Mark Webber BSc, MBA
Managing Director
Mark Webber BSc, MBA
Managing Director
Mark joined Tinsley Bridge in 1989 working on purchasing, logistics and IT and became a Director in 1990. From 1997-2001 he took the role of Managing Director at a Sheffield family firm, producing agricultural wear components, growing their export business by 300%. He rejoined the Tinsley Bridge Group as Managing Director in 2001.
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mark.webber@tinsleybridge.co.uk
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MBA 1989
BSc Civil Engineering 1980
Kevin Charlesworth BEng Hons, MBA
Production Director
Kevin Charlesworth BEng Hons, MBA
Production Director
During a traditional engineering apprenticeship, Kevin gained his ONC and HNC qualifications in Mechanical & Production Engineering, then becoming a Machinist/Fitter until he joined Tinsley Bridge in 1989 as a Tool/Product Design Engineer. Here he fulfilled several roles in Customer Services, Business Development and Production. He then became Works Manager and was appointed Production Director in 2001. After his MBA in 2007, Kevin was seconded to India working on a joint venture development project, returning to Tinsley Bridge in 2009 as Group Production Director.
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kevin.charlesworth@tinsleybridge.co.uk
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MBA
BEng (Hons) Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (1st Class)
Chris Steele MCIPS
Materials Manager
Chris Steele MCIPS
Materials Manager
Chris has been at Tinsley Bridge for 37 years - all his working life. He started as an apprentice in 1979 at British Steel Corporation gaining experience in the whole steel making process before working in purchasing, planning and sales. By the time he was 23 he had become Purchasing Manager. In 1994 the logistics function was moved under his control and in the future, one of the key tasks will be to bring together group purchasing for the three companies on site.
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chris.steele@tinsleybridge.co.uk
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Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply
Martin Filleul MSc, CEng
Sales and Marketing Manager
Martin Filleul MSc, CEng
Sales and Marketing Manager
Martin joined Tinsley Bridge in 1986 as a Design Engineer for vehicle suspensions. He spent time in Production Engineering and as a Team Leader in Business Development, becoming Sales and Marketing Manager in 1999.
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MSc Business Management & Metals Technology (1991)
BSc Mechanical & Production Engineering (1984)
CEng – Institute of Mechanical Engineers
Russell Crow CEng, MEng
Engineering Development Manager
Russell Crow CEng, MEng
Engineering Development Manager
Russell joined Tinsley Bridge as Engineering Development Manager in July 2014. Prior to this he held the position of Senior Engineer at Network Rail. During his time working in the rail sector, Russell led a portfolio of successful development projects including the design, development and introduction of the Tubular Stretcher Bar for Network Rail, now manufactured by Tinsley Bridge Limited.
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russell.crow@tinsleybridge.co.uk
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CEng (2012)
MEng Mechanical Engineering (2007)
Martin Bagshaw
Project Engineering Manager
Martin Bagshaw
Project Engineering Manager
Martin joined Tinsley Bridge in 1977 as a Craft Apprentice in the Maintenance department. Driven by a positive work ethic and desire to achieve, Martin progressed though the organisation gaining experience in Tool Design, Sample Manufacture and Business Development, Project and Process Engineering. An engineering graduate, he also has significant experience in production management having been responsible for managing Tinsley Bridge Anti Roll Bar production activities during a 5 year period of unprecedented growth, and a further 5 years manufacturing experience as General Manager for Tyzack Machine Knives.
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BEng (Hons) Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
Andy Wake
Sales and Technical Manager
Andy Wake
Sales and Technical Manager
Andy Wake has 40 years of experience within the machine and industrial knife-manufacturing sector. Andy, who had 20 years previous service with Tyzack, re-joined them from Wolstenholme Machine Knives. Prior to that Andy worked both in the Knife Regrinding sector and was six years in the role of Sales Manager at Microblade. All these manufacturing companies have a proud Sheffield heritage and are part of the “MADE IN SHEFFIELD” campaign.
Andy was part of the Henry Rhodes Machine Knife team, which, together with W.A Tyzack, acquired and brought together companies with long Sheffield and Machine Knife history such as Tyzack Sons & Turner, A.R. Heathcotes and Firth Brown (Shears) to form Tyzack Machine Knives.