Meet
The Team

DAVID
BONTOFT

Managing Director

SUSAN
BONTOFT

Director

FAYE
HAWKSWORTH-BONTOFT

Operations Manager

PAUL
JENKINSON

Financial Controller

SAM
HAWKSWORTH

Head of Sales

LYNN
GRAHAM

Commercial Services Manager

ISABEL
BONTOFT

Marketing Executive

KEVIN
GODWIN

Senior Sales Advisor

AMANDA
LOCKYER

Sales Advisor

CHRIS
HORNER

Weihrauch Technical Support and Senior Sales Advisor

TOM
AITCHISON

Sales and Strategy Analyst

JAMES
CARTER

Weihrauch Sales Advisor

DANIELLA
RILEY

Graphic Design

JANET
THOMAS

Office Services Administrator

DAVID
BONTOFT

Managing Director

The Shoot Captain! Manages every peg to keep “Hull” ahead of the game. Purchases keenly to ensure we sell at the right price. Liaises with design engineers to keep the Weihrauch range fresh and innovative. Sits on various Trade Councils to help protect the future of our sport.

When he’s not at his desk… He’s on the moor field testing the product.

Favourite Cartridges: Sovereign 28gm 8s,  Driven Grouse 28gm 6s, High Pheasant Extreme 32gm 5 – drop them dead.

Likes: “Counting the Bag!” Grouse, high pheasants, Rioja… not at the same time.

Dislikes: Bank holidays, disobedient dogs, starched collars.

SUSAN
BONTOFT

Director

Susan will ensure your account is handled efficiently from behind the scenes.  She keeps a watchful eye on the Company’s direction – marketing and media are her bag.

When she’s not at her desk… She’s here, there and everywhere mingling with pros on the circuit, or calling in on premier dealers, or skiing.

Favourite Cartridges:  Pro Ones for clays, Hard to choose now between High Pheasant Extreme 20s and Driven Grouse 20 for game – confidence in the field!

Likes: Sporting clays, partridges, smooth cartridges. Kodaline- it’s not a drug!

Dislikes: Poor service, her scores at registereds, plagiarism and heights.

FAYE
HAWKSWORTH-BONTOFT

Operations Manager

he’s David’s daughter, the fourth generation of Bontoft to join, continuing the family tradition of cartridge making excellence. Mostly behind the scenes, Faye controls component purchasing and oversees the all important Health and Safety regulations and their implementation.

When she’s not at her desk… she’s on the school run, or practising clays.

Favourite Cartridges: Pro 20 21gm – Performance not pressure. High Pheasant 20s – when I get the chance!

Likes: a corridor free of obstructions, charity corporate clays, cosmopolitan cocktails.

Dislikes: Slips, trips and falls, spiders and custard.

PAUL
JENKINSON

Financial Controller

Running through the figures and balancing the books, Paul is also our IT specialist. Behind every successful business is a great accountant.

When he’s not at his desk… Never happier than when surrounded by stage lights, microphones, mixing desks and loads of cables.

Likes: Food – all varieties, N gauge model railways and having control of the TV remote.

Dislikes: Computers that take forever to start up and people who don’t like dogs.

SAM
HAWKSWORTH

Head of Sales

Newley appointed as Head of Sales. Sam will now be visiting trade customers to put a face to a name. With 12 years of experience, working in the Hull Cartridge Sales Department he’s sure to get off to a flying start.

When he’s not at his desk… he’s practising clays or game shooting.

Favourite Cartridges: Competition: Pro One & Sporting 100. Game Shooting: High Pheasant Extreme.

Favourite Air Rifle: HW80. “I was born in the 80s.”

Likes: Flushes, football, French cuisine.

Dislikes: Less than full pallet orders.

LYNN
GRAHAM

Commercial Services Manager

…Lynn has everything in control.  She ensures the components roll in and the containers roll out.  Export customers? – Lynn will manage your order through pricing, production to the point of delivery.  For export events she makes sure we make an exhibition of ourselves in the nicest possible way. In her HR role Lynn ensures we find exceptional people to join our Team and looks after our general well-being.

When she’s not at her desk… she’s thrashing Kevin or Sam on the squash courts.

Favourite Cartridge: Comp X 21 – ideal for novices like me.

Likes: Charity corporate flushes, walking “Izzy” the Boxer on the beach, full bodied reds.

Dislikes: Ferry disruptions, felines.

ISABEL
BONTOFT

Marketing Executive

Isabel is David’s youngest daughter. She’s here to bring fresh and innovative ideas to HCC’s marketing department. Her sights are on Hull’s Weihrauch range creating marketing campaigns, adverts and a new internet platform as well as keeping you all bang up to date on social media.

When she’s not at her desk…she’s practising on clays and tackling her new garden.

Likes: Mind maps, dry weekends for game fairs and glossy shooting magazines.

Dislikes: Cliché slogans.

KEVIN
GODWIN

Senior Sales Advisor

Senior member of the sales team, Kevin certainly knows his Sovereigns from his springers. With over 40 years service Kevin will make sure you up to date with new products, give you the keenest prices and ensure your pallet’s there tomorrow.

When he’s not at his desk… he’s on the sidelines at North Ferriby amateur football club (Ladies!)

Favourite Cartridges: Pro Twenty 21gm fibre – results not recoil. High Pheasant 20 gauge.

Favourite Air Rifle: HW100 precharged… Presold… Pre order!

Likes: Efficient deliveries, full pallets, ice hockey and squash (not orange).

Dislikes: Carriage surcharges, holidays.

AMANDA
LOCKYER

Sales Advisor

Amanda is quickly establishing herself as a product guru. Time spent studying shooting means that you’ll definitely get the right product that will fly off the shelves.

When she’s not at her desk… She’s cruising the open road on her Motorbike.

Favourite Cartridge: New to shooting Amanda has started on our 21gm Comp X  – perfect ladies training load!

Likes: Camping and outdoor activities. Love the sunshine and an ice cold pink gin.

Dislikes: Queues, winter and losing (“I’m very competitive”).

CHRIS
HORNER

Weihrauch Technical Support and Senior Sales Advisor

Chris will recommend the best Weihrauch combination for you to stock.

The owner of a HW97 before he joined the company, Chris knows first hand the performance and reliability of the Weihrauch brand. With such a comprehensive range Chris will recommend the best Weihrauch combination for you to stock.

When he’s not at his desk… He’s butchering and barbequing his self stalked dinner.

Favourite Cartridges: Superfast – it cycles my auto, awesome! Special Pigeon 32gm 6.

Favourite Air Rifle – HW100 Bullpup – A  welcome addition to the range, compact, shoulders well, ideal for ratting.

Likes: Stalking, pigeon shooting, game shooting – yes you’ve guessed it shooting in general – oh and detailing cars, plus Biscuits!

Dislikes: His HFT Scores – come on! Putting his game gun away at the end of the Season, soggy caps.

TOM
AITCHISON

Sales and Strategy Analyst

Behind every great sales team there is a great sales analyst.

Inspired by his love of vintage Marvel comics Tom is our own number crunching super hero. Whether its spotting trends in up and coming products or calculating the next Weihrauch Airgun order, Tom’s office is the hub of all Hull Cartridge product data.

When he’s not at his desk… he’s training for his next marathon run!

Likes: Neat Excel Spreadsheets, Pie Charts,  Spiderman and Batman.

Favourite air rifle: “I must say the HW110 is phenomenal.”

Dislikes: Misquoted product codes, missing clays behind.

JAMES
CARTER

Weihrauch Sales Advisor

James will recommend the best Weihrauch combination for you to stock.

The newest welcome addition to our sales team, James has his head buried in catelogues and manuals to ensure he knows the superior build quality of the whole Weihrauch Range. Whether you’re looking for a lightweight plinking rifle,  a multi-shot pistol or a top of the range hunting rifle – James has the airgun recommendation for you.

When he’s not at his desk… he’s getting into Shooting, both Clays and at The Airgun Range and also playing Football & Tennis.

Favourite Air rifle – HW100KT Synthetic. Sitting at the top of the Weihrauch range, James clearly has a keen eye for quality.

Likes: Sport, going for walks in the countryside, concerts and supporting Sunderland AFC (someone has to).

Dislikes: Conceding when playing in goal on a weekend and Unstirred Coffee.

DANIELLA
RILEY

Graphic Design

Working closely with the Marketing Department creating visual concepts, graphics and branding materials for the print and digital media.

Daniella joined Hull Cartridge in Oct 2018 and quickly put her design skills into practice.

When she’s not at her desk. . . she’s tackling DIY projects

Likes:  Product magazines, skiing, hot beaches and cats

Dislikes: Impudence and dishonesty

JANET
THOMAS

Office Services Administrator

Protecting our blue chip customer status, Janet processes our purchase transactions and ensures all our suppliers are paid to terms.

When she’s not at her desks… she’s enjoying weekends away in her motorhome.

Likes: Border terriers and a good crossword puzzle.

Dislikes: Littering and people who do not follow the country code.