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Trevor Paul - Founder / Managing Director - trevor@twente.co.uk
Trevor and his wife Shawn formed the company in 1983 and from humble beginnings have seen the business develop over the years into a well respected and profitable organisation.
Receiving the Netherlands British Chamber of Commerce sponsored Anglo Dutch Award for Enterprise from the Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers back in 1991, and coming second only to TNT in the 2009 Motor Transport Awards International Operator Category were highlights in Trevor's business career. Becoming a grandfather to Alice in 2006 and Maggie in 2009 were equally proud occasions in his family life.
A keen 15 handicap golfer at Whittington Heath Golf Club in Lichfield, Trevor is an Aston Villa season ticket holder and also follows Dutch football club FC Twente with interest. |
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Stephanie Powell - Finance Manager - stephanie@twente.co.uk
Stephanie joined Twente Express at the beginning of 2002, after many years of credit control experience in manufacturing and service industries.
AAT Technician and Credit Management qualified, Stephanie controls
the purse strings at Twente and enjoys the challenge of dealing in
a multi currency environment - not to mention forever chasing Trevor
for his company credit card receipts!
Together with her husband Phil and two daughters, Steph
enjoys holidays in France and walking on the Chase. She is also a
keen follower of rugby union - especially watching Welsh wizard James Hook! |
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Clive Roberts - Operations Manager - clive@twente.co.uk
Clive joined Twente Express in 1990 having previously spent 15 years with the Medway Port Authority at the port of Sheerness in Kent.
Anticipating a decline in Customs procedures at the Port, due to the introduction of the European Single Market, Clive decided that a career in international transport with Twente was an opportunity not to miss.
The prospect of living and working in The Midlands was a real plus, enabling Clive and wife Diane the opportunity to indulge their joint
passion of cruisng the inland waterways on their door step.
Now with two children at secondary school, boating holiday's seem a
distant memory. A keen cyclist, Clive will cycle the 23 kms to and from work as often as possible |
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Mary Broadhurst - Forwarding Manager - mary@twente.co.uk
Mary joined the Twente in March 2006 having spent 23 years with
international forwarder MAT Transport Ltd at Burntwood.
During her time at Twente Mary has not only opened up many new
accounts but also provides forwarding solutions for many existing
clients by calling on her vast forwarding knowledge and contacts.
Mary is a stickler for detail and prides herself on keeping in touch
with her customers from collection through to final delivery.
Mary enjoys spending time with husband David and family, walking,
gardening and cooking - she will often bring home baked cakes
and biscuits to the office.
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Simon Hill - Import Manager - simon@twente.co.uk
After leaving college, Simon spent two years working for a local freight forwarding company before joining Twente Express in 1990.
Simon has been married to Linda since September 2000 and is a keen Walsall supporter following them home and away when possible.
Like Linda he is also a keep fit enthusiast, having run 3 half marathons to date and last year he competed in his first triathlon.
Simon is also a computer techy and over the years he has designed numerous reports that are used by the management team to monitor delivery performance levels and customer activity. |
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Jemma Bott - Export Supervisor - jemma@twente.co.uk
Jemma joined the team as Customer Service Administrator in October 2008 following a successful 6 year period with a national parcel distribution company.
During that time Jemma was involved in a variety of roles from Claims Advisor up to leading a team that monitored the performance levels of all depots throughout the UK.
Jemma's promotion to Export Supervisor is a direct result of her determination and "can do" attitude towards ensuring that our customer's requirements are always a priority.
In her spare time Jemma enjoys riding her 14 year old horse Pedro that she has owned for 12 years and when not riding out on the Chase she is a regular visitor to her local gym. |
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Michael Griffiths - UK Distribution Manager - mike@twente.co.uk
Mike joined Twente Express in June 2005 having spent the previous 10 years working for the logistics arm of a photographic wholesale business.
Having spent the last 3 years developing the export department Mike has now been given the responsibilty for all UK collections and deliveries. We are all confident that Mike will rise to the challenge of combatting the ever increasing costs of diesel fuel.
Originally from Rochdale, Mike settled in the Midlands with wife Zoe after attaining a degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Wolverhampton.
A long suffering yet enthusiastic supporter of Rochdale AFC, 34 year old Mike attends as many matches as possible, and equally enjoys playing football with his two young sons. |
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Steve Guest - Traffic Planner - steve@twente.co.uk
Steve joined Twente in April 2007 after gaining 24 years experience
in a variety of roles within the transport and distribution sector.
A qualified HGV and FLT driver Steve is very hands on and often
helps out in the warehouse or with local export collections during
exceptionally busy periods.
Steve, a proud father of twin 8 year old boys is a season ticket holder
at Walsall football club and goes to all home and some away games.
Steve also enjoys various pastimes including movies, reading, music
( he is learning to play the guitar) and is also a keen Ebayer.
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Lorraine McVinnie - Part Time Accounts - lorraine@twente.co.uk
Lorraine joined the company in October 2006 from Frans Maas
where she previously worked for 22 years.
As a busy mom of two young children Lorraine now works part time
in our accounts department.
She enjoys meeting up with friends for food, wine and dancing.
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Completing the Twente line up is a team of enthusiastic warehouse
operatives and drivers - who are all too busy to pose for photographs.
The Twente Express success story would not have been
possible without the hard work and committment demonstrated over
the years by our experienced drivers and loaders - and maybe one
warm day we can can pursuade them all to feature in our very own
Full Twente calendar!
Watch this space... |
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