Meet the Team

Wayne Ash

Managing Director

As Managing Director, it is my belief to create and maintain an ethos of excellence, investing in Sanko Gosei’s long-term future, be it our staff or new technology. We wish to create a culture of well-being that seeks to make our business an attractive proposition to partner with.

Craig Birchall

Operations Manager

As Technical Manager, I Guide a team of skilled and Innovative People.

Our team of people support  our customers with new and exciting solutions in order to achieve world class performance of our products and processes.

Eva Stypka

Production Manager

As Production Manager, I lead a dedicated team who pride themselves in beating customer performance expectations, and constantly strive for excellence in everything we do.

Phillip Doherty

Quality  H&S Manager

As Quality Manager, I lead a team of skilled quality engineers and inspectors focused on delivering robust, high-performing products that consistently meet and exceed customer expectations. As Safety Manager, my goal is to continually drive safety through proactive risk assessments and continuous awareness, because a safer workplace means a stronger workforce.

Karen Houghton

HR Manager

Here at Sanko Gosei, we place the well-being of our staff at the core of our business. Opportunity to develop and enhance skillsets is just a part of what we do. Being part of a team culture underpins the support that is important to Sanko Gosei employees.

Lisa Chopra

Head of Sales

With over 12 years of industry experience, my role as Head of Sales means I am responsible for sales within Sanko UK & EU. I lead a dynamic team of people who are all driven to achieve in line with our company strategy. Our very foundations are first built on strong relationships with each of our customers. Working with some of the world’s leading  OEM’s. Offering our customers a ‘one stop shop solution’ for plastic injection molding’s & paint finishes. 

Mike Murray

GM Paint Facility

At our Kings Norton paint facility, I am proud to inspire a leadership team with over 200 years combined knowledge in our field. We are passionate about looking after and engaging with our customers, to ensure that we have their best interests at the top of our priorities. I have personal focusses on people engagement and continuous improvement that are leading us towards bigger and better things every day.

Gareth Williams

Tooling Manager

As Tooling Manager, I lead a team of internal Skilled Toolmakers and mentor numerous apprentices providing training, guidance and skills required to become a Toolmaker. Supporting Day to Day production demands ensuring tools are serviced ,repaired and available on time, manage internal engineering changes in our modern equipped Toolroom.

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