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  • Des Roberts
Des Roberts

Des Roberts

Managing Director

Des is the founder and Director of Sanctuary Bathrooms. Having spent over four decades in the industry, Des started out as a plumber trading under the name Sanctuary Bathrooms.

Eventually this grew into a business supplying and installing bathroom products, evolving to the company you see today.

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