Meet the Team

Gary Turton

Jim’s Northland & North Auckland

Gary became a Jim’s Mowing Regional Franchisor in 2005, mowed lawns and re-learned business as a ‘Jim’. Since then Gary has learned what it takes to build and run successful Mowing and Garden Care businesses. Since 2005 the NZ North team have more than quadrupled in size, while demand for services has grown hugely, from no new requests unserviced in 2006 to over 1000 unserviced new client requests each year (so we really need more Franchisees to keep up with the demand).

Gary sees a Jim’s Mowing franchise as providing opportunity – to completely change your life. To regain the ability to choose your life – your time, your clients, your earnings. And that means (mostly) it is good fun too.

Stephen Kirby

Jim’s Auckland, Waikato, Taranaki, Wellington, Canterbury & Otago / Southland

Stephen started off his Jim’s Career working in the Jim’s Call Centre, on his second day he started taking New Zealand calls.

Stephen has strong New Zealand roots, brought up in the South Island. Lived in Christchurch before the devasting earthquakes struck.

Stephen has a passion for excellent customer service and support of Franchisees. There are Franchises available across Stephen’s Regions and throughout NZ. It’s a great lifestyle opportunity to be your own boss and start an exciting new business with the support of a team behind you.

Darrell Webber

Jim’s BoP & Hawkes Bay

Darrell became a Jim’s Mowing Regional Franchisor in 2018. He started with Jim’s as a Test & Tag Franchisee in 2015, and in 2017 he was the winner of the Jim’s Test & Tag Franchisee of the Year Award.

The Bay of Plenty and Hawkes Bay Area is large in size and has a big demand for services; a lot are going unserviced which means there are great opportunities for new Franchisees coming in, as well as existing Franchisees to grow.

Darrell believes the relationship between the Franchisee and Franchisor is a partnership and his goal is to have happy & successful Franchisees. Working is grossly overrated (a necessary evil) but it’s something most of us have to do so why not do something that gives you flexibility about what and when you do it, and at the same time provides you with a comfortable income, for a modest investment.

When Darrell’s not working, he likes to spend his time with his family, friends, he enjoys watching cricket, motorsport and would like to spend more time on the river trout fishing.