MEET THE TEAM
We run an experienced forklift service workshop managed by the top people in the industry, and our excellent forklift sales team are unparalleled at understanding the customer to ensure that clients always get the best forklift for their requirements.
Managing Director
DEXTER HYLAND
Role: Financial management, strategy, general oversight of company policies and operations
Time in current role: 26 years
Hobbies: Reading, food and wine, old tractors
General Manager
BENNY WENTZEL
Role: Day-to-day running of the business
Time in current role: 16.5 years, started out in 2003 as forklift technician then moved on to Foreman and eventually to my current role.
Hobbies: Spending time with my family, enjoying cricket, rugby, and a bit of woodworking too
Sales Manager
PHIL BUTLER
Role: Sales and Long-Term Hire of new and used Forklifts and Attachments
Time in current role: 16 years
Hobbies: Spending time with my family and working around our lifestyle block keeps us busy. We are also into our Classic cars so when the sun is shining, we enjoy popping along to the local car shows or taking a nice weekend cruise to a beach.
Sales Representative
PHIL EDEN
Role: Forklift sales, customer satisfaction and support
Time in current role: 2 years, originally joined Northern Forklifts in March 2018 as storeman / driver then moved to sales in January 2020
Hobbies: Keen vegetable gardener and handy man as well as a keen motorcyclist when the weather's not too shitty
Whangarei Branch Manager
TONY ROUSE
Role: Overseeing sales, service and rental departments at Whangarei branch
Time in current role: 14 years - forklift technician to manager
Hobbies: Bowhunting, outdoors, gardening, beer
Sales and Long Term Hire
JESS HOEATA
Role: Sales and long-term hire of new and used forklifts and attachments
Time in current role: 6 months
Hobbies: Horse riding, walking the dog, classic cars
Sales and Long Term Hire
RYAN DONALDSON
Role: Sales and long-term hire of new and used forklifts and attachments
Time in current role: 6 months, since March 2021 but over a decade industry experience
Hobbies: Fishing, gym, boxing
Operations Manager
PAUL GIBBS
Role: Parts, transport, Rental, Contractors, Service team, Fleet management
Time in current role: 12 years, started as general hand 12 years ago then did mechanical apprenticeship before doing my OE. Returned and worked as technician for 4 years then moved into my current role.
Hobbies: Fishing, golf, surfing
Service Technician
TONY WECK
Role: Service and repair of forklifts
Time in current role: 1 year
Hobbies: Fishing, motorbikes and the outdoors
Service Technician
BRUCE HARE
Role: Liaising with our rental fleet, corporate and small business customers. Servicing & repairs to all brands of forklifts & related equipment.
Time in current role: 7.5 years as a service technician
Hobbies: Outdoors, keeping fit and competitive cycling
Service Technician
JONE VEIKOSO
Role: Being West Auckland based I look after that area and have done so for the last 15 years, looking after some of our customers that have been with us for over 20 years. Servicing and maintaining fleet as well as customer owned machines.
Time in current role: 17 years
Mobile Service Technician
GRAEME HEALEY
Role: Mobile service technician
Time in current role: Coming up 2 years
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, working in my lifestyle property
Service Technician
JIM FLANNERY
Role: Service and repair of forklifts both customer owned and fleet machines, apart from that I look after some of our customers based out South (some of whom have been with us for over 10 years) on a weekly basis.
Time in current role: 20 years
Service Technician
SIMON HUMPHREYS
Role: Service and repair of forklifts both customer owned and fleet machines, apart from that I also look after some of our customers based out South (some of whom have been with us for 20+ years).
Workshop Foreman
TONY BUTLER
Role: Service and repair of forklifts both customer owned and fleet machines, apart from that I also mentor our apprentice Troy.
Service Technician
JACINTO ASTORGA
Role: Service and repair of forklifts both customer owned and fleet machines.
Hobbies: Basketball
Accounts Manager
MAUREEN WILTON
Role: All accounting services
Time in current role: 25 years
Hobbies: Lawn bowls
Office Administrator
ADRIANA STEWART
Role: Driver training and payroll
Time in current role: 6 months
Hobbies: Golf