Nathan Caine, a warehouse operations team leader at Lawton Tubes’ Torrington Avenue base, helped England to silverware at this year’s World Bowls Championships in Norway.
According to a statement, Nathan and his bowls partner competed against 11 other countries to be crowned the best in the world.
Nathan noted that his day job had a huge influence on his bowls success.
He said: “Bowls is a very tactical sport where you’re always thinking about how your next move will play out and the knock-on effect it could have, so you’re always thinking one step ahead.
“The same approach applies at work, where I am leading a team of five people who are picking and packing a wide range of made-to-order copper tubes and fittings as efficiently as possible for our customers.
“Ultimately it’s all about teamwork and communicating with each other, and fact that I am practicing and honing these skills on a daily basis in the warehouse has definitely helped me sharpen up my bowls.
“Lawton Tubes have also been great in working around my bowls schedule. I have been able to switch to a Monday to Friday daytime role so that I can pursue meeting up with my local team mid-week and England during some weekends, whilst still being able to spend time with my family.
“It’s been a memorable year on the bowls front, and my first thought after winning in Norway was ‘now we have to retain the title’.”
Jon Brealey, operations manager at Lawton Tubes in Coventry, added: “Nathan has developed into a great leader within our team since he joined us two years ago. He is able to adapt, think on his feet, and has great attention to detail, so it does not surprise me to see him excelling in other disciplines.
“It’s safe to say he has been the talk of the shop floor and we’re really proud of his achievements.”