Support Teams

Wayne Taylor

Stud Welding Coordinator

Wayne’s (or Wince, as his friends and family call him) sporting career has similarities to his boyhood football hero Gary Lineker. A Toffees fan (Everton), Wayne has played football from a very young age, for teams that include Junior Rams (played at the Baseball ground – for whoever can remember), Burton Albion FC, Belper Town FC and had county trials – all this playing time saw Wayne incurring various injuries including a broken leg, finger, ribs, nose and his big toe. Unlike Gary Lineker, it was the broken leg that put an end to his football career!

Nowadays, Wayne prefers to sit back as a spectator to watch sport and films along with his partner of 23 years (someone give him a nudge to tie the knot!) and three-legged cat called Smokey.

Wayne has been in the decking sector since 2004, proficiently working for various construction companies – Wayne’s favourite saying “every day is a school day” as he still learns new things even now. His role has changed slightly over the years from when he first started but has always involved the basics of running the stores, stores management, tool repairs and maintenance.

Wayne’s claim to fame – he spoke to the Queen when her majesty visited his school many years ago!