Our team list
Doreen Harris
Managing Director
Joined WLP Ltd as a Senior Consultant in 2009 with over 30 years’ experience within contract catering, in particular within the Education Sector. Doreen was appointed Managing Director following the retirement of founder Phil Watson.
Paul Cherrington
Director of Operations
Paul joined WLP bringing with him a wealth of experience across all sectors of the catering industry, having successfully managed contracts within the state sector of education and independent schools. Paul has a great understanding of all matters operational and of client expectations to ensure high standards are maintained. Paul manages our Support Managed business and procurement.
Dawn Blount CMgr MCMI
Consultant
Due to our continued success with managing the tendering of a cross section of services and monitoring contracts, Dawn has joined us to support our clients in the West Midlands Region. Dawn’s background in contract catering across all sectors and attention to detail will make her a valuable asset to the business.
Diane Herbert
Consultant
Diane has joined WLP team to strengthen support with managing tenders and supporting clients with monitoring contracts. Diane comes from a strong background in catering and her multi-sector experience along with her commercial acumen will help to provide bespoke solutions to clients.
Sally Humphreys
Office Manager
Sally heads up the Oswestry office and is a key coordinator for our business, having an extensive background in catering and business management.
Clare Murray
Operations Manager
Clare is a highly experienced caterer with a wealth of knowledge gained from serving 9 years as a caterer in the RAF and 24 years as a Catering Manager in secondary schools. Clare enjoys working alongside and supporting the schools catering and cleaning teams, in sharing her experience to ensure expectations are met, together with quality and consistency of high standards, implemented, maintained or surpassed.
Anita Mynett
Area Support Manager
Anita has recently joined WLP as an additional support for the Inhouse contracts as well as supporting with compliance, auditing and training. Anita comes with a wealth of experience and knowledge gained from working with various contractors within the education sector.
Sue Perry
Associate Consultant and Procurement Specialist
Sue is seconded to our key contracts in the College sector, where she manages and advises on their procurement requirements. Sue’s project management skills and knowledge of multiple procurement processes enables us to support our clients across many aspects of their business.
Fiona Foster
Associate Consultant
Fiona is an experienced operator within Independent Schools and University support services working at a senior level directly operating accommodation, catering, cleaning and leisure services. She is seconded to our key contracts in the Devon, Cornwall and Sussex areas.
Lauren Price
Finance Administrator
Lauren is the newest member to join the WLP team and works at our Head Office in Oswestry. Lauren joins us from an experienced finance background and is responsible for the day to day management of all matters financial along with supporting the work of the Head Office.
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“Award of the contract is not the end of the process and to ensure value for money you must commit to regular contract monitoring. The Trust have been working in partnership with WLP since 2016 who have provided support in securing effective catering and cleaning solutions and guiding us through the complexities of legislation in the tendering and monitoring of these services.
Contract monitoring is key to the Trust ensuring that the contracts are delivered to a high standard and monitored against the KPI’s, and targets set which helps our schools remain compliant and maximise contract value. WLP’s efficient reliable and dedicated team have extensive knowledge and expertise in the education sector. WLP have provided excellent value for money and their expertise in the procurement and contract monitoring process has proven to be invaluable to the Trust and our schools”
