The Technical Team
Rob Blanchard
Technical Operations Manager
What year did you join Tetenal?
2007
What football/sporting team do you support?
Leicester City FC
What's your favourite holiday destination?
Riviera Maya, Mexico and Zante
Which three dinner guests would you invite to join you for the evening? (guests can be alive or dead).
1. Ranulph Fiennes
2. Winston Churchill
3. Ant Middleton
Desert Island Goodies - You're abandoned on a desert island and can have one each of these items to keep you company until you are rescued.
FILM - The Godfather
ALBUM - Bat Out Of Hell - Meatloaf
BOOK - Postcard Killers the 1st of over 40 James Patterson novels I've read
TV SHOW - DIY SOS
OBJECT - Pack of Cards
Tell us an interesting fact about you that not everyone would know.
I can beat Mike Fawcett at Badminton
2007
What football/sporting team do you support?
Leicester City FC
What's your favourite holiday destination?
Riviera Maya, Mexico and Zante
Which three dinner guests would you invite to join you for the evening? (guests can be alive or dead).
1. Ranulph Fiennes
2. Winston Churchill
3. Ant Middleton
Desert Island Goodies - You're abandoned on a desert island and can have one each of these items to keep you company until you are rescued.
FILM - The Godfather
ALBUM - Bat Out Of Hell - Meatloaf
BOOK - Postcard Killers the 1st of over 40 James Patterson novels I've read
TV SHOW - DIY SOS
OBJECT - Pack of Cards
Tell us an interesting fact about you that not everyone would know.
I can beat Mike Fawcett at Badminton
Darren Whitmore
Head of Technical Services
What year did you join Tetenal?
2001
What football/sporting team do you support?
Liverpool FC
What's your favourite holiday destination?
New York
Which three dinner guests would you invite to join you for the evening? (guests can be alive or dead).
1. Natalie Imbruglia
2. Steven Gerrard
3. Kevin Hart
Desert Island Goodies - You're abandoned on a desert island and can have one each of these items to keep you company until you are rescued.
FILM - I Am Legend
ALBUM - Blue Lines - Massive Attack
BOOK - Anything about Greek/Norse Mythology
TV SHOW - Game of Thrones
OBJECT - Sun Cream
Tell us an interesting fact about you that not everyone would know.
I could out-sprint anyone in the company over 50 metres
2001
What football/sporting team do you support?
Liverpool FC
What's your favourite holiday destination?
New York
Which three dinner guests would you invite to join you for the evening? (guests can be alive or dead).
1. Natalie Imbruglia
2. Steven Gerrard
3. Kevin Hart
Desert Island Goodies - You're abandoned on a desert island and can have one each of these items to keep you company until you are rescued.
FILM - I Am Legend
ALBUM - Blue Lines - Massive Attack
BOOK - Anything about Greek/Norse Mythology
TV SHOW - Game of Thrones
OBJECT - Sun Cream
Tell us an interesting fact about you that not everyone would know.
I could out-sprint anyone in the company over 50 metres
David Norris
Senior Service Technician
What year did you join Tetenal?
2003
What football/sporting team do you support?
Manchester United
What's your favourite holiday destination?
Greek Islands
Which three dinner guests would you invite to join you for the evening? (guests can be alive or dead).
1. Ayrton Senna
2. Alex Ferguson
3. Freddie Mercury
Desert Island Goodies - You're abandoned on a desert island and can have one each of these items to keep you company until you are rescued.
FILM - Pulp Fiction
ALBUM - Use Your Illusion 2 - Guns n Roses
BOOK - Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly
TV SHOW - Breaking Bad
OBJECT - Football
Tell us an interesting fact about you that not everyone would know.
I love cars and motor racing. Most of my free time is taken up with cars in some form.
2003
What football/sporting team do you support?
Manchester United
What's your favourite holiday destination?
Greek Islands
Which three dinner guests would you invite to join you for the evening? (guests can be alive or dead).
1. Ayrton Senna
2. Alex Ferguson
3. Freddie Mercury
Desert Island Goodies - You're abandoned on a desert island and can have one each of these items to keep you company until you are rescued.
FILM - Pulp Fiction
ALBUM - Use Your Illusion 2 - Guns n Roses
BOOK - Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly
TV SHOW - Breaking Bad
OBJECT - Football
Tell us an interesting fact about you that not everyone would know.
I love cars and motor racing. Most of my free time is taken up with cars in some form.
Jason Batchelor
Field Service Technician
What year did you join Tetenal?
2020
What football/sporting team do you support?
Not a big sports fan but I did sneak in to Swindon Town's County Ground as a kid and I also have a soft spot for West Ham. These days you're more likely to find me on the golf course.
What's your favourite holiday destination?
Without a doubt, The Maldives
Which three dinner guests would you invite to join you for the evening? (guests can be alive or dead).
1. Stephen Fry
2. David Attenborough
3. Judi Dench
Desert Island Goodies - You're abandoned on a desert island and can have one each of these items to keep you company until you are rescued.
FILM - World War Z
ALBUM - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
BOOK - The Road - Cormac McCarthy
TV SHOW - Family Guy
OBJECT - A guitar (preferably with a machete head)
Tell us an interesting fact about you that not everyone would know.
Aside from running a bar in Marbella for 18 months, I used to be in a band that almost got signed to the EMI label. They decided to go with the slightly more contemporary Pop Will Eat Itself instead!
2020
What football/sporting team do you support?
Not a big sports fan but I did sneak in to Swindon Town's County Ground as a kid and I also have a soft spot for West Ham. These days you're more likely to find me on the golf course.
What's your favourite holiday destination?
Without a doubt, The Maldives
Which three dinner guests would you invite to join you for the evening? (guests can be alive or dead).
1. Stephen Fry
2. David Attenborough
3. Judi Dench
Desert Island Goodies - You're abandoned on a desert island and can have one each of these items to keep you company until you are rescued.
FILM - World War Z
ALBUM - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
BOOK - The Road - Cormac McCarthy
TV SHOW - Family Guy
OBJECT - A guitar (preferably with a machete head)
Tell us an interesting fact about you that not everyone would know.
Aside from running a bar in Marbella for 18 months, I used to be in a band that almost got signed to the EMI label. They decided to go with the slightly more contemporary Pop Will Eat Itself instead!
Zakeer Khalifa
Service Support Technician
What year did you join Tetenal?
2016
What football/sporting team do you support?
None
What's your favourite holiday destination?
Turkey
Which three dinner guests would you invite to join you for the evening? (guests can be alive or dead).
1. Prophet
2. Mr Miyagi
3. Bruce Lee
Desert Island Goodies - You're abandoned on a desert island and can have one each of these items to keep you company until you are rescued.
FILM - Flight of the Dragons
ALBUM - Abba
BOOK - Game of Thrones
TV SHOW - Britains Got Talent
OBJECT - A Knife
Tell us an interesting fact about you that not everyone would know.
I'm a musican
2016
What football/sporting team do you support?
None
What's your favourite holiday destination?
Turkey
Which three dinner guests would you invite to join you for the evening? (guests can be alive or dead).
1. Prophet
2. Mr Miyagi
3. Bruce Lee
Desert Island Goodies - You're abandoned on a desert island and can have one each of these items to keep you company until you are rescued.
FILM - Flight of the Dragons
ALBUM - Abba
BOOK - Game of Thrones
TV SHOW - Britains Got Talent
OBJECT - A Knife
Tell us an interesting fact about you that not everyone would know.
I'm a musican
Nigel Davis
Analogue Technical Manager
What year did you join Tetenal?
2020
What football/sporting team do you support?
Don't follow football
What's your favourite holiday destination?
Florida
Which three dinner guests would you invite to join you for the evening? (guests can be alive or dead).
1. Albert Einstein
2. Ridley Scott
3. Andy Warhol
Desert Island Goodies - You're abandoned on a desert island and can have one each of these items to keep you company until you are rescued.
FILM - Blade Runner Original Cinema version
ALBUM - Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd
BOOK - Hitch Hikers guide to the Galaxy
TV SHOW - Pointless
OBJECT - Mallard A4 Pacific steam engine
Tell us an interesting fact about you that not everyone would know.
During My Mum’s research into our family history we found a long distance relative, Charles Davis, who was a Photographer in Matlock Bath in the 1870's and I still have one of the albums he produced.
2020
What football/sporting team do you support?
Don't follow football
What's your favourite holiday destination?
Florida
Which three dinner guests would you invite to join you for the evening? (guests can be alive or dead).
1. Albert Einstein
2. Ridley Scott
3. Andy Warhol
Desert Island Goodies - You're abandoned on a desert island and can have one each of these items to keep you company until you are rescued.
FILM - Blade Runner Original Cinema version
ALBUM - Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd
BOOK - Hitch Hikers guide to the Galaxy
TV SHOW - Pointless
OBJECT - Mallard A4 Pacific steam engine
Tell us an interesting fact about you that not everyone would know.
During My Mum’s research into our family history we found a long distance relative, Charles Davis, who was a Photographer in Matlock Bath in the 1870's and I still have one of the albums he produced.