Mark Simpkin
| Mark Simpkin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Mark Simpkin 18 September 1972 Ashton, Cheshire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Television Presenter, entrepreneur, actor, model |
| Spouse(s) | Tricia Penrose (2003—) |
| Website | www.marksimpkin.com |
Mark Simpkin (born 18 September 1972, Ashton, Cheshire) is an English television presenter and entrepreneur. He also been involved in product supply and distribution through to the sale of international property and the development of UK property. Simpkin is currently the Managing Director of The Simply Group of companies.
Furniture
Simpkin began his career selling lockers and changing room equipment to high street and commercial clients. He believed the same approach could apply to other industries, and extended the range of products to include cafe furnishings, industrial racking, shelving and other products. His company has supplied to Kurt Geiger, UGG Australia, Westfield Shopping Centre, Rothchilds, Buckingham Palace, and also supplied furniture for use in the Royal Wedding and BBC1 EastEnders.
Property
Mark Simpkin's property portfolio includes complex projects in conservation, greenbelt, and protected areas. To date, Simpkin has completed large barn and farmhouse conversion projects in the Cheshire plains.
Alongside property development, Simpkin also obtained planning permission for a natural burial ground in Adlington, Cheshire, in conjunction with Adlington Hall estate. This is intended to open in Spring 2016 and will serve surrounding parishes with burial plots in response to their current shortage. Simpkin's company also obtained planning permission to develop the local St Johns Church in Bollington in to 13 apartments, work is due to commence shortly and is expected to complete in 2016.
Media
Simpkin was a presenter for an ITV1 programme called I Want That House, about buying property abroad. He presented over 100 shows, including 15 live shows from Florida. He presented GMTV's Fashion Police and LK Today, and ITV’s This Morning, where he presented a property segment called Property Police. He also presented regular reports from around the world for BBC1’s Holiday.
Having missed out on a place in boy band Take That, he went into acting, appearing in ITV1's long-running soap Coronation Street as the character Craig Brennan.
Simpkin had roles in Zig Zag, an educational children’s series on BBC2, a live reporter on the youth show The Totally Friday Show, the Travel Channel, Carlton Food Network, Manchester United TV and the Granada Regional Newsroom, where he trained.
Simpkin hosted a nationwide series of youth conferences with Sir Alan Sugar for Lloyds TSB. The road show promoted entrepreneurialism in Great Britain. He still works closely with local schools advising pupils interested in starting their own business.
Family
He is married to actress and singer Tricia Penrose, with two sons.[1] Tricia and Mark had a wedding renewal ceremony on their 10 year anniversary.