Meet the Team

Alan Simpson

Alan Simpson

CEO

Alan founded the company in 2001, and sits as the CEO.

Andy Burridge

Andy Burridge

Managing Director

Andy is the Managing Director overseeing all aspects of the operation. Andy joined the company in 2002 as a sales consultant.

John Pearman

John Pearman

Commercial Director

John , as the Commercial Director, oversees the sales and account management side of the business, running the sales team and developing relationships with key customers.

Martin Corlett

Martin Corlett

Office Manager

Martin has been with the company since its formation and runs the accounting side of the business. Martin also oversees the goods in and out.

Jo Little

Jo Little

Support Manager

Jo has been with the company since 2010 and runs the office and administration for the company.

David Wardrop

David Wardrop

Technical Manager

David oversees the technical side of the company, planning engineer training, assisting with larger system commissioning and keeping up to date with technical and legislation changes. David has a vast experience with radio fire systems.

Nick Parker

Nick Parker

Service Manager

Nick oversees the entire Service operation from keeping up with legislation to training the engineers and delivering the high standard of customer service the company strives for.

Doug Marshall

Doug Marshall

Installation Manager

Doug runs the Installation department and oversees all aspects of our installation operation. Doug brings a wealth of experience to the role.

Max Wiseman

Max Wiseman

Systems and Service Sales Consultant

Max provides design advice and quotations for fire and security systems. Max also serves as crew on the Selsey Lifeboat.

Shaun Thomson

Shaun Thomson

Field Service Supervisor

Shaun oversees our MOD sites and has a huge experience in working in these challenging environments.

Wayne Thomas

Wayne Thomas

Field Installation Supervisor

Wayne is the resident engineer at Southampton Solent University, and conducts planned maintenance, Installation projects and technical fault finding.

Niki Arghirov

Niki Arghirov

Security Supervisor

Niki provides technical support and training for all security systems designed and installed by ARC.

Kelly Bignell

Kelly Bignell

Senior Service Administrator

Kelly , as Senior Service Administrator works with the Service Manager to oversee the administration aspect of our Service Department. Currently working to integrate the new Uptick management software.

Katrina Thorburn

Katrina Thorburn

Service Administrator

Katrina has joined ARC to support the Service team with day to day tasks including booking the engineers site visits and processing site engineering records. Katrina will also support the Solent Uni and MOD bases contracts.

Louise Balchin

Louise Balchin

Installation Administrator

Louise runs all aspects of the installation operation in support of the Installation supervisor.

Daniel Lawes

Daniel Lawes

Installation Administrator

Daniel has joined ARC to provide further support to the Installation team. Daniel has a lot of experience in the Service sector and working with Engineering teams.

Nathan Butt

Nathan Butt

Lead Installation Engineer

Nathan joined the company as a trainee fire engineer, and has already demonstrated a keen ability to learn the technical aspects of fire alarm installation. Nathan has progressed and is now our Lead Installation Engineer.

James Ferris

James Ferris

Lead Service Engineer

James has shown an outstanding attitude to learning his trade, and has now progressed from Apprentice to Lead Service Engineer. This is testament to James's desire to learn and apply a positive attitude.

Sam English

Sam English

Fire & Security Service Engineer

Sam is our London based Engineer and due to his application and attitude to learning, has already become a very valued member of the team.

Marc Kavanagh

Marc Kavanagh

Fire & Security Service Engineer

Marc is a valued member of the Service team and is very experienced in his field.

Amir Farjadpour

Amir Farjadpour

Fire & Security Service Engineer

Amir has great experience in both fire and security systems and will assist ARC in providing even greater technical security support to our customers.

Luca Errigo

Luca Errigo

Fire & Security Service Engineer

Luca has joined the team with a great amount of technical experience and has a fantastic attitude to customer service.

Jamie Ross

Jamie Ross

Installation Engineer

Jamie has recently joined the ARC team and we are already seeing the benefit of Jamie's experience.

Brendon Mitchell

Brendon Mitchell

Installation Engineer

Brendon joined the team in early 2020 and brings a great experience in the installation of fire systems.

Tyrone Collier

Tyrone Collier

Installation Engineer

Tyrone has a great experience in the installation of fire alarms and security systems and is a great addition to the team.

Mark Coyne

Mark Coyne

Engineer

Mark has joined the team to provide support to the Engineers at our university and MOD client sites.

Tommy Murphy

Tommy Murphy

Trainee Engineer

Tommy has joined ARC as a Trainee Installation Engineer and has already become a valued member of the Install team. Tommy will progress to a full apprenticeship in 2024, and has demonstrated a huge desire to learn his trade.

Elliott Simpson

Elliott Simpson

Trainee Engineer

Elliott has recently joined the company as a Trainee Engineer and will progress to do a full apprenticeship in 2024. Elliott has displayed a fantastic hunger to learn already.

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