Call today: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday: 8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday: 8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday: 8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Ryedale
Enterprise Way, Thornton Road Business Park, Pickering, YO18 7NA
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Welcome to Ryedale agency – based in Pickering and serving all of Ryedale. We have an experienced team to provide a personal, friendly and local service. We take the time to listen to your needs and help you seek insurance and financial solutions that are right for you.
Here at NFU Mutual we have built our reputation on providing a professional, friendly service to all our customers, giving you the help you need, when and where you need it. We are on hand to look after your personal insurances, protect your business through our commercial insurance products and our risk management services, and we have experts who can make sure you get appropriate advice on pensions, investments and protections policies. Situated at Thornton Road Business Park in Pickering, we offer a personal service to both our commercial and personal customers.
NFU Mutual
Peter Hambling
Senior Agent
Having grown up on a farming estate in Norfolk managed by my father, I graduated from Newcastle University with a BSc Hons in Agriculture. I went on to qualify as an accountant and worked for farm machinery dealer Ripon Farm Services Ltd for 10 years. My previous experiences have placed me in an ideal position to deal with agricultural, commercial and personal customers in all aspects of insurance, investments and their protection needs.
Rob Hicks
Agent
Andy Stephenson
Agent
Growing up on the outskirts of Scarborough and attending local schools, the farming community was never too far away. I went on to graduate from Hull University with a Degree in Biology and London University with a Law Degree. I started my career working within the local authority covering water supplies and environmental issues. Previous to me becoming an Agent at the Pickering office, I worked for the NFU regional office in York as an Environment Adviser and latterly a County Adviser covering the York East area. This enabled me to get to know the Ryedale area and the farming community within it. I shall be dealing with all aspects of insurance covering agriculture, commercial and personal customers.
Hannah Lumley-Senior
Agency Manager
Pippa Breeze
Commerical Account Handler
Ricki-Leigh Bell
Commercial Account Handler
Rachel Craft
Commercial Account Handler
Rachel grew up on a local family dairy farm and graduated from Aberystwyth University with a first-class Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture with Business Studies. She previously worked in NFU Mutual’s equine and pet claims department. She joined our team as a Commercial Account Handler in May 2020. Rachel’s role involves supporting new and existing clients with all their insurance needs and also promotes our financial services products.
Helen Belt
Customer Services Adviser
Helena Eddon
Customer Service Adviser
Rebecca Teasdale
Customer Service Adviser
Lauren Smith
Customer Service Adviser
Lauren has worked in the customer service industry previously and started with the agency in July 2018. Her main role in the office is dealing with new motor and personal clients along with speaking to existing clients regarding their current insurances. Lauren lives locally and is active on her family small holding.
Laura Skaife
Customer Service Adviser
Laura joined the team in May 2019 having worked in the customer service industry working at a local farm shop, gaining the importance of supporting the local community and their businesses. Her main role in the office is servicing our existing clients with motor and personal enquiries and claims whilst also offering our products and services to new customers.
Rachel Carter
Personal Assistant
Rachel is from a local family run arable and beef farm and re-joined the team in November 2018 as a Personal Assistant to the Agents, having worked at the North East NFU Regional Office for two and a half years. Rachel’s main duties are assisting the Agents in their day-to-day needs; arranging client appointments, diary management, NFU activities and all other admin needs.
James Young
Life Coordinator
James joined the Agency in April 2020 having started his career working for Barclays Bank for 13 years in a variety of roles. He will be working closely with our NFU Mutual Financial Adviser, Callum Woods to offer outstanding financial advice to our clients to help them achieve their life goals whether that be planning for retirement or making the most of investments. He will also work alongside the rest of the team to help grow the ever-expanding insurance book.
Callum Woods DipPFS Certs CII (MP & ER)
Financial Adviser
Callum has worked in financial services for over 10 years, priding himself on putting the client first and simplifying financial products. He advises on all aspects of NFU Mutual life assurance, pensions and investments. To contact Callum, you can call him directly on 07971 015240.