James
Gourlay
Joint Chairman
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Jim was born in Springside,Scotland and is a co-founder of JAG UFS. He has the same passion and tenacity to succeed today as the first day he opened our doors. He is always there to offer guidance to the ‘younger execs’ of the group, which always makes us laugh as we are now over 50, but we will take the ‘younger’ label anytime! He enjoys a nice glass of wine to unwind.
Colin
Wilcox
Joint Chairman
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Colin was born in Teddington, Middlesex and is a co-founder of JAG UFS. Logistics has run through Colin’s blood since he left school and brought a wealth of operational knowledge when JAG UFS was born. Colin is always there to advise us ‘younger execs’. He is still a pretty mean table tennis player and enjoys nothing more than spending time with his cherished family.
Gary
Wilcox
GROUP CEO
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Much like his father, Gary started in the industry, straight from school, spending a couple of years with other companies before joining JAG UFS in 1986. He worked his way through the ranks, now proudly holding the position of CEO, steering the company and building for the future. He unwinds with golf, although he is not very good, but enjoys spending time on the course with his two sons and his dad.
Julian
Gourlay
Group CFO
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Julian joined JAG UFS in 1986 in the accounts department. Showing a natural flare for figures, it was clear to see from the early days that the company would be in safe hands with Julian controlling the finances. Always keen to better himself, he is now learning about ‘New Growth Theory Economics’. Julian loves to keep fit and likes to do his thinking whilst jogging.
Richard
Davies
Group Operations Director
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Richard joined JAG UFS in 1985, rising through the ranks of JAG UFS, giving him a knowledge of the operational side of the business that is second to none. He plays golf every weekend to a very high standard and is often seen by the photocopier practising his swing. If he could have a superpower it would be x-ray vision……say no more!
Mike
Davies
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Mike sadly passed in January 2022, Mike will always be in our hearts and memories, he played a huge part in the success of JAG UFS and will be massively missed as a colleague but more so as a friend. Everyone will always remember Mike as a true gent and one of life’s nice guys. He was and will remain totally respected and remembered by all of us, rest in peace Mike.
Ruben
Ford
Operations Manager
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Ruben joined JAG UFS in 2012 as a trainee and has fast become an invaluable member of the team. He became office manager in 2019, which was great achievement. He is the loud one in the office, he loves his food and he is currently learning a new skill of being a dad, we were all hoping this might quiet him down… not a chance!
Ritesh
Dharaiya
Ocean Export Manager
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Ritesh has been at JAG UFS since 2016, he can’t believe how quickly that has gone! His can-do attitude has attributed a big rise in our ocean export business and he has quickly become an integral part of our team. In his down time, he enjoys listening to classical music and likes to go out in his car to explore new places. He also loves following the Indian Cricket team.
Minu
Bodiwala
Ocean Exports
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Minu has been with JAG UFS since 2018 and very quickly fitted in to the JAG UFS family. A quieter member of the team but extremely quick to pick things up. Minu is a very keen and good cook, but with all of Minus culinary skills, her favourite food is still pizza! When not cooking, Minu enjoys relaxing with yoga and meditation.
Darcey
Rackley
Ocean Exports
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Darcey joined as a trainee in 2017 and very quickly became a valuable member of the operations department. Customers love the quick communication and ‘nothing is too much’ attitude. Darcey is a new mum and is adapting to that extremely well. As with most of the younger generation, Darcey cannot leave her home without her mobile!
Aaron
Cripps
Air Export Manager
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Aaron has been with JAG UFS since 2012 and has a wealth of experience in air exports. He is a great support for the younger members of the team. Aaron loves listening to music and at weekends does the odd spot of DJing. He also loves travelling.
Sean
Hanley
Air Imports
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Sean joined JAG UFS as a trainee is 2018 and very quickly grasped logistics and the JAG UFS philosophy that customer is king! He has some very daring ambitions, like swimming with Great White sharks! Rather him than us! He doesn’t tell many people, his middle name is ‘Victor’ but we don’t tease him as he’s is a Chelsea supporter!
Naomi
Baker
Accounts Manager
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Naomi joined JAG UFS in 1993 on a training scheme in our accounts department. With a natural eye for detail and love of numbers, Naomi has been loyal and hard- working and is now our accounts department manager, although as a youngster she wanted to be a lawyer. She has an irrational fear of stickers, much to the amusement of her colleagues!
Eric
Marime
International Finance Manager
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Eric has been with JAG UFS since 2011 and has worked his way through the ranks and now heads our International Finance team. Eric likes any food as long as it is Chicken and enjoys relaxing by spending time with his friends. He has an irrational fear of heights, but when asked “what’s something new you would like to try?”, his answer was “Skydiving”, welcome to the world of Eric!
Tracey
Forrester
Credit Controller
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Tracey has been in the logistics industry since 1999 and with JAG UFS since 2009. She does an amazing job on credit control (not the easiest position). Tracey is a summer person and although a northern girl, she supports a lower league team of Brentford but is always dreaming of them in the big time! She likes to start the day with a coffee and finish it with a nice glass of wine!
Monika
Jatczak
International Accounts
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Monika is the newest member of our accounts team and joined in JAG UFS in late 2019. We commend her for the way she very quickly fitted in and adapted to our way of working. Strangely this is another member of our accounts team that like to finish the day with a glass of wine! If Monika had a superpower, she would like to stop time as her young child is growing up too fast!
Rebecca
Gourlay
Accounts
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Rebecca joined JAG UFS in 2019 and is following in the footsteps of her nan and father in the accounts department. Rebecca is an accomplished dancer and would like to get back to dance as this is her passion. She much prefers the summer months and supports Arsenal, but we don’t think she had much choice in that!
Whitney
Hughes
Accounts
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Whitney has worked part-time in our accounts department since 2017. By her own admission, she is a straight talker, but in a nice way! She has an irrational fear of spiders, just like her mum. Whitney enjoys watching reality TV and supporting her favourite football team Chelsea.
Reece
Wiley
Warehouse Manager
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Reece joined JAG UFS in 2019 and was surprised just how well everyone gets on. He has a love for all music and can be heard belting out his favourite tunes in the warehouse. We only wish he had a volume switch! His biggest passion is his fishing and enjoys sharing the photos of his weekend catches with all of his colleagues.
Samuel
Gourlay
Air Imports & Courier Operations
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Sam is a new member of our transport and warehouse team and very quickly felt at home working alongside his colleagues. Sam’s passion is music with aspirations of being a DJ, enjoying mixing music at home. In his spare time Sam likes nothing more than socialising with his friends and is another Arsenal supporter.
Eddie
Birch
Sales Support
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Eddie joined the JAG UFS sales team in 2016 and plays an invaluable role of making sure all our customers are happy. One thing that Eddie did not mention is that in fact he was a world champion chef, he was too modest to write this down, but we have spies! In his spare time he still enjoys cooking and entertaining, he is another keen supporter of Chelsea.
Becca
Wilcox
Client Relationship Manager
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Becca is a recent addition to the JAG UFS family. Whilst working at BA previously, she raised over £5000 pounds for Comic Relief. Becca was born in Aldershot, she is an avid netball player and loves to binge-watch ‘Friends’. If she could ship herself anywhere, she’d pick a beach bar in Barbados with a wakeboard. Becca loves to spend Sunday’s with her friends and family enjoying a roast lunch with all the trimmings and a Gin & Tonic, as long as there are no wasps flying about, she hates wasps!
Douglas
Hewett
Driver
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Doug is driver who brings a wealth of experience, with over thirty years of driving in the logistics industry. Doug has been married to his childhood sweetheart for 35 years and it is on his bucket list to renew his vows. When Doug was a young lad, he wanted to be a jockey, but for now he settles for checking his betting slips at a weekend.
Tomas
Breur
Driver
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Biggest work achievement for Tomas is achieving his HGV licence, which is great for us! If Tomas could ship himself anywhere it would be over to Australia and if he could have one superpower it would be to fly, could be handy when Tomas gets stuck in traffic on the M25!
Amy
Holding
Air Import Manager
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Amy is our air import manager, she loves to chat with and assist all our customers with their shipments, making her the perfect fit for the job. After a long day of being at work you’ll find her with her feet up watching a series or movie on Netflix!
Mayur
Dusara
Air Export Operations
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Mayur’s favourite thing about working is being part of the team and is only happy once a job has been successfully completed. His proudest achievement at work is moving an aircraft engine which experienced some difficulties, but Mayur got it where it needed to be before the required deadline!
Simon
Berrett
Driver
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Simon found his true vocation as a driver as he loves the open road! He also has a passion for golf and was a pretty good footballer in his time as well. Not a lot of people know (maybe they do now) that he can belt out a decent tune as well.
Charlie
Wilcox
Business Development Manager
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Growing up, Charlie wanted to be a footballer, he is still playing football now every weekend! Charlie started his career in logistics when starting at JAG UFS and joined our sales team. When he isn’t working or playing football, Charlie is on the golf course still trying to master it! Or he’ll be having a few beers with his mates.
Darren
Pratt
Air Exports Operations
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Although Darren comes with a South African accent, he was born in Plymouth in the UK. He brings a wealth of experience in logistics. He is a keen runner and has a passion for photography, but has a guilty pleasure of beer, so best keep running off those calories!
Janice
Tsui
Accounts
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Janice is one of the quieter members of staff in our accounts department, but that hasn’t stopped her being a grade 8 playing the piano! Janice is very good at making Hong Kong-style pineapple buns and baking bread! We think we all may need to sample that cooking Janice!
Magdalena
Berlinska
Accounts
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Magdalena is a big team player and loves learning new things. She has an irrational fear of heights but would love to overcome that fear by doing a parachute jump! Of all the foods to choose from, Magda’s favourite food is mashed potatoes! When she was a child, she wanted to be a food critic, until she found out that you had to be able to cook. Maybe mashed potato could be her limit!
Margaret
Hodge
Accounts
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Margaret enjoys nothing more than shopping till she drops and spending time with her family and friends. She is happiest eating her favourite food – curry. Margaret is always the cheerful and the upbeat one in the office. She supports Manchester United!
Diane
Barker
Accounts
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A very keen runner, Diane starts every day with a run whilst the rest of us are sleeping! She likes to unwind with a little tipple! Recently she made and amazing achievement with her daughter, completing a 100km walk in aid of the British Heart Foundation, which is a cause very important to her. From start to finish 26 hours and 5 minutes. We are all very proud!
Terry
Hancock
Warehouseman
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One of seven siblings, Terry is another keen golfer in the company. Similar to many others here, he likes to start his day with a good old English cup of tea, ideally with his guilty pleasure which is a bacon roll, and finish his day off with a nice cold beer sitting in his garden!
