Associate Consultant wood scientist. Timber training, technical investigations, expert witness and product certification.

Consultant to the forest products industry, specialising in timber protection technologies. With over 30 years experience in profitable product and service innovation and leading a multi site manufacturing organisation, I can analyse your opportunities and problems, construct realistic solutions and deliver rapid results.

• Full P&L responsibility for a UK based, multi-site service provider to the forest products and construction industry.• Doubled the profitability of the company within two years through cost reduction and efficiency.• Introduced new products and service offerings which have now become core business.• Identification and managed closure of unprofitable sites and identified and developed opportunities for new sites. • Management of key customer and supplier relationships in the UK… Show more • Full P&L responsibility for a UK based, multi-site service provider to the forest products and construction industry.• Doubled the profitability of the company within two years through cost reduction and efficiency.• Introduced new products and service offerings which have now become core business.• Identification and managed closure of unprofitable sites and identified and developed opportunities for new sites. • Management of key customer and supplier relationships in the UK and overseas.• Developed, implemented and management of Quality Management systems (ISO9001), Environmental Management systems (ISO14001 and Factory Product Control (FPC). • Development and implementation of Human Resource management and Health & Safety systems and migrating these from paper based to online. • Construction and delivery of in-house training programmes.• Completed the development and implementation of a complete rebranding of the products and services of the company resulting in the unique and coherent brand identity, Sentrin. • Development, construction and maintenance of the company website and intranet. www.ptgtreatments.co.uk/• Development and graphic design of the company commercial and technical literature, (available from www.ptgtreatments.co.uk) Show less

• Responsibility for £10 Million sales in the UK and Eire for a multinational chemical company.• Management of the internal and field-based sales teams. • Liaison with R&D and marketing to ensure the appropriate new products were delivered on time.• Market introduction of the most widely globally used wood preservative, Tanalith E to the UK, USA and Australasia www.lonzawoodprotection.com/eu/tanalith-family/• Developed the first company website and intranet.• Development and… Show more • Responsibility for £10 Million sales in the UK and Eire for a multinational chemical company.• Management of the internal and field-based sales teams. • Liaison with R&D and marketing to ensure the appropriate new products were delivered on time.• Market introduction of the most widely globally used wood preservative, Tanalith E to the UK, USA and Australasia www.lonzawoodprotection.com/eu/tanalith-family/• Developed the first company website and intranet.• Development and implementation of the Investors in People initiative for 80 staff. Show less

• Management of the R&D, marketing and introduction of a new product category to prevent mould and bacterial spoilage on freshly cut timber, into global markets.• Antiblu Select was developed, approved by regulators and introduced to markets in Europe, South America and Australasia within two years.• This product remains a core product for the company www.lonzawoodprotection.com/eu/antiblu-family/

• Scientific biological efficacy research into alternative wood preservatives.• Laboratory and field-based research in Europe, USA and South America.• International Patent WO9627483 (A1) granted for the development of Tanalith E wood preservative that allowed the removal of arsenic and chromium from wood preservative formulations.• Development of Vacsol AQUA wood preservative that replaced organic solvents and metal based biocides with water and organic agrobiocides.