I had the opportunity when joining our family run business to help shape the company for the future. To introduce systems and processes, to take us forward, enabling us to complete much larger contracts and to further secure our role in the Child Safety arena.

Responsible for a small team of engineers involved in capital investment projects around the UK, for power generation and landfill gas control. Work involved assessing for viability aswel as design of the plant to achieve both business and environmental needs, the installation and commissioning. I was also involved with the Material Recovery Facilities at Peterborough, Elstow and Milton Keynes.

After a 5 year Mechanical engineering apprenticeship, I worked on facilities planning, initially mechanical services, and latterly, mechanical handling and conveyors. I was involved in many major capital investment projects for the Luton Body and Paint shops, Trim and Final Assembly. During the period 1980 to 1986 I was working in a similar role in the Ellesmere Port facility in Cheshire. Coming back to Luton I became more involved with the site engineering element of the facilities team, supervising and monitoring site activity for the contractors involved in these projects. I then progressed onto Project Management and was responsible for a team of Electrical and Conveyor planning personal.