The office team are there to assist with any enquiry you have, be it a new opportunity, an ongoing enquiry, a “Can you cover this load” or a simple “What time is my load due in?” call. Rod and John cover nights in the office with Ken there at weekends, so there is always someone at the end of the phone.
Steven Dixon, Managing Director
After graduating as an Electronic Engineer, Steve joined the business full time in 1990, taking his LGV1 and ‘Hazchem licence’ (Old ADR). After learning the ropes he moved into Operations, then became M.D. when Dennis retired in 1998.
When not at work Steve loves his annual ski holiday, but most weekends he enjoys cycling; moving away from mountain biking on the beloved Cleveland hills to road biking during lockdown. "Most weekends involve some cycling, time with my lovely wife and trying to get the odd visit to see our daughter who works in Epsom and our son who works in Aberdeen - as you can see, they tried to get as far away from me as possible!".
John Temple, General Manager
John joined DDL just over 25 years ago. He now has over 40 years of experience of the road tanker industry, John began as an engineering apprentice, spent many years honing his skills & qualifications in design, specification, operation, emergency response, legal compliance, innovation, problem solving, crisis management & teaching. John says “I love working in this industry and the professionalism of all the team at DDL provides me with a fantastic working environment”. In his spare time he visits his daughters, who both live in Manchester & enjoys all types of physical exercise, including spending time helping others attain a good level of health & fitness.
Andy Briggs, Operations Manager
Andy first came to DDL on secondment from Hoyer when they bought a 30% share in 1998. He joined as a DDL employee in 2012 to focus on driver recruitment, training and welfare, and SHEQ. Originally from Huddersfield, Andy gained a Master of Sciences from Hull University (sounds good, doesn’t it; it was in Geography, so if you want anything colouring in then Andy’s your man), where he also consolidated his football and snooker “skills”. Still busy with his school age children, Andy is kept busy on the school run, football, cricket and running on a weekend. Andy will happily hack round a golf course whenever he gets the chance and has an entertaining tale about getting airlifted from the Swiss ski slopes in early 2022. He recently became a DGSA to improve his knowledge and add skills to our team.
Nichola Mohan, Accounts
"I started work for Dennis Dixon Ltd in March 2022, I deal with the day to day running of the Accounts and Admin in whatever capacity necessary as long time employee Karen retired at the end of March.
Away from work I have two school aged chIldren to keep me busy, plus one at University in Newcastle. I also like going to see live comedy and walking my 2 dogs."
Mark Dixon
"I worked for a Teesside based Tanker company for five years until 1987, mainly in the Workshops. I was the first employee at the newly founded Dennis Dixon Ltd, working night shifts in the office.
I took my HGV & Hazchem licence and then did 12 years driving, delivering a variety of products for our customers. In 2000 I moved back in to the Traffic Office and gained my CPC for Road Transport in 2006.
In my down time I enjoy spending time with my partner, and generally rescuing her from my cat, Sox. I also like looking after my vegetable plot and swimming."
Dave Bowker
After completing my A/S levels in English, Geography and Maths, I came to Dennis Dixon Ltd on a Youth Training Scheme in 1997.
After a year of “training” with my peers, Dennis Dixon Ltd employed me on a full-time basis in September 1998.
The company have put me through various courses, including my 1st Aid at work, and I passed my CPC for Road Transport in 2006 and my DGSA certification recently. In my spare time I like to go for walks with my wife & our dog Benji, and I attend spinning classes 2-3 times a week. I’m also a big fan of football and can often be seen very happy on a Monday morning after my football team, Arsenal, win more often than they lose nowadays.
Martin Hoehne
Martin spent from 1999 to 2014 working in the parcel delivery industry, firstly for Target Worldwide Express and then CityLink following a buyout.
In his time in parcels he covered a number of job roles ranging from warehouse operative through to Depot Operations Manager in various locations around the country. Following redundancy, he joined Dennis Dixon Ltd in May 2015 and is relatively new to the industry.
Martin's spare time is taken up with going to see bands, walking the occasional fell but mostly entertaining (or being entertained by) his two young children and his crazy spaniel - enough to keep anyone busy! Martin took up running and completed the London Marathon is 2021 and also completed the Manchester marathon in 2022, raising money for Kidney Research charity and in 2023 its time to pound the streets of the Edinburgh marathon.