 Jonathon Bromley MIFPO Managing Director |
Jonathon Bromley began his professional career in Barclays Bank and was headhunted to become a Lloyds of London specialist reinsurance underwriter. After twelve years working in Lloyds Jonathon took an opportunity to diversify into the Leisure industry, designed and ran a wine bar and restaurant in the City of London and also owned two traditional pubs. He was quickly made an offer to work closely with Hiram Walker & Molsen in a venture based in W1. This involved setting up premises and facilities managment for the venture.
In 1997, building upon solid experience within the field of managing the risk issues surrounding commercial premises, Jonathon began a career in the fire industry and soon after in 1998, created Phoenix Fire & Safety Ltd. Since then, the company has gone from strength to strength, with close ties to Radisson Edwardian Hotels and a number of blue chip companies such as Capita Group throughout the UK. Jonathon is a member of the Institute of Fire Prevention Officers.
In his spare time Jonathon is a keen squash player.
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 Mark HaydonCommercial Manager |
With over 30 years' industrial and commercial experience, much at board level, Mark Haydon ensures smooth running and professional operation at Phoenix Fire and Safety. His commercial insight and vision is invaluable in assessing the fire protection requirements of medium to large enterprises in the wider context of overall company investment and risk management. This means that Mark is able to provide advice and guidance at senior level in the assessment of risk/requirements and maximise the fire protection benefits within a substantial commercial budget.
Mark and Jonathon are a winning team in their spare time too - being RAC Squash Open Doubles winners.
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Ian Jones Fire Alarms and |
Ian Jones Is a highly experienced fire alarm and fire suppression system expert who has worked for many of the leading manufacturers in the field, such as Kidde UK, Kestrel and ADT. Ian is trained to the highest standard, with BS qualifications in Advanced Addressable System Design, Emergency Lighting Design, Fire Suppression System Design, and is an expert on fire supression gases. Ian is able to design fire alarm and fire supression systems from the ground up for every possible commercial situation. Ian's qualifications include:
BS 5839 pt 1 – 2002
Product knowledge courses.
Outside work, Ian can often be found indulging his passion for angling and is a successful match fisherman.
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David Perkins is an expert in fire risk assessment and manages Phoenix Fire's large team of fire risk assessors who will help you to ensure your business complies with current UK fire legislation..
David is a highly skilled professional Fire Safety Consultant, who has recently left the Royal Air Force Fire Service after 22 years of practical experience. He is currently a Fire Safety Consultant and a member of the Institute of Fire Prevention Officers. David is on the National Register of Fire Risk Assessors.
David completed the RAF Fire Safety Course in 1998. His past experience includes 11 years in the roles of Deputy Fire Safety Officer and Senior Fire Safety Officer at various military establishments and a temporary role as the Command Fire Safety Officer.
At the weekend, David is an avid follower of Ipswich Town Footbal Club.
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Gio de Placido Business Development Manager |
Gio has over 25 years senior business experience in both international corporate and early stage/start-up companies.
He was Managing Director for a UK based software house where he generated 250% increase in revenues and a 300% increase in profits over a 6 year period.
He successfully developed both direct sales operations and distributor channel networks across the UK, Europe and North America.
As Sales Director for an early stage communications business, he was pivotal in growing the company’s revenue from 0 to 10% market share in under 2 years.
Gio has experience of successfully introducing new products to market and also taking established products into new markets.
He owned and operated a consultancy business delivering a number of business consultancy assignments for a diverse range of small to medium sized businesses.
He has experience of interim management roles at Sales Director and General Manager levels in a variety of market sectors. |
Richard Gee Fire Suppression & Protection Equipment Specialist
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Richard has gained much engineering experience and worked all over Europe for some of the biggest companies in the world on some of the most ambitious projects. Experience gained includes:
He has worked in the Fire Protection Industry for over twenty years and has been involved with virtually every aspect of the job from conception to commission. In particular creating bespoke extinguishant systems and interfacing different manufacturers’ equipment is a speciality. |
David Perkins MIFPO
