Scott Formston- B.Eng, M.B.A, Grad A.I.C.D.
Scott was first involved with Temples in 2001 when he managed the day-to-day business for a few years and was always impressed by the diversity of the market sectors served and the length of service of a number of the people. When the opportunity came up to acquire the company in 2004 from the parent Bristile Ltd, he was one of the first to put up his money. Scott met his wife at Temples and they now have two boys who are budding soccer players (thanks to their mums South American genes). Scott worked for Rinker and Boral for the first 20 years of his career. During this time he ran a number of different business units in the quarrying, concrete, transport and precast industries before taking over the Managing Directors role in Temples.
Lindy Ford
Lindy has been involved in the transport industry for over 30 years. She originally scheduled vehicles for Finemores however early on, began to specialise in the field of distribution and warehousing. Lindy has extensive knowledge of the transport and warehousing of dangerous goods and a passion for the industry in general.
Russell Patchett
Russell is a mechanical fitter by trade and has worked in the industry for over 20 years. He has worked for a number of multinational companies as a senior operations manager and has a solid background in all things mechanical as well as operations management. Russell’s family is heavily involved in motor sports and you will often see him at a racing event helping in the pits to ‘get that little extra bit of performance’. This is a personal trait that Russell carries to everything he does.
Margaret Tang Yan - B.Com (Accounting)
Originally from Mauritius, Margaret started her working career in the freight forwarding and logistics industry and remained in the same industry for over 15 years. She moved to Perth with her family in 2009 where she got the opportunity to join the finance team of a road transport company which provides services of refrigerated and general cargo to major towns and mine sites throughout the Pilbara and the Kimberley. Margaret holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting) from Curtin University and has extensive accounting experience working for both small private and large entities.
Sarah Lynn
Sarah has been with Temples for a number of years in an operations role and has accumulated the best part of a decade of ‘hands on’ transport experience in the field. Sarah is a passionate professional that brings a refreshing perspective to the Risk Quality and Compliance role within our diverse business. She is continually updating her knowledge and skills with formal qualifications in a variety of academic fields.
Bruce Louth
Bruce has worked for Temples since 2003 and was originally a chicken catcher before becoming a leading hand and then the supervisor of the team. He originally was a brick paver who found work a bit quiet and a mate of his suggested there was plenty of work catching chickens for Temples. He tried it and is still with us many years later. He is married with three children.
Karen Temple
As a little girl Karen always wanted to spend time with her dad Jim. They would often go down to the wharf together and see the sheep boats being loaded by the Temples fleet. Sometimes dad would even let her go in the truck with one of the drivers. Karen really loved being involved in the family business and felt apart of the company from a very young age. As a young adult Karen worked in finance and then tried the mining and medical industries. However the early seeds were firmly planted by her dad and Karen inevitably came home to Temples and has been a part of the company’s success for over 10 years.
