Since the first iteration of this post was written in 2023, the team has grown yet again!
Team Members
As of 1st March 2025, we have the following staff on our payroll:
Mark – Founder, director, CEO and … everything. Created in it's current form in 2018, UIL is essentially the vision of one man – Mark Ellery. Mark is personally involved in all his projects from the moment the lead comes in, until the final sweeping up on site.
Carla - PA and Personnell Manager, Carla is Mark's wife and helps things run smoothly behind the scenes, with 25+ years of business experience and a background in Senior Management.
Jason - Weymouth-born Jason is our tradesperson and sash window specialist, having come over to us from Able & Mason. He has previous experience in carpentry, mechanical, plumbing and handyman experience, and is passionate about joinery, heritage sash window restorations, glass fitting, and period property doors and maintenance.
Lisa - Originally contracted to cover website design and photography for the business, Lisa has since joined as a full member of the team and now undertakes all marketing tasks and is also part of the sales team. Another Weymouth-born member of the UIL team, Lisa lives locally with her two children and spaniel and has known Mark for over 25 years.
Outsourced Roles
Some of the other key players within the UIL business that help keep it running smoothly like a well-oiled machine:
Reception - Face For Business - the lovely Jeanette and team at Face For Business answer our calls for us between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday, so if you call us on 01305 584459 chances are it'll be one of the lovely team who will be speaking to you.
Bookkeeping - Sandra Wallis - Bookkeeping Solutions
Accountant – Harling & Kirk Accountants Ltd
Electrician – Joe Newton Electrical - when there's a job that requires more in-depth electrician, plumbing or heating skills, Joe is our man! Joe is experienced, local and reliable, we trust him to do the same high-quality work that you would expect of us.
Other Trusted Businesses
We work closely with other small businesses who we have gained a trusted relationship with and are always happy to recommend to others:
IT – Computer John
Commercial Waste – Coast 2 Coast Skip Hire
Signwriting – MDR Signs
Uniform - Blackdown Clothing
Van – Is a tool or vehicle a member of the team? Yes! The current UIL van is an ex-Royal Mail Ford Transit in the legendary shade of ‘friendly’ red that everyone knows and loves. We also have our bigger white van that recenlty joined the team in October! You can see the progress on the van restoration in our previous blog here.
Family - Children and wife, supportive, understanding, loving… and at the end of the day – they are what it’s all for.
Mechanic – Owning an older vehicle inevitably results in a close relationship with a good mechanic. UIL can highly recommend Moreys Diesel Services in Bridport . If you are looking for someone closer to home (Weymouth) for a small niggling issue, or something that other garages aren’t interested in because all they want to do is the quick and simple “parts changes” and MOTs then try Jamie at JB Restorations, he is interested and willing to investigate difficult to diagnose problems.
Subcontractors – UIL does not subcontract any work. For projects where a skillset is required that falls outside of UIL areas of expertise then Mark knows and works alongside other businesses who he can introduce to your project. The customer can then pay these trades directly for their services.
So there you have it, these are the consultants, people and businesses that all support UIL, many local to Weymouth.
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