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Ben heads up the Commercials at Professionals at Play as the Commercial Director, having worked closely with founders Matt & Ben Jones for over 12 Years.

Helping to launch the first Roxy Ball Room in 2013 as the Operations Manager and subsequently 5 original Roxy sites in various UK cities. Ben sidestepped into Concept Taverns in 2018 as an Operations Director, which quickly turned into his first Managing Director role taking Concept from 3 to 11 sites.

Ben returned to Roxy Leisure in 2023 to head up further growth as the Managing Director, opening several sites in 2023 with a further 6 targeted in 2024/25. This Led to a wider role in 2024 as the Commercial Director of Professionals at Play, which saw the combination of two brands Roxy Leisure and Pins Leisure.

Ben is a big supporter of growing revenue and delivering a quality product, with a new outbound Sales team installed across the UK in 2024, taking the economy challenge in hand!

2025 sees the Professionals at Play team rise to the challenge of a growing business, economic challenges and keeping the entrepreneurial flame alight!

With 6 new openings this year, growth is very much at the forefront of the Professionals at Play team!