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Staff BiographiesMaurice Thomson Maurice left school in December 1969 to join Thomson Motors Ltd, then owned by his father, in the parts department.He then worked for Torino Motors, at the time the Fiat importer for New Zealand, also in the parts department, and then for Town & Country Cars, Torino Motor's retail outlet in Auckland, selling cars.He commenced his motor mechanic apprenticeship in 1972, completing the course in 1977. Maurice then moved to England to work for Fiat Auto UK, returning in late 1980 and purchased the parts and service business of Thomson Motors from his father, Clyde Thomson. He began importing used Fiat and Alfa Romeo Spiders, which due to major customer demand carried on until 1990, at which point the pressure of mass Japanese imports removed this market. Since then Maurice has concentrated on ensuring that Thomson Motors provides the highest standards of parts and service in New Zealand. He has been involved with Motorsport for many years and is a Technical Officer, and Scrutineer for Motor Sport New Zealand. In the past he has been Chief Scrutineer for Targa. He is also qualified as a Low Volume Vehicle Certifier within our area. Mark Richards Mark commenced work for us as a School Leaver and has learnt all aspects of our business, from Building Roll Cages to servicing all makes and models of vehicles.Building race engines etc.He particularly enjoys carrying out large engine repairs and restorations and is a very valuable member of our team. Pam started working at Thomson Motors part time in 1988 when her children where little. As they got older she has been working full time in the Office, looking after the administration side of the business along with the Website enquiries. Keegan Downey started his apprenticeship with us in May 08 and has completed this in 22 months. Keegan won the Apprentice of the year for the Waikato/Thames Valley MTA area and we are very proud of him. He has grabbed every opportunity to learn, and has great people skills. He is now undertaking Atech qualifications. |