Technical Manager
Nationwide and International
Andrew has over 30 years of experience in research, development, consultancy, wood product market evaluation, auditing, authoring, and training within in the timber industry.
He has experience in product development from lab-scale through to commercial, building and managing research & development teams; Commissioning and undertaking product research & development; data analysis, interpretation, and presentation; Expert witness work, Materials inspection, and consultancy.
His specialist skills are FTIR, light and scanning electron microscopy, visual strength grading wood, kiln drying, wood microbiology.
He has acted as expert witness in several legal cases relating to premature failure of timber in service and presented evidence in the Technology & Construction Court, Royal Courts of Justice.
Fellow IOM3 & Member Wood Protection Association Technical Committees Wood Protection & Fire Protection