Grenville Krinks might sound like the cover name of a superhero in a Marvel movie but, no, the 63-year-old Kawasaki fan is the latest employee at Orwell Motorcycles. Krinks was a regular customer at the dealer, buying his Ninja 1000SX there during lockdown in 2020. And he’s now joined the parts, clothing and accessories team as storeman, with duties including managing stock and posting web orders.
Krinks has solid retail experience, having worked at a builders’ merchant where he got to know Richard Paine, Orwell’s general manager. And he’s definitely enjoying his new role at Orwell. “I’m really impressed,” said Krinks. “It’s a good atmosphere here, it’s smart and it’s all about motorbikes. It’s a great place to be a customer and also to work.”
Paine said “He’s an absolute bike nut and a long-term customer here so, when the opportunity arose, he said what a brilliant way to spend his last four years of work. We’re going to revitalise our online shop and Grenville is a very major part of that process.”