Meet the Midlands East team

Andrew Potter – Branch Manager

Andrew has been with the Mansfield Branch of Stannah for over 12 years; six years as a engineering supervisor and branch Manager for over six years.

Before joining Stannah he had already been in the lift industry for 15 years, from Apprentice to senior lift engineer. Andrew has a wealth of qualifications including the EEF lift practice J5, J24 and J25 certificates and a TEC certificate in electrical and electronic engineering. Andrew manages administration and field staff, plus he is responsible for Health and Safety, Customer Care and Engineering standards. He has gained a recent qualification of NVQ level 4 in management, together with IOSH certificate to back up his day-to-day activities.

Helen Millard – Administration Supervisor

Helen joined Stannah in July 1997 as a junior Administrator and has risen to Supervisor, a role she was appointed to in 2003. Helen has gained NVQ 3 in both Business Administration and Customer Care.

Steve Hull – Senior Sales Engineer

Steve joined the company just 5 years ago, having previously gained 20 years experience within the industry in both technical and project management positions. He has extensive knowledge of the Lift Regulations, British/European Technical and Quality Standards. On leaving school Steve completed a 5 year apprenticeship at Rolls Royce Aero Engines before entering the Lift Industry, subsequently completing 9 LEIA courses further enhancing his design and manufacturing knowledge base. Steve is currently employed as a Technical Sales Advisor, communicating with major clients, assisting with Major Repair Projects and offering management support to his branch colleagues.

John Richardson – Sales Engineer

John joined Stannah in 1994 as a Lift Service Engineer, but has worked in the lift industry since 1986. He took up his current sales position in November 2004. John has gained a NVQ Level 4 in lift commissioning and testing and has his 10 year service award from Stannah.

Iain Moore – Engineering Supervisor

Iain has an extensive career in the lift industry and has been with Stannah for over 15 years. His current job role is Engineering Supervisor for the lifts service department. Apprenticed trained and with qualifications JO5, J25 and NVQ4 in lift commissioning and testing, Iain carries out all commissioning tests for our branch on the major lift refurbishment projects. Day to day he controls a team of service engineers answering contractual and technical queries.

Ian Webb – Engineering Supervisor

Ian has been with Stannah for over four years and is currently looking after 3 teams of lift engineers. Ian carries EEF Lift Practice J5 and J25 Certificates and has also completed seven LEIA courses in Engineering, Hydraulics and Electronics. He has now gained a IOSH certificate.

Gary Sanderson – Sales Administrator

Gary joined Stannah in 2001, his role involves preparing quotations and sourcing suppliers for Stairlift repair and maintenance work. Gary has an GNVQ in advanced IT that keeps him very busy supporting all the staff at Mansfield.

Philip Sewell – Fleet Administration

Now semi-retired and working part-time, Phillip joined us in April 2001 and has worked in the lift industry for 44 years. Phil deals with the branch fleet administration, safety documents and also document control.

David Turton – Sales Administrator

David started with Stannah in March 2006, bringing with him a background that includes plenty of computer and office experience. David deals with quotations and suppliers on a day-to-day basis, working alongside Gary Sanderson in this busy department.

Andy Poynton – Stock Controller

Andy joined Stannah over 5 years ago. Andy previously worked for the Royal Air Force as a Stores Manager and at Stannah is appropriately employed to manage Stock Control and Parts.

Samantha Smith – Team Leader

Samantha started at Stannah in June 2005 and has more recently been promoted to Team Leader, responsible for the day-to-day issues in the branch and making sure that all procedures are carried out on time.

Laura Clarke – Administrator

Laura started working for Stannah in May 1995 and deals with Bought Ledger and customer queries. Since Laura has been with us a long time, she has gained a good deal of knowledge about Stannah's products.

Helen Williams – Administrator

Helen joined Stannah in May 2006 and ably deals with servicing administration at the branch. Having previously worked for a doctors surgery, she gained plenty of administration experience. Helen chose Stannah because of our excellent reputation for outstanding service and is happily maintaining this reputation at the East Midlands branch.