Sytner JLRS Division

All Years

James Sherrer

Sales Executive

February

Congratulations on 5 Years Service in Used Car Sales. Going forward as the Sales Team has now combined we look forward to James selling plenty of New Cars also.

James is seen as a team player by his colleagues and is committed to providing great client service.

Well Done, here’s to the next 5 years!

David Hunter

Parts Manager

February

David is our longest serving manager having completed 10 years service

David has seen many changes over the last 10 years including moving the whole department to a temporary site whilst the retailer was fully refurbished and then moving it all back again which was no mean feat.

David always has a tight control on stock levels and has a long standing loyal team behind him.

Thank you for the last 10 years David!

10 years service

Leo Kenyon

Sales Manager

February

Leo joined as a Sales consultant for CarShop and was quickly promoted to Sales Manager.

Susannah Packman

Sales Administrator

February

Congratulations to Susie, it has been an amazing delight each day to have Susie within the team. Susie is bubbly and beautiful, and a joy to work with all these years. We wish her so much more years within Sytner.

10 years service

Conrad Humphrey

Quality Controller

January

Conrad has a wealth of experience spanning over 20 years with the brand which has enabled him to provide fantastic client service, carrying out quality control checks and diagnosing issues directly with the client.

Thank you for everything you do for us Conrad!

20 years service

Darren Atkinson

Service Driver/Site Support

January

Darren is a valuable asset to the business, nothing is too much trouble and he is happy to turn his hand to anything that is asked of him which include some of the most undesirable jobs but Darren carries them out with a smile.

Thank you for all you do for us Darren, here’s to the next 10 years!

10 years service

Rob Broom

Preparation Manager

November

Rob joined us back in 2014 as a Sales Executive and then took on a new role of Preparation Manager for the site. He does anything and everything that is asked of him including early/late deliveries and long distance collections etc.

He is the “go to” man for almost anything and is quite often seen helping others.

Thank you for your support over the last 10 years Rob, here’s to the next 10!

10 years service

Chris Allen

Co. Based Used Car Buyer

November

Congratulations Chris.

20 years service

Chris Towner

Technician

November

Well done to Chris for 10 years service, we hope you enjoy your drink and here is to another 10 years with Sytner!

20 years service

Elaine Dickinson

Receptionist/Host

September

Congratulations on 5 Years Service with us at Sytner Land Rover Sheffield.

Elaine is a very experienced Receptionist/Host with great customer handling skills who provides a friendly and efficient service to our clients whether over the phone or in person.

Thank you for your contribution over the years

Stephen McLeish

Bodyshop Tech

August

🎉Congratulations, Steve! 🎉

Today, we celebrate 20 amazing years of hard work and dedication in the bodyshop. Your commitment and skill have been invaluable to our team.

Thank you Steve, for all you’ve done. Here’s to many more years of success together! 🥂

20 years service

Christopher Ruck

Service Manager

September

Christopher started with Rybrook at the age of 17 as an apprentice parts advisor at Rybrook Warrington.
He has covered several roles within the aftersales department.
In 2020 Christopher transferred over to the new Preston site as part of the original setup team.
In 2021 Christopher was promoted to the role of Service Manger.

20 years service

Michael Lofthouse

Client Experience Advisor

September

Mike receiving his award. From 17th September Mike will be working as a Service Advisor at BMW Nottingham having spent 5 years within the JLR Contact Centre.

Sacha Dolby

Service Advisor

June

Congratulations to Sacha for her 5 years Long Service Award.

Claire Purdon

Display Operative

August

Congratulations on reaching your 5-year milestone with us! 🎉

I want to take this moment to express my gratitude for all the dedication, hard work, and passion you’ve brought to our team over the years. Your work ethic is truly commendable, and it’s been inspiring to watch you continually adapt and grow, no matter what challenges come your way.

Nick Roy

Master Technician

July

Nick joined us an Apprentice Technician back in 2004 progressing to Master Technician and is currently one of our leading diagnostic Technician’s.

Nick delivers a consistently high level of skill and is one of the go to people for any complex repairs.

We have watched Nick grow up and start a family, we can’t quite believe it’s been 20 years.

Here’s to the next 20 Years Nick!

20 years service

Jonathan Hopkins

Technician

June

Jon Hopkins from our Service department has completed 5 years service as a Technician with JLR Bristol.

Andrea Jackson

Receptionist/Host

June

Congratulations on 20 Years Service Andrea

You will have seen many changes over the years and the Reception/Host Team has increased from 3 to 10 members which just goes to show how important it is to provide excellent client care.

You have been the first point of contact throughout the last 20 years, I’m sure you know many of our customers by first name and they have become used to seeing the same familiar faces in our team.

Thank you for all your hard work over the years!

20 years service

Geoff Meakes

Senior Service Advisor

June

Congratulations on your 25 Years Service Geoff!

Geoff joined us as a Technician back in 1999 and has constantly been a “go to” person for help and guidance regarding anything Land Rover. Geoff’s wealth of knowledge is invaluable and he is instrumental in organising client mobility and goodwill.

He currently holds the role of Senior Service Advisor and is affectionately known to his colleagues as “Uncle Geoff”

Thank you for everything you have done for the business over the years Geoff!

Andrew Troman

Business Manager

July

Congratulations to Andrew on reaching 10 years service with Sytner Land Rover Knutsford.

10 years service

Louise Hammond

Receptionist/Host

July

Congratulations to Louise on reaching 5 years with Sytner Land Rover Knutsford.

Mark Dale

Warranty Administrator

May

Congratulations to Mark Dale our Warranty Administrator for completing 5 Years Service pictured with Nathan Dawson (left). Well done Mark!

Charlie Dempsey

Sales Executive

May

Charlie joined us in 2019 transferring from a Handover Specialist at CarShop into our Used Car Sales department

Charlie embraced the role of Sales Executive and is quite often on the leader board in any given month.

When not at work Charlie loves spending time looking after her horse and 2 dogs

Congratulations, here’s to the next 5 years!

Darren Draycott

Technician

April

Congratulations to Darren on his 5 Years Service with Sytner Land Rover Portsmouth

Ben Mutton

Business Manager

May

Congratulations to Ben Mutton for his 5 years service with Sytner Land Rover Portsmouth, pictured with Head of Business, Ian Bennett (left).

Lewis Jordan

Senior Business Manager NESS MANAGER

March

Congratulations to Lewis Jordan on completing 5 Years Service with Sytner Land Rover Wakefield, pictured with Paul Williams – Managing Director (right).

Andrew Harman

Bodyshop Manager

April

Congratulations to Andrew Harman on completing 5 years service with Sytner Land Rover Wakefield.

Max Hemingway

Service Drive

December

Congratulations Max on your 5 Years Service Award pictured right with Nathan Dawson Head of Aftersales

Ruth Humphries

Bodyshop Advisor

February

Congratulations to Ruth on achieving 5years with Sytner Land Rover Knutsford, Ruth started with us as Service Reservation Executive then progressed onto a Service Advisor and now excels as a Bodyshop Advisor. Well done Ruth

Lee Broomhead

Sales Support Driver

February

Congratulations to Lee, who started as a Car Park attendant back in 2019 during our rebuild which wasn’t an easy job at the time. Now he enjoys working for the sales department, supporting the Sales Executives.

Gareth Kent

Technician

February

Congratulations on your 5 Year Long Service Award.

Gareth is a reliable and valued member of the Service Team who consistently achieves a high level of efficiency.

Well Done Gareth, here’s to the next 5 years!

Junior Goncalves

Technician

January

Congratulations to Junior for his 5 years Long Service Award at Jaguar Land Rover Service Centre.

Dave Stott

Sales Controller

February

Feb 2024 – Well done Dave on your 5 years long service with Sytner Land Rover Knutsford.

Bradley Hargraves and Sam White

Technicians

January

Bradley (left) and Sam (right) joined us as Apprentices back in January 2019. Despite the interruption of Covid, they completed their apprenticeships and are assets to our workshop. Thank you for your commitment and enthusiasm, guys. And congratulations on 5 years of service.

Seeta Kaur

Receptionist

November

Congratulations on your five years with Sytner, Seeta. Thank you for your commitment.

Jordan Chance

Business Manager

November

Congratulations on your ten years with Sytner, Jordan. Thank you for your commitment.

10 years service

Chris Langham

Senior Business Manager

November

Congratulations on your five years with Sytner, Chris. Thank you for your commitment.

Gill Stenton

Receptionist / Host

September

Gill has been part of our Reception/Host team since 2008 and during that time has become a valued member of the team and knows a lot of our customers by name providing a personal service.

Gill likes to have fun and has a friendly and warm rapport with our customers and staff members alike.

Well Done on 15 Years Long Service Gill, Thank you for your hard work and support over the years

Adam Pickering

Technician

September

Well Done on 5 years’ Service Adam, here’s to the next 5 and hopefully more!

Craig Allen

General Sales Manager

September

Congratulations on achieving 5 years service

During the last 5 years there have been many changes which Craig has adapted to, as this spans the Covid era this has meant many challenges to overcome which Craig has dealt with admirably.

Thank you for your contribution to the Sales Department, here’s to the next 5 years!

Sam Russell

Technician

August

Congratulations Sam on your FIVE Year Service Award!

Kaya Cengiz

Technician

August

Congratulations Kaya on your FIVE Year Service Award!

Keith Willis

Technician

May

Congratulations Keith for an AMAZING TWENTY Year Service Award!

20 years service

Rahim Hussain

Technician

August

Congratulations Rahim on your FIVE Year Service Award!

Hayley Ellis

Service Advisor

May

Congratulations Hayley on your FIVE Year Service Award!

Jane Hopkinson

Sales Administrator

July

Jane Hopkinson joined us back in 2018 to cover a team member who was on maternity leave, then stayed on as a permanent member of the team and is now looking after the Used Car Team.

Bob Martin

Master Technician

August

Bob celebrates his 5 year anniversary with us this Month. As a Master Technician he has demonstrated a spirit of tenacity and will not let any vehicle fault beat him! Also, his calmness and years of experience in the brand have given a positive edge to training our apprentices. Congratulations Bob!

Roger Mariamootoo

Service Advisor

May

Roger has been an excellent aftersales colleague over the last 10 years. He started with us as a Technician and worked through the department supporting the front of house and parts teams in various roles. His commitment to delighting his colleagues and customers is a credit to him, THANK YOU Roger.

10 years service

Thomas Greenwood

Technician

August

Tom joined us back in 2018 as an Apprentice Technician and completed his apprenticeship throughout Covid which was challenging to say the least.

Well Done Tom, here’s to a long and successful future with Sytner

John Cluff

Technician

August

Our amazing technician John Cluff, has been with Sytner for 5 years this month and we see and value his dedication, hard work and passion here at Northampton. Thank you John for everything thus far.

From all at JLR Northampton.

Thomas Crowder

Technician

August

Tom joined us back in 2018 as an Apprentice Technician and completed his apprenticeship throughout Covid which was challenging to say the least.

Well Done Tom, here’s to a long and successful future with Sytner

Julie-Ann Sellars

Receptionist/Host

July

Well Done on 10 Years Long Service Julie-Ann

Julie-Ann has been part of our Reception/Host team since 2013 and during that time she has got to know many of our loyal customers and greets them by name providing a personal service, sometimes even remembering how they take their coffee.

Julie-Ann is warm and welcoming and has a great rapport with our customers and is a valued member of the team.

Thank you for your support over the years, here’s to the next 10!

10 years service

Helen Holmes

Receptionist/Host

June

Congratulations on 5 Years Service Helen.

Here’s to taking care of our customers for the next 5 years, keep up the good work!

Kellee Moran

Business Manager

June

Kellee first started with us as a Sales Executive back in 2013 and then progressed to a Business Manager in 2018, anyone who knows Kellee loves her infectious laugh, noisy sneezes, her pink and glittery stationery will understand. Kellee is respected by everyone and a lot of returning customers always ask about her.

10 years service

Louie Farrah

Brand Specialist

June

Louie first joined us back in 2018 as a Weekend Showroom Host and has recently taken on the role of Brand Specialist.

Louie has an excellent rapport with customers and his product knowledge is fantastic.

Good luck in your new role and here’s to the next 5 years!

Elliott Bond

Business Manager

April

Elliott joined us initially back in 2018 as a Sales Executive, he then decided to change roles in 2022 and take on the position of Business Manager.

Elliott has gone on to become part of a very successful finance team here at Sheffield who recently won second place in the Land Rover Retailer of the Year awards in the finance category.

Keep up the great work Elliott, here’s to another 5 years!

Ryan Broadhurst

Parts Supervisor

April

Ryan initially joined us as a Parts Advisor and soon after worked his way up to become Parts Supervisor.

Ryan always goes out of his way to ensure the Parts department runs as smoothly as possible especially in the current climate with the number of parts that are back ordered.

Keep up the good work Ryan

Neil Harrison

Sales Executive

May

Congratulations Neil for achieving 5 years with Sytner Land Rover Knutsford.

Gemma Woolley

Service Advisor

May

Gemma has many years experience as a Service Advisor and consistently provides excellent customer service and has a great rapport with our customers.

Gemma is also career driven and has recently graduated from the Sytner Aspiring Manager’s Programme.

Thank you for all your hard work and support over the last 5 years, here’s to the next 5!

Diane Beaconsfield

Business Manager

April

Diane started her career with as a a Receptionist/Host, has progressed over the years to now be one of our Business Managers.

Mike Hughes

Sales Executive

April

Mike is on the left of the picture, Sales Executive with us for 5 years now, and we have 3 long service awards for April

Mark Cossom

Parts Advisor

April

Mark has been with us for fifteen years now in the role as Parts Advisor. as well as his position job in parts, he is always on hand to help with any IT issues or installs or moving offices we need to be done.
Mark right hand side, photo with two other long service award for April,  Mike Hughes and Diane Beaconsfield.

Seb Harding

Sales Executive

April

Congratulations Seb!

Sam Burditt

Divisional Financial Controller

March

Congratulations to Sam who celebrates 15 years service on March 25th. Sam started at Sytner with the Specialist Division as Retailer Accountant at Porsche Leicester and Solihull before moving in to her Divisional role with JLR over 10 years ago!
Thank you for all your hard work Sam, we look forward to many more years working with you.
Sam was presented with her champagne from Group CFO Adam Collinson.

Joanne Kirkham

CRM

March

Joanne is an integral part of our Front of House Service Team as she is quite often the first point of call for customers looking for advice or making a booking.

Joanne always goes out of her way to ensure customers are completely satisfied

Well Done and Congratulations on your 5 Years Long Service

John Burgess

Service Driver

March

We have worked it out roughly that over the years John has driven over half a million miles for the service department!

Gary Tipler

Sales Executive

March

Congratulations to Gary Tipler with 10 years long service, with the best company to work for, Sytner. Gary has been a true asset to the group since 2013. Gary (on the right) was presented with a special envelope and a bottle of bubbly by Roman Zawadzki (Head of Sales).
Well done and thank you Gary!!

10 years service

Antony Amores

Sales Executive

February

Congratulations to Antony on five years with us here at Maidstone!

Jeremy Martin

Business Manager

March

Congratulations on 5 years with us here at Maidstone!

Alex Ross

Business Manager

February

Alex joined Car Shop in 2018 and then in 2021 joined us here at Sytner Land Rover Knutsford. Thank you Alex for all your hard work over the past 2 years. Alex is on the right of Jason Emanuel Managing Director.

Craig Humphries

Sales Support

February

Craig joined us a Car Park attendant during our refurbishment in 2018 and before long we could see the potential and he started driving cars for the Sales department. Now Craig is a valued member of the Sales team looking after the trade cars for the retailer.
Craig is on the left of Jason Emanuel Managing Director.

Emily Barford

Divisional Enquiry Manager

February

Emily originally joined group working for Jaguar Northampton as a Receptionist prior to starting her journey as a Sales Administrator. In 2015 Emily started working for Natalie as a Divisional Enquiry Executive managing the JLR Lost Sales process. Due to Emily’s passion for improving our customer journey she was then promoted into a Divisional role covering all aspects of Enquiry Management.

10 years service

Marie Tate

Sales Administrator

December

Congratulations Marie on 10 years’ service.

Marie has consistently provided a high standard of Used Car administrative support and has also covered for New Car administration during holidays and staff shortages.

Thank you for all your hard work and support over the years, here’s to the next 10 years!

10 years service

Claire Simpson

Receptionist/Host

December

Congratulations on 20 years service Claire.

When we started on our Land Rover journey over 20 years ago, Claire was our only Weekend Receptionist, we now have a team of 4 people covering this important role.

Claire has consistently provided excellent customer service and has a friendly and warm rapport with our customers.

Thank you for all your support over the years, we don’t know where the last 20 years have gone!

20 years service

Sean Jackson

Facility Support

November

Congratulations Sean on 10 years service!

Quietly working in the background every day ensuring new car deliveries are accepted, checked and fuelled, batteries charged prior to delivery and many many other tasks. Sean’s carpentry/handyman skills also come in useful on a regular basis

Thank you for all your support over the last 10 years

10 years service

Ann Marie Herman

Accounts Assistant

November

Congratulations Ann on your 10 years service.

We appreciate all your efforts and hard work over the past few years whilst you have been covering 2 roles in the accounts department and also through lockdown.

Lets hope the next 10 years are a little easier than the last 10!

10 years service

Ben Steer

Technician

November

Congratulations to Ben for his 5 years’ service award! Ben joined us as an Apprentice and is now a qualified Technician.

Nazmeen Akhtar

Receptionist/Host

October

Congratulations Nazmeen on 10 Years Service.

You have been providing excellent customer care to our showroom visitors at weekends throughout this time.

You have seen us through some challenging times and always with a smile.

Here’s to the next 10 years!

10 years service

Gary Weston

Corporate Sales Manager

September

Congratulations to Gary for his 20 years’ service!

20 years service

Ian Shaw

Technician

September

Congratulations Ian on your 5 years service!

Ryan Boswell

Technician

September

Congratulations Ryan on your 5 years service

Thomas Sach

Technician

September

Thomas started his career with us here 5 years ago, he has completed all this training with the Land Rover brand , he is now a level 4 Technician, with the latest training being on the hybrid vehicles.

Jon Hall

Senior Sales Executive

October

Jon has now been with us, man and boy for 30 years now, he is a great asset to the team. with his knowledge and experience.

30 years service

Thomas Jackson

Technician

October

Thomas started his career with us as an Apprentice which he has now completed all his training, and is continuing his career with us as a qualified Technician.

Steve savage

Service Driver

October

Steve started with us 25 years ago as a Technician, he has elected to change his job role to a Service Driver to still support the Service department.

Lee Lawrence

Parts Advisor

October

Congratulations on 15 years service Lee

You are always there working away under the radar ensuring our Retail and Trade customers receive an excellent service

Well done and keep up the good work!

Nicole Cooper

Receptionist/Host

September

Nicole has only worked with us here at Sytner Land Rover Sheffield for 10 months but previously worked for the BMW/Mini Contact Centre and Sytner BMW Sheffield before this.

Although Nicole has been with us for a short time she has quickly become a valued part of the Receptionist/Host Team and always goes out of her way to provide excellent customer service.

Congratulations Nicole, enjoy your extra weeks holiday and here’s to the next 5 years!

Oliver Johnson

Technician

July

Well Done on 10 years Service Oliver, it seems like it was only yesterday you joined us as an Apprentice!

Keep up the good work

10 years service

Kenneth Burns

Technician

July

Congratulations to Kenny! 20 years of service with Tollbar Warwick Volvo.

20 years service

Paul Walker

Technician

June

Well Done Paul on 5 years’ Service, here’s to the next 5 and hopefully more!

John Pegg

Master Technician

April

Well Done John, 5 years’ Service under your belt as a Master Technician

Here’s to the next 5 years and hopefully more!

Gary Froggatt

Parts Driver

April

Well Done on 15 years’ Service, that must be over half a million miles travelled and millions of pounds worth of parts delivered by our reckoning!
Keep up the good work.

Neil Fermer

Workshop Controller

February

Well Done on 5 years’ Service Neil, it could have been a lot more if you had not had a sabbatical but at least you saw the light and returned.

Thank you for your continued support.

Dave Jagger

Master Technician

January

Congratulations to Dave Jagger Master Technician who celebrates 10 Years Service at Guy Salmon Land Rover Wakefield. Pictured with Paul Williams – Managing Director.

10 years service

Chris Taylor

Senior Business Manager

March

Chris joined us initially as a Sales Executive from a BMW dealership and served a good many years selling Land Rover products to our customer base.

Almost 3 years ago Chris decided to change roles and take on the Business Manager position and quickly worked up to Senior Business Manager. Our F&I department continues to deliver divisional-leading results

Well Done Chris!

10 years service

Simon Darrington

Master Technician

March

Simon joined us as a Technician from a Ford dealership and worked his way up the ranks to a Level 4 Master Technician. He is quite often the “go-to” person for other colleagues in the workshop for diagnostic issues as his knowledge is second to none.

He is one of only 2 Technician’s to work through the initial lockdown period back in 2020, keeping vehicles safely on the road for keyworkers etc. as our site was one of few dealers in the UK to offer this service.

Keep up the good work Simon!

20 years service

Nicholas Adams

Service Manger

January

Tony Wilson, Managing Director – presenting Nicholas Adams with his 10 year service award.

10 years service

Jon Stanbra

Technician

October

Jon has been a consistent, reliable and valued member of the Service Technician team for 20 years with a wealth of experience.

Congratulations on your 20 Year Service Jon, keep up the good work

20 years service

LAURA WRIGHT

ACCOUNTANT

November

Congratulations to Laura Wright who joined Guy Salmon Land Rover 20 years ago. Laura was originally based at Guy Salmon Sheffield and then transferred to Wakefield. Laura has done a fantastic job over the years often helping other Guy Salmon Retailers that were in-between re-staffing, nothing is ever too much trouble. Well done Laura fabulous achievement!

20 years service

Martin Law

Customer Relations Manager

September

Congratulations to Martin on completing 20 Years Service being our first point of contact for our Service Department.

For many years Martin held this key role single-handedly and built up a loyal customer base. Over time Martin has also taken on various additional duties including bodywork and repairs which can be very time consuming.

Martin has quite often gone to see customers out of hours to either return or collect vehicles and will often be found replying to service enquiries in the evening and over the weekend, Martin really does go above and beyond!

Thank you for your support and commitment over the years, here’s to 20 more…!!

20 years service