About us Autocraft in Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent

From Left to Right. Colin Mockridge, Sam Topley, John Podd, Dan.

About Us.
Autocraft have been serving the local community for in excess of 40 years now and in fact some of the original customers are still very loyal to us.Whilst Autocraft have maintained their friendly local image they have of course needed to keep in step with the ever increasing demands of the Motor Industry.Technological advances have meant considerable investment in equipment and training, however, we have still managed to stay one of the most popular and competitve garages in the area.

	John Podd John came to Autocraft in March 2007. He started in the industry with Rootes of Maidstone, completing his City & Guilds Technicians in the late 70’s. John then had a holiday from the Motor Trade and spent 20+ years in the specialist building industry. John has introduced Autocraft to a wider market place via the internet and made quite a few changes to the Autocraft operation but without taking away that local garage feel.
	Sam Topley Sam started with Autocraft in 1993 as a Work Experience candidate. He then progressed to becoming a “Saturday Boy” and then went on to complete NVQ’s 1, 2 & 3 becoming qualified in 2000. The following year Sam completed his NT course which allowed him to carry out MOT Testing and the rest is history as they say.
	Colin Mockridge Colin came to us in September 2007 having served the previous 8 Years at a Hyundai Dealership in Sidcup, Kent. Colin has been an MOT Tester for 14 Years and a qualified Technician for “longer than he cares to remember”.
	Dan Dan joined Autocraft in 2010 as an apprentice Mechanic. He has passed all of his Level 1&2 exams with flying colours and will be continuing on to Level 3 in September 2011.