Meet the Team

Mike Gilbert
Mike is an 18th edition qualified electrician with 3 years experience on all aspects of the operation and commissioning of micro CHP systems.

John Wilks
Manufacturing Manager
John leads the assembly team with a focus on maintaining a consistent build quality to ensure both swift commissioning at site and reliable operation. He is a hand welding and fabrication technology/technician with 16 years’ experience on contracts for the Ministry of Defence and Offshore vessels. He is qualified to carry out NDT weld testing and inspection. Accredited CSCS card member and an experienced Site Manager.

Adam Glover
Senior Electrical Technician and Electrical Duty holder
Adam is a time served electrician and has gained extensive experience in installation, maintenance, design and commissioning of electrical & instrumentation systems and equipment. This was gained whilst working on various types of projects across different sectors of the Process industry.
Adam is the Companies Electrical Duty Holder and provides technical support and compliance advice to all members of the Biogen team.

Steve Raven
Lead Fabrication Technician
Steve is a time served fitter/welder with over 40 years experience in the Fabrication sector and has extensive knowledge of all aspects of “making it in metal”.

Nathan Roberts
Assembly Technician
Nathan works in the “build team”with responsibility for pipework assembly and test. He also assists the fabrication team wand is working towards becoming a time served welder fabricator.

Matt Horsley
Matt joined the renewables sector after starting his career working for Honda as a Master Automotive Service Technician. He heads up the service team and is focussing our efforts to mimimise Life Cycle cost whilst maximising power and heat output.

Jay Coleman
Engine Technician
Jay is a time served automotive technician, with an extensive experience of working on automotive engines both on the mechanical and electrical systems. He has a background in motor vehicle repair, diagnosis and maintenance. His role at Biogen centres on assembly and engine optimisation.

Rick Burns
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician
Rick is a time served electrician with experience working within the petrochemical and advanced manufacturing sectors. Ricks role includes working with German colleagues to identify opportunities to apply latest Process Control and A.I. concepts to improve process stability and energy output.
Trevor Smith
Trevor is a Chemical Engineer with 30 years experience in the Manufacturing, Waste and Renewables sectors. Working as a Tier 1 subcontractor for Biogen he provides design services to projects across our portfolio of products.
Sean Reid
Engine Technician
Sean is a time served automotive technician, with an extensive experience of working on automotive engines both on the mechanical and electrical systems. He has a background in motor vehicle repair, diagnosis and maintenance. His role at Biogen centres on assembly and engine optimisation.

Robert Hearn
Development Technician
Robert has recently graduated with a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering. He has spent several years working on an oil and gas refinery in South Wales as an undergraduate Process Engineer. He will be assisting Biogen with development and optimisation of the new E5 project, and existing projects.

Louisa Brookes
Louisa is your first point of call if you have a query on service, accounts or need to adjust your delivery slot.
Paul Matthews
Chairman
Paul has 35 years business experience in a range of Technological and Financial Companies. He started his career as a lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics at Dundee University before working on Mathematical Modeling of Oil Fields at IPEC. He subsequently worked in Finance where he became head of Global Arbitrage Trading at Salomon Brothers. In 2000 he founded the hedge fund Endeavour Capital LLP and also invests in a range of businesses from International Property to Renewable Energy Technologies.

Julian Ackerley
Julian is a Chartered Chemical Engineer and has 30 years experience working in the Manufacturing, Waste and the Renewable Energy sectors. The last 10 years have been spent working with the development of pre-processing of Biomass fuels to make them suitable for Gasification via micro CHP systems from 50 to 1,000 KWe.