Barry Is the commercial director at Merlyn Showering, a multi award-winning Kilkenny based company who design and sell shower enclosures in Ireland, UK and French markets. Merlyn Showering have gone from a start-up in 2000 to becoming the No. 1 supplier of premium showering enclosures and trays to the UK’s residential, commercial and hospitality sectors.  At the heart of Merlyn is a simple ethos –  to deliver on everything we promise to our customers. Barry comes from an engineering background. He began working with Merlyn in 2004 where he was responsible for the new product development team, relocating and setting up a new supply chain and putting in place a team of engineers in charge of the production, quality and new product development process.  From there he has moved into his current role as commercial director responsible for, product pricing, the new product pipeline and an in-depth understanding of the customer and consumer needs through customer insights.  These insights have provided invaluable for not just new product development but also for sales, marketing and the overall customer and consumer experience. Merlyn have just been awarded the prestigious red dot design award this year for one of the newly developed Arysto shower enclosures.