London Wall
With over 30 years experience in creating space solutions using movable walls and sliding folding partitions, London Wall have built up a solid portfolio of clients and institutions through providing innovative solutions and outstanding customer service.
Taking each project from the initial concept, through to manufacture installation and on-going maintenance, London Wall provides a comprehensive service that enables us to fulfil our client’s expectations. Delivering high-quality designs on demand has rewarded us with many valued partnerships within the industry.
From the largest international corporations, universities and schools to the smallest village hall or business, each project receives the same high quality service and attention to detail that has become the cornerstone of our business.
Client satisfaction has always been our main philosophy and as we continue to push the boundaries of our business to achieve greater things, we look forward to the opportunity of working with you.
Meet the Team
Bogdan Nowakowski
Managing Director
Bogdan Nowakowski
Start Date: 17 June 1988 (I co-founded the company with Colin Page)
Experience: After obtaining my master’s degree in Machine Tool Design, I began my career in Poland as an engineer specialising in designing machine tools. In 1984, I relocated to Germany, where I embarked on an exciting journey in the movable wall industry, where I worked for Abopart, a company that London Wall Design (LWD) continues to collaborate with. After moving to the UK, in 1988 my business partner Colin Page and I founded LWD. Initially, I was responsible for the technical side of the business and following Colin’s passing in 2002 I took on the role of CEO.
Likes: I value family above all, working diligently, I am a sports enthusiast, who enjoys golf, skiing, volleyball, and tennis
Dislikes: Traffic, slow drivers, and wasting food
Life Motto: Family first, work hard and golf for joy
Colin Wright
Colin Wright
Start Date: 13th October 1989
Experience: 36 years in the movable wall business, 34 years with London Wall; 25 years as a director & 20 years as a Partner
Likes: Family, Hungarian Wirehaired Vizslas, All things Fulham FC.
Dislikes: Tomatoes, baked beans, rude people, All things Chelsea FC.
Life Motto: ‘There is no such thing as a stupid question!’
Terry Hart
Start Date: 13th May 1997
Experience: A background in electro-mechanical production engineering at the BBC and freelance design work in the airfreight and medical fields have led me to 29 years in the movable wall business, 27 years with London Wall. No, I cannot work out the connection either!
Likes: Football, family, good food and a “can do” attitude.
Dislikes: Inconsiderate people, lateness and negativity.
Life Motto: There are two sides to every coin – you need to see them both.
Tim Foster
Sales Director
Tim Foster
Start Date: 3rd Jan 1995
Experience: 30 years in moveable wall sales 20 years HR for London Wall
Likes: Music, Tennis, football, Golf, Art and literature, History, spending time with family and friends.
Dislikes: Losing at Tennis, Football and Golf, spam fritters.
Life Motto: If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you but make allowance for their doubting too.
Brian Townsend
Brian Townsend
Start Date: October 1988
Experience: Been in the industry for 50 years. At London Wall for over 35 years.
Likes: Building cars, hot rods and racing them. Navigating the seven seas as on offshore skipper.
Dislikes: Incompetent people
Life Motto: Live long, drive faster
Teija Wynn
Start Date: 26th June 2023
Experience: I have been in the construction industry for over 8 years. I am now the Office Manager at London Wall. With a great passion for Health & Safety.
Likes: Family Time, Football (Chelsea), Athletics, Strength & Conditioning Coaching in my spare time. Training in the gym and swimming 5/6 times a week. Positivity.
Dislikes: Spurs & Arsenal. Spiders & liars.
Life Motto: It is what it is.
Timi Odeyemi
Start Date: 5th September 2022
Experience: I have 10 years commercial experience in business development and sales in the construction / D&B industry, with a focus on movable walls, workspace flexibility and acoustic treatments. Prior to this, I gained a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and a Masters degree in Business Management which enhanced my understanding and appreciation of the built environment and business respectively.
Likes: Golf, playing rugby, my dogs, reading, painting, 80s music, chicken wings, cake!
Dislikes: Messy spaces, rats!
Life Motto: Anything worth doing is worth doing to the best of one’s ability.
Mehran Shaeri
Project Manager
Helen Underwood
Helen Underwood
Start Date: January 2014
Experience: Sales Administrator and work closely with the sales and estimating team in the preparation of quotations and customer enquiries.
Likes: Enjoy running and watching movies
Dislikes: Gherkins
Life Motto: May your troubles be less, and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.
Graeme Hedges
Graeme Hedges
Start Date: April 2002
Experience: 20+ years with movable walls, 3 years as a product development engineer & 4 years as a QA Inspector. Was a part time sales advisor in a department store for almost 28 years.
Likes: RB26’s & all things Skyline and GTR
Dislikes: Exhaust Crackles & Pops
Life Motto: The more you know, the more you know you don’t know.
Chris Rigby
Chris Rigby
Start Date: April 2005
Experience: Estimating, Sales, Technical and Specification advice.
Likes: Snooker, Golf, Chelsea Football Club, Formula 1, Dance / Trance Music, Films
Dislikes: Spicy (hot) food, Cricket, Arsenal FC, Tottenham FC, Country, and Western Music
Life Motto: Try to learn something new every day.
Keith Walder
Keith Walder
Start Date: October 2021
Experience: I trained with a chartered accountant for 3 years before working as an accountant for a joinery company for 5 years. I then became a management accountant and consultant for a company servicing petrol stations and pubs. In 2005 I became finance director for a printing company before joining London Wall on a part-time basis.
Likes: Watching live music and most sports and enjoying holidays in the sun and snow.
Dislikes: Celery, tennis, and rudeness.
Life Motto: Be honest and kind.
Sasha Holmes
Sasha Holmes
Start Date: October 2023
Experience: I am new to the company and looking forward to building my experience within the industry.
Likes: Sundays, training at the gym and having a good time with good food, surrounded by good people (& dogs)
Dislikes: People driving half the speed limit, spiders & the weather in the UK
Life Motto: Small changes make a big difference.
Poppy Foster
Project Manager
Richard Jarratt
Start Date: October 2001 and January 2014
Experience: 17 years as a Project Manager at London Wall Design over two stints
Likes: Biltong, Braai’s and Beers
Dislikes: Cooked fruit and the colour red
Life Motto: Some days you’re the windscreen and some days you’re the bug!
Paul Baker
Paul Baker
Start Date: November 2011
Experience: Gained vast experience in managing many of the larger fit-out projects London Wall has completed, including Schlumberger, KPMG Canary Wharf, Stephenson Harwood, MAN Group Riverbank House & Morgan Stanley Project Vesta.
Likes: West Ham, running, family time
Dislikes: Completing bios and Tottenham Hotspur FC
Life Motto: Life is like a marathon, one step at a time
Gavin McCartney
Project Manager
Gavin McCartney
Start Date: A long time ago.
Experience: Folding walls, movable walls, electric walls, glass walls & sky walls.
Likes: Cakes.
Dislikes: Washing my hair.
Life Motto: Living on a prayer.
Ben Maher
Start Date: April 2022
Experience: Ben has spent the last 28 years working within the construction industry, with a focus on Acoustic products. He started out at the London Wall Group in 1996 and spent 10 years as a Sales Manager, selling Movable Acoustic Walls predominately to Architects and Main Contractors. Ben then moved onto a competitor, where he spent a further 10 years as a Sales Manager/Head of Sales. In 2015, Ben moved away from the Movable Acoustic Wall sector and re-focused his attention on the growing Acoustics/Sound Absorption market. He spent 6 years as a Director for a competitor before re-joining London Wall Design, heading up Sales within their expanding Sound Absorption Division.
Likes: In his spare time, Ben enjoys spending time with his family and friends (and two miniature schnauzers), playing golf and cycling.
Martin Tyrer
Martin Tyrer
Start Date: September 2009
Experience: 30 years in construction industry, 20 years of which is movable walls, 15 years at London Wall
Likes: Steak & Chips
Dislikes: Traffic Jams
Life Motto: Carpe Et Diem
Project Manager – Acoustics
David Bolton
Start Date: August 2023
Experience: 35 years in the acoustic products sector working in a number of managerial and project management roles.
Likes: Challenges, family, playing guitar, painting, keeping fit & Derby County.
Dislikes: Middle Lane drivers
Life Motto: Anytime you learn, you gain.
Alan McEwan
Sales Manager – Scotland
Alan McEwan
Name: Alan McEwan
Start Date: February 2015
Experience: 21 years in IT Support, 5 years in Facilities Management, 8 Years with London Wall.
Likes: Horse Racing and visiting UK racecourses.
Dislikes: Bookmakers!
Life Motto: Treat others the way you like to be treated yourself.
Dean Perry
Start Date: May 2023
Experience: 20+ years of extensive experience in the acoustics field, from movable walls to high end timber slatted acoustic products. Served many roles in the industry, from onsite working to production management and technical/development roles.
Likes: Family Time, Football (Leicester City), 8 Ball Pool
Dislikes: Heights
Life Motto: Live every day like it’s your last.
Sueb Hussain
Project Manager
Sueb Hussain
Start Date: November 2007
Experience: Contracts manager at London Wall for 16+ years
Likes: Football and Films
Dislikes: reality TV shows
Life Motto: Just get on with it
Heather Hammond
Project Manager
Heather Hammond
Start Date: November 2023
Experience: Worked in the moving wall industry for 20 years, in varying roles but enjoy the challenge that managing projects
Likes: Love animals and most forms of arts and crafts.
Dislikes: Jimmy Carr’s laugh
Life Motto: What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.
Stuart Boyd
Stuart Boyd
Start Date: April 2022
Experience: 30 years’ experience in construction industry. Project management for local authorities.
Likes: Football, Golf and eating out.
Dislikes: Filling out Bio’s
Life Motto: Those that never made a mistake, never made anything.
CAD Designer
Matthew Spenceley
Start Date: January 2024
Experience: Nearing on 20 years in the CAD industry starting out in Architecture, with a few years of shop fitting in between.
Likes: have a true passion for Speed, including motorsport, engineering, and the general pursuit to make something go faster! I also hold a keen interest in space, science and the unknown.
Dislikes: Seafood, paper straws, and social media.
Life Motto: In a world full of computers, it’s not easy being human.
Top Dog
Ilbey
Start Date: March 2024
Experience: Parks and rivers. Good personnel skills and dribbling.
Likes: Food, pampering, walking, running, red bone and cuddles.
Dislikes: When dad goes out of the office.
Life Motto: Play, eat, nap, repeat.