Richard stockwell

I have worked in the motor industry from the age of 15 where i started as a trainee mechanic working on Rolls Royce cumins and Gardner diesel truck engines I have worked in various parts departments across different brands working from old microfiche to modern look up. I then moved in the sale department which is my first love of selling cars where i have run and helped manage small brands like Daihatsu Mg Suzuki, Mitsubishi Sangyong then larger dealerships like Ford and Nissan with some branches exceeding 1000 units per annum. I now run our family business with over 300 used vehicles in stock with 3 sites and now retailing 800 units per year incorporating a body-shop and fully equipped workshops and valeting bays and 15 staff Our latest Grovehurst main site was purchased in Febuary 2015 which is half an acre and holds upto 200 used cars and commercials in the middle of sittingbourne main town. Our mission statement is to be the largest independent retailer of used cars in Kent Currently we are in the process of opening our 4th site June 2016 Visit our main site www.grovehurstcarsltd.co.uk