NORTHERN COMMERCIALS - Key Persons
Andrew started with Northern Commercials in 2002 straight from school. He started working within the Part Department doing a parts college course at Stoke on Trent, after completing the college course he moved into the Service Department where he worked as a Service Advisor and other roles within the department. Andrew was made Service Manager in 2012 looking after the Brighouse site. In 2023 he was made Group Service Manager (North) responsible for both the Brighouse and Manchester Service Departments.
Job Titles:
- General Manager South / Joined Stormont Engineering Company Ltd
Joined Stormont Engineering Company Ltd in September 1984 and after successfully completing a City & Guilds as a HGV Technician moved roles within the organisation through supervisory and managerial positions becoming Group After Sales Director of Stormont Truck & Van Ltd in September 2006. Following the merger of Stormont Truck & Van Ltd and Northern Commercials in August 2013 the position of General manager for the South is held with the sole responsibility for Sales, Service, Parts and the Body Shop.
Andy left school in 1983 and started an apprenticeship with a HGV Dealership. Andy has only worked for franchised dealer's both in the UK & USA. He started working in the IVECO dealer network in 1995 as a roadside technician/ Workshop Forman. Then progressed through supervisory and managerial positions prior to being appointed Depot manager at Northampton.
Aran Started out in the industry as a work shop apprentice for Vauxhall, did city and guilds in mechanics and parts and followed the route through the parts working with ford dealership , then was a supervisor for Halfords superstore coving parts and a small workshop operation Daewoo. Joined the IVECO commercial operation in 2001 at Hildenborough and worked from back counter to parts rep , then took on selling both parts and workshop as business developer , in 2011 became depot manager of site in London for 3 years then moved back to Hildenborough as the Aftersales Manager. In January 2023, Aran was made the depot manager of Hildenborough.
Bob started work as an apprentice mechanic in 1982 at Endeavour Trucks. In 1997, Bob moved up to Stormont Trucks at Hildenborough as Foreman in the Light Commercial Vehicle workshops And then back down to the Brighton Dealership 2 years later to take over as Service Manager, in 2003 he moved to Rossetts Mercedes in Crawley as General Manager , in 2004 Bob moved back to Stormont Truck & Van as Depot Manager of the Brighton and Crayford Depots.
Following completion of his HGV apprenticeship in 1997, Darren moved into the IVECO dealer network, and have worked in roles ranging from workshop/ breakdown technician, workshop control & Service Manager. Darren Joined the team at Northern Commercials in May 2021, taking the role of Depot Manager at Dunstable, overseeing all site operations and day to day running of the business across parts and service departments.
Job Titles:
- Used Vehicles Sales Manager ( Group )
Gary Started selling commercial vehicles 1998 in Van Sales, progressing on to Van Sales Manager then onto Truck and Van Sales looking after fleet, municipal and retail business. Started with Northern Commercials in March 2013.
Roger joined Northern Commercials Parts Department in 1981 on a Youth Training Scheme after leaving school. Roger took various positions and roles within the company, before becoming Director of the Company in 1997, and taking over as Dealer Principal / MD in 2005.
Job Titles:
- Company Secretary
- Finance Director
BA (Hons) Accounting Graduate. Joined the Motor Trade in 1995 as a dealership accountant before progressing to brand accountant. Joined Northern Commercials in 2007 as Financial Controller where responsible for the finance function which is centralised at Brighouse and supports all sites.
Joined Stormont Truck in May 1998 as a Partsman having had many years experience previously within the HGV industry gaining a vast knowledge of both the Workshop and Parts departments, in 1999 became Parts Supervisor, in 2003 became Parts Manager initially for the Hildenborough dealership and progressed to Group Parts Manager with the responsibility for the five dealerships owned at the time. Following the merger between Stormont Truck & Van Ltd and Northern Commercials in August 2013 the position of Parts Manager with the responsibility of the South is now held.
Business & Marketing graduate. After graduating Coventry University in 2006, Steve joined Northern Commercials in 2007 as Sales Administrator, moving into a Sales Executive role in 2008, selling both light and heavy new commercial vehicles. In 2017 Steve took on the role of Sales Manager, looking after the sales teams at our Brighouse and Southern sites for new commercial vehicles.