Staff & Expertise, Gunnislake - Central Motors

Dave bought Central Motors in 1967 and has, over the years, expanded it to its present location at St Anns Chapel. Together with his son's Glen & Dean, Central Motors is run as a family business. From the end of 2012 Glen & Dean will be looking after the day to day running of the business

Qualifications

• MOT Tester
• MOT Authorised Examiner / Scheme Manager

Glen joined Central Motors straight from school & worked his way through his apprenticship to achieve his B-tec & NVQ level 3 qualifications and is an MOT tester & QC. Glen can be found in our reception carrying out all tasks from estimating, preparing job cards, invoicing work on completion to booking appointments or ordering parts. Glen also oversees the running of our workshop & Quality control schemes / Motor Industy Code of Practice accreditation.

Qualifications

• B-Tec
• MOT Tester
• NVQ Level 3
• MOT Site Manager
• MOT Quality Control

Dean has worked in the car sales department for many years & gained experience in all aspects of buying & selling motor cars. Any enquires relating to sales will be dealt with by him. Dean also oversees the operation of our filling station & forecourt shop. Dean can be contacted on 01822 832432 Ext 227

Bernie is one of our longest serving members of staff having joined us in 1987 from school as an apprentice and gained his qualifications at St Austell College. He is a qualified MOT tester and is competent in all aspects of motor vehicle repair, including the latest diagnostics & fault finding with the aid of our Delphi, Snap On, Carmanscan & Launch Diagnostic equipment. Bernie is our Senior Technician & has recently completed the advanced Launch Diagnostic Tool course.

Qualifications

• City and Guilds
• MOT Tester
• RTITB

Gary joined our team in 1995. He is a ATA Acredited Automotive Technician and is fully competent to work on all makes of car & light commercial vehicle.

Qualifications

• ATA Service Maintenace Technician
• Air Con Refrigeration handling

Richard joined us in October 2011 and has quickly become an important member of the team. He has a wealth of knowledge on all makes of vehicles and is also an MOT tester. Richard has recently completed the Delphi Diesel Training course.

Qualifications

• RAC accredited
• MOT Tester
• Air Con Refrigeration handling

Jason has many years experience in the local motor trade and currently carries out many of our MOT's.

Qualifications

• City and Guilds
• MOT Tester

Paul has spent many years in the motor trade having trained in both Volvo & Fiat dealerships. His passion for motor sport lead to him competing in hill climbs & sprints with Triumph & Ford vehicles. Paul ran his own successful garage for eighteen years before selling & moving to live in France. He brings a wealth of knowledge & experience to Central Motors & continues to attend training sessions with Delphi to keep up with the latest technology.

Qualifications

• RTITB Trained
• MOT Tester

Malcolm trained with us & gained his qualifications at Plymouth College, before starting his own business & running it very successfully for over 27 years. Recently Malcolm decided to take things a little easier & spend some time on the golf course, but we have persuaded him to give us the benefit of his vast experience so he has returned to our busy workshop & is once again a very well respected member of our team.

Qualifications

• City and Guilds

Tracy maintains our purchase / sales ledgers, payroll & banking records and the general administration of a very busy garage. Tracy has also been instrumental in overseeing many of the improvements to our shop and back office.

Our brilliant shop / forecourt staff are, Stef,Richard, & Tracy who work a shift pattern to enable Central Motors to provide a seven day service to our customers. Holiday & sickness cover is provided by Stef & Terry who step in, often at short notice, to keep the wheels turning. Andrew will be found carrying out many differant tasks in all our departments.