LOCATORS - Key Persons

Allan Whitehead

Job Titles:
  • FINANCE MANAGER
  • GROUP SECRETARY
Joined as Assistant Accountant in 1996, becoming Group Accountant in 2000 and Company Secretary in 2003.

Allen Sturt

Job Titles:
  • GROUP ENGINEERING MANAGER
Joined as Group Engineering Manager in 2019 with a wealth of experience in the British Army, having served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

Brian Cowles

Job Titles:
  • FOUNDER & LIFE PRESIDENT
Founded Locators in 1985 and secured an exclusive distributorship with Toyota Materials Handling Equipment, becoming life president in 2024.

Caroline Atherton

Job Titles:
  • CUSTOMER SERVICES MANAGER
Started as Credit Controller in 1997, before managing order processing and hire and then becoming Customer Support Manager in 2007.

Keith Stewart - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • MANAGING DIRECTOR
Started as an Area Sales Manager in 1990 before becoming Sales Director and then taking the helm as Managing Director in 2013.

Nick Hitchcock - VP of Sales

Job Titles:
  • SALES DIRECTOR
Started as an Area Sales Manager in 1998 working from the Reading office before becoming Sales Manager in 2010 and then Sales Director in 2016.

Tony Stevens - COO

Job Titles:
  • OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Started as Financial Controller in 1989 before becoming Finance Director in 1993 and then Commercial Director in 1999.