Meet the Team

Val Dennis
Managing Director
Director of DCAF

Qualifications: BA Hons Drama, Hull University.
Email: val@antiques-fairs.com

Mike Dennis
Director and Technical Director.
Responsible for all of DCAF's exhibition supply side of the business, through his affiliated company COUNTY HIRE SERVICES.
Website www.chs-hire.co.uk

Qualifications: B.A.Hons, Psychology and Sociology, Hull Univ.
Email: chs@antiques-fairs.com

CHS can supply Antique Fairs and Event Organisers with stand fitting, pegboard backed stands, tables, chairs, exhibition carpeting, electric points and lighting, road postering, marquees, stewards and staff. For details of what CHS can do for your events please telephone: +44 (0) 1363 82312

Mike has had a variety of careers and experience to bring to the Organisation. He joined RAF Cranwell for three years as a pilot after leaving school. At university while still a student he started his own student housing company in Hull, Blawhurst Ltd, which still exists today, and in his spare time delivered boats around the world.

He was Director of a large housing Association in London for ten years, was a toy importer for three years, and then on his move to Devon became an Antique dealer, specialising in furniture. He is now fully engaged in running DCAF and CHS
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Tina Bennett

Events Manager
Tina joined DCAF in 1999 and is responsible for all aspects of office and fairs administration.  Since January 2008 Tina has been appointed the Fairs Manager.
Before joining DCAF Tina ran a branch of a National Car Rental Company.

Email: tina@antiques-fairs.com

Lara Dennis

Events Assistant
BA Hons Coventry Universtity.

Lara joined DCAF in December 2007, and with Tina is responsible for all aspects of the fairs administration.
Email lara@antiques-fairs.com

Boots' Alison Bright

Accounts Manager.

Boots joined DCAF in 2000 and is responsible for DCAF's accounts and financial queries.

Email: boots@antiques-fairs.com
 

Public Relations

Devon County Antiques Fairs' PR is handled by Tina Bennett.
 
Tel 01363 82571
Fax 01363 82312
E-mail dcaf@antiques-fairs.com