School friends Luke and Johnny have turned their keen passion for cars into their livelihood and business. It all started out in 2003 whilst the guys were at University together and they decided to purchase a CRX to break. This then snow balled into some more Honda’s being broken and they began to import a few cars too as a bit of a hobby until the pair decided that they could make a business out of it.
It was 2006 when they first took the plunge and officially setup Tegiwa Imports Ltd. Initially the business model revolved around importing performance Honda cars from Japan alongside used parts and wheels onto UK shores. The business developed further when they had some smaller parts like brake stoppers manufactured. However, when the recession hit back in 2009, the market for imported parts soon started to dry up, so the guys turned their hand to dealing aftermarket performance parts.
Fast forward to the modern day, and Tegiwa Imports are now the European distributor for global brands such as Skunk2 Racing, Yellow Speed Racing, K-Tuned, MFactory and Apex Race Parts. With over 150 brands on the website and still rapidly growing, Tegiwa is quickly becoming a household name amongst tuning enthusiasts. Tegiwa now boast a 22 person strong team and continue jumping from strength to strength, with an array of cars known internally as the Tegiwa Fast Fleet, including an endurance spec Honda NSX and BMW M4 GT4. We’re also title sponsors for the 750MC Club Enduro Championship and very much actively involved in the world of motorsport. Learn more about the team that makes Tegiwa what it is below!
On a day-to-day basis, Luke oversees the operations in Tegiwa and plays a major role in bringing new dealers on board. He’s the face of our motorsport ventures with him piloting our Honda NSX and BMW M4 GT4.
Toy: Honda NSX
Daily: Porsche Taycan Turbo S, Dodge RAM 1500
Dream Car: Koenigsegg Regera
Regret Selling: Evo 9 Wagon
Luke
Director
A.K.A Johnny Tegiwa is considered to be the social face of Tegiwa – you’ll find him all over the internet replying to questions or requests from customers. He believes that interaction from the top is essential when keeping ‘in-touch’ with customers. He also oversees marketing, social media and is our resident Genuine Honda Parts nerd.
Toy: Honda CRX VT
Daily: Porsche Taycan 4S, VW Amarok V6
Dream Car: Lamborghini Huracan Performante
Regret Selling: Honda NSX
Johnny
Director
Andy, or ‘Fordy’ as some of you might know him as oversees the running of the warehouse. If he’s not in the warehouse, you’ll probably catch him in the workshop making HEL braided lines or whittling something up for one of our race cars.
Toy: Nissan Skyline R33 GTR
Daily: Mini Countryman Cooper S
Dream Car: Hummer H1 Alpha
Regret Selling: Phoenix Yellow DC2 98 Spec
Andy
Warehouse Foreman
The brains behind the e-commerce platform and anything else technical related. Often referred to as ‘Mikes Motors’ as he often turns up at Tegiwa HQ with a different car every week!
Toy: BMW F80 M3 & K-Swap Civic EK
Daily: Civic FN2 Type R
Dream Car: Lamborghini Huracan Performante
Regret Selling: Honda Civic EK9 Turbo
Mike
Web Developer
Richard deals with dealer support and orders the parts and components to keep our warehouse stocked. Forever tinkering with his own vehicles, if you’re on the phone to ‘technical support’, chances are you’ll be on the phone to Rich.
Toy: Datsun 240Z, K20 Civic EG
Daily: Audi A8
Dream Car: Lexus LFA
Regret Selling: Civic EG Turbo
Richard
Purchasing
Initially starting in the warehouse alongside Andy and moving up to the role of stock controller, Chris eventually made his way into the office. Not only does he support our customer service team, Chris heads up things on our eBay store.
Toy: Honda Integra DC5 Type R
Daily: Citroen AX 16v
Dream Car: McLaren F1 LM
Regret Selling: Rusty DC2
Chris
eBay Support
If there’s new graphics on the website, social media or a physical display, chances are that Dave’s made it. When he’s not sat at his desk producing the latest artwork, you’ll probably find him in the photobooth snapping the latest products or track side capturing Tegiwa’s racing ventures.
Toy: BMW E92 M3
Daily: Skoda Fabia
Dream Car: Ferrari F40
Regret Selling: MK2 Ford Focus RS
Dave
Graphic Designer & Photographer
What Jim doesn’t know about the most randomest of cars, isn’t worth knowing! Jim is on the frontline of the customer service team to deal with advice and orders.
Toy: Nissan 200SX S13
Daily: Volkswagen Golf GTD
Dream Car: Any R30 Skyline
Regret Selling: VW Jetta MK2
Jim
Customer Service
If you’ve been down to Tegiwa HQ, the first person you met was probably Thaine as he operates our reception and deals with our walk-in customers. If he’s not busy on the phonelines, you’ll more than likely find him in the kitchen eating his sixth meal of the day.
Daily: Fiat 500L
Dream Car: Mercedes C63 S Coupe
Regret Selling: Mini Cooper S
Thaine
Dealer Support
When we add a new brand to our e-commerce channels, it’s probably gone through Richard. Dealing with large spreadsheets of information, he’s responsible for putting this onto our website ready for you guys to buy.
Daily/Toy: JDM Honda S2000 AP1
Dream Car: Nissan Skyline GT-R Hakosuka
Regret Selling: None
Richard
e-Commerce Admin
Connor receives the latest products and is responsible for checking them in and locating them in our warehouse. When Connor’s not at work you’ll probably find him behind the wheel of his sim racer putting some laps in.
Daily: Honda Accord
Toy: Honda CRX K-Swap
Dream Car: Ferrari F40
Connor
Stock Controller
You’ll find Dan busy picking stock and packing parcels in our warehouse and making sure that everything is spick and span.
Daily: Honda Zoomer 50cc
Dream Car: 1969 El Camino
Daniel
Warehouse Operative
Kyer initially joined Tegiwa as an office administrator before making the step over to the eBay team to help Chris. If you’re after help or support with our eBay webstore, Kyer will be their to lend a helping hand.
Daily: Seat Leon
Toy: Honda Civic EP3
Dream Car: Porsche GT2 RS
Regret Selling: K-Swap EG
Kyer
eBay Support
Our resident videographer, Spencer, is the man behind the lens of our fantastic YouTube channel. From promo vids to race weekends and unboxing videos, there’s not much that Spencer hasn’t tackled!
Daily:Megane RS 275 Cup
Dream Car: BMW M2 Comp
Spencer
Videographer
Daily: Mazda 3
Charlotte
Accounts
Taylor joined our warehouse team in mid-2022, you’ll find him at the packing bench shipping orders out worldwide!
Daily: Cupra 280
Dream Car: Sierra Sapphire Cosworth
Tay
Warehouse Operative
Jason joined our warehouse team in mid-2022, you’ll find him at the packing bench shipping orders out worldwide!
Dream Car: Shelby Mustang GT500
Jason
Warehouse Operative
Alex is part of our warehouse team and has always got a smile on his face! If he’s not busy packing your orders, you’ll find him down an aisle busy picking your products.
Toy: Ford Racing Puma
Daily: Range Rover
Dream Car: Jaguar XKSS
Alex
Warehouse Manager
Usually found at the packing bench getting orders ready to be sent out worldwide, Steve is the latest member of the Tegiwa warehouse team.
Daily: Honda Civic EP3
Dream Car: RB26 Silvia S15
Steve
Warehouse Operative
Eddy joins the customer service team alongside Jim and Thaine. If you’ve emailed the web sales guys or picked up the phone to have a chat with us, then chances are you’ll be speaking with Eddy!
Daily: Honda Civic EP3
Dream Car: Ferrari 599 GTO
Regrets Selling: 2000 Fiat Panda Young
Eddy
Customer Service
Connor is the latest member of the Tegiwa team and joins us with a wealth of knowledge about MINI’s. He’ll be splitting his time between the customer service team and purchasing!
Daily: Mini Coupe S R58
Dream Car: AMG GT-R
Regrets Selling: 1989 Mini Sky
Connor
Customer Service
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Tegiwa Imports Limited acts as a broker and offers credit from PayPal Credit and other providers. Subject to status, terms and conditions apply.
PayPal Credit is a trading name of PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg.