Skip to main content
Meet The Team

Meet The Team

The Murray Group is a family owned business and has been representing Volkswagen in the South West since 2001.

David Lay

General Sales Manager

David Lay

David Lay

David has been in the automotive industry since April 2004, and his favourite thing about the job is helping happy returning customers! When he's not at work, David enjoys watching Liverpool and water sports.

Martyn Sharland

Aftersales & Site Operations Manager

Martyn Sharland

Martyn Sharland

Martyn started in the motor industry as a parts apprentice on the 1st June 1976, after 36 years working for a Ford franchise he saw the light and joined Murray Volkswagen & Škoda in January 2012, he has 3 grownup children and 1 granddaughter and lives in Wellington in Somerset. Martyn believes the atmosphere and positive attitude of the whole team is what makes Murray Newton Abbot a great place to work and do business, he is very proud of their achievements which that have made Murray Volkswagen a multi award winning retailer year on year.

David Welch

Parts Supervisor

David Welch

David Welch

Dave joined the Murray Group at Newton Abbot in 2012, having started in the motor trade in 2002 as an apprentice within the Volkswagen group. He is a strong believer in Volkswagen as a brand, he loves achieving the goals set within the business and believes the secret to their success is the team he works with. Outside work he is a massive movie and live music fan and enjoys socialising.

Adrian Epsley

New Car Sales Controller

Adrian Epsley

Adrian Epsley

Adrian joined the Murray Group back in 2006 making him one of our longest employees! He enjoys working within sales and the results that come from a great team to work with. Outside of work Adrian spends his free time with his family or playing Golf. He is also a big music fan and likes to attend gigs.

Mike Bailey

Parts Supervisor

Mike Bailey

Mike Bailey

Mike joined the Murray Group at Newton Abbot in 2006 and was promoted to his current role in Plymouth in 2012, he joined the industry in 2000 after a number of years electrical testing. Prior to that he was in the Royal Engineers serving in Germany and the UK. Mike has a huge belief in the Volkswagen product and that belief alongside the confidence he has in the abilities of his colleagues are two great reasons to work for the Murray Group.