Staff

Simon Lenton – Director

Simon joined Dove House in 2003 when we moved to our current premises. Initially joining us as a Sales Executive, Simon is now the General Manager overseeing the day to day running of the business.

With a strong passion for everything automotive since childhood, Simon has always had a love for Porsche, Ferrari and Aston Martin’s.

 Email: simon@dovehousecars.com

Harvey Beaumont – Sales Executive

Harvey joined Dove House in 2007 with over nine years experience of the luxury boat market. At Dove House he is able to apply his sales skills to a market where he really has a passion for the product and likes to offer the customer 'the ultimate car buying experience' in a professional manner.

Give him a call today to talk through any of our extensive stock.

 Email: harvey@dovehousecars.com

Tony Whitcombe – Workshop Manager/Senior Technician

Tony joined Dove House in 2010 when we expanded to open our own workshop. We spent almost six months finding the right person to set-up and run the workshop, as we wanted to make sure the right candidate had both an abundance of experience in high performance and prestige cars and the ability to connect with our clients and deliver the Dove House Motor Company experience into this area.

Tony spent the last 7 years at a franchised Porsche dealership and prior to that 8 years at Silverstone Circuit preparing all the track day Ferrari, Porsche and Lotus giving him both the benefit of factory approved training in Porsche and a wide knowledge of other marques.

Philip Long – Technician

Phil joined Dove House in 2010 to further enhance our workshop expertise. Phil previously worked at a Porsche franchised dealer for over 7 years where he completed his apprenticeship along with a comprehensive Porsche training programme.

Craig Hinch - Technician

Craig joined Dove House in 2011 to help continue our workshop expansion. He brings with him vast experience in the prestige car industry, after previously spending 2 years at a Porsche franchised main dealer and before that 9 years at Mercedes Benz franchised main dealer.

Julie Lockwood – Office Manager/Accounts Manager

Julie joined Dove House in 2007 to manage the logistics of the expanding business. With over 15 years experience as a retail manager combined with 10 years in accounts, Julie brings her organisational & financial skills to compliment the team and create an even balance between sales, service and back office support.

Sue Thompson - Administrator

Sue joined Dove House in 2009. Sue has an interest in all things “old”, housing a campervan & original beetle at home she is particularly passionate about our classic cars. Sue assists both the sales and servicing department and when she’s not running round after the sales team, she is can be found out collecting cars or managing our marketing campaigns.

Emmi (aged 11)

Emmi was there at the original set up of Dove House Motor Company before we even moved to the current building. She can usually be found calling one of the phone lines from another phone line or playing hide and seek in the showroom. When she isn't doing these things she is quite a useful babysitter for the younger children of our clients.

Sophie (aged 9)

Sophie (aged 9) has been involved in the business since a toddler. She can usually be found writing funny things on our white boards, eating our biscuits and drinking our hot chocolate. When she isn't doing these things she enjoys filling in order forms and appraisal sheets.