Our Story

GfA UK Ltd has been supplying high quality industrial door drive and control equipment to UK door manufacturers since 1981 and is the leading supplier of door drive and control equipment to the UK industrial door market.

The company has an enviable reputation for providing quality products, technical excellence, invaluable guidance on product selection and unprecedented after-sales service.

Chosen for technical excellence and outstanding customer service, customers rely on us when failure isn’t an option for projects from power stations and railway depots to sports stadiums and cold storage facilities.

The GfA group of companies

GfA UK Ltd is part of the GfA ELEKTROMATEN group of companies.

GfA has operated in Germany as a family owned and run business for nearly 70 years. As well as the manufacturing plant in Germany, it has a presence in Australia and the United States.

The company is renowned for engineering excellence and constant innovation and for significant investment in manufacturing processes, plant and equipment.

Meet the Team

"We take a huge amount of pride in working with our customers - on their success; on building their business; on offering quality products; and the highest levels of training and support. This approach to operational excellence only works because we have the best people who are prepared to work as one team. We look forward to working with you."

Andrew Collett

Andrew Collett
Managing Director

Sales

Sales Support: 01926 452 452 (option 1) Email: sales@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Our Sales team is here to make your life easier – we provide advice and support on product specification, selection, pricing/quotes and general queries to enable you to price your projects and place your order.

Deighton Ridge
Head of Commercial
deighton.ridge@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Daniel Pahal
Business Development Manager
daniel.pahal@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Peter Reid
Senior Sales Engineer
peter.reid@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Amy Collett
Sales Engineer
amy.collett@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Spencer Dove
Sales Engineer
spencer.dove@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

John Charlton
Sales Engineer
john.charlton@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Technical

Technical Support: 01926 452 452 (option 2) Email: technical@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Our Technical team provides support to you and your engineers at every stage of your project.

Paul Standley
Head of Technical
paul.standley@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Chris John
Senior Technical Support Engineer
chris.john@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Reece Johnson
Quality & Projects Engineer
reece.johnson@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Adam Marshall

Technical Support Engineer

adam.marshall@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Louisa Berridge

Trainee Technical Support Engineer

louisa.berridge@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Customer Services

Customer Services: 01926 452 452 (option 3) Email: customerservice@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Our Customer Services team is here to ensure you’re always satisfied with our products and service provided.

Gemma Budd
Senior Customer Services Support
Co-ordinator
gemma.budd@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Kathryn Cossey
Customer Services Support
Co-Ordinator
kathryn.cossey@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Lee Kelsey
Customer Service Engineer
lee.kelsey@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Purchasing

Purchasing: 01926 452 452 (option 4) Email: purchasing@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Elaine Kilpatrick
Purchasing Specialist
elaine.kilpatrick@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Electrical

Timothy Drysch
Head of Electrical
timothy.drysch@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Rhobat Edwards
Electrical Design Engineer
rhobat.edwards@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Scott Roberts
Senior Technician
scott.roberts@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Haiden Jelfs
Trainee Technician
haiden.jelfs@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Communications

Lisa Elbourn
Communications Manager
lisa.elbourn@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Warehouse

Rachel Collett
Head of Distribution & Facilities
rachel.collett@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Craig Evans
Warehouse Supervisor
craig.evans@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Dominic Ashton
Warehouse Assistant Supervisor
dominic.ashton@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Alan Donnelly
Warehouse Assistant Supervisor
alan.donnelly@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Mark Quirke
Warehouse Team Member
mark.quirke@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

Karl Trevorrow
Warehouse Team Member (Goods in)
karl.trevorrow@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk

HR

Suzanne Birri
Executive Assistant
suzanne.birri@gfa-elektromaten.co.uk