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Technical Services Team

Geoff Tonge

Geoff Tonge

Occupation:	Technical Services Manager
E-mail:	geoff.tonge@walmsleys-uk.com
Phone:	+44 (0)1254 830486
DDI:	+44 (0)1254 833007
Fax:	+44 (0)1254 832181
Summary:	Geoff joined the Beloit team in 1984, in the Erection dept and Manufacturing dept. Geoff has built, serviced and repaired many Yankee Dryers both in the workshop, and all over the world; therefore has a vast experience in this field. He was a founder member of the Yankee Dryer Service Team which was set up in 1990, and in 2005 he took the post of YDS Manager. Today he holds the position of Technical Services Manager for Walmsleys Ltd.
Mobile:	+44 (0)7803 944973

Steve Baker

Steve Baker

Occupation:	Technical Services Engineer
E-mail:	steve.baker@walmsleys-uk.com
Phone:	+44 (0)1254 830486
DDI:	+44 (0)1254 833007
Fax:	+44 (0)1254 832181
Summary:	Steve has 28 years of experience in the manufacturing and servicing of both MG Cylinders and Yankee Dryers. Working for 18 years in the machine shops of Beloit and Sandusky Walmsleys where his specialist attribute was the grinding of new dryers. For the last 10 years being part of the Yankee Dryer Service dept. He is now part of the Technical Services team at Walmsleys, actively travelling the world servicing tissue machines.
Mobile:	+44 (0)7795 050928

Andy Ryder

Andy Ryder
B. Eng (Hons)

Occupation:	Technical Services Engineer
E-mail:	andy.ryder@walmsleys-uk.com
Phone:	+44 (0)1254 830486
DDI:	+44 (0)1254 833005
Fax:	+44 (0)1254 832181
Summary:	Andy has 17 years of experience in the manufacturing and servicing of Yankee and MG dryers. He begain in 1990 at Beloit Walmsleys. Andy is a key member of the Technical Service Team, which specialises in the supply of spare parts, and a wide range of services (including integrity inspections) for Yankee and MG dryers. To aid his technical attributes and specialist service requirements, Andy has recently obtained a B. Eng (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering.
Mobile:	+44 (0)7803 944992

Barry Waring

Barry Waring

Occupation:	Technical Services Engineer
E-mail:	barry.waring@walmsleys-uk.com
Phone:	+44 (0)1254 830486
DDI:	+44 (0)1254 833005
Fax:	+44 (0)1254 832181
Summary:	Barry has 27 years experience in the paper machine manufacturing industry, and 15 years in the servicing of Yankee Dryers worldwide. Barry began his career as an apprentice turner with Beloit Walmsley in 1980. Through the years he progressed into CNC machining,and finally into the production of MG and Yankee Dryers. He has a wealth of machining knowledge which is invaluable in problem solving on site, and in the office under his present roll as Technical Services Engineer.
Mobile:	+44 (0)7904 517342

Roy Tyrer

Roy Tyrer

Occupation:	Yankee Dryer Consultant
E-mail:	roy.tyrer@walmsleys-uk.com
Phone:	+44 (0)1254 830486
DDI:	+44 (0)1254 833010
Fax:	+44 (0)1254 832181
Summary:	Roys association with the paper industry commands 50 years of unbroken service with Walmsleys of Bury and Beloit Walmsleys. Roy formerly a Manufacturing Manager for Paper Dryers and Yankee Dryers; later became Technical Director for YDS Service for the Beloit Corporation. Roy is now a Yankee Dryer Consultant for the Walmsleys Technical Service team.