Two longstanding staff members at Riverside Volvo Doncaster have retired, marking the tip of an period for the native dealership after a powerful mixed tenure of 75 years.
Mick Savage and Steve Starkie have been bid farewell by colleagues on the Wheatley Corridor Highway retailer, the place that they had devoted many years of loyal service to the Riverside Motor Group.
Mick Savage started his journey with the corporate in 1982 as an apprentice. Over the following 42 years, he climbed the ranks from technician to grasp technician earlier than ending his profession as workshop controller.
Reflecting on his time on the dealership, Savage mentioned one standout reminiscence was a Volvo-organised journey to Iceland. “I used to be capable of ice drive the model’s newest fashions and benefit from the native hospitality,” he mentioned.
Steve Starkie joined the enterprise ten years later in 1992 as a gross sales govt. Rising to the place of gross sales supervisor in 1998, he later transitioned to the function of used automobile prep supervisor, retiring after 33 years with the corporate.
All through his tenure, Starkie loved Volvo’s incentive journeys, which took him all over the world. “I’ve been lucky to journey to locations together with South Africa, Las Vegas, New York and Iceland,” he mentioned.
Paying tribute to the pair, Mark Denton, managing director at Riverside Volvo Doncaster, mentioned: “I’d wish to thank Mick and Steve for his or her a few years of service and friendship at Riverside Volvo Steve and Mick have seen some main adjustments to the motoring trade through the years and have each performed an integral function within the progress of Riverside Motor Group. On behalf of the entire staff at Riverside, I want them each an extended and glad retirement.”
