The Team

Jamie is a Chartered Engineer and educated at the Universities of Durham and Cambridge.

He’s married with 4 children, who are all growing up way too fast!

Jamie is passionate about Pneumatrol delivering Continuous Improvements as a business in every aspect of the product and service that we provide to our customers.

• “Delivering effective Continuous Improvement is always a team effort.”
• “I regard it as my personal responsibility to create the right environment and culture within the business so that the whole team can grow and improve.”

Outside of work his main passion is target rifle shooting. He still competes both nationally and internationally and has regularly represented Wales for many years. The highlight of which was representing Wales at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Andy is a qualified engineer with a background in mechanical and production engineering. He has 26 years of International sales experience within the pneumatic motion control and fluid controls industry. Prior to joining Pneumatrol he spent 12 years at IMI Norgren.

He is married with 2 grown up children.

Andy is passionate about Pneumatrol understanding the specific requirements of our customers and delivering first class customer service.

“Gaining a deep understanding of our customers enables us to tailor our customer service accordingly. We are dedicated to working with our customers to understand the problems they face so that we can develop and implement solutions that provide real value and differentiation both in terms of our products and service”

Outside of work Andy has a passion for football and is an avid Reading supporter who has held a season ticket for many years. He also follows Formula one motor racing and plans to travel to further international grand prix races in the years ahead.

David has over 40 years of experience in the manufacturing sector, the majority of this working for a large international organisation within the rail industry. He has worked across a wide range of disciplines including Operations, Quality, Project Management and Technology Transfer. He has also spent several years in a European wide role leading business Improvement projects. He believes that there is ‘always a better way’ in any aspect of business and strives to promote this ethos within Pneumatrol.

“Operations should firstly deliver what they promise to deliver then constantly try to exceed this.”

Outside of work David plays an occasional round of golf and is always open to improvement suggestions.

Liz is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. She has more than 20 years of experience in Quality Assurance spanning across a variety of industries including wallcoverings, gift cards, and Christmas decorations. Her expertise enables the development of Management Systems and helps to drive and support improvements within Pneumatrol.

Liz is passionate about ensuring the business has a real understanding of customer requirements. She is responsible for developing processes and measures which support the business in achieving the goals.

“I firmly believe that central to the role of Quality Manager is the ability to facilitate and coach individuals and teams which enables areas for improvement to be identified and developed to achieve business improvements.”

Outside of work, life is very busy for Liz, with two young girls and living on a dairy farm! In her spare time, Liz enjoys baking, which enables her to keep a hungry farmer fed and running.

Stephen is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants with many years of experience working for SME companies.

Stephen is passionate about maximising financial performance and ensuring long term stability and profitability for Pneumatrol.

He is married and outside of work he enjoys playing golf and scuba diving.

Richard studied at Southampton University for his Engineering qualifications. He has more than 25 years of global knowledge and experience within a variety of industry sectors including the Process Automation and Energy Sector markets. He previously worked 23 years at IMI Precision Engineering (Norgren Limited) prior to joining Pneumatrol.

He is married with 2 children.

“With the excellent UK track record Pneumatrol has within our major markets, together with being the market leaders for the supply of NAMUR valve, it’s my job to take all that experience into the Export market to create a company double the size through Distribution and direct sales, with the existing and future exciting new product ranges.”

Richard’s other interests include playing golf, collecting and playing guitars, attending live music and musical events. He is also a supporter of Portsmouth Football Club.

John is a qualified marine and mechanical engineer. He has 30 years of UK and European sales experience within the pneumatic motion control industry. He has worked for the company for last 10 years and has previously spent 13 years at Parker Pneumatic.

John is very enthusiastic and driven about Pneumatrol delivering excellent customer service and to develop strong partnerships with our customers.

“In working closely with our customers we learn about their problems and requirements. With this knowledge we can then develop engineered pneumatic solutions to meet their needs and add real value for the benefit of our customers”

Outside of work John likes to keep fit by going to the gym, cycling and walking. He has a sailing boat that he enjoys racing at the local sailing club.

Colin is a sales professional with over 35 years’ experience in the fluid power industry. He covers the south of UK as well as certain key accounts on a nationwide basis and rates customer service as the key element in delivering excellent service to Pneumatrol’s customers.

Zoe is an Associate of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. She is qualified with an Intermediate Diploma in Human Resource Management. Within her previous career history she had spent 13 years managing customer services, training and HR functions also in the private sector.

“I joined the organisation in 2010 and have enjoyed working within the heart of the business whilst supporting both our customers and our employees. The changes and improvements that Pneumatrol has made are of significant steps, I am pleased to being a part of a business that invests in the future.”

When not at work Zoe is usually in her element shopping at the Trafford Centre.

Steve is a qualified Electro Mechanical Engineer with a wide range of experience in technical roles in various industries. He formerly served in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

Main pastimes include fishing, gardening at home and at his allotment, as well as enjoying time with his family and grandchildren.

Tina has worked for the company for 24 years, started in 1991 when the company was RGS. She started working on the shop floor within the valve assembly department involving assembly & testing. Later on she progressed into the sales office. She provides quotation thanks to her high level of product knowledge. Whilst being in the sales office Tina has been trained up on exporting and arranging shipments to our customers around the globe.

Tina is passionate about providing good customer service.

When she has any spare time, she enjoys socialising with friends and cooking with her children.

Nicola has over a decade of experience in sales and customer service within some of the UK’s leading uniform companies. Nicola has worked her way up and through the businesses from inbound telephone sales to sales office manager and has gained a wealth of experience. Nicola believes that “customer service is not a department… It’s everyone’s job”

Nicola has been with the company for 5 years.  Her main role and priority is to progress and expedite customers’ orders.  She understands that Pneumatrol’s customers have their own requirements and demands and that’s why it is so important to deliver the product “on time, in full and error free.”

Nicola is currently completing an adult NVQ Diploma in Business Improvement Techniques and also BTEC in Lean Organisational Management Techniques. One of Nicola’s passions in business is continuous improvement and she believes that small changes can make a big difference.