Consultants

Project management and technical support for rural development, water, livestock and agricultural production projects in the UK, transition economies and more than 20 countries worldwide. Specialist work areas include: Project management (team leader), rural planning and extension service development, diversification and rural enterprises, business planning, irrigation scheme development maintenance and management, water user association and farmer and herder groups formation, mechanisation and crop production and storage, livestock production and range management, environmental protection, mechanisation and field operations for sugar cane, international procurement.

Instrumentation and control systems for agricultural and post harvest systems, including grain and produce stores in Europe, tea and tobacco worldwide. Drying modelling and control. Design and installation of instrumentation and research facilities overseas. Extensive experience in tea and tobacco post harvest operations. Experience in farm scale anaerobic digestion, including commissioning control systems, instrumentation and plant development.

Glasshouse engineering design (commercial, garden centre and amenity) and project management, including planning permission, internal transport systems and container benching. Combined heat and power (CHP) systems, heating, irrigation, computer control. Post harvest engineering - cassava drying, flash drier development, sweet potato storage and processing. International projects across Africa, Middle East and

Machinery safety, particularly CE marking, European Product standards, especially with grain handling and drying equipment. Machine risk assessment. Accident investigation with reference to machine safety and compliance with EU legislation. Expert witness with regard to industrial accidents involving machinery and human error. Overseas consultancy undertaken.