Drew Ratter - Chair and Communications Director (Volunteer Position)
Drew is a semi-retired crofter and businessman, who has had a lengthy career in public service. He served at senior levels as a local authority member and held several non-executive positions on a range of public sector organisations, as well as doing freelance journalism in both print and broadcast.
He and his wife, Vivienne, croft at Voe, Ollaberry, where they raise pure Shetland sheep. He also engages in consultancy in areas of agricultural policy and works as a tour guide.
Margaret Roberts - Operations Director (Volunteer Position)
Margaret is a lifelong Shetland resident and has been a director of nortenergy's parent company, Northmavine Community Development Company (NCDC) since 2004.
From an agricultural background, she is interested in horticulture and is a keen gardener with an RHS horticultural qualification. Margaret worked for 30+ years in the oil industry, predominantly in supply chain and contract management. Now retired, she is enjoying the role of Operations Director with the Polycrub business.
Margaret is a dedicated Polycrubber and evangelist for Growing your Own undercover, particularly with the challenges of climate change facing growers worldwide.
Maree Hay - Managing Director
Shetlander, Maree was the local development officer for our parent company, Northmavine Community Development Company (NCDC) for over a decade. In that time, she worked with the folk of Northmavine on numerous projects and marketed the Polycrub on a part-time basis. In 2018 she joined the Polycrub company full-time.
Maree loves the outdoors and is happier digging than dusting! She helps run the family croft in Sullom with her husband Neil and has her own flock of coloured Shetland sheep. She is a director of the Shetland Abattoir Co-operative Ltd. The family are keen Polycrubbers and grow food for their table.
Carly Sutherland - Admin Officer
Carly grew up in Shetland and her early career was spent at the islands’ local newspaper. She has worked in administrative roles since then, including the travel office at Sullom Voe Oil Terminal. She was administration officer for Northmavine Community Development Company (NCDC), before joining Polycrub.
Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her son and her friends and family. She also enjoys walking, and since their Dalmatian joined the family, they clock up the miles in their local community. If you ever see her out and about socially, you can guarantee she’ll be hitting the karaoke, as she loves to sing!
Jakki Grant - Logistics Co-ordinator
Jakki grew up in Mossbank, Shetland, and came to work with Polycrub after leaving a technical admin assistant role at Sullom Voe Oil Terminal. She also works part-time in her local pub, and volunteers at the community hall. Jakki has a strong community ethic and the Polycrub ethos was one of the reasons she was keen to join the team.
In her spare time, she likes to spend time with her family and friends and try out new recipes in the kitchen. In the future, she would like her own Polycrub to grow fresh produce, along with herbs & spices.
Angus Laurenson – Sales Manager
Like most directors and staff at Polycrub, Angus grew up on a Shetland croft. He has spent most of his career in logistics and is a people person, so he really enjoys the daily interaction with Polycrub customers.
Angus loves the outdoors and in his spare time he can be found clocking up the miles in Shetland’s hills and landscapes – usually with his camera to capture the beauty. He’s a keen sea swimmer and enjoys taking to the pure (but cold!) Shetland waters at any time of year. At home, Angus enjoys cooking and gardening, and he has created a stunning garden from scratch over the past two decades.
Sarah Grounds – Yard Person & Sales
Sarah grew up in England but made Shetland her home after falling in love with the island following a visit. She first came to Polycrub as a volunteer and enjoyed carrying long pieces of wood and unwieldy pipes so much that she joined the company as a paid worker, when a position became available! Sarah assembles and dispatches Polycrub kits, keeps the shed in order and helps with sales.
Away from work, Sarah has a young family, and together they love their shared hobbies of the outdoors, arts, and crafting. She has a talent for crochet and enjoys this when she gets time to herself.
