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        Meet the team

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        Craig McDermid

        CEO

        Craig and Kathie McDermid took over ownership of South Canterbury Toyota in July 2008 from original owner and friend Peter Swaney. Craig originates from Dunedin and has been in the motor industry or subsidiaries for many years, including owning a service station in Christchurch before taking ownership of Blenheim Toyota in 1990. Craig splits his time between Blenheim and Timaru, just as well he enjoys driving!

        Branch Manager

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        Andy Wilson

        Branch Manager

        Andy joined South Canterbury Toyota in April 2010. Both Andy and his wife Helen are enjoying Timaru life, old friends and acquaintances. Having spent the greatest part of his working life in the motor industry, Andy’s passion thrives particularly in the aspect of customer service. He and the team at South Canterbury Toyota’s philosophy is one of 100% customer satisfaction – something he says “we work very hard at”. Andy’s role is both challenging but very rewarding; he adds it is a privilege to work amongst a group of dedicated supportive and motivated people.

        New Cars

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        Mark Patterson

        Sales Manager

        Mark joined the team permanently in 2008 as a Sales Representative and took up the Sales Manager role in 2011. Mark worked casually for us as a groomer, while he was completing his degree in Marketing at Otago University. Mark enjoys the aspects of selling cars, especially networking, meeting new people and providing the right vehicle option for them. Mark enjoys spending time with his wife and 2 young sons. He also has a genuine interest in cars and does a lot of cycling both mountain and road.
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        John Neale

        Sales Representative

        Born and raised in Timaru, John has spent the last 27 years selling cars and never tires of it. John came to us in 2002 after 12 years of service at Timaru Motors. A travel agent prior to selling cars, John did this both in Timaru and New Plymouth. An involved member of the RSA not surprisingly one of his interests is snooker. He also enjoys watching golf and motorsport.
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        Kieran Farr

        Sales Representative

        Kieran joined the team in December 2013. He attended Otago University and gained a Bachelor of Arts and a Post Graduate Diploma in Political Studies. Kieran is our internet specialist.
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        Hamish Brader

        Sales Representative

        Hamish is originally from the Wairarapa where he was around cars from a young age, with his father in the industry and being heavily involved in motorsport. Hamish continues his father's passion for people, cars and motorsport. Hamish and his wife moved to Timaru in 2013 after spending 7 years in Melbourne in the industry. Hamish looks forward to an ongoing relationship with his customers and getting on the road and meeting clients, making their next Toyota purchase as smooth as possible.

        Used Cars

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        Mark Patterson

        Sales Manager

        Mark joined the team permanently in 2008 as a Sales Representative and took up the Sales Manager role in 2011. Mark worked casually for us as a groomer, while he was completing his degree in Marketing at Otago University. Mark enjoys the aspects of selling cars, especially networking, meeting new people and providing the right vehicle option for them. Mark enjoys spending time with his wife and 2 young sons. He also has a genuine interest in cars and does a lot of cycling both mountain and road.
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        John Neale

        Sales Representative

        Born and raised in Timaru, John has spent the last 27 years selling cars and never tires of it. John came to us in 2002 after 12 years of service at Timaru Motors. A travel agent prior to selling cars, John did this both in Timaru and New Plymouth. An involved member of the RSA not surprisingly one of his interests is snooker. He also enjoys watching golf and motorsport.
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        Kieran Farr

        Sales Representative

        Kieran joined the team in December 2013. He attended Otago University and gained a Bachelor of Arts and a Post Graduate Diploma in Political Studies. Kieran is our internet specialist.
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        Hamish Brader

        Sales Representative

        Hamish is originally from the Wairarapa where he was around cars from a young age, with his father in the industry and being heavily involved in motorsport. Hamish continues his father's passion for people, cars and motorsport. Hamish and his wife moved to Timaru in 2013 after spending 7 years in Melbourne in the industry. Hamish looks forward to an ongoing relationship with his customers and getting on the road and meeting clients, making their next Toyota purchase as smooth as possible.

        Service

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        Gareth Heywood

        Service Manager

        Gareth joined us in 1997 as a apprentice technician, and he has steadily moved up the ranks and in 2011 became our workshop foreman. In 2017 Gareth became our Service Manager. He is also our first Toyota New Zealand Diagnostic Master Technician. Gareth is a very busy man! He is motorsport mad and spends time in a crew for a motorsport team, is part of our Mountain Bike Team, Mr DIY on his property and enjoys spending time with his wife and son.
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        Beth Milliken

        Service Advisor

        Beth joined our service team in October 2016 after coming from a hospitality background. Outside of work she is kept busy with 2 pre-school aged children.
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        Jess Golding

        Service Advisor

        Jess started with us in June 2017 in our Service Department. She enjoys playing sport and is looking forward to the new challenge within South Canterbury Toyota.
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        Toot Tozer

        Service Assistant

        Toot is very much our Jack of ALL trades. There doesn’t seem to be much that Toot cannot deal with. His role includes delivering customers and vehicles to and from the dealership, doing repairs and maintenance around the dealership, and fashioning up anything that we require. In a previous life Toot was in the Merchant Navy, builders’ labourer and worked in warehouse sales.
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        Ross Dransfield

        Service Foreman

        Since starting with us in 2006 as an apprentice technician, Ross has moved up to a senior technician and in 2017 became our workshop foreman. Ross is currently working towards becoming a Toyota New Zealand Diagnostic Master Technician. When not working Ross enjoys crewing for motorspot teams and photography.
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        Kieran Wingfield

        Technician

        Kieran was born in Wellington and moved to Timaru when he was one. Kieran attained his one year Pre-Trade Certificate at Aoraki Polytech and as part of this, he completed his placement at South Canterbury Toyota. Kieran completed his apprenticeship in April 2017. Some of Kieran’s interest include motorsport, travel and socialising.
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        Stephen Campbell

        Technician

        Stephen is a very experienced franchise Service Technician. He joined South Canterbury Toyota in 2006 and has spent his entire working life in the motor industry.
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        Glenn May

        Technician

        Glenn May joined us in February. He started his apprenticeship in December 1967 and has been in the motor industry ever since. Glenn is one of the most active members of staff being involved in 4 wheel driving, amateur radio, search and rescue, table tennis and tramping.
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        Zayne Day

        Technician

        Zayne joined us in July 2015 after 5 years with another franchise. Zayne has the most well behaved American Staffy called Tyson and enjoys taking him for a walk or to the park. He also enjoys working on his own vehicles & helping his friends with their vehicle projects.
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        Ben Ashby

        Apprentice Technician

        Ben completed an Aoraki Pre Trade course in Mechanics Level 3 prior to joining South Canterbury Toyota as an apprentice. He has previously enjoyed rugby and played for the 1st IX for Timaru Boys High. Ben enjoys working on his cars, spending time with family and friends and watching motorsport.
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        Isaac Porter

        Apprentice Technician

        After completing a pre-trade course at Aoraki Polytechnic, Isaac moved to Auckland for 6 months before returning to Timaru and joining our team as an Apprentice Technician. Isaac enjoys working on cars & going to the track to watch motorsport.
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        Jeremy Kartolo

        Apprentice Technician

        Jeremy has completed the level 2 Automotive course at Aoraki Polytech and joined us in 2016 to continue his studies of the motor industry by becoming an Apprentice Technician. Jeremy enjoys playing the piano & wishes to continue his studies in music. He also enjoys working on cars & watching drift formula.

        Parts

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        Jason Fowler

        Parts Manager

        Jason has had over 20 years of experience in the motor industry and started at South Canterbury Toyota in July 2012. He enjoys skiing &mountain biking. He also does a great deal of DIY.
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        Rik Simpson

        Parts Representative

        Rikki joined us in August 2015 with previous parts experience. He enjoys spending time with his son and working on his numerous car projects. Rikki watches motorsport and enjoys gaming.
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        Hayden Kirk

        Parts Representative

        Hayden has been with us in our parts department since February 2016. He enjoys days out on his dirt bike and the odd building job.

        Grooming

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        Paul Hewlett

        Groomer

        Paul has been a part of the grooming team since 2002. Paul gets great pleasure out of seeing the results a little TLC can do to vehicles, especially the used commercials. Paul has also worked in the general cleaning industry, service stations and tyre shops. He is a keen fisherman specifically, West Coast Blue Cod.
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        Daryl Hunt

        Car Washer

        Daryl has been with us since 2004 and seems to be the fittest staff member, never running out of energy to keep our cars clean at a million paces. In Daryl’s spare time he expends more energy on his bike, and he likes golf and having a drink with his work mates.
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        Marlene White

        Groomer

        Marlene joined the grooming team in Feb 2017. Originally from South Africa, she married a Timaru boy and moved to New Zealand in 2001. Marlene has a keen eye for detail and her feathers do not ruffle easily. Marlene is very artistic & she is a very good baker who makes & decorates custom cakes.

        Tyres

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        James Carroll

        Tyre Manager

        James is the manager of our in house Bridgestone Tyre Centre. He enjoys talking to customers and fitting the right tyre to meet their needs. James was with Firestone Church Street for 9 years prior to joining us in 2007. James enjoys mountain biking (which has ultimately caused a few broken ribs) and has been part of our winning corporate team at the 12 hour mountain bike race for the past 3 years.
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        Billy Linton

        Tyre Technician

        Billy started as a full time tyre technician in January 2017 two months after his last year of high school. He previously enjoyed playing sport throughout his school life and go-kart racing of which he won 2nd in the south island for his age group. Billy enjoys watching motorsport, spending time with his friends and travelling.

        Finance, Insurance & Toyota Care

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        Alicia Bradley

        Business Manager

        Alicia joined our team as Business Manager in April 2017. She was born and raised in the Timaru area but has been living in Ashburton for the last few years and has just recently moved back down here after accepting the Business Manager position. Alicia comes from a finance and insurance background. In her spare time, Alicia likes to travel, spend time with her partner and their dogs, socialise, watch movies and go walking in the bush.

        Administration

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        Naomi Scott

        Administration Team Leader

        Naomi started at South Canterbury Toyota in 2005 as our Receptionist. Now the Administration Team Leader, she takes care of all things Admin. Her interests include roller skating, shooting and spending time with her family.
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        Alana Neighbours

        Administration

        Alana started working with us in August 2013 as a Service Advisor. In October 2016, Alana joined the administration team . Alana enjoys travelling & playing sports.
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        Emma Ellen

        Receptionist

        Emma joined us in December 2013 as a full time groomer. In July 2017, Emma joined the administration team as our full time receptionist. Prior to this, Emma worked as a Life Guard at CBay. Emma enjoys being in the great outdoors and spending time with friends and family.

        Customer Relations

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        Chris Ward

        CRM

        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, cycling, travelling overseas and spending time with her daughters.
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        Sharon Wood

        CRM

        Sharon has been with South Canterbury Toyota since 1999. Over the past 18 years Sharon has worked as a Service Advisor, Parts Manager, Warranty & Administration & is now part of the Customer Relations Team. In 2008, Sharon won the Toyota New Zealand Service Advisor award & won a trip to Japan. In her spare time Sharon loves car racing, baking & getting out to pound the pavement as well.