#18 Driven to Succeed - Edward Cockill's Inspiring Story in Automotive - On The Ramp Podcast

Ed Cockhill of Uckfield Motor Services joins us to discuss his journey from motorsport aspirations to managing and growing a thriving family business. Learn about the challenges of expanding into commercial services, balancing innovation with tradition, and navigating the ever-changing automotive landscape. This episode is sponsored by Castrol and The Race Group, to learn more about Castrol Service please visit https://www.castrol.com/en_gb/united-kingdom/home/partner-with-us/independent-workshops.html 00:00 - introduction 01:40 - Previous Failures 02:49 - The career path that led to joining the family business 12:03 - F1 Talk… 13:18 - Moving to the family business 23:09 - Starting a Commercial Branch 37:39 - Do you specialise in a specific brand? 40:48 - What’s your view on EV? 47:53 - Going through a rough patch and getting over it 1:04:02 - What can we expect from you in the future? ⁠https://beacons.ai/ontheramp