Management

Fred Ellis ACMA – Managing Director

Fred has worked in the business since 1979 and was one of the three directors involved in the rescue from the receivership of Acrow group in 1984.  He was responsible for the reintroduction of fabrication work into Thos Storey.  Fred has formerly held Deputy Managing Director and Finance Director positions within Thos Storey Limited and Thos Storey (Engineers) Ltd.

Fred is former director of the Stockport Chamber of Commerce and former member of the Executive Council of the Engineering Employers Federation for the North West.

John Huggins FIOD – Operations Director

John joined Thos Storey from Rolls Royce in 1989.  In 1993 he was responsible for the diversification into the public service vehicle sector (by introducing fabrication work for the UK’s largest public service vehicle builder) and the relocation of the fabrications division in 1995.  John has formerly held the position of Production Director of Thos Storey Limited and Thos Storey (Engineers) Ltd.

John is currently a director of New East Manchester, the body tasked with the regeneration of East Manchester.

Tony Ramsdale – General Manager, Lloyds UK, Rugby

Tony joined Thos Storey in 1980 as a mechanical engineering apprentice. As Quality Manager 1992 – 1999 he was responsible for the introduction and accreditation of management systems to BS EN ISO 9001 for the bridging and container divisions and BS EN ISO 9002 for the fabrications division.

Between 1999 and 2011 Tony was the General Manager of Lloyds UK in Rugby. In October 2011 he transferred to the site at Manchester to take over as General Manager there. He is responsible for all aspects of production from contract development and production engineering through to manufacture and delivery to customers.

Joanne Lynch LLB (Hons) PG Dip HRM – HR & Safety Manager

Joanne graduated from Hull University in 1998 with a 2:1 in Law.  She then worked for two years for NatWest looking after corporate accounts and tendering for transmission business before joining Thos Storey in 2000 as Health & Safety Officer and completing the NEBOSH Certificate for Occupational Health & Safety in 2001.

Joanne took on the role of HR & Safety Manager in 2002 after gaining a postgraduate diploma in HR Management from Manchester Metropolitan University. 
Joanne possesses a wealth of experience and knowledge on employment within the EU and has been quoted in the Financial Times and other national newspapers.  She is currently Chair of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s Employment and Skills Committee, which is responsible for lobbying government and other agencies to give the employer’s view on proposed employment law, skills agendas and training initiatives. 

Geoff Floyd – Quality Manager

After serving a full technical apprenticeship at Rolls Royce, Geoff has spent his working life developing and managing quality systems for both sub-contract companies and OEMs; he joined Thos Storey as Quality Manager in 1999.

Geoff continues to develop quality systems in line with customers' ever changing requirements, encompassing ISO9001, APQP, 6-Sigma and 5S strategies.