Meet The Team - Fire Testing Technology

董事会

James Haywood

总经理

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.

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

销售总监

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。

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

首席技术官

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.