Meryl Bagguley
CEO

Meryl has a proven track record as both an entrepreneur and corporate professional, whose focus, determination and strong people skills, ensure her success.

Meryl is the co-founder and owner of Alpha House. She set up the business following a battery need she had in her own home and the rest is history…in the making! Her vision is to provide the very best battery solution for every customer along with exemplary customer service.

Meryl is also co-founder of The Armitage Group, a property investment and development company based in Belgravia London. The Armitage Group deals mainly in the residential market, and over the past 18 years has established a reputation as one of London’s leading property investment companies.

Prior to this Meryl was a board member of Chanel Ltd, managing multiple markets globally and sat on global committees for product development, advertising and internet strategy.

Meryl was also Marketing Director for both Clinique and Estee Lauder.

Samuel Orton
Managing Director

Prior to joining Alpha House, Samuel had over 19 years’ experience in design management and power protection infrastructure in the UK, Ireland and EMEA across multiple market sectors and verticals. He has a track-record of delivering projects and applications with VRLA battery, ‘flywheel’ kinetic energy storage and DRUPS applications ranging from 10KW to 8MVA installations.

Samuel was also responsible as UK GM for growth and development of two businesses comprising part of a leading international manufacturing conglomerate.

Samuel now brings great expertise and knowledge in the application of business development to Alpha House.

Steve Smith
Finance and Operations Director

Steve has over twenty years’ experience as a CFO and Finance Director gained within various industrial and service settings and geographies, and across large and small organisations and differing ownership structures. These include: FMCG, cleantech chemicals, digital manufacturing, and various consulting roles. Prior to joining Alpha House, Steve was the CFO for a modular housing business, whose purpose is to help tackle the UK’s housing crisis affordably with a low-carbon solution.

Steve has broad functional experience in addition to his strategic commercial finance remit, including: Information Systems, Legal, People Resources, and Procurement. Steve is an ACMA CGMA, he holds a BEng in Mechanical Engineering and a PGDip in Organisational Change.

Steve has joined Alpha House to support the next phase of growth in this exciting brand, leveraging his strategic and operational expertise to drive sustainable success.

Paul Marks
Business Development Manager

Paul has over 30 years’ experience in the power protection industry and associated markets in the UK and EMEA. In the last 17 years Paul specialised in the VRLA battery sector delivering large infrastructure projects through the UK and Europe.

His professional sales career started as Sales Manager, successfully setting up multiple distribution networks across Africa and the Middle East obtaining invaluable experience and knowledge across multinational agreements.

Since returning, he has driven growth and client acquisition, accumulating longstanding and respected partnerships with multiple clients and businesses.

Lee Millington
Business Development Manager

Lee brings a wealth of experience to Alpha House, having worked extensively in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries. With over 14 years of experience working within the aerospace, automotive and military sectors, Lee managed sales and material supply operations on projects with precision and efficiency. He specialises in delivering innovative solutions and bespoke services for his clients while consistently exceeding customer expectations.

A qualified personal trainer with a passion for sports, Lee’s energy and focus on health mirror his professional drive. At Alpha House, he is focused on expanding business opportunities and developing the industrial power, off-grid storage and renewable energy storage markets throughout the UK.

Mahsa Tarighat
Accounts & Admin Assistant

Mahsa is a qualified and hardworking member of our accounts team, holding an AAT certification level 3 (advanced) and she is currently studying for her CIMA (a specialised management accounting qualification). Mahsa had over 7 years of experience working in the financial and management accounting departments for a manufacturing company.

Mahsa is a diligent professional who has already mastered Alpha House’s systems, perhaps unsurprising when you learn she also holds a master’s degree in computer engineering. Her attention to detail and genial nature ensures that all our customers’ and suppliers are assisted effectively.

Brian Fagan
Warehouse Manager

Brian has over 30 years’ experience as a warehouse manager, overseeing, warehousing, distribution, and maintaining operations to a high standard. Brian has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in handling and dispatching diverse products to clients, suppliers, and transport companies.

During this time, Brian has worked for a variety of warehouse and logistic companies with 10 years spent at C+D Technologies. His mastery of communication, safe keeping of the working environment, strategic management, stock control and data system reconciliation, brings great proficiency in the development and safeguarding of the Alpha House warehouse.

Joshua Nieto
Warehouse Assistant

Joshua has warehouse experience, working with toy and home furnishing businesses, picking and packing orders for shipment to customers. He is self-motivated, conscientious and dependable, all of which are crucial attributes for Alpha House’s warehouse during this time of expansion.

Joshua has undergone training in battery product testing and evaluation to ensure that Alpha House provides the level of quality assurance that our customers expect. He is eager to continue acquiring new skills at Alpha House to apply in his role and for his own career progression.