Cummins Diesel Sales and Service Sumner Park Alumni

Sumner People (Alumni)

Many of the people employed by Cummins Diesel Sales & Service, Sumner Park during the late 1970's to very early 80's went on to do other things - many within the same industry. Here is a list of those known to the writer. If your name is included and your listing is incorrect or if you think you should be included and you are not - or if you know of someone else who should be and isn't, please let us know and we'll try to set the record straight.
These people started their own businesses:

Ken Roberts..............................Torquepower

Graeme Becker.........................Columbus Diesel

Keith Wolfe...............................Columbus Diesel

Ron Petzke...............................Indiana Diesel; Diesel Technology; Dieseltech

Kevin Powell..............................Performance Truck & Trailer

Peter Caine...............................Caine Power Injection Service

RobRoy McGreggor....................Generator Management Systems

Ray Marshall.............................Marshall's Diesel Service

Wayne Gill................................Mobile Diesel Service

John Davis.................................Davis Transport Service

Ron Bunce................................Lakeside Diesel Service

At some point, these people joined one or more of the above businesses:

Peter Caine...................... Torquepower; Diesel Technology

Derek Marriott....................Torquepower

John Davis.........................Diesel Technology

Kevin Powell......................Torquepower

Dick Ellicott.......................Columbus Diesel

Ray Marshall......................Torquepower

Gavin Pearce......................Torquepower

Craig Roseneder (decd.)......Torquepower

These people worked for other companies within the general industry:

Bill Shapcott.....................Queensland Diesel Spares (co-owner); Fleetguard Australia

Steve Kelly....................... MTU Detroit

Lindsay Arndt.....................Energy Power Systems (Caterpillar)

Colleen Briggs....................Davis Transport Service (co-owner)

Bob Gibson....................... ANI Komatsu

Cliff Magee........................ National Bolt Company

John Gear.......................... Newcastle Coal Mines

Ian Goodall........................."The Island" river cruises

Ross Ferris........................ Aviall Aviation

These people are still with or had returned to or have retired at, Cummins:

Ian Muller........................... Technical Training Manager

John Honhke...................... Field Service Supervisor

Gary Piper...........................Branch Manager; Engine Sales Manager

Bob Goodrich......................Branch Manager (retd.)

Bob Walker.........................Branch Manager; Power Care Manager

Gordon Ngan.......................Branch Manager

Peter Caine.........................Assistant Warranty Administrator

Bert Vanderwestern..............Technician

If you know more, if you can help us make this list more comprehensive and perhaps even more accurate by making a personal contribution. Your comments will be considered and the records will be added and/or amended, as soon as possible. Apologies to those who we missed or whose names are incorrect or whose details are in any other way inaccurate. Once we are advised of and can confirm an error, we will endeavour to correct the record promptly.