDD it is a year when we sadly lost Dave; a true gent and inspiration to us all.

FDD International now employs over 30 people in the UK. Under the leadership of Daniel, we continue to blend our traditional values with a pioneering, contemporary attitude to create the very best environment for our clients’ brands to flourish.