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, 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.
自1980年以来,Stephen一直是有关消防安全的国家,欧洲和国际标准化委员会的有力贡献者,并领导了有关锥形量热仪的ISO委员会约20年。
Sandra Pasantes拥有理学学士学位。她于2007年加入 FTT,并于2015年被任命为销售总监。
她目前正在攻读火灾科学博士学位,重点围绕大型锥形量热仪的开发和大尺度试验的建模。
Sandra是负责消防安全的许多国家,欧洲和国际标准化委员会的成员,并且是ISO / TC92 / SC1 / WG11委员会的英国专家。
Sandra还是Sircal Instruments的销售总监。
Matthew Backshall拥有物理学学位和材料表征硕士学位。
A Chartered Physicist, Matthew has extensive experience in scientific instrumentation, having worked in a range of businesses, including; vacuum science, spectroscopy and medical devices. He has over 25 years’ experience in the industry with over 15 years experience in leading operations teams.
他于2018年加入 FTT 担任运营总监,之前曾在Judges Scientific PLC集团内的其他两家公司担任运营总监职务。
Matthew还是Sircal Instruments的运营总监。
After completing a degree in Architectural Engineering & Design Management at Loughborough University in 2008, Kieran began his professional career by training as a Chartered Accountant with Mazars, qualifying in 2016. He subsequently joined KPMG’s audit department, where he gained further experience working with a wide range of clients across multiple sectors.
In 2017, Kieran transitioned into industry, joining MCL as Financial Controller. Over the next five years, he played a key role in the company’s financial operations, contributing to its growth and development. In early 2022, he was promoted to Finance Director of MCL and later its subsidiary, roles he held until June 2025. During his tenure, he led on strategic financial planning, compliance, and reporting, supporting senior leadership in key business decisions and operational improvements.
Andrew Green拥有机械工程和材料科学的硕士学位。他于1994年加入 FTT,并于2018年被任命为首席技术官。
1997年至2000年期间,安德鲁(Andrew)参与了欧洲委员会(EC)电缆防火性能(FIPEC)项目的研究,该项目为建筑产品法规(CPR)对电缆进行分类测试奠定了科学基础。该项目的成功完成和出版促使安德鲁(Andrew)共同撰写了FIPEC报告。
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.
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