April 30th, 2024
David Kinnaird, known affectionately in the trade as Dave K, celebrates 30 years of continuous service to Oxford Products this April. As the company’s longest serving employee, he has witnessed, and indeed driven, mighty changes within the organisation.Dave K: “I was interviewed in early 1994 for a rep’s job in the North East and they couldn’t decide between me and another guy. So they started us both and let the best man win… He left after a couple of months and the rest is history!”
The company was then turning over around £2million a year, a figure Dave K would soon be generating in his own right annually, and now does on a monthly basis! Having seen off his first competitor, Dave went on to be the company’s top salesman, then into sales management before joining the board in 2001 as UK Sales Director.
Chairman Alec Hammond is unequivocal about Kinnaird’s contribution to the company: “Dave is the beating heart of Oxford Products. He has been at the centre of our success story for the last 30 years, inspiring exceptional sales achievement and always leading from the front. The company would simply not be what it is today without Dave K.”
During his time at Oxford, Kinnaird has seen significant changes in the company’s infrastructure and staff. The company, which in 1994 had less than 20 people working out of a 5,000ft² unit, has grown to become a global player in the two-wheel market, employing over 160 people and operating out of a 150,000ft² (14,000m²) purpose-built facility in Oxfordshire.
DK: “The team I work with is incredible. They make us what we are, delivering the products and services which our customers want. The many up-and-coming superstars will carry the business into the stratosphere over the next 30 years, as we continue to do what we do best – Sell, Sell, Sell!”
Dave K’s 30th anniversary milestone was celebrated with fellow directors in appropriate style at a famous local brewery, followed by a celebration dinner at a prestigious location in the Cotswolds.
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