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Rangiora Toyota
Meet the team
Craig McDermid
Business Owner
My wife Kathie and I took ownership of Blenheim Toyota in 1990. Over the years I have taken ownership of South Canterbury Toyota, Rangiora Toyota, Kaiapoi Toyota and Ashburton Toyota. I split my time between them all, just as well I enjoy driving!
Mike Chapman
General Manager
Mike has been involved in the motor industry since 1984. He has spent many years with Toyota from a Technician to Vehicle Sales through to Branch Management.
Russell Lane
Vehicle Manager
Russell has been in the Motor Industry since 1999. He enjoys jet boating, refereeing rugby, playing touch rugby and fishing.
Robin Illingworth
Vehicle Consultant
Has been with Rangiora Toyota since 1978 and has seen many vehicle model changes. When not a work he enjoys farming, boating, cycling, walking and tramping.
Mike Keen
Vehicle Consultant
Mike has been in the Motor Industry since 1985. He was Sales Manager at our Blenheim Branch and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our region.
Mike Peters
Vehicle Consultant
Mike has been involved in the Motor Industry since 1974. He is an “A Grade Mechanic, been in Motor Sales since 1986 and been with the Toyota brand since 1989. He has many great loyal clients and looks forward to being of service.
Ben Horner
Vehicle Consultant
Ben joined us in July 2017 bringing with him 3 years worth of experience with Toyota and a wealth of knowledge. Ben has a genuine interest in all things automotive.
Greg Howard
Service & Parts Advisor
Greg started with us in July 2015. He enjoys playing soccer and travelling the world.
Akeru Fujihara
Technician
Akeru is originally from Japan and from 1989 he has worked for Toyota Dealerships within Japan and New Zealand. When not working Akeru enjoys fly fishing and making traditional Japanese wooden masks.
Rob Taylor
Technician
Rob has been with Toyota since 2002 and enjoys spending time with family and friends.
Andrew McLeod
Technician
Andrew has been in the motor industry since 1979. He was north island born and breed and made his way to the south island in 2013. In his spare time he enjoys fishing, getting out on the motorbike and making various items.
Greg Howard
Service & Parts Advisor
Greg started with us in July 2015. He enjoys playing soccer and travelling the world.
Andy Wilson
Group General Manager Used Vehicles
Andy has a tremendous amount of experience in the Motor Industry beginning in the summer of 1990! After relinquishing the reigns of Branch Manager at South Canterbury Toyota in August 2018 he has taken on the well-deserved challenge of Group General Manager for Used Vehicles for the McDermid Group. This entails managing the used vehicle inventory for Blenheim, Rangiora, Kaiapoi, Ashburton and Timaru branches. Andy and his wife Helen have a very full social life which includes spending a great deal of time with their four grandchildren.
Talei Dickson
McDermid Group Admin Manager
Originally from a hospitality background Talei moved to South Canterbury in 1996 from Wellington. She had a brief stint at Lake Tekapo before joining our team as our Business Manager. She then moved into admin in 2004. In 2015 Talei became our Group Admin Manager when Rangiora & Ashburton Toyota joined our group of South Canterbury & Blenheim Toyota. In her spare time Talei doesn’t enjoy running but Chris Ward & Sharon Wood make her do it from time to time. She does enjoy water and snow skiing, sewing and spending time with her daughter.
Chris Ward
Customer Relations and Marketing
Chris was born and raised in Timaru before heading on a rather extended (12 year) OE. After seeing most of the 'other side of the world' Chris returned to Timaru in 2006 and joined our team 3 days later! Chris’s background before joining South Canterbury Toyota was mainly in the banking sector. She enjoys skiing, running, kayaking and spending time with her daughters.
Paul Harford
Branch Manager
Paul joined the team mid 2017, has been in the Motor Industry for 15 years and comes from a background in Finance. Living in Kaiapoi he and his family enjoy Waimak Football, camping, boating and the outdoors. He also has an expensive and time consuming passion for classic cars.
