Our Team

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.

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.

David Harris

National Installation Manager

David has worked in the Fire and Security Industry since 2004 and joins EA-RS Group as National Installation Manager. David will be working alongside the installation teams within the business units to further develop process and delivery efficiencies to enhance profitability and the customer experience.

Martin Saxton

Group Fleet Manager

Martin joins the Central Services Team as a Group Fleet Manager with the aim to develop and implement a group fleet strategy, whilst providing support to all business units regarding all aspects of fleet management.

Martin holds over 30 years of experience within Fleet and Transport related roles, mainly within the construction and services sector.

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 Support Service Team, Tracey will support  the business with all aspects of people management.

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.

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 Support Service IT and Data team and will be leading the integration of simPRO across EA-RS Group.

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 Support Service IT and Data team alongside the simPRO implementation team to help source efficiencies and streamline existing processes across the Group.

Guy Walker

Finance Manager

Guy Walker has joined the Support Service Team as Finance Manager. With extensive experience in senior finance roles, he will oversee key subsidiaries and collaborate across departments for financial excellence. Reporting to our CFO, David Pugh, Guy’s expertise will be instrumental in our continued success.

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.

Fraser White

Implementation Specialist

Fraser has over 15 years of experience in Business Operations and Engineering with a background in Project Management, Health & Safety and as an ISO Quality Auditor.

Fraser has joined EA-RS as Implementation Specialist for the I.T and B.I team, focussing on simPRO which he has implemented previously.

Vicky Farmer

Bid Manager

Vicky is the Housing Bid Manager for the Central Services Team, she previously worked within CCSS before moving over to Support Services Team.

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.

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.

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. 

Emma Hodson

Assistant Group Financial Controller

Emma Hodson joined Support Services as the Assistant Group Financial Controller, bringing her extensive experience of over 15 years in finance.

Emma will provide crucial support to the group’s finance functions and oversee the consolidation of group accounts. Her expertise and insights will contribute to the efficient and accurate management of financial operations within EA-RS Group.

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.

Shaun Park

Implementation Analyst

Shaun is EA-RS Group’s Implementation Analyst, working within the Support 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.

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.