The People

Meet the Team

The strength of Sarivale is not in the machines or the materials. It is in the people who have been working with both for years. Our team has an average tenure of twelve years, which means the person building your cabinet today has built hundreds before it, knows the process inside out, and brings a level of accumulated skill that no amount of automation can replace.

12 Years Average team tenure

Low turnover is not luck. It is a reflection of a working culture that values skill, respects experience, and gives people the time and space to do their best work.

Kathryn Bigwood, Owner and Director, Sarivale

Kathryn Bigwood

Owner / Director

Kathryn spent nine years at the heart of Sarivale, managing the company's finance and administration, before purchasing the business alongside her colleague Alan Finnigan when founder Richard Bishop retired in 2024. She continues to look after the numbers, ensure the business stays fully compliant, and supports the production team with recruitment and people management. It is the kind of role that rarely gets the spotlight, but nothing at Sarivale moves without it.

Alan Finnigan, Technical Director, Sarivale

Alan Finnigan

Technical Director

Alan became co-owner of Sarivale in 2024, going into partnership with Kath Bigwood when the company's founder retired. His relationship with the business runs much further back than the buyout. Alan has been with Sarivale for more than fifteen years and has been responsible for the day-to-day running of the workshop throughout that time.

That long tenure means he knows every part of how Sarivale operates. Alan sits at the centre of the operational picture, holding together client liaison, purchasing, production planning, and team management. Every cabinet that leaves the workshop has usually passed through his hands at the final inspection and despatch stage, the same standard applied every time.

"When the same team builds together for over a decade, the quality stops being something you check for and starts being something you just expect."

Sarivale Team

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