Born on the Isle of Wight and now based in Bradford, Lee began his working life as an apprentice fabricator before moving into estimating and CAD design with a particular focus on security glazing systems.

“I’m delighted to have got this job with what is one of the region’s fastest growing manufacturing businesses,” said Lee, a keen rugby league player and fan of Leeds Rhinos.

Arkoni MD Mark Prentice commented: “Lee has joined Arkoni during the busiest trading period in its 25 year history. His design and estimation skills, as well as extensive industry experience, will play a big part in dealing with our increasing workload.”