Management Team
Our management team has more than 150 years combined experience in the extrusion industry and each member brings a wealth of individual skills and knowledge to the table. This wealth of experience is perfectly complimented by our policy of bringing new blood into the organisation to guarantee long term success and progress.
We currently have four outstanding graduates working in the Research & Development Department. Our commitment to developing young people is further demonstrated by the same number of apprentices training and gaining qualifications in mechanical and electronic engineering via our apprentice scheme.
Richard Slack
Managing Director
richard@fetuk.com
A graduate in Business Studies, with over 35 years in Management, Sales and Marketing in technical textile equipment/process industry.
Jonathon Archibald
Technical Director
j.archibald@fetuk.com
A qualified textile engineer with over 40 years practical experience of fibre and filament extrusion and related downstream processes.
Jeff Cross
Engineering Manager
jeff@fetuk.com
An experienced engineer with more than 35 years in Design and Management in manufacturing extrusion equipment.
Alan Steward
Technical Manager
alan@fetuk.com
Qualified electrical engineer, experienced designer of process control systems, implementation of latest control technology
Mark Smith
Director of Technology
msmith@fetuk.com
Graduate in Chemical Engineering, with over 35 years’ experience of commercial research of new technologies for a major medical device company.
Dr Jonny Hunter
Research & Development Manager
Jonathan.Hunter@fetuk.com
Jonny brings a wealth of academic credentials to the R&D department, with over 10 years experience.
Dr Kris Kortsen
Senior Material & Process Scientist
Kris.Kortsen@fetuk.com
Polymer chemistry PhD graduate experienced in sustainable plastics, twin screw extrusion, supercritical fluids and gel spinning technology.
Mike Urey
Technical Sales Manager
mike@fetuk.com
Mike brings a wide spectrum of experience in industrial processes, particularly in the advanced textiles sector.
Jack Wilson
Senior Technical Lead
jack@fetuk.com
A graduate in Chemistry with over ten years’ experience in nonwovens and melt spinning technology.
Adam Knowles
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
adam@fetuk.com
13 Years’ experience in Design, Engineering & Technical Drawing for rotating machinery, food, pharmaceutical, oil & gas sectors.
But enough about us! Essentially, FET is a customer-driven company. In the same way that our products and services are tailored to the client’s needs, our direction now and in the future will evolve very much in line with your requirements. If you have any queries or think we may be able to solve your fibre technology requirements, please contact us.
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