July 6, 2023: UK-based TBS Engineering has announced the appointment of Richard Taylor (pictured) as its new group MD following the announcement that David Longney will be stepping down.

TBS said on July 3 that Longney, who has worked with the company for nearly 40 years, had decided to make way for new leadership as TBS starts a new phase of its development program.

However, Longney will remain a director of TBS and support Taylor in his new role.

Taylor has been with the company since 2019 when he joined as group operations director, responsible for all UK manufacturing operations, supply chain and facilities management at the Gloucestershire HQ.

In 2022, Taylor accepted a new role as group aftermarket director.

Longney said: “It was a difficult decision to step down, however, I believe in my time as MD we have moved the business forward in many ways, placing TBS in a strong competitive position for the future.

“I am confident that Richard will be a success in the role that I am leaving.”

Taylor said: “We have an exciting phase of growth planned and I want to keep TBS as a competitive market leader now and in the future.”

In a separate LinkedIn announcement on July 3, TBS announced that the much-respected Paul Davis was retiring from the firm after 39 years.

Davis joined TBS in February 1984 as a service technician, moving to sales several years later.