MANAGING DIRECTOR – JOHN FENWICK is our hands-on owner. He’s involved in everything from designing large-scale pallet racking solutions for our clients, to keeping things running smoothly and building solid relationships. The best thing about this job? Solving our clients’ storage problems and seeing the end result really contribute to their business.
Prior to PRS, John held senior management roles with several nationwide freight and logistics businesses. When not doing the job he loves, you’ll find John running after his kids or hitting the ski slopes.
SALES DIRECTOR – ANTONY STRAKA spends his days out of the office in the market with clients. The customer contact is the highlight of his role, and he takes great pride in providing quality products and dedicated service.
With a Post Graduate Diploma in Business, Antony has been involved in the freight and logistics industry since 1995, and started PRS in 2010. When he’s not looking after our clients, Antony likes to escape with the family to the coast.
GENERAL MANAGER OF OPERATIONS – TIM McMIKEN started with PRS as an installer and has worked his way up through the business as the install manager, warehouse manager, and account manager to our GM of operations. This impressive experience has given Tim a pedigree that few in the racking industry can boast.
Tim loves a challenge and enjoys working with the capable team around him to achieve success for our clients. His role is to focus on the team’s operational capabilities to ensure our customers are delivered a great product on time – every time!
When Tim is not driving success at work, he is often found at his local gym, letting off some steam before watching a rugby game with his family.
SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER – JOHN COCHRANE keeps busy with organising and completing client orders and managing successful projects, as well as supporting our key accounts. John has been involved hands on in racking since 1993, and joined our growing team in 2016.
Ultimately, customer satisfaction is what gets him out of bed in the morning, but John also enjoys working with a great team and learning something new every day. On weekends John likes to spend a little quality time with his wife and three kids on their lifestyle property, occasionally sneaking off for a peaceful fishing expedition.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – MIKE OKKERSE came to PRS with a background in the residential building and commercial construction industry, spanning almost two decades. He brings this experience to play in servicing large commercial customers from initial contact to project completion.
Mike prides himself on his old-school values of putting the customer first. He is not afraid to dig in and get his hands dirty with the team—in fact, you may well meet him installing our racking on your job!
Mike loves beer, BBQ, and banter and occasionally gets roped into the odd game of cricket on a Saturday. You can often find him doing odd jobs at home under the supervision of his young son.
ACCOUNT MANAGER – BAY OF PLENTY – JONNY HART joined PRS in September 2021 and has been working within the racking industry since 2018. He enjoys the challenge of creating smart solutions for his customers, as well as the regular face-to-face customer contact.
With a passion for surfing, Jonny grabs any opportunity he can to get into the water. He has been known to catch very early morning waves before hitting the road to meet his customers!
SOUTH ISLAND MANAGER – ADAM WADE has recently made the move to Christchurch to lead our South Island operations, following a stint working in the Operations team at our Head Office. Adam brings years of experience to his new role across a range of industries including construction and farming.
Adam’s interests outside of work include playing the guitar, kung fu and travel – and of course the Crusaders…
ACCOUNT MANAGER – SOUTH ISLAND – ANDREW GREEN manages the sales of new and used products, and oversees the installs in the South Island. Andrew has been involved in racking and shelving since 1996.
Andrew loves solving a client’s storage needs and looking back at a challenging project knowing the team went above and beyond.
A dedicated family man, Andrew spends his days off hanging out with his wife and two sons, playing lawn bowls, walking or maintaining the family home.
SALES SUPPORT – KAT WYMER started with PRS this year and is also new to the racking industry. With years of experience in sales, PA and administration roles, Kat is enjoying supporting the busy sales team, learning about the industry and getting to know customers.
Kat spends her summer weekends in the Coromandel, and during the winter months, on the side-line of the rugby field watching her sons play.
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR – JO BALLANTYNE is new to the racking industry. She takes care of all our office needs, including looking after accounts payable and accounts receivable.
Jo enjoys talking to customers and loves problem solving. Her favourite thing about PRS is working with a motivated team of people who strive to provide great customer service and market leading storage solutions.
Outside of work, Jo enjoys spending time with family and friends, supporting her husband with his restoration project car, exploring our beautiful country, and travelling overseas whenever she can.
BUILDING CONSENT ADMINISTRATOR – CHELSEA PRIME previously worked as a contracts manager for a construction company. She brings a wealth of consenting knowledge and exceptional planning skills to the role.
With Chelsea’s expertise, dedication and warm personality, she ensures our clients receive professional and exceptional service for all their building consent needs.
Chelsea’s passion is travel and her most valued treasure is her delightful daughter. Chelsea and her family live in a peaceful location on the Awhitu Peninsula.
WAREHOUSE MANAGER – QUENTIN BERTRAM is enjoying the variety of the job and finds there is always something different happening each day. He is excited to be part of such a progressive company.
Prior to joining PRS, Quentin spent the best part of 20 years in the international freight industry.
He is a keen sportsman with a passion for motor racing. Growing up around speedway has ingrained motor sport into his blood. With a love the outdoors, weekends are spent fly fishing the Tongariro or around the lakes in Rotorua.
Quentin is married with two children.
INSTALLATION MANAGER – JAMIE CAMERON-KOH has a solid engineering background and brings a wealth of technical expertise to every client project. His ‘can-do’ attitude, coupled with his strong problem-solving and people skills, ensures that projects are always completed the to the highest standard.
Outside of work, Jamie loves to spend time with his wife and his young son – competitive nerf gun wars are often on the cards at Jamie’s house.
AUDIT & ASSET MANAGER – JOHN VAN EEDEN is an experienced Racking Inspector with many audits completed nationwide. John holds a Diploma in Logistics, with years of industry experience having held senior roles within distribution and warehousing.
When not at work he enjoys time with family and friends, often escaping to the peace of the NZ bush to unwind.