About Hofmann’s

Andrew has the wealth of experience that can only be acquired through a lifetime’s dedication to the motor trade. He heads up our team as Dealer Principle and provides us with an experienced hand at the tiller whilst we push the business forwards. He was born in Townlands Hospital, Henley on Thames and served his apprenticeship at Central Garage Henley on Station Road where he remained for the first 13 years of his career. He spent over 22 years with Greenoaks Mercedes Benz in Ascot, Maidenhead, Reading and Slough where he was the Group Aftersales Director and General Manager. Now he is enjoying being part of our small family team and his focus on great customer service makes an immediate impact.

Most customers visiting Hofmanns Service Department will be welcomed by Steve. Steve has a tremendous amount of knowledge in the Motor industry. He has worked with brands including Mercedes, Porsche, Audi, Subaru, Isuzu and even Rover! Starting his 34 years motor trade experience as a fully qualified technician, Steve decided to come off the tools and put his skills and knowledge to use in a customer facing role – Being able to explain repairs in a manner that both the enthusiast and those with little or no vehicle knowledge can understand. Steve is passionate about motor vehicles and will happily share a tale or two from his extensive motor trade experience.

Alan is our Parts Supervisor – He is the core person responsible for ensuring the correct parts are ordered and delivered on time. With the vast range of vehicles that we work on and the variation of work that we undertake, he is very busy individual. It is crucial that he has the knowledge to be able to locate and deliver these parts – Just as well he has over 20 years’ experience of motor vehicle parts. In his spare time, Alan enjoys the thrills of 2 wheeled vehicles, being the proud owner of a Triumph Daytona and most recently a Vespa PX200e (Which is stunning piece of kit!).

From an early age Joe had a passion for cars and motorsport. He started karting competitively at 8-year-old and went on to do a foundation course in Engineering at Oxford Brooks followed by Motorsport Engineering. He then joined the motor trade holding positions at Norton Way Garage, North Oxford BMW and Sonning Common Garage. Now he heads up our service team where he loves caring for customers special cars and is fastidious about customer service. He also remains unbeaten in our annual company go-karting race!

Sarah has literally spent her whole life in the motor trade. She was born to a local mechanic Mervyn Cotterill who founded a local garage business in Binfield Heath with his father Dick. Sarah joined the family business at 16 and ran the front of house as well as the parts and accounts. It wasn’t all work as Melvyn Cotterill was a keen Stock Car racer whilst a young Sarah would eagerly visit the Motorcycle Trials to watch her father compete. These days Sarah has found a second home with the Hofmann’s family and likes to drive her immaculate MG Midget at the weekends.

Lance is not only the friendly face of Hofmann’s dynamic sales department, but he also has an enormous depth of experience within the trade. He has previously led dealerships for Stratstone and Pendragon and represented brands including Mercedes, Maserati and Jaguar. Lance really loves it making a deal and enabling a customer’s journey in an exciting new car. When he isn’t at work, Lance enjoys spending his time with his family, he loves motorsport and is a keen golfer.