Alan Wheal
Group CEO
Our experienced Central Services Team support all companies within EA-RS Group with the passion, expertise, skills and consultancy required to help them continue delivering an incredible service whilst increasing their capacity to service an ever-growing client base.
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Alan Wheal
Group CEO
Alan has built EA-RS from a ‘man in a van’ into a series of national, market leading fire engineering and security businesses. Alan oversees business strategy and acquisitions.
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Andrew Aylwin
Chairman
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Andrew Aylwin
Chairman
Andrew has 20 years of private equity experience, completing over 100 transactions, and worked with, advised or was a director of over 30 companies.
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Mark Wheeler
Group COO
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Mark Wheeler
Group COO
Having spent fifteen years with Chubb/UTC, Mark joined EA-RS Fire Engineering as Service Director in 2013. Since then Mark has played an important role at EA-RS Fire Engineering Ltd and Circum Fire Engineering Ltd and has most recently played a vital role within EA-RS Group . Mark is an instrumental leader as Group Chief Operating Officer, expertly guiding all Business Units and the Central Service team through an on-going expansion programme and numerous acquisitions.
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David Pugh
Group CFO
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David Pugh
Group CFO
Having spent his career building and integrating upwards of 1-billion-pound revenue businesses. David will be running EA-RS Group’s Finance Directors, Finance Partners and their teams within the regional offices, whilst driving our Mergers & Acquisitions strategy and keeping us financially sound whilst we continue to acquire still more brilliant specialist businesses within our sector.
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Derek Ferguson
Group CFO
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Derek Ferguson
Group CFO
Derek qualified as a chartered accountant (ICAS) in 1989 and has performed a wide variety of roles in audit, corporate finance, private equity and company financial management. He previously acted as Non-Executive Director and was appointed CFO in January 2021.
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John Trickett
Group CIO
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John Trickett
Group CIO
John started his career as an apprentice engineer and has held a number of positions within the fire industry in both SMEs and multinational businesses. John was the founder and Managing Director of Firesec Compliance for 11 years before joining EA-RS Group as Chief Information Officer. John is responsible for driving the digital strategy of the business to facilitate our brands to streamline their processes, improve efficiency and provide unparalleled customer service.
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Guy Ellis
Investment Director
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Guy Ellis
Investment Director
Guy joined Rockpool Investment in 2018, having previously worked in private equity at Alcuin Capital and Goldman Sachs, and in management consulting at Deloitte. Guy holds a BSc in Industrial Economics from the University of Nottingham.
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Will Beckett
Investment Executive
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Will Beckett
Investment Executive
Will joined Rockpool investments in 2020 after four years at PwC in transaction services. Will is a Chartered Accountant and holds a degree in Mathematics from the University of Bristol.
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Robert Croom
Group Sales Director
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Robert Croom
Group Sales Director
Robert started as an apprentice at ADT in 2003, progressing through various roles in Sales and Operation’s at Director Level, before joining EA-RS Group as Group Sales Director.
Passionate about customer service delivery along with the development and progression of team members, Robert recognises that a well-supported and directed team will help to deliver fantastic service to all clients.
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Lee Cartmer
Regional Managing Director
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Lee Cartmer
Regional Managing Director
Lee has spent the last 7 years responsible for a service delivery team of 400+ team members dedicated to supporting customers.
Lee will be overseeing a number of business units across EA-RS Group, providing support and direction to each business to ensure combined excellence in customer delivery. Lee will be strategizing with the senior leadership team to continually evolve each business and implement new initiatives, making us more agile and flexible to support our customer’s needs.
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James Brown
Service Operations Director
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James Brown
Service Operations Director
James joined the fire industry in 2005 with Protec Fire Detection PLC, progressing through various positions from a Service Engineer, through to Service Director for Trinity Fire & Security in 2018, taking the lead on the Service Department and ultimately progressing to the position of Board Director of Service; accountable for a team of more than 250 people with revenues exceeding £20M per annum. James has an extensive knowledge of service operations and strives to deliver and overachieve his clients’ expectations. He has a passion for people and is a strong believer in taking care of his team.
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David Stokes
Divisional Sales Director
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David Stokes
Divisional Sales Director
David has worked in the fire and security industry his entire working life. Starting out as an engineer and progressing to installation management, David then moved into the sales arena where he created an in-house residential department, before moving into the major projects arena working on NHS sites, Government projects, new builds etc. David is responsible for implementing sales fundamentals across EA-RS and further developing client relationships to provide a one solution offering.
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Carl Gee
Divisional Managing Director
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Carl Gee
Divisional Managing Director
Carl has been in the fire and security industry since 2003, obtaining qualifications through an electrical apprenticeship with Building Technology Services, working his way up to a director role in 2012. Carl went on to join Trinity Fire & Security in 2015 as National Operations Director and was part of their Senior Leadership Team. Carl is experienced in people management, process, and profit enhancement.
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Murray Horne
Divisional Managing Director
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Murray Horne
Divisional Managing Director
Working within the Fire Detection and Protection industry for over 30 years, Murray has been responsible for all turnkey operations from estimating, sales, and design, right through to project completion and ongoing maintenance of systems within U.K. based and multi-national organisations.
Supported what was BFPSA, and now the FIA and a Member of the Standing Panel of Experts at the BRE/LPCB for Fire Detection and Gaseous Extinguishing Systems.
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Joshua Wheal
M&A Director
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Joshua Wheal
M&A Director
Joshua has gained extensive experience in corporate finance/M&A, previously working for Dragons Den’s James Caan, starting on the sell-side, and transitioning into buy-side. After introducing Rockpool to the EA-RS Group, Josh now supports the team on all deals, from M&A through to integration and overall corporate strategy.
Josh also works closely with the FIA on Industry strategy, most recently developing the Igneo market platform which the FIA acquired in January 2022.
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Andrew Cooper
Head of Procurement
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Andrew Cooper
Head of Procurement
Andrew has worked in procurement for the last 7 years. Andrew joins EA-RS Group as Head of Procurement to recognise potential opportunities within our supply chain and across each business unit to help provide a one solution offering to our clients.
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Sam Zeki
Head of People
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Sam Zeki
Head of People
Sam has been with CCSS since 2014 and recently took up the position as Group Head of People. Sam is an advocate for mental health awareness and her door is always open to anyone who wants to talk.
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Aimee Looker
Head of Marketing
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Aimee Looker
Head of Marketing
Aimee has worked in marketing for over 10 years and has been in the fire and security industry for over 5 years. Aimee has experience of working within fast-paced, private equality-backed businesses and building and leading marketing functions to allow for future, scalable growth. Aimee joins EA-RS as Head of Marketing and is responsible for designing and implementing EA-R’s marketing strategy.
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Kirsty Patrick
Head of Training Academy
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Kirsty Patrick
Head of Training Academy
Kirsty has been with CCSS since 2016, joining group in 2021 as the Head of Academy & Training.
Kirsty is responsible for evolving training within EA-RS Group, creating new opportunities and discovering new ways in which we can learn.
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Martha Anderson
Head of Bids
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Martha Anderson
Head of Bids
Martha’s background includes establishing bidding divisions for multiple companies within the FM industry, all of which have included Fire and Security. Her role will support the group by creating our centralised bidding function, designed to deliver compelling, customer focussed and successful bids on behalf of our group companies. Martha is passionate about implementing best practice approaches towards bidding, introducing strategy to increase ROI and maximising efficiencies to support the group in winning work that is desirable, profitable and deliverable – geared towards our future growth plans.
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Alexandra Ferguson
Integration Lead
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Alexandra Ferguson
Integration Lead
Alexandra graduated with a BA (Hons) in Business and Management from Glasgow University, joining EA-RS Fire Group as Group Integration lead. Alexandra is responsible for implementing and guiding the integration process for all acquisitions, ensuring a smooth transition into the group.
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Aimée Attwood
Operations Manager
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Aimée Attwood
Operations Manager
Having spent over 5 years in the fire and security industry, Aimee joins EA-RS as Central Services Operations Manager. Aimee has a wealth of experience working with various teams across multiple levels within service and works best supporting and developing those around her. Aimee is responsible for overseeing the operational activities and strategizing process improvements at every level across EA-RS.
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Robert Frost
QHSE Manager
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Robert Frost
QHSE Manager
Robert has spent many years in the fire industry and during this time has seen many changes; mostly for the better. Robert’s last role was as a director with the responsibilities for Service, Maintenance, Small Works, Key Accounts, Quality Management System, and various other business processes. At EA-RS, Robert is responsible for the health and safety and quality management measures across every business unit.
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Neill Shirley
Business Development Manager
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Neill Shirley
Business Development Manager
Neill has worked in the fire and security industry for over 30 years. Having worked within the Sales and Business Development environment throughout his career, Neill joins EA-RS Group as Business Development Manager. Neill is responsible for developing new longstanding relationships with clients, based on the delivery of a high level of customer service, and providing clients with a one solution offering across EA-RS Group.
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Matt Evans
Client Relationship Manager
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Matt Evans
Client Relationship Manager
Matt has a wealth of experience having been in the life safety industry for over 10 years. Matt has moved over from EA-RS Fire Engineering and will be using his technical skillset to help EA-RS Group achieve their growth strategy and further develop client relationships.
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Tracy Jackman
Group People Manager
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Tracy Jackman
Group People Manager
After 20 years in the Construction industry, followed by 10 years in Fire & Security, Tracy has joined EA-RS as Group People Manager. Working closely with the centralised team, Tracey will support the business with all aspects of people management.
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Dan Bevan
Digital Solutions Manager
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Dan Bevan
Digital Solutions Manager
Dan’s background involves working in logistics, recruitment, teaching and lecturing, and most recently simPRO as a Senior Implementation and Professional Services Officer. Dan works directly within the Central Service IT and Data team and will be leading the integration of simPRO across EA-RS Group.
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Jason George
Business Intelligence Architect
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Jason George
Business Intelligence Architect
Jason holds over 21 years of experience within the Fire & Security Industry, previously working at CCSS in various roles, such as IT, Operating Systems, Service Department, and Maintenance Department.
He has now joined the IT and BI Team for EA-RS Group as the Business Intelligence Architect.
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Vicky Farmer
Bid Manager
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Vicky Farmer
Bid Manager
Vicky is the Housing Bid Manager for the Central Services Team, she previously worked within CCSS before moving over to Central Services.
She holds over 12 years of experience in bids within the Fire and Life Safety sector and is responsible for the end-to-end management of housing tenders providing quality content creation and bid management across a number of tenders.
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Emily Bell
Bid Manager
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Emily Bell
Bid Manager
Emily has been responsible for the management and start-to-end coordination of bids from content writing, kick off meetings, handling submissions to post-analysis for many years. Emily joins EA-RS Group as Bid Manager and sits within EA-RS Group’s centralised bid team delivering compelling customer focussed bids through best practice approaches across all business units.
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Lucy Lilley
Business Process Manager
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Lucy Lilley
Business Process Manager
Having worked across many departments from Projects through to Finance at EA-RS Fire Engineering, Lucy brings her vast experience of reporting and process efficiency to EA-RS Group. Lucy works within the Central Service IT and Data team alongside the simPRO implementation team to help source efficiencies and streamline existing processes across the Group.
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Arun Chopra
Marketing Assistant
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Arun Chopra
Marketing Assistant
Arun graduated with a BA (Hons) in Business Management from Liverpool University in 2019 and has since gained extensive experience in content creation and web development. Arun has joined EA-RS as Marketing Assistant to support and implement the Marketing Strategy and help drive digital appearance.
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Tom Newman
Corporate Development Analyst
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Tom Newman
Corporate Development Analyst
After graduating with a Masters in Mathematics in 2022, Tom worked within a corporate finance advisory firm on the financial due diligence team, before joining EA-RS Group as Corporate Development Analyst. Tom works within the M&A team and supports the team on all upcoming deals.
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Shaun Park
Implementation Analyst
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Shaun Park
Implementation Analyst
Shaun is EA-RS Group’s Implementation Analyst, working within the Central Service IT and Data Team. Shaun has a passion for process and has over 10 years of experience in senior project management. Shaun will be using his skillset to work directly on the Group integration of simPRO to help drive the Group digitally.
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Zoe Barnett
Bid Administrator
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Zoe Barnett
Bid Administrator
Zoe moved over to EA-RS from CCSS Fire & Security as a Bid Administrator to work closely with the newly created central services bid team to help deliver high quality bids.
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Janet McGhee
Bid Administrator
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Janet McGhee
Bid Administrator
Janet joins EA-RS as Bid Administrator to support a wide range of public and private sector bids across the Group. Janet works closely with the centralised bid team, sales and technical teams across all verticals to deliver high quality bids.
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