Lee Cunliffe Email & Phone Number

Adlington, England, United Kingdom

Fairport Garage is part of the Fairport Holding group of companies, maintaining the entire fleet of Andrew Porter Ltd and Fairport Container vehicles.

Truck and Tank specialist in Ellesmere Port and Dublin.Complete responsibility of two commercial vehicle workshops, based in Dublin, Ireland and Ellesmere Port, including full P&L responsibility including setting and meeting budgets. Marketing and development of new third party business including website, marketing material, trade shows and cold calling. All HR issues for 20 members of staff. All health and safety related issues for both sites including risk assessment, audits and root… Show more Truck and Tank specialist in Ellesmere Port and Dublin.Complete responsibility of two commercial vehicle workshops, based in Dublin, Ireland and Ellesmere Port, including full P&L responsibility including setting and meeting budgets. Marketing and development of new third party business including website, marketing material, trade shows and cold calling. All HR issues for 20 members of staff. All health and safety related issues for both sites including risk assessment, audits and root cause analysis reports following accidents near miss etc. Monthly reporting on vehicle costs including management of all third party repairers. Show less

Responsible for 22 bay Mercedes Benz workshop, 32 members of staff and all manufacturer KPI’s including MOT pass rate, service 24hr breakdown criteria, customer satisfaction index, recall penetration, vehicle health checks and parts sales. Responsible for all aspects of P&L, budgeting, recruitment, training and health and safety.

Worked for both Daf Trucks and Iveco during my period with Chatfields.Iveco.Responsible for a 14 bay workshop, 22 technicians and 35 members of staff in total including all aspects of P&L, KPI’s, recruitment, training and health and safety. Regional manager for 6 authorised workshops, responsible for dealer standards and manufacturer KPI’s and warranty audits. Responsible for all Pendragon and Iveco weekly, monthly reporting. Improved net profit by 52% from 220K to 336K in 12 month,… Show more Worked for both Daf Trucks and Iveco during my period with Chatfields.Iveco.Responsible for a 14 bay workshop, 22 technicians and 35 members of staff in total including all aspects of P&L, KPI’s, recruitment, training and health and safety. Regional manager for 6 authorised workshops, responsible for dealer standards and manufacturer KPI’s and warranty audits. Responsible for all Pendragon and Iveco weekly, monthly reporting. Improved net profit by 52% from 220K to 336K in 12 month, won accolades for second best performance over budget within Pendragon group. Improved CSI by 25% by introducing new systems of workshop loading and monitoring . Improved efficiency, productivity and utilisation by improving logistics, reducing rectification and excess down time. Pendragon’s LDP training course.DAFResponsible for business development of two DAF locations in Manchester. Responsible for all aspects of a VMU at James Irlams in Stoke with 2 technicians. Provide cover for Service Manager in his absence. Health and Safety co-ordinator for site with 70 members of staff.Sold in excess of 1000 service, maintenance and R&M contracts, generating in excess of £2.2 million in turnover and released in excess of £40k clear profit per annum. Gained Pendragon’s prestigious Top Gun award for After Sales Excellence. Show less

Responsible for improving profitability, meeting budgets and targeting new customers. Turnover £2m, workshop staff 44, maintaining circa 500 vehicles and 200 trailers including petrochemical, chemical, hazardous and municipal vehicles. Monitoring and implementing training for all workshop staff. Health and Safety management for West Pennine group of 6 workshops. Provide cover for Depot Manager in his absence. Implemented four on four off shift pattern to maximise workshop utilisation… Show more Responsible for improving profitability, meeting budgets and targeting new customers. Turnover £2m, workshop staff 44, maintaining circa 500 vehicles and 200 trailers including petrochemical, chemical, hazardous and municipal vehicles. Monitoring and implementing training for all workshop staff. Health and Safety management for West Pennine group of 6 workshops. Provide cover for Depot Manager in his absence. Implemented four on four off shift pattern to maximise workshop utilisation. Incident controller for chemical and pretrochemical emergency response including full BA training. Gained promotion from technician through shift supervisor to workshop controller. Complete all Scania residential training courses to become Master Technician status. Conducted regular service department meetings. Show less