Denbury Diesels, established in 1970 was the first and still is the leading diesel sales and service specialist in the South West.
In 2012 Denbury Diesels became South Devon’s appointed franchise dealer for Great Wall, China’s flagship vehicle export manufacturer and have consistently won recognition as a top performing dealer.
2014 saw the appointment of Tracy Perryman as managing director who is the 3rd generation member of this family business.
Whether you need another car, 4x4 or commercial vehicle or require your current vehicle serviced, repaired or diagnosed, Denbury Diesels are the professionals. “We truly value our customers”.
Tracy is passionate about continuing to grow the family business, with the highest level of customer service. Having worked in the family business for over 22 years, Tracy is now the 3rd generation and current Managing Director.
Taking an active role in the business and drawing on a previous career in marketing and advertising has given Tracy a well-rounded approach to what makes a business work.
Dan has over 25 years’ experience in the automotive industry holding senior positions in large franchise dealer groups and smaller specialist independent companies. Dan is an award winning and committed professional who has the knowledge, experience and ambition to drive the business forward.
Glenn is our financial controller and keeps a professional and planned approach to the business’s activity. A very keen and ambitious individual full of energy. Glenn is also a keen distance runner and can be regularly spotted running on Dartmoor.
Originally from South Africa, Lara also relocated to join the company and loves living the local village life. 15 years of experience as a Sales Administrator enables a smooth running department behind the scenes. Lara has also just completed her NVQ Level 3 in Business and Administration.
Sarah joined the company after buying her car from Denbury Diesels. She works closely with Paul to manage the smooth running of the Service Department. Sarah comes from a background of customer service and prides herself on delivering customer satisfaction.
‘O’ Level in motor engineering. He moved to Exeter and went to Exeter College to complete his City and Guilds I and II. He continued his apprentice in Exeter and has now been a technician for over 40 years working for main dealers and specialist independent companies before joining Denbury Diesels. Mike’s reputation within the motor trade is almost guru like, regularly assisting other garages with advice and solutions. Mike is an avid reader who enjoys family life and all sports.
Paul has been a technician at Denbury Diesels for over 12 years. He was student of the year at Exeter Technical College, completed his diploma in Engineering and then his following motor vehicle qualifications. Paul has a real passion for technical engineering and diagnostics and is always keen to put his knowledge to the test. He unfortunately has a love for spiders and creepy crawlies.
Jamie has relocated from Hertfordshire to join Denbury Diesels. He studied in Wellyn Garden City for his City and Guilds. He has worked for BMW and run their Speedy Fit Centre followed by time at Volkswagen in Loughton where he was their diagnostic technician, Health and Safety Officer and Fire and First Aider. He has been an MOT tester for over 8 years.
After attending Coombeshead College in Newton Abbot, Simon joined Denbury Diesels in 2013 as an apprentice technician. Currently studying at South Devon College, the extremely positive feedback that we are being given is pointing to another Denbury Diesels champion of the future.