MES - Key Persons


Andrew Tappenden

Job Titles:
  • Admin
  • Senior Diagnostic Technician
  • Team Member
Senior Diagnostic Technician With over 22 years of experience in the motor trade, Andy is a valued team member at MES and his knowledge is vast, especially when it comes to diagnostics. He was working [...]

Brendan Vind

Job Titles:
  • Admin
Service Valeter / Collection Driver Brendan is an integral part of the service centre here at MES. His level of detail and determination for perfection is key to ensuring that all customers cars are cared [...]

Chay Strahan-Baker

Job Titles:
  • Admin
Vehicle Technician / MOT tester Chay Joined the Company in Autumn 2018 with a history of previous employment outside of the Motor Trade, but with a City and Guilds Level 3 in Motor Vehicle Diagnostics

Chris House

Job Titles:
  • Admin
Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester Chris Joined the Company in late Summer 2021 with a history of previous employment with both the Independent and Main Dealership Sectors of the Motor Trade. His role within MES

Ellie Bruford

Job Titles:
  • Admin
  • Service Advisor
Service Advisor Ellie aids the company in a multitude of different ways. She is often the first point of contact you will encounter when you call us, and she will make your vehicles stay with [...]

Graham Brignell

Job Titles:
  • Admin
  • Service Advisor
Service Advisor Graham came to us from a local independent garage as a service advisor, and he enjoys the day-to-day dealing with clients and problem-solving. He always puts himself in the client's shoes and is [...]

Ian Tapsell

Job Titles:
  • Admin
Parts Manager Ian Joined the Company in Spring of 2021, and bought with him a long history of previous experience with both the Independent and Main Dealer / Motor Factor Parts departments. His role within

Jack Bruford - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Admin
  • Managing Director
  • Vehicle Technician
Managing Director & Vehicle Technician Jack founded the company back in 2006 and started as a call out one-man-band from the back of his Land Rover. His history with Land Rovers, Brooklands College and the [...]

Phil Ringrose

Job Titles:
  • Admin
  • Collections Team Leader
Valeting and Collections Team Leader Phil joined us from managing a team at a large car rental company. Client satisfaction is always at the forefront of Phil's mind and is eager to please. He manages [...]

Richard Law

Job Titles:
  • Admin
  • General Manager
General Manager Richard has got a vast plethora of experience, over 30 years within the motor industry including marques such as Bentley, Peugeot, and Volvo, to name a few. His exceptional managerial experience means that [...]

Rob Hampson - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Admin
  • Group Financial Director
Group Financial Director Rob worked in FD and Senior Finance roles for 30 years, before heading up the Finance Team at MES (Surrey) Limited and Unit One Automotive in 2021. He has a proven track [...]

Ross Stow

Job Titles:
  • Admin
  • Senior Vehicle Technician
Senior Vehicle Technician & MOT Tester Ross started with MES during the Spring / Summer period of 2013. He previously stayed over 11 Years at his previous employment and we feel lucky to now have [...]

Ryan Coldman

Job Titles:
  • Admin
Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester Ryan is the man to go to for advice on anything Fiat / Abarth related, his extensive knowledge of the brand comes from his long career being a Fiat / [...]

Tom Ayshford

Job Titles:
  • Admin
  • Parts Advisor
  • Senior Service Advisor
Senior Service Advisor & Parts Advisor Tom joined the team early in 2013 in order to help further our experience as a team within the workshop and also to help manage the day-to-day running of the [...]

Yvonne Eastoe

Job Titles:
  • Admin
  • Group Financial Controller
Group Financial Controller Yvonne started at MES in June 2023, she is the Group Financial Controller here and at our sister company, Unit One Automotive. Yvonne has previously worked in various sectors including software training, [...]