Hire and Sales:
01257 263616
Hire and Sales:
01257 263616
Joint Managing Director
Cycling and 'The Two Mikes' (radio hosts).
Meghan Trainor.
That's easy... Grease!
My beloved Maseratti, I love it almost as much as 'The Two Mikes'.
Never say drunk what you wouldn't do sober.
Anything by 'The Two Mikes' - they are right up there with Plato and Socrates in my book.
The cut and thrust of dealing with suppliers to get the best deals for our customers, whilst aiming to build a business and fleet of unparalleled service and quality.
Joint Managing Director
Is there enough space? Yomping across the moors in the early mornings with my husband and our wire hired Dachshund. I love my friends and wish I saw them more often. Also going to the theatre, cinema, reading and shopping. And my family (most of the time!)
Sneaking off early on a Saturday morning to do a spot of retail therapy in Manchester city centre.
Shawshank Redemption or Schindler's List (I can’t decide).
Aston Martin.
You can't out-train a bad diet (if only I followed it)!
"You reap what you sow!".
I love our customers and our staff and our vehicles. Without them my job wouldn't exist!
Operations Director
Watching and participating (OK, mainly watching) pretty much any form of sport, except those involving a horse (sorry Carmen!)
Lager, except I don't feel guilty.
Ferrari 250 GTO.
I've forgotten, or perhaps I wasn't listening at the time.
Phone calls from Dave which start off with the line... "Are you busy?" as these always mean I'm about to be!
Sales Director
Motorcycle racing, oh and the wife!
No comment on the grounds it may incriminate me!
The Godfather.
Motorcycle as opposed to car - Suzuki GSX-R 750
Authority is given, respect is earned (more people should think about that one!)
"What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger", a cliché I know but it worked for me!
Can I have 50 - 50 or phone a friend?
Fleet Maintenance Manager
Amateur dramatics, going out for meals and my four little rabbits (Tiny Tim, Willow, Vespa & Parker).
Anything sweet and cocktails!
My dream car is a Bugatti Veyron.
Enjoy your money, as you can't take it with you when you are gone.
"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise" - Victor Hugo.
I love speaking and interacting with customers and building relationships.
Product Sales Manager
I'm Blakedale's Product Sales Manager for marker posts, delineators, bollards and information posts for the highways, utilities, rail and renewables infrastructure markets.
I enjoy giving back to my local community. I have been a member of the Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team for 42 years, and a volunteer medic (Community First Responder) for the North West Ambulance Service for 14 years, which involves providing basic life support ahead of the arrival of the ambulance.
Turkish delight.
A four-litre car (two leet's on'th front, two leet's on'th back) best spoken in a broad Lancashire accent!
Respect your customers, as it's they who pay your wages. Secondly respect your internal work colleagues, as it's they who make you look good in front of your customers.
From the old Mancunian mountaineer Don Whillans - guest speaker at the Kendal film festival, who on rising to his feet glanced around the audience and announced, 'The only climbers I can see are social ones'.
The welcomes, support and assistance I've been offered by almost everyone I've encountered across the industry. Considerably better than some other industries I've worked in.
Production/Fleet Operations
Marker post production/driver/fleet maintenance.
Caravanning, to explore parts of the country I have not visited (yes, I am one of those who hold people up on country roads).
Chocolate fix every night.
Any Bond or Mission Impossible film.
Toyota Land Cruiser (to tow the caravan whilst holding people up on country roads).
Take each day as it comes.
"Beer – the cause of and the answer to all of life's problems!"
The variety of work, the people who I work with and the friendly banter.
Operations Co-ordinator
Biking and walking.
Chocolate - fruit & nut.
Guardians of the Galaxy.
Peugeot 205 GTi.
Don't dwell – life is too short.
"Bond, James Bond."
Every day is different and I love the work ethic of everyone who works here.
Fleet Technician
I love spending time with my family. Two young children keep us very busy. I also enjoy DIY and I'll have a go at all aspects, be it plumbing, joinery or building work, some things with more success than others!
Nutty chocolate bars. I can finish a whole bar in one sitting.
TVR Sagaris.
When I was an apprentice my then boss said "ask yourself when doing a job, would you be happy with it if you were paying for it?" That has stuck with me and is something I always have in mind when doing a job.
"Measure it twice, cut it once."
I love a new challenge, be it at work or home. Preparing new vehicles for the road is rewarding in itself, but when we take on a new type of build such as TSCO cars or different models of vehicles, it gives me great job satisfaction.
Fleet Technician
I enjoy cycling and walking, when I get the chance!
Binge watching TV series.
Ferrari Laferrari.
The grass is always greener where you water it.
"Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving."
I love the variety of my work, as well as working with a great team of people.
Fleet Administrator
Walking my two Chihuahuas Ted and Lily. Going out with Archie and my husband on family days out.
Cleaning
Any film with Jason Statham in.
Audi RS Q3
Grow a thicker skin and only let things upset you if they are said by the people you care about, anything else doesn't matter.
What will be will be.
The people, everyone at Blakedale is really nice and always happy to help each other out.
PA to the directors
I'm a keen jogger and believer in keeping fit. Canal boating (once a year only unfortunately). I also like dabbling in interior design and colour matching.
Eating a whole block of Camembert as I put the weekly shop away.
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Mad World, one of the old ones I'm afraid from the 60's - a Spencer Tracy special!
Understand people but don't necessarily agree with them.
"It's wonderful!"
I like the variety and being in a central role enables me to see the every day-to-day activities of the business. My colleagues are conscientious individuals and it is a pleasure to work with them.
Accounts Assistant
Spending time with friends and family, especially my two gorgeous children Jacob and Grace.
Shopping and watching documentaries on absolutely anything!
Ooh I think it would have to be The Godfather due to my enormous Al Pacino crush, love him!
Always treat others the way you would like them to treat you.
"Whatever" courtesy of my seven year old!
I enjoy building working relationships with both customers and suppliers, which is the advantage of working on both purchase and sales ledger. I also enjoy working within a family run company, which is professional and efficient, but also welcoming and inclusive.
Fleet Admin Assistant
I am a 1st kyu brown belt in Goju Ryu Karate, going for my black belt in April 2016! I love going for walks/hikes in the countryside with my dogs (but I do not take all six dogs at once). I also love baking, cooking and discovering new recipes to attempt.
Lindt Lindors! I would eat a whole box in ten minutes if they weren’t so unhealthy.
I'd love an Audi R8.
Always be friendly because you don’t know what's going on in other people's lives.
"Where’s my pen?"
I love working with my colleagues, everyone at Blakedale has been so friendly and have welcomed me into their team. Also, our customers and the staff at the garages are always a pleasure to speak to which makes my job a lot more enjoyable.
Fleet Co-ordinator
Slowly ticking things off my bucket list from bungee jumps and sky dives to trying out new restaurants and visiting new places. Oh and of course shopping!
Ferrero Rocher
Man on Fire
Range Rover
Live life to the full
We don’t meet people by accident. They are meant to cross our path for a reason.
I enjoy the fast pace and interacting with our customers including working with our Blakedale team, everyone has been so welcoming.
CEO (Canine Executive Officer)
Eating, chasing rabbits, eating, chasing birds, eating, playing with my toys, eating, having my tummy tickled…and did I mention eating?
Finding somebody's sandwich and eating it. If you leave it in your bag, it’s mine! (Dachshund Property Laws, Subsection 4ii states: "if I find it, it’s mine").
Marley and Me.
Pretending that the humans are in charge; we all know that in fact I'm the Top Dog!
"You snooze, you lose!"
Being the cutest member of staff!