News - Windsor Food Machinery

Adrian Heathfield

Auction Coordinator

A background in construction, sports/fitness coaching, prosthetics testing and the food industry. Im highly motivated, organised and help out in other departments to assist the smooth running of the business.
Keen sports man in my spare time having raced for GB para triathlon internationally, cycling and climbing.

Josh Stuart

Sales Executive

Josh’s career started off in the automotive industry as a trainee salesman. Despite his passion for cars, Josh decided to join the family business starting off in our vacuum packing subsidiary – Henkelman UK. Josh also worked for one of our distributors in Northern Ireland, before returning to start his position as sales executive at Windsor Food Machinery Ltd.

+ 44 (0) 1233 733 737

07480 664 053

josh@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Aaron McGuinness

Service Engineer

Aaron is one of Windsor Food Machinery’s dedicated engineers specialising in vacuum technology, he joined

The team from a commercial engineering background, time served working his way up to service management

Before taking the leap to our industry, he enjoys his sport and keeps fit in his role as a retained Fireman.

Bradley Smythe

Spare Parts Assistant

Bradley is the latest recruit to Windsor Food Machinery coming from a warehouse and retail background to join the company to become a valued member of the spare parts team.

Outside of work Bradley enjoys attending a great game of football and watching the boxing.

Mike Bass

National Accounts Manager

Mike Bass joined Windsor Food Machinery in September 2006 and has worked his way through the various departments and therefore he understands from the ground up, the facets of Windsor Food Machinery’s business. From an engineer he moved across to sales when the company took over Henkelman UK Ltd in 2013. Mike is now responsible for the ongoing development of Henkelman sales. He is passionate about work as well as his love of football and golf.

07899 906 612

mike@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Alex Carmichael

Service Engineer

Alex started life as a butcher, before joining Windsor Food Machinery when it was first established over 21 years ago. Alex’s butchery knowledge has proved to be invaluable and his relationship with our customers and his knowledge of their products and processes is a great advantage. Alex brings a smile or whistle with him wherever he goes, sometimes even a song! Rest assured though his ability to maintain equipment is second to none. He is our “product champion” when it comes to vacuum packing technology.

01233 733737

alex@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Chas Hershaw

Sales Engineer

Chas Hershaw joined WFM in June 2017 as a Sales Engineer. Having worked in the meat production industry for over 30 years, Chas is an extremely talented and knowledgeable engineer. He’s used to dealing with commercial meat factories and possesses a wealth of engineering skills. As Chas understands how the machinery works, he’s best placed to recommend and sell meat processing equipment and systems to customers.

01233 733737

chas@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Dan Collins

Despatch Controller

During his time with Windsor Food Machinery Dan’s attention to detail ensures that machines are checked and packed safely and securely for despatch so they reach our customers on time and ready to work. An absolute demon on the forklift and as strong as an Ox!

01233 733737

despatch@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Karen Stuart

Director

Karen’s original working life started as a PA before branching out in to PR/journalism. With a desire to have a job with a company car though, she decided to try her luck at sales and was Dairy Crest’s first trainee sales person. She remained in the cheese industry heading up a national sales team in the UK for an international cheese manufacturer, leaving to have her first child. After this, she joined Tim in the business and is now responsible for the company’s marketing and finance.

01233 733737

karen@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Sharon Terleton

Administration Assistant

Just to complicate things we now have x 2 Sharon’s in our office. Sharon T is the latest member of our team and joined us mid May 2016.Sharon will usually be the first person to pick up phone calls and direct you with her friendly manner to the right department.She spent 26 years prior to joining us working in a Building Society and prior to that in secretarial roles for solicitors, so she is experienced at dealing with customers.Sharon loves travelling and spending time walking with her two dogs.

01233 733737

office@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Roman Kot

Service Engineer

Roman has joined Windsor Food Machinery from a Polish packaging background.He has a wealth of knowledge in Vacuum Technology and Modified Air Packaging.Proving that good Vodka is not the only good thing to come out of Poland!

01233 733 737

roman@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Sharan Simmons

Accounts Administrator

Sharon is one of our original office staff and the loudest!! Over her many years with us she has successfully fulfilled many office based roles but now sits comfortably in accounts on a part time basis dealing with our financials very effectively. She will also be able to help with any enquiries you may have.
Sharon is currently on maternity leave.

01233 733737

sharon@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Graham Woodcock

Operations Manager

Graham is one of the ‘founding fathers’ of WFM having worked at the company from its first trading day 21 years ago. His engineering knowledge is phenomenal, acquired over a life time of working in this industry. This invaluable expertise he passes on to his engineer team and is our customers best friend when it comes to having their essential equipment repaired, maintained or refurbished. Recommend not playing him at Golf though as he invariably takes the prize!

07899 906 610

graham@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Dave Cotterill

Service Engineer

Dave joined us directly from a food processing company he has a good grounding within the industry particularly in metal detection and processing lines , he has a good grasp of our industry and is always willing to learn new processes. He enjoys his cars and his children keep him occupied out of hours that’s for sure.

01233 733737

dave@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Glen Kirton

Sales Executive

Glen is the latest sales person to join our company and joined at the beginning of May. He comes with a wealth of meat, retail and butchery experience having started his working life in the family butchery business to then running it as his own business.Glen also spent 2 years working as the Store Manager for the prestigious Allens of Mayfair before joining Rooks where he spent the last 6 years.He is a keen sportsman and enjoys golf so he will fit in with the golfing fraternity within our company!

01233 733737

glen@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Keith May

Spare Parts Manager

Keith is Windsor Food Machinery’s latest recruit. He came to us with 20 years’ experience within a stores environment and his methodical approach to that area ensures our stock levels are well maintained and that our stores area is run efficiently.
Keith’s efforts since joining us 2 years ago have deservedly earned him a promotion to Stores Manager.

01233 733737

keith@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Martin Gutsell

Service Engineer

Martin is a highly motivated individual keen to learn new processes and all forms of food processing , he comes from a background of Heavy engineering , he is at home with heavy gearboxes and motors and with Martin the customer is King !, and goes the extra mile to ensure they are happy .

01233 733737

martin@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Paul Byrne

Service Engineer

Paul brings a wealth of engineering knowledge apprentice trained and has worked in several major Company engineering departments , he has great electrical knowledge.
Recently he has worked within an engineering department specialising in food production machinery, and is up to speed when it comes to current hygiene and food agency standards

01233 733737

paul@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Rachel Kinghorn

Office Manager

Rachael has worked exceptionally hard from joining us in May 2011, naturally progressing to Office Manager status due to her meticulous attention to detail, communication skills and Managerial ability. Undoubtedly Rachael’s knowledge of our business is almost encyclopaedic and so she is the ‘go to’ person if you want a solution provided, whatever your query is!

01233 733737

rachael@windsorfoodmachinery.com

Tim Stuart

Director

Tim started life as a butcher running a Dewhurst shop having joined as a Saturday boy. Having got fed up plucking turkeys every Christmas he then moved in to wholesaling meat. Then he joined GEC Avery Berkel and it’s there that he got a taste and passion for sales. Detesting company politics, he decided to set up his own company and in 1994 Windsor Food Machinery was born. Tim loves the meat trade and is proud to be liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Butchers.

01233 733737

tim@windsorfoodmachinery.com

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