UNIVERSAL AUTOMOTIVE WELCOMES DICK GINGELL

Another Experienced Salesman Joins The Team Leading aftermarket parts distributor Universal Automotive continues to strengthen its sales team with the appointment of Dick Gingell. Dick is a seasoned automotive professional who has spent his entire career in the industry, originally on the engineering side before moving into sales and marketing. “I started out with BMC as a tool maker and rose through the ranks to become a production engineer, before moving to South Africa to teach tool making and production engineering for VW,” said Dick. “On returning to the UK I took up the post of test and evaulation engineer for Unipart, before moving into the marketing and purchasing departments. Then followed the first of two stints at Quinton Hazell, selling OE water pumps to manufacturers, which included Jaguar, Nissan, Rover, Land Rovers and GM. “After three years as the regional sales manager Europe for John Crane, I came back to QH as a business development manager until joining Universal Automotive. “In my 42 years in the industry I have made it, tested it, bought it, marketed or sold it, which I have found certainly helps when you are talking with experienced motor factors who appreciate market knowledge. “The market is constantly changing, but the future looks good. The Universal Automotive team is a good one and the product portfolio gives us a great opportunity to offer a combination of well known OE brands such as Monroe, Dayco and UFI, as well as a good quality value for money brand with VECO.” For Universal Automotive, operations director Callum Goodland said: “The variety of Dick’s automotive experience is exceptional and the ability to demonstrate an understanding of every sector of the industry is a great strength, that we are confident will be an asset to the team and the brands we represent. “With the recruitment of Dick and the internal promotion of Chris Johnson to the role of sales manager for VECO and Shaun Potter to the position of sales manager across all of our other brands, we believe that the Universal Automotive team is one of the strongest in the aftermarket.” For more details, please contact the Universal Automotive sales team on: 01562 512512, email: theteam@universalautomotive.com or visit the website at www.universalautomotive.com ENDS

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