Meet The Team
Meet The Team
Meet the Tinklers team
Alison Newstead
Director
Alison joined Tinkler’s in 1981, starting work in our Clothing & Helmets department before moving into an administration role helping the company continue to grow and improve. Alison then became a Director in 1997, she has seen lots of change over the years and is incredibly proud of what has been achieved.
GRANT NEWSTEAD
SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVE
Grant joined the team in 2011 as Sales support, learning his trade before progressing to a Senior sales executive role. Grant has previously competed for Team Tinkler’s Yamaha in the British Superbikes championship for 5 years achieving some fantastic results. Grant has always had a passion for motorcycles and has demonstrated from a young age the desire to offer the best service he can to customers.
PHIL STRATTON
PARTS & ACCESSORIES MANAGER
Phil joined Tinkler’s in 1985, starting as an apprentice mechanic and working in our workshop for several years, building parts and servicing knowledge not to be rivalled by many. Phil progressed to be our Parts & Accessories manager, this has utilised Phil’s knowledge and experience of Yamaha parts in an ever-changing market place.
DAVE WALTERS
SALES ADVISOR
Dave joined the team in 2018 with a wealth of experience and knowledge in the motorcycle trade. Previously Dave served over 40 years with another Yamaha dealership before making his way to Tinkler’s. Dave has become an integral part of the team helping our customers in many ways, from bike purchases to parts and accessories.
LUKE YALLOP
TECHNICIAN
Luke joined our team in 2014 and from day one he has shown a hunger and desire to learn about the Yamaha range. Luke has continued to show his value to the team by passing all Yamaha training modules and delivering the customer service levels required in our workshop.
Carrie Laskey
Administrator
Carrie joined us in 2021, she has been nothing but a welcome addition to our fantastic experienced team. Carrie brings a wealth of previous customer service and admin experience. Carrie has been a good fit from the start.
Day to day you will find Carrie answering the phone helping with customer enquiries and supporting the rest of the team.
Charlie McIntyre
E-Commerce Administrator
Charlie joined us having previously worked for a motorcycle clothing company, riding bikes herself she quickly became a very good fit with our team, day to day Charlie looks after our websites keeping on top of our constantly changing product ranges.
Robert Willimott
Sales Executive
Rob joined our team in 2021, fresh from working in a car dealership for a number of years but always having the passion for motorcycling, when the opportunity came up Rob made the leap. His enthusiasm, love for motorcycling shines through on a daily basis in the showroom.
