Meet The Team
Ian Simpson
Head of Logistics
Ian Simpson
Head of Logistics
19 years at GF
- What do you love most about your job?
- Watching a vehicle leaving our premises fully laden with a project that I have looked after from start to finish, knowing that the client will be over the moon upon delivery.
- Your favourite pastime out of work?
- Spending time with family
- What are your likes? (a few one-word answers)
- Rugby, roasts, socialising,
- What are your dislikes? (a few one-word answers)
- Ignorance, swede, The Sun
- Three words to describe yourself?
- Committed, thoughtful, sensible
- Your favourite memory from your time at GF?
- Driving from Monaco through the Alps.
- Fun fact about yourself:
- Sense of humour – I am also GF's only resident Welsh speaker...
Daniel Golding
Warehouse Distribution Manager
Daniel Golding
Warehouse Distribution Manager
- What do you love most about your job?
- The variety in each day. Handling the wide range of products and sending them on to their final destination.
- Your favourite pastime out of work?
- Sports, travelling and eating out.
- What are your likes?
- Spending time with loved ones, coffee, a good film, a drink in the beer garden on sunny days and West Ham United.
- What are your dislikes?
- Mess! Cold weather, flying and lateness.
- Three words to describe yourself?
- Organised, Spiritual, Friendly.
- Your favourite memory from your time at GF?
- I have really enjoyed getting to know the members of the GF team.
- Fun fact about yourself
- A complete coffee snob!
Martin O'Connell
Deputy Head of Logistics
Martin O'Connell
Deputy Head of Logistics
14 years at GF
- What do you love most about your job?
- I like the diversity of the products we supply and job satisfaction
- Your favourite pastime out of work?
- I like playing snooker watching football and meeting up with friends
- What are your likes?
- Snooker, football and friends
- What are your dislikes?
- bad attitudes, rudeness and inconsiderate drivers and people
- Three words to describe yourself?
- Thinker, Polite and considerate
- Your favourite memory from your time at GF?
- Listening to Jonathan singing on the coach at Christmas
- Fun fact about yourself:
- I have walked up the tunnel at Old Trafford with Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and George Best in the seventies (I was in St. Johns Ambulance at the time)
Mark Barber
Senior Logistics Coordinator
Mark Barber
Senior Logistics Coordinator
10 years at GF
- What do you love most about your job?
- Learning about the manufacturing process and seeing a job complete.
- Your favourite pastime out of work?
- Relaxing and reading.
- What are your likes?
- Movies, good food, humour.
- What are your dislikes?
- Where to begin...
- Three words to describe yourself?
- Fun, controversial, light-hearted.
- Your favourite memory from your time at GF?
- First Christmas party.
- Fun fact about yourself:
- I once saw a UFO...
Colin Bolton-Sykes
Logistics Coordinator
Colin Bolton-Sykes
Logistics Coordinator
- Your favourite pastime out of work?
- Watching sports and relaxing.
- What are your likes?
- Manchester City and eating out.
- What are your dislikes?
- Ignorant people.
- Three words to describe yourself?
- Good natured and humble.
- Fun fact about yourself
- I once had a trial for Blackburn Rovers.
Darren Brockwell
Logistics Coordinator
Darren Brockwell
Logistics Coordinator
- What do you love most about your job?
- I enjoy being responsible for the whole process of delivering a good quality product to the client.
- Your favourite pastime out of work?
- Cooking, watching Cricket and Snooker, and collecting records.
- What are your likes?
- Italian food, vinyl records, cinema, cycling and reading.
- What are your dislikes?
- Manufactured music, bad cyclists and cucumber.
- Three words to describe yourself?
- Enthusiastic, cultural, collector!
- Fun fact about yourself
- I once met Ronnie O'Sullivan (my sporting hero!)
Jak Carroll
Logistics Coordinator
Jak Carroll
Logistics Coordinator
- Your favourite pastime out of work?
- Exploring the Peak District on my motorcycle.
- What are your likes?
- Motorcycles and food.
- What are your dislikes?
- Rudeness and rain.
- Three words to describe yourself?
- Easy-going, organised and committed.
- Fun fact about yourself
- I competed for the UK in an international cheerleading competition.
Chris Cartwright
Senior Logistics Coordinator
Chris Cartwright
Senior Logistics Coordinator
10 years at GF
- What do you love most about your job?
- When a client's project has been completed and they happy with everything they have received.
- Your favourite pastime out of work?
- Being a father to two absolutely beautiful children.
- What are your likes?
- Good food, especially curry, visiting new places and watching movies.
- What are your dislikes?
- Couscous
- Three words to describe yourself?
- Genuine, caring and crackers sense of humour
- Your favourite memory from your time at GF?
- Being part of the team going to the Monaco Yacht Show
- Fun fact about yourself:
- Curry Connoisseur
Conor Condon
Logistics Coordinator
Conor Condon
Logistics Coordinator
- What do you love most about your job?
- Getting to see the whole process of Logistics, from quality checking and packing the product to sending off to the client and hearing that they are happy with the service.
- Your favourite pastime out of work?
- Sports, festivals and meeting with friends for a drink.
- What are your likes?
- Chicken wings and movies.
- What are your dislikes?
- Queues and Christmas decorations that are put up in September!
- Three words to describe yourself?
- Chilled, fun and sarcastic.
- Your favourite memory from your time at GF?
- Meeting the teams in Manchester and Ireland and seeing the amazing Showroom.
- Fun fact about yourself
- I am a 3 stripe white belt in Jiu Jitsu and very proud of it.
Matthew Darke
Senior Logistics Coordinator
Matthew Darke
Senior Logistics Coordinator
8 years at GF
- What do you love most about your job?
- The sense of fulfilment when a job I've been working on gets completed and the client is happy.
- Your favourite pastime out of work?
- Outdoor activities (hikes etc) and being a scout leader.
- What are your likes?
- Friends, family and travelling.
- What are your dislikes?
- Mushrooms...ick!
- Three words to describe yourself?
- Adventurous, helpful and a bit wacky!
- Your favourite memory from your time at GF?
- Work trip to Sardinia!
- Fun fact about yourself...
- I have a personal licence to teach Axe Throwing!
Lucas Da Silva
Logistics Coordinator
Lucas Da Silva
Logistics Coordinator
- What do you love most about your job?
- Working for the client and shipping their goods to them successfully.
- Your favourite pastime out of work?
- Football, playing the guitar and socialising with friends and colleagues.
- What are your likes?
- Festivals, ribeye steak and PlayStation 5.
- What are your dislikes?
- Snails, cold mornings, rude people
- Three words to describe yourself
- Loyal, kind and fun
- Your favourite memory from your time at GF?
- Going over to Manchester for my training and meeting everyone from the Glancy Fawcett family.
- Fun fact about yourself
- I was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and I'm from an Italian family but I'm not good at playing football.
Cillian Giles
Warehouse Assistant
Cillian Giles
Warehouse Assistant
- Your favourite pastime out of work?
- Reading a book or going for long drives with the music a little too loud...
- What are your likes?
- I like books, music, conspiracy theories, history and learning new things.
- What are your dislikes?
- Being late, disorganisation and traffic.
- Three words to describe yourself?
- Energetic, honest and bubbly.
- Fun fact about yourself?
- I used to play a sport called Hurling, which is the fastest sport on land and one of the most dangerous sports, and won a competition called Feile.
Deacon Lyth
Logistics Assistant
Deacon Lyth
Logistics Assistant
- Your favourite pastime out of work?
- Going to the gym and Sunday night football.
- What are your likes?
- MUFC, sushi, fashion and fresh bedding.
- What are your dislikes?
- Bear in the Big Blue House and White Range Rovers.
- Three words to describe yourself?
- Handsome, smart and humble.
- Fun fact about yourself
- I have played golf with Rory McIlroy.
Joe Munro
Trainee Logistics Coordinator
Joe Munro
Trainee Logistics Coordinator
- Your favourite pastime out of work?
- Going to the gym and meeting up with friends.
- What are your likes?
- Arsenal, skiing, Italian food, and F1.
- What are your dislikes?
- Coleslaw, wasps, and Tottenham.
- Three words to describe yourself?
- Sarcastic, intuitive, and trustworthy.
- Fun fact about yourself
- I have hiked up Mount Vesuvius.
Roberto Werner Friedrich
Warehouse Assistant
Roberto Werner Friedrich
Warehouse Assistant
- Your favourite pastime out of work?
- Reading, watching movies and playing Chess.
- What are your likes?
- Chocolate, nature and football.
- What are your dislikes?
- Unnecessary complaints, peas and boredom.
- Three words to describe yourself?
- Friendly, curious and committed.
- Fun fact about yourself
- I have already won 2 boxing fights.