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PMD Business Finance has added former TotalKare sales and marketing director to its ever-growing team of commercial finance specialists.
James Radford, who was sales and marketing director at TotalKare for 29 years until recently becoming a non-executive director, has joined North Manchester based PMD Business Finance, one of the largest independent brokers in the UK.
During his time at TotalKare James supplied equipment to bus and coach operators, hauliers, franchise dealer workshops and independent repairers. TotalKare is one the UK’s market leaders in the supply of heavy-duty mobile column lifts, commercial brake testers, fixed lifts, pits, and other garage equipment Much of this equipment was supplied to customers using asset finance, leasing and contract hire packages.
James will be joining PMD as Business Development Director to focus on developing business finance opportunities with bus and coach operators and hauliers.
Commenting on his new role, James said: “During my years at TotalKare I have covered sales all over the UK and I also managed our national accounts for 10 years, as well as building and managing the sales team. I have spent lots of time face to face with customers working out not just technically which product is best for them but also from a financial point of view what works best for them.”
“Having supplied equipment to customers and always offering an alternative option to outright purchase, with either lease, hire purchase or contract hire packages, business finance was always something that had interested me.”
“I’m looking forward to being able to offer my contacts the full range of business finance services that PMD offers, allowing them to develop at their own pace without any funding restrictions. The facilities include all forms of asset finance, invoice finance, business loans, acquisition finance and property finance. PMD’s lending panel currently comprises of over 150 different finance providers.”
“PMD have been TotalKare’s finance partner for the past 13 years, so I am excited to become a member of their team. They are totally committed to delivering the best customer service experience which is also what I am determined to offer to my customers.
Lee Schofield, Director of PMD stated: “We’re delighted that James is joining the PMD team and we’re looking forward to him developing our reputation within the bus and coach industry. We’ve worked alongside James for the last 13 years and his approach to customers and his ethic match that of PMD’s making it a perfect fit’.
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