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Under the spotlight: Dave Morris
01 Career history: I graduated from the University of the West Of England with a law degree. I started my property career with estate agents, Countrywide Plc. After working with them for four years, I moved to Christie & Co as a retail business agent, specialising in the sale and ...
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Under the spotlight: Richard Garrie
Richard Garrie, retail manager at Adam Purves Galashiels, says his favourite team is the one he works with! 01 Career history: I ran a successful courier company with my wife for many years. I then got into the retail sector and have worked my way up through the ranks to ...
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Under the spotlight: Gideon Carroll
EdgePetrol’s Gideon Carroll is passionate about many things, including gas-guzzling cars, India and, of course, his family 01 Career history: I qualified as a Chartered Accountant and then went to work for Trafigura, an independent commodity trading and logistics house. After selling gasoline to the downstream retail market, I noticed ...
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Under the spotlight: Gerry Bennett
Manager of the Forecourt Trader of the Year 2018 site, Gerry Bennett shares his love of hard work... and Manchester United 01 Career history: I started with Dunnes Stores as a trainee manager, moved to running fuel stations, then became an area manager. I also worked in Canada. ...
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Under the spotlight: Mark Frostick
Rapley’s Mark Frostick shares his love of Lamborghinis and his fear of vampire zombie solicitor bees - whatever they might be! 01 Career history: After graduating from Nottingham Trent university I worked for surveying firms. I joined the Automotive and Roadside department at Rapleys about 15 years ago and have ...
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Under the spotlight: Christopher Lord
Christopher Lord doesn’t have a fear of flying as he has actually learnt to fly, but he does fear not being invited to the party! 01 Career history: apprentice light vehicle maintenance technician (mechanic to you and me), mechanic, assistant service manager, shop manager, director. This is moot personally, as ...
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Under the spotlight: Ben Lawrence
Ben Lawrence is a real family man - working in the family business and spending any spare time travelling with his wife and kids 01 Career history:After I finished my education I went to work for Jonathan James in Ely shadowing the manager and learning the ropes, before moving over ...
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Under the spotlight: Oli Yeo
Oli Yeo of GripHero shares his love of basketball, good whiskey and The Dark Knight, as well as his hatred of dirty petrol pumps 01 Career history: I first worked at AnTech designing, manufacturing and testing equipment for the petrochemical industry. Then Babcock International project managing large-scale submarine projects. And ...
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Under the spotlight: Louise Hammond
Louise Hammond may be known for being careful with money but she has rich tastes as she’d love to have dinner with the Queen 01 Career history: Maybe inevitability suggested I would always end up working within the family business. I’ve been here now for 21 years with varying roles, ...
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Under the spotlight: Tim Payne
Electricity and water are usually kept very much apart but both play a huge role in InstaVolt CEO Tim Payne’s life 01 Career history: everything from working on a fishing boat to running a £500m turnover contracting business. More recently I was the co-founder and COO of Anesco, one of ...
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Under the spotlight: Paul Yates
01 Career history? I graduated in 1997 with a degree in Transport Management and joined the graduate programme at the Co-op as a traffic manager at their chilled and frozen depot. In 2002, I joined Jet at their routing office in Jarrow (my home town), before relocating to Humber to ...
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Under the spotlight: Jane Lindsay-Green
Horses are a passion for Shell’s Jane Lindsay-Green so much so that her favourite vehicle would be a horse-drawn carriage 01 Career history: I’ve been lucky to have a really varied career, from spending time in the fashion world, to working for a telecoms company, as well as time in ...
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Under the spotlight: Emma Madhoo
Name: Emma Madhoo Company:Certas Energy Job title: Retail customer support manager 01 Career history: My career began working for Ultramar Golden Eagle, where I was involved in the sales of marine bunker, logistics and supplies operations. Kuwait Petroleum acquired the business, then it was sold to Malthurst and, after ...
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Under the spotlight: Joe Hockenhull
Name:Joe Hockenhull Job title: Managing director Company:Hockenhull Garages/HGS Leicester Ltd 01 Career history: After finishing school at 16 I began working for Hockenhull Garages as a sales assistant. After a year or so earning pennies and getting experience working with customers, I left and began a stint of various ...
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Under the Spotlight: Mahmood Saleem
Name:Mahmood Saleem Job title:Owner Company:Jet Ardeer Services 01 Career history: I bought my first (tiny) newsagents in 2001 and turned it into a c-store, buying the store next door to expand the business. I then bought Ardeer in 2005 as a completely run-down business, but over the years have ...
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Under the spotlight: Rachael Hockmeyer
Twenty questions with Rachael Hockmeyer Job title Director Company Hockmeyer Motors Ltd 01 Career history: My family bought our current site in 1972, and I worked there as a teenager. After University I worked as a branch manager for Stead and Simpson and then as a store manager for Argos ...
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Under the spotlight: Julian Rinaldi
Name: Julian Rinaldi Job title: Jack of all trades MD, MOT tester, sub-postmaster, car and van rental franchisee Company: Musbury Garage 01 Career history: 1986-1989 Somerset College studying Motor Vehicle Engineering & Motor Vehicle Management. Joined company business in 1988 working alongside my parents before taking over in 2008. ...
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Under the spotlight: Suresite’s Keith Bevan isn’t afraid of change and is looking forward to more development within the forecourt industry
NameKeith Bevan Job titleSales and marketing director CompanySuresite Group 01 Career history: I began in retail at Debenhams, then became an investment banker before leaving to develop a start-up business in waste management. That company was sold so I chose to join Suresite. 02 Dream job: Travel Vlogger. ...
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Under the Spotlight - Craig Nugent
Name: Craig Nugent Company: Certas Energy Job title: Head of dealer sales 01 Career history: began in forecourts in 1983 at Roadchef as a seasonal cashier. Then various roles in other forecourt firms before joining Gulf Oil. Moved to Shell then Ryko International. Joined medical engineering training firm, Eastwood ...
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Under the spotlight: James Eatwell
01 Career history: I started out in IT support, working initially for my university and then for the NHS. I then moved into a chemist role, joining Phillips 66 in 2004, working in lab-based roles before taking up my current role. 02 Dream job (if you weren’t doing this): ...
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