About - The Clean Tech Business Group

Ewan Bent

Ewan has a degree in Environmental Technology, and a 20 year career in Renewable Energy, the highlight of which was founding, and growing over 11, years a pioneering, highly successful and award winning biomass fuel business.

Since 2015, he has bought this experience as an entrepreneur to bear for the benefit of others as an active and impactful Business Coach, Mentor and Consultant. Ewan now works almost exclusively with SME’s in the clean tech and environmental goods and services sectors, and has a real passion for supporting start-ups and early stage businesses.

Ewan is the founder of the Clean Tech Business Group ltd, and of the Clean Tech Network.

He is based in the West Midlands.

Steve Allan

Steve spent his early career as a Finance Manager for medium sized engineering companies within the West Midlands, before managing all commercial aspects of a large overseas project. Steve, then moved into the third-party logistics sector rising to the position of Divisional Managing Director, working for Exel Plc, Securicor Plc and DHL. In these roles, he delivered significant cost and carbon savings by implementing wide ranging vehicle fleet management improvements.

For the last 10 years Steve has been working with SMEs as a Director, Non-Executive Director and Consultant across many different sectors. He uses his experience to solve business problems and identify business improvements, helping management teams deliver the change projects required.

Steve is our specialist in utilities procurement and water management.

He is based in the West Midlands.

Simon Shuker

Simon is a civil engineer and Director who has worked in infrastructure, renewable energy and utility sectors for more than 30 years. He has led multi-disciplinary teams in tendering, winning, designing, developing and constructing multi £m schemes, many of which are award-winners for his novel technical ideas and alternative approach.

An accredited business advisor, he concentrates on start-up, growth and new markets for technology and engineering based businesses and their supporting professionals.

He has strong expertise in identifying and forming R&D tax credit claims across all businesses and professional sectors, especially farming, renewable energy innovation, hydrogen industries, manufacturing, utilities and construction.

He is based in the South West.

Simon Maycock

Simon has over 25 years of senior leadership experience in driving R&D, lean supply chain, quality & continuous improvement within the global power and aerospace sectors. In 2017 he left GE to refocus his career on providing consultancy services to SMEs, particularly within the clean technology sectors.

He supports businesses particularly on Product Management, either as a startup or as part of diversification, and the development of their formal business management systems such as ISO9001 and 14001 to improve business performance. Simon has a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

He is based in the West Midlands

Simon Ball

Starting his career in R&D, Simon has worked in a range of businesses in senior roles, including at Jaguar Land Rover and Amazon. He has international experience having worked in the USA for 10 years, and was responsible for inter-company technology transfer with the UK, Germany and Austria.

Simon supports companies in claiming Research & Development Tax credits, including a number of innovative businesses focused on net zero or low carbon solutions. Previously responsible for business systems for a manufacturing SME, he is experienced in the ISO14001 environmental standard.

He is based in South Wales.

Alastair Cameron

Alastair has wide experience in innovative businesses ranging from heavy engineering through electronic assembly to microbiology. He worked with the offshore and nuclear sectors in technical roles early in his career, and then moved into operational management roles with a strong emphasis on ISO management system certification for high integrity industries. Alastair is knowledgeable on UK Research & Innovation schemes, and helps companies identify and apply for appropriate funding opportunities.

He works with companies bringing innovative products to market, ensuring that regulatory hurdles are fully considered and addressed at an early stage. He has developed detailed knowledge of the Microgeneration Certification Scheme for small scale power generation.

He is based in North Wales.

Simon Rowland Jones

Simon has 20 years’ experience as consultant to the service industry sector, including financial services. He has a degree in Engineering, and an MBA.

Simon worked for several household names, such as Chubb Alarms and RAC Motoring Services, before founding his own consulting business in October 2000, focusing on Business Process / Service Improvement and the Management of Change.

His interest in sustainability in business comes from 25 years as an expert in Lean re-engineering, the promotion of sustainability in industry, the elimination of waste and the reduction of unnecessary expenditure.

He is based in the West Midlands.

Duncan McDougal

Duncan is a PhD chemist, with a career background in manufacturing.. He has proven skills in generating increased capacity and reducing waste. The latter part extends to both material consumption and processing time – directly reducing energy consumption.

His experience in the industry leaves him comfortable with operations that are light on people and heavy on capital assets – making it all the more important that everyone understands the part they play in delivering results.

Duncan is based in Yorkshire.

Chai Uawithya

Chai Uawithya is a chartered engineer with over 3 decades of experience in Aerospace, Marine and Nuclear industries. He has driven growth, reduced costs, reduced lead times, increased profitability and improved performance. Much of this has increased efficiency and had a direct environmental benefit in terms of power, footprint and waste reduction. He is also experienced in implementing and showing compliance with regulations including airworthiness, ISO 9001, ISO 14000,and Health and Safety.

He is based in the East Midlands.

John Mather

John worked at PowerGen for their first 5 years where he was responsible for trading 1/3rd of the UK Power Station capacity in to the Wholesale Market. Then he went to work for Powercor Australia, but as soon as they were privatised 6 months later, he was asked to join the Government’s Privatisation team where he helped design the market rules and regulations for Australia’s National Electricity Market with 5 other Governments and the then world’s first Spot Gas Market.

More recently he helped coordinate the start of the All-Ireland Electricity market, working in both Dublin & Belfast and has worked in various countries critiquing & developing the electricity market rules in Nigeria and Oman, leading PMOs. John has 3 degrees and is a Prince2 Practitioner and is now based in Kent, but works across the UK.

Jeremy Bradburne

Jeremy’s career has involved dealing with complex investment and finance issues from both from a banking and from a user perspective. Working originally as a tax lawyer, then corporate finance and as part of management teams building and running complex projects, he has experience in various new sectors, particularly renewables, alternative energy initiatives, low carbon impact tourism and social investment.

Over recent years he has continued his focus on putting together non-routine and complex transactions covering all aspects from fund raising and due diligence to project management and corporate governance. He is frequently involved in weighing up unusual opportunities from the investment viewpoint.

David Hawes

David has over 25 years senior leadership experience working for renowned brands RAC, Sky and British Gas. He specialised in leading large field-based teams to deliver customer excellence and improved efficiencies through engagement, resource strategies and embedding new technology.

An accredited Business Advisor, he enables businesses to thrive not just survive and is passionate about helping businesses to be the best they can be. The challenge for the UK to become Net Zero by 2050 is a huge opportunity and David supports businesses in their goal to become more efficient through growth and to become involved in the “green” economy, using his vast experience and expertise.

David is based in Hertfordshire.

About the group

The breadth of our experience is second to none. It spans start-up businesses in Clean Tech through to successful careers in blue chip multi-nationals.

Meet the team

Ewan Bent

Steve Allan

Simon Shuker

Simon Maycock

Simon Ball

Alastair Cameron

Simon Rowland Jones

Duncan McDougal

Chai Uawithya

John Mather

Jeremy Bradburne

David Hawes

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