ABOUT US
COMPANY HISTORY
East Kent Trim Supplies Ltd are a family run mail order company specialising in rubber seals, sponge seals, carpets, headlining's and vinyl roofs for classic cars. We have been trading since 1976 and were initially based in Wingham, Kent as East Kent Vintage Cars.
We then moved to Worth and became East Kent Trim Supplies Ltd. After many years in Worth, and with an ever expanding product range we moved to our current location in Ashford in November 2013.
Our Current Address is:
East Kent Trim Supplies Ltd, Unit 7, Connect 10, Foster Road, Ashford Business Park, Sevington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0FE United Kingdom
We stock many seals for Ford's, Triumph's, Hillman's, Vauxhall's, Austin's and many more and we manufacture many of the seals ourselves. Our product development team are continually designing, manufacturing and bringing into stock seals for different makes of vehicle and we pride ourselves on being one of the most innovative suppliers in an increasingly competitive market, in addition to offering our customers a high quality product founded on our roots in the automotive business going back over 50 years.
We ship worldwide from our warehouse and distribution centre in Ashford, Kent.We attend numerous classic car trade show's throughout the year and are looking forward to celebrating our 40th Anniversary in 2016.
Our Current Address
East Kent Trim Supplies Ltd
Unit 7, Connect 10, Foster Rd, Willesborough, Ashford TN24 0SH, United Kingdom
+44 (123) 350-0280
ABOUT THE TEAM
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Wendy Calthorpe
Director & Sales Manager
Nursing background but transferred into sales in 2013
Responsibility for Day to Day management of sales and distribution. Wendy also helps out at some of the shows throughout the year. -
Stephen Calthorpe
Director & Product Manager
Glass Smith for more than 20 years, starting with Everest
Responsibility for day to day management of the warehouse and exhibitions and for new product development. Steve attends all of the trade shows throughout the year. -
Caroline
Seamstress
Our newest member of our team! Caroline is responsible for the daily running of the sewing room. Always willing to give anything a try, Caroline will be a great asset to the company.
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Ella
Social media and web development.
As a much younger person, Ella's knowledge of social media exposure will be an invaluable asset. All of our new products on our website will have been developed by Ella.
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Richard Harris
Founder & Former Director
Richard started his working life at British automobile manufacturer Rootes, before founding the company in 1976, which at that time was called East Kent Vintage Cars based in Wingham, Kent.
He moved the company to Worth near Deal where it became East Kent Trim Supplies Ltd before relocating to larger premises in Ashford in November 2013. Richard is now fully retired but will always remain a part of the company.
