I share my life in Shropshire with Shelley my wonderful wife and five amazing children, plus a rather delinquent show Cocker spaniel called Mylo.

An appreciation of traditional craft skills has been a long-held passion of mine, which encompasses my journey with ceramics. In 1984 during my degree in 3-Dimensional Design in Wood, Metal, Ceramics & Glass at Manchester Polytechnic I developed a career plan using the skills gained from this course, and in 1989 following my degree a college friend and I set up a ceramic tile manufacturing business in Jackfield, Shropshire. After 11 years of manufacturing ceramic tiles the business was taken over in 2000 by Craven Dunnill & Co, who offered me the role of Production Director of the new company Craven Dunnill Jackfield.

During my 34-year career I have been lucky enough to work with the most amazingly skilled ceramic production team, capable of handling extremely technically challenging contemporary and historic restoration projects in the UK and internationally, with their work winning the Triennial Awards in 2011, 2014 and a special commendation in 2017.

After 33 years manufacturing ceramic tiles and at the age of 57, I wrote my first CV, leaving my role as Director of Craven Dunnill Jackfield and Craven Dunnill & Co, to join HENI as Production Manager, working on architectural glass and ceramic projects with the Brian Clarke Studio. Having studied glass during my degree I felt I had unfinished business working with this media so the opportunity of working with Brian has given me the chance of achieving one of my life goals.

Born a Londoner it was a very proud moment for me when in 2018, I was admitted to The Worshipful Company of Tylers & Bricklayers and later that year became a Freeman of the City of London.

Currently I am a member of the Tylers & Bricklayers Craft Committee and a Ceramic & Glass skills assessor for QEST (The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust). Both of which I enjoy, as being able to give something back to support the continuation of craft skills in the UK is vital.

Archaeology, History, Art, and family play an important part in our lives, which involves travelling to some amazing places around the world and British Isles. Doubled with a fascination for horticulture, and in my case Hardy Orchids, these interests keep us both exceptionally busy.