Meet The Team - Fire Testing Technology

取締役会

James Haywood

取締役社長

James Haywood is an experienced Board Director, has a Beng, Chemical Engineering, Manchester University and an MBA, INSEAD.

He has previously worked as MD, for another UK Engineering and Manufacturing SME. Prior to that James has held senior international roles at several large corporate organisations and has strategic management consulting experience with Bain & Company.

James is also Managing Director of Aitchee Engineering Ltd and Sircal Instruments (UK) Ltd.

Stephen Grayson

Co-Founder & Director

Stephen Grayson, Chemist with over 40 years’ experience in fire research, co-founded FTT in 1989. Outside of his involvement with FTT, Stephen has set up and managed academic and contract fire research and testing laboratories, published several Books, is the Editor in Chief of the International “Fire and Materials Journal” , published by John Wiley and he Chairs the international Interflam and Fire and Materials conferences.

Together with the inventor of the Cone Calorimeter; Vyto Babrauskas, he developed the Cone Calorimeter usage and several standards in Europe. In 1992 he and Vyto published the textbook “Heat Release in Fires” which reviewed all methods of measuring heat release and using it for predictive modelling. Stephen developed and managed the European Commission (EC) Fire Performance of Electric Cables (FIPEC) project, which formed the scientific foundation for the Construction Product Regulation (CPR) classification testing of electric cables.

1980年以来、スティーブンは火災安全を扱う国内、ヨーロッパ、および国際標準化委員会に強力に貢献しており、コーン熱量計を扱うISO委員会を約20年間リードしてきました。

Sandra Pasantes

販売担当重役

Sandra Pasantesは、理学士号を取得しています。彼女は2007年に FTTに入社し、2015年にセールスディレクターに任命されました。

彼女は現在、特に大型コーン熱量計の開発と大規模テストへのモデリングを中心に、火災科学の博士号取得に向けて取り組んでいます。

サンドラは、火災安全を扱う多くの国内、ヨーロッパ、および国際標準化委員会のメンバーであり、ISO / TC92 / SC1 / WG11委員会の英国の専門家です。

サンドラは、サーカルインスツルメンツのセールスディレクターでもあります。

Simon Burgan

Finance Director

Simon holds a degree in Physics from the University of Bristol and trained in audit with Smith & Williamson in London. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, completing his professional qualification in industry in 1996.

Following early finance roles across retail and renewable energy, Simon went on to build broad commercial finance experience and, in 2005, established his own consultancy, providing financial control and Finance Director services to businesses across a wide range of manufacturing, engineering and technology sectors.

Simon brings extensive experience in strategic finance, financial stewardship, ERP and business intelligence implementation, and financial modelling.

Simon is also Finance Director of Aitchee Engineering Ltd and Sircal Instruments (UK) Ltd.

Andrew Green

最高技術責任者

Andrew Green has a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. He joined FTT in 1994 and was appointed as Chief Technical Officer in 2018. Between 1997 and 2000 Andrew was involved in the research of the European Commission (EC) Fire Performance of Electric Cables (FIPEC) project, which formed the scientific foundation for the Construction Product Regulation (CPR) classification testing of electric cables. The successful conclusion and publication of this project resulted in Andrew co-authoring the FIPEC report. Andrew has developed all FTT‘s instrument software, he has worked closely with FTT‘s Engineering Team in the design and development of all instrumentation and is also actively involved in National, European and International standardisation committees dealing with fire safety.

Franck Balducchi

Operations and Technical Director

Franck leads FTT‘s engineering and product development teams, bringing together his passion for innovation and engineering.

After completion of his PhD at the French Space Agency, he spent his early career developing a range of products elegantly bridging the gap between research and real-world application.

Franck has worked across several advanced manufacturing sectors, ranging from oil and gas to agriculture, leading projects that combine mechanical design, electronics and software integration.